Roger, It isnt only Paris that is cold and we are supposed to be in the middle of summer. It is winter in New South Wales and warmer there than it is here. Oxbury is just one of the many spelling variations we have come across - and there are probably more. To date we know of Oxbry. Awksbry, Uxpre, Hawksbry. Does the William WOODWARD who married Ann Curtis PINCOTT figure in your files ? Geoffro The Pond Dipper