Years ago, when I first started my research, I found a family picture which had written on the back "Mother's cousin OXTOBY" "Mother" was my great grandmother Elizabeth Mary Wright born in Barkson Lincs in 1861. I have researched her family quite extensively (parents John Wright and Mary Ann Scott) but have never found an OXTOBY (first or last name or even a Toby) It is just one of the little brick walls that I have. Does anyone on the list know anything about the name? Is it a Lincolnshire surname or was it ever popular as a first name? Any clues to help me - say an OXTOBY Wright or OXTOBY Scott? Thanks, Violet Sent from my iPad

Violet Hecnar wrote: > Years ago, when I first started my research, I found a family picture which had written on the back "Mother's cousin OXTOBY" "Mother" was my great grandmother Elizabeth Mary Wright born in Barkson Lincs in 1861. Violet, Having a quick look at some of the LFHS' Surname Indexes, I note that the name (in rather limited quantities) does turn up in the Thorne, Glanford Brigg and Newark Registration Districts. In the 1861 Census, there is a single surname indexed in the Glanford Brigg Reg. Dist.; five surnames in the Thorne Reg. Dist.; and one in the Newark Reg. Dist. So yes, the name does exist ... the question is, how will it be indexed on the Internet's genealogical sites. Best of luck, Denny Lowe (Perth Ontario)

Violet, I have a Richard Oxtaby and family in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Richard was born ca 1830 in England, but I don’t know where. He had three wives (sequentially!) named Elizabeth, Emma Downs, and Maggie. Richard died 2 Feb 1885 in Brantford. This isn’t much help in your search, but also considering the modified spelling, Oxtaby, might help. Ed Harrison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Violet Hecnar" <vs.hecnar@sympatico.ca> To: "Lincolnshire" <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 4:08:27 PM Subject: [LIN] Name OXTOBY Years ago, when I first started my research, I found a family picture which had written on the back "Mother's cousin OXTOBY" "Mother" was my great grandmother Elizabeth Mary Wright born in Barkson Lincs in 1861. I have researched her family quite extensively (parents John Wright and Mary Ann Scott) but have never found an OXTOBY (first or last name or even a Toby) It is just one of the little brick walls that I have. Does anyone on the list know anything about the name? Is it a Lincolnshire surname or was it ever popular as a first name? Any clues to help me - say an OXTOBY Wright or OXTOBY Scott? Thanks, Violet Sent from my iPad ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Violet! Have a look at this tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16765560/person/417022506 It has a Robert OXTOBY born Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire married to an Eliza Wright of BARKSTON, Lincolnshire. Eliza is of the right age to be sister to your John Wright. The John and Mary Scott Wright family emigrated to Ontario, yes? So did this couple is that tree is correct. There is no documentation, but I found Eliza on the new Family Search in the records for Barkston, parents William and Elizabeth and they had a son John baptized 5 Dec 1830 at Barkston which matches your John. This is the new style batch number C02592-2. It's not cast in stone, but it's a good possibility! Happy time travels! Susan Reynolds Kentucky USA

I remember the surname Oxtoby in Scunthorpe in the 1960s and 1970s. I didn't know anyone personally, just friends of friends. So the name is still around. Jo Perkins On 3 Mar 2012, at 21:08, Violet Hecnar wrote: > Years ago, when I first started my research, I found a family > picture which had written on the back "Mother's cousin OXTOBY" > "Mother" was my great grandmother Elizabeth Mary Wright born in > Barkson Lincs in 1861. > > I have researched her family quite extensively (parents John Wright > and Mary Ann Scott) but have never found an OXTOBY (first or last > name or even a Toby) > > It is just one of the little brick walls that I have. Does anyone on > the list know anything about the name? Is it a Lincolnshire surname > or was it ever popular as a first name? > > Any clues to help me - say an OXTOBY Wright or OXTOBY Scott? > > Thanks, Violet > > Sent from my iPad > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message