Hi Sue The Oxley name is fairly common in the Rotherham area in the 19c, and a lot of them were miners and moved around a bit. As you say Hoyland/Elsecar is not far away so it could be worth looking in Rotherham. Stuart sjw wrote: > Hi > > I have an Arthur Oxley in my tree, but he was born (c. 1835) in Elsecar > (Hoyland). However, its not far from Kimberworth, just up the road. > > He was the son of Joseph and Sarah Oxley. > > If any of you find any tie ups, I'd be happy to hear from you. Oxley > doesn't seem that common a surname in the area. (??) > > Sue > UK > > > > > > > On 5/1/08 5:50 pm, "Stuart Reeves" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Dave wrote: >> >>> Hi All: >>> >>> I received Arthur OXLEY's birth cert today, born 27 May 1843. His mother >>> is not the anticipated Elizabeth, but Martha OXLEY, a Singlewoman of >>> Kimberworth, which is of no assistance to me. >>> >>> However, it may be of use to one of you other OXLEY researchers. If so, >>> let me know (by direct e-mail, not the list), and I'll post it - FREE - >>> which should appeal to any true Yorkshireman (or Yorkshirewoman). >>> >>> Dave >>> in warming - temporarily - northern Illinois >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> Hi Dave >> >> This is very interesting, I have Kimberworth Oxley's in my tree, >> including the only Martha Oxley in Kimberworth (or so I think). >> >> I have suspected for a long time she had children as a single woman, but >> thought they were called William (1840) and Samuel (1843), she later >> went on to marry her half uncle who lived with the family in the early >> 1840's. >> >> Is there any more information on the cert, to much to hope for the >> fathers name. >> >> You must therefore have Oxley interests in Rotherham, there were quite a >> few different families in Rotherham, in places like Kimberworth, >> Greasbrough etc.. the families are fewer and more easily connected. >> >> >> >> Stuart Reeves >> Sheffield >> >> Researching >> >> Reeves, Atkin, Oxley, Coates, Tate, Bott in Sheffield and Rotherham >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >