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    1. Swerford MI's on Banbury website
    2. Bill Watson
    3. After checking out some of the MI's on "our" website. I thought I would fill in some info that goes unsaid. Alexander BLEA was bapt. in Adderbury on 10 Oct 1762. His 1st wife was Sarah FOSKETT (bapt. 11 Apr 1760 in Adderbury). They were married in Adderbury on 24 Mar 1783. She was buried in Adderbury on 5 Jan 1784. Alexander BLEA marr. Elizabeth HAWTIN in Swerford on 8 Oct 1791. They had 2 children; John - b. 19 May 1793 in Swerford - d. 15 Jul 1855 in Swerford. Daniel - b. 5 Sep 1802 in Swerford. His 1st wife was Anne GIBBARD. Marr. 4 Feb 1827 - Swerford. She was buried in Swerford on 7 Jun 1827. They had a child, Daniel GIBBARD, b. 18 Apr 1824 - Swerford. Daniel BLEA marr. Sarah COLEGROVE in Swerford on 30 Jun 1829. (Sarah is my gggrandmothers [ Eliza WATSON - nee COLEGROVE ] cousin) They had 5 children; Henry BLEA - b. 4 Apr 1830, Caroline BLEA - b. 31 Jul 1831, George & Sarah BLEA (twins) - b. 10 Jul 1833 (both buried on 13 Jul 1833), & Helen BLEA. Caroline BLEA was William COLEGRAVEs (b.18 Jan 1823 in Hook Norton) 2nd wife. His 1st was Anne BENNETT - b 21 May 1826 in Shutford. They had 4 children; Frances - b. 29 Mar 1853, Jesse William - b. 6 Aug 1854, John - b. 13 Apr 1856, & Edith Anne - b. 21 Sep 1857. Anne died 20 Sep 1857. William COLEGRAVE marr. Caroline BLEA in Swerford on 15 Sep 1863. They had 5 children; Henry Edward - b. 26 Aug 1864 - d 29 Aug 1864, Jane Helen - b. 4 Feb 1866, Sarah - b. 1 Sep 1867, William Henry - b. 12 Jan 1870, & John - b. 26 Jun 1872 They were all baptised in Hook Norton. William COLEGRAVE was buried in Little Tew on 19 Jan 1900 & Caroline on 3 Dec 1915 also in Little Tew. The verse that is on the MI of Frances, John & Henry Edward says, "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for such is the kingdom of God" I copied it in May 2003 when visiting Banburyshire. Bill Watson

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