Rachel found the following   The Encyclopaedia of Oxford - eds. C. Hibbert & J. Hibbert - Macmilan 1988   Boffin's Established in 1847 by Alfred Boffin, who advertised the business as 'Pastry cooks & Confectioners, Fancy Bread & Biscuit Bakers' and ran the Oxford Restaurant from No. 107 HIGH STREET. He also hired out plate and cutlery, and operated the University and City Bakeries in BLUE BOAR STREET. The business was taken over by James Boffin in the 1870s. He supplied 'Wedding Breakfasts and Ball Suppers' and had a cake shop at CARFAX on the corner of ST ALDATE'S and QUEEN STREET, where Marygold House now stands. The Carfax cake shop was traditional scene of 'high jinks' on the last Saturday of term, with bread rolls and pats of butter flying in all directions across the crowded first floor restaurant.   Boffin's also had a shop at No. 71 ST GILES'. In the 1920s Boffin's business, which was mainly in cakes, was sold to G.H. Cooper, whose business was mainly in bread to form Cooper and Boffin Ltd. In 1936 that business went into liquidation and was bought by the brothers J>W> (Billy) and C. Roger Paine, who ran the bakery in SOUTH PARADE. They bought several other small businesses and in 1954 opened an automated bakery plant in OSNEY MEAD. It was sold to Spillers in 1959.   It then has a drawing of the shop at 107 High Street and concludes with the description: A & W Boffin ‘Pastry Cooks & Confectioners, Fancy Bread & Biscuit Bakers’ were established in the High Street in 1847.    There are a few errors in this : James (the father) established the business and his son Alfred took it over. Presumably the W Boffin should be J Boffin. If G H Cooper bought the business in the 1920s who was he? Our records show that he died in 1910 and Rachel has found that his wife died in 1925. Did she carry on with the business using her husband’s name or was the business acquired in the 1900s? Or is there some other explanation? The above does confirm Paul's acquaintance's memory (thanks Paul). Cliff

Dear Eunice and Howard, > Brookhampton is a tithing of Newington near Wallingford, then in > Berkshire. Just to clarify, Wallingford was then in Berkshire, but Brookhampton was not. > The 1871 Census of Newington (Piece 1273, Folio 27) has > this entry: > PAYNE George HD m 36, General Carrier, BRK Brookhampton > PAYNE Charlotte M, WI m 33, ---, MDX Hoxton > PAYNE Agnes Emily, DA 5, Scholar, BKM High Wycombe > PAYNE Thomas James, SO 3, ---, BKM High Wycombe > PAYNE Maria Lilian, DA 11m, ---, BRK Brookhampton My reading gives the county name as "Oxfordshire" for both George and Maria Lilian. And I think that Charlotte's name is in full "Charlotte Maria" - which matches the FreeBMD marriage Howard found. (But the writing is not the most beautiful.) > ... > Curiously, and certainly against the regulations, George PAYNE was > also recorded at High Wycombe in the 1871 Cansus (Piece 1403, Folio > 21). Doubtless wrong, but hardly surprising for a carrier. > ... > But was his base really in High > Wycombe? Although George was (twice) recorded as having originated in > Brookhampton, his baptism in c1834 is not recorded in the Newington > parish register. While Brookhampton may have been the name of a tithing in Newington, it is physically difficult to distinguish from Stadhampton, and there is a possible family in Stadhampton. The OFHS transcript has an entry in "1835", apparently with no more precise date, of "Geo: PAIN son of Wm: and M..., labourer, of Brookhampton". There are other entries which give the names of both parents - for example, "12 September 1841, Maria daughter of William and Maria PAIN, Brookhampton, butcher". The name of the mother matches the High Wycombe census. There seem to be a total of 7 children in Stadhampton between 1817 and 1841. The most likely marriage in Oxfordshire seems to be between William PAINE and Maria HOWES in Thame on 13 October 1816. They are both described as "otp", but that's probably not significant. There is a baptism for a Maria HOWS (daughter of Richard and Elizabeth) at Great Haseley on 17 April 1796, which once again is reasonably close to the High Wycombe census entry. The family seem to be living in High Wycombe in 1851 (HO 107/1719 folio 142 page 2). William PAYNE's birthplace is given as Chiselhampton, and his age then as 56. He is a "waggon master". There is an advertisement in Jackson's Oxfordshire Journal of 14 August 1858 in which "All persons having any claim or demand against the estate of Mr. JOHN PAYNE, late of Brookhampton, Oxon, butcher and carrier, deceased are requested to send the particulars thereof to Mr William Payne, of Witney, Oxon, carrier...". The notice is dated from Brookhampton, by the way. There are quite a number of other entries in JOJ which refer to William Payne, carrier, of Witney. This must be a brother of the George - according to the 1861 census, he was a carrier aged 39 and born in Brookhampton (RG9/907 fol 63 page 14). He was baptised in 1823. The John who died in 1858 is recorded in the Stadhampton register as John PAYNE, aged 40, of Brookhampton in Newington. Another brother. George Payne himself appears in JOJ of 12 June 1880 as the owner of a horse which had been worked in an unfit state. He is described as a carrier, of High Wycombe. Also charged in respect of the same horse was George Eustace, of Brookhampton, carter. Also in JOJ of 22 May 1858 is the prosecution of "Samuel Shaw, of High Wycombe, servant to Mr Payne, carrier, of Brookhampton". I suppose this may be George too. > ... > information regarding Annie Maria Payne, who was born about 1862. I > think her father MAY have been George Payne, born Brookhampton c. 1834. It seems pretty likely, based on the census and FreeBMD entries Howard found, and the constant connection with the carrying trade, High Wycombe, and Brookhampton. George PAIN baptised 1835, son of William and Maria, formerly HOWES William PAYNE, baptised at Chiselhampton, 25 December 1793, son of Thomas and Elizabeth. (in OFHS Stadhampton transcript) There was a 73 year old Elizabeth PAYNE living at Chiselhampton in 1841. A Thomas PAYNE of Chiselhampton was buried 1 October 1835, aged 65. Thomas might be the one baptised at Chiselhampton 26 Nov 1769, son of James and Rebecca. James PAIN and Rebecca GOODWIN married at Chiselhampton 31 July 1766. I can't see anything clear before then. Best wishes Paul -- Paul Betteridge, Leafield, Oxfordshire pbetteridge@pobox.com

I want to thank Judy, Nivard, Mike and Wendy for all their help looking into James ROBERTS b. 1785, Lower Heyford and Sivell Harvey. James and Sivell were my g.g.grandparents. Thanks again, Lorraine Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Hello Eunice, Brookhampton is a tithing of Newington near Wallingford, then in Berkshire. The 1871 Census of Newington (Piece 1273, Folio 27) has this entry: PAYNE George HD m 36, General Carrier, BRK Brookhampton PAYNE Charlotte M, WI m 33, ---, MDX Hoxton PAYNE Agnes Emily, DA 5, Scholar, BKM High Wycombe PAYNE Thomas James, SO 3, ---, BKM High Wycombe PAYNE Maria Lilian, DA 11m, ---, BRK Brookhampton Note the gap in the family for Annie Maria, who would have been aged about 9 in 1871. Curiously, and certainly against the regulations, George PAYNE was also recorded at High Wycombe in the 1871 Cansus (Piece 1403, Folio 21). He was staying at Payne's Yard off the High Street, and his daughter Ann was with him: PAYNE George, HD m 36, Carrier, BRK Brookhampton PAYNE Maria, MO m 73, Annuitant, OXF Hasley [Haseley?] PAYNE Ann, DA 9, Scholar, BKM Wycombe PAYNE William, SO 7, Scholar, BKM Wycombe + a male servant One could assume that Payne's Yard was so called because the Carrier had been based there for some years. But was his base really in High Wycombe? Although George was (twice) recorded as having originated in Brookhampton, his baptism in c1834 is not recorded in the Newington parish register. Could this entry in FreeBMD be Annie Maria's birth? September Quarter 1862 - PAYNE Annie Maria, Hackney Registration District, Ref: 1b.350 Did Charlotte go back to her home for the birth of her first baby? (Hoxton is in Hackney Registration District in northeast London.) In FreeBMD has this marriage entry: George PAYNE married Charlotte Maria CLARKSON in the Wycombe Registration District in the September Quarter 1860, Ref: 3a.534 Birth and Marriage Certificates can be bought on-line for £9.25 each at www.direct.gov.uk/gro quoting the above Dates and References. Regards, Howard On 06/08/2011 19:57, Eunice Cubbage wrote: > Hi everyone > > Been going round in circles this afternoon, so I thought it was time to > ask my Oxfordshire friends for some help ! > > Has anyone come across any PAYNEs from Brookhampton, specifically, I am > looking for any information regarding Annie Maria Payne, who was born > about 1862. I think her father MAY have been George Payne, born > Brookhampton c. 1834. > > Annie Payne married George Lester from High Wycombe in March 1885, at St > Saviour, Southwark, in the March quarter 1885. > > If anyone can throw any light on these Paynes, I would be very grateful. > I have already found most of them in the censuses, it's BMD events I > need help with. > > Eunice Cubbage > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > OFHS "Wills Library" : > Can you submit any wills, please?http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OXFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In a message dated 06/08/2011 16:21:11 GMT Daylight Time, cliff@baughen.demon.co.uk writes: As to the connection with Cooper Rachel found an advertisement in Alden's Oxford Guide of 1906 showing 107 High Street & says 'also at Carfax' BUT at the bottom it says Proprietor G. H. COOPER. We have found George Henry Cooper in the 1901 census but discovered he had died before the 1911 census (i.e. wife was a widow). His death is indexed under Dec Q. 1910 aged 50 Headington 3a 534. A review of Boffin's Restaurant at Carfax in 1897 says that Alfred Boffin is managing the business. Therefore the change of ownership appears to be between 1897 and 1906. Whether the Boffins had any real connection with the business after this we currently don't know. Cliff An elderly acquaintance of mine says that the business was at Carfax and was known as Boffin and Cooper in the immediate post-war years. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Thanks for pointing that out David. We have done a recheck & that is exactly how Jacksons Oxford Journal printed the item. However on checking other Newspapers for the report both the Liverpool Mercury & the Huddersfield Chronicle state that the will was dated May 6th & he died July 4th. Mick Message: 2 Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 12:56:24 +0100 From: "David McWilliam" <david@hells-bay.co.uk> Subject: Re: [LAN] Will of Mr. John FIELDEN ( 1893 ) To: <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BF51AA106D4D42D59154C169A5ABDD1D@home09e0a12a9c> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Strange that his will was dated 2 days after he died! Or is this an interesting mis-transcription? David ----- Original Message ----- From: <MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Cc: <ENG-YORKSHIRE@rootsweb.com>; <LANCSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 12:17 PM Subject: [LAN] Will of Mr. John FIELDEN ( 1893 ) >From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, August 5, 1893; Issue 7323. THE WILL OF THE LATE MR. JOHN FIELDEN . - The gross value has been sworn at 482,016 Pounds, and the net value at 475,875 Pounds, of the personal estate of Mr. John FIELDEN , late of Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden, Lancashire, and

Like Nivard, I'd go with Sivell. William ROBERTS was baptised at St Pancras 16 June 1822 to James ROBERTS (sawyer) and Sivvell (or Sivvill), of Tottenham Place. Another William ROBERTS was baptised at Christ Church, Albany Street, on 5 June 1839 to James ROBERTS (sawyer) and Sivell (or Sivill), of 7 Upper Fitzroy Place. The 1841 census, also in Upper Fitzroy Place, St Pancras, shows her as Sivell ROBERTS. As SIVELL is a recognised surname, perhaps its use as a first name derives from that? HTH Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike in Droitwich The image of the marriage register entry is available on Ancestry Her name is indexed as Sicell and as she made her mark I think her name may have been Ce(with an accent)cile or Cicelle. Mike in Droitwich my family tree http://mjfisher.tribalpages.com Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Lorraine > > The first name for his wife is Sivell > > Not found a definite marriage but there was on new familysearch > > James Roberts > England Marriages, 1538-1973 > marriage: 22 Jul 1821 -Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England > spouse: S. Harvey > record title: England Marriages, 1538-1973 > groom's name: James Roberts > bride's name: S. Harvey > marriage date: 22 Jul 1821 > marriage place: Old Church,Saint Pancras,London,England > indexing project (batch) number: M04793-1 > system origin: England-ODM > source film number: 598186 > > And from Pallots > > Name: Sivell Harvey > Spouse: Jas Roberts > Marriage Date: 1821 > Parish: St. Pancras >

Hi Mike Well spotted I thought I had checked all the variants but missed that I also found her Baptism as Name: Sivwell Harvey Baptism Date: 16 Oct 1796 Parish: St James, Clerkenwell County: Middlesex Borough: Islington Parent(s): John Harvey, Mary Harvey Record Type: Baptism (image also on Ancestry) And it does look like Sivwell but its very faint on the page I would disagree about the name being Cicelle though, I think its Sivell Perhaps a variant of Sybil but whilst Sivell is not exactly common there are a few around , it could also be a surname perhaps and used as a forename, there are some males with Sivell as a middle name Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi > > The image of the marriage register entry is available on Ancestry > Her name is indexed as Sicell and as she made her mark I think her name > may have been Ce(with an accent)cile or Cicelle. > > Mike in Droitwich

Hi everyone Been going round in circles this afternoon, so I thought it was time to ask my Oxfordshire friends for some help ! Has anyone come across any PAYNEs from Brookhampton, specifically, I am looking for any information regarding Annie Maria Payne, who was born about 1862. I think her father MAY have been George Payne, born Brookhampton c. 1834. Annie Payne married George Lester from High Wycombe in March 1885, at St Saviour, Southwark in the March quarter 1885. If anyone can throw any light on these Paynes, I would be very grateful. I have already found most of them in the censuses, it's BMD events I need help with. Eunice Cubbage

Hi The image of the marriage register entry is available on Ancestry Her name is indexed as Sicell and as she made her mark I think her name may have been Ce(with an accent)cile or Cicelle. Mike in Droitwich my family tree http://mjfisher.tribalpages.com Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Lorraine > > The first name for his wife is Sivell > > Not found a definite marriage but there was on new familysearch > > James Roberts > England Marriages, 1538-1973 > marriage: 22 Jul 1821 -Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England > spouse: S. Harvey > record title: England Marriages, 1538-1973 > groom's name: James Roberts > bride's name: S. Harvey > marriage date: 22 Jul 1821 > marriage place: Old Church,Saint Pancras,London,England > indexing project (batch) number: M04793-1 > system origin: England-ODM > source film number: 598186 > > And from Pallots > > Name: Sivell Harvey > Spouse: Jas Roberts > Marriage Date: 1821 > Parish: St. Pancras >

Hi Lorraine The first name for his wife is Sivell Not found a definite marriage but there was on new familysearch James Roberts England Marriages, 1538-1973 marriage: 22 Jul 1821 -Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England spouse: S. Harvey record title: England Marriages, 1538-1973 groom's name: James Roberts bride's name: S. Harvey marriage date: 22 Jul 1821 marriage place: Old Church,Saint Pancras,London,England indexing project (batch) number: M04793-1 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 598186 And from Pallots Name: Sivell Harvey Spouse: Jas Roberts Marriage Date: 1821 Parish: St. Pancras Which lends some weight to it I also noticed a Mary HARVEY age 60 next schedule in 1841 And the following may be of interest (no dates of birth unfortunately Address 7 Fitzroy Place Father a Sawyer Name: William Roberts Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt 1839 Baptism Date: 5 Jun 1839 Father's name: James Roberts Mother's name: Sivell Roberts Parish or Poor Law Union: Christ Church, Albany Street Borough: Camden Three on the same day Address 7 Fitzroy Place Father a Sawyer Name: Elizabeth Sivell Roberts Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt 1848 Baptism Date: 26 Jan 1848 Father's name: James Roberts Mother's name: Sivell Roberts Parish or Poor Law Union: Christ Church, Albany Street Borough: Camden Name: Joseph James Roberts Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt 1848 Baptism Date: 26 Jan 1848 Father's name: James Roberts Mother's name: Sivell Roberts Parish or Poor Law Union: Christ Church, Albany Street Borough: Camden Name: William Henry Roberts Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt 1848 Baptism Date: 26 Jan 1848 Father's name: James Roberts Mother's name: Sivell Roberts Parish or Poor Law Union: Christ Church, Albany Street Borough: Camden Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hello List, > > I am new to this list and hope someone else maybe researching my ROBERTS > family. I have James ROBERTS b. 1785, Lower Heyford, Oxon, James married an > unknown "Sivill" in London and their children were born in various parts of > London. Wendy Archer was kind enough to do a look-up and has since given me > James parents as Thomas ROBERTS and Mary. Thanks. > > Lorraine > > Ontario, Canada

Thank you Alison. We do have most of the references but probably need to follow up about the former director (1962). We have made some further progress and it answers when the Bakery closed. At http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/asian/working_lives/oxford_ 2.htm it says 'The basement of Dil Duniya was used as a mosque with space for thirty people. For Friday prayers, the whole restaurant became a mosque. According to the proprietor's nephew, Mr Rojob: 'In 1960, the first Bengali started working in the Boffin Bakery in Osney. He impressed the management and they began to employ a lot of Asians. Soon, 80 per cent of the workers was Asian and this was so until the bakery closed in 1979.' As to the connection with Cooper Rachel found an advertisement in Alden's Oxford Guide of 1906 showing 107 High Street & says 'also at Carfax' BUT at the bottom it says Proprietor G. H. COOPER. We have found George Henry Cooper in the 1901 census but discovered he had died before the 1911 census (i.e. wife was a widow). His death is indexed under Dec Q. 1910 aged 50 Headington 3a 534. A review of Boffin's Restaurant at Carfax in 1897 says that Alfred Boffin is managing the business. Therefore the change of ownership appears to be between 1897 and 1906. Whether the Boffins had any real connection with the business after this we currently don't know. If anyone has any further knowledge we would be pleased to receive it. Regards Cliff Cliff Baughen cliff@baughen.co.uk http://www.baughen.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of alison Gossler Sent: 04 August 2011 13:53 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Boffin's Bakery > Rachel Fletcher and I know a certain amount about Boffin's Bakery in Oxford > but we do not know when it changed hands and ceased trading as Boffins. We > were hoping that others might shine some light on the subject. Cliff, Apologies if you know this already, but if you go to the Oxfordshire County Council Heritage search page at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/heritagesearch you will find lots of references to Boffins Bakery and also James and Alfred. It looks like the business might have developed into a 'cooks, confectioners and foreign wine merchants'. There are also pictures in the photographic collection of 'Boffins Bakery' in 1955-60. Kind regards, Alison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OFHS "Wills Library" : Can you submit any wills, please?http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OXFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello List, I am new to this list and hope someone else maybe researching my ROBERTS family. I have James ROBERTS b. 1785, Lower Heyford, Oxon, James married an unknown "Sivill" in London and their children were born in various parts of London. Wendy Archer was kind enough to do a look-up and has since given me James parents as Thomas ROBERTS and Mary. Thanks. Lorraine Ontario, Canada

>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, August 5, 1893; Issue 7323. THE WILL OF THE LATE MR. JOHN FIELDEN . - The gross value has been sworn at 482,016 Pounds, and the net value at 475,875 Pounds, of the personal estate of Mr. John FIELDEN , late of Dobroyd Castle, Todmorden, Lancashire, and Grimston Park, Yorkshire, the last surviving member of the original firm of FIELDEN Brothers, cotton merchants, Todmorden, Manchester, Liverpool, and New York, who died on June 4th, 1890, aged 71 years. The will was dated June 6th, 1890, and the executors are his nephews, Thomas FIELDEN, late M.P. for the Middleton Division of Lancashire, and Edward Brocklehurst FIELDEN, of Old Headington, near Oxford, sons of the testator's late brother Joshua. Among other bequests he devises to his nephew, Edward Brocklehurst FIELDEN , the Dobroyd Castle Estate, subject to Mrs. FIELDEN's life interest therein, and 20,000 Pounds and seven-twelfths of the residue of his property he leaves to Mr. E. B. FIELDEN and his three brothers.

>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, August 5, 1893; Issue 7323. AN OXFORDSHIRE QUAKER EJECTED FROM WESTMINSTER ABBEY. An extraordinary scene took place on Sunday during the afternoon service in Westminster Abbey. Samuel FOX , a Quaker, of Charlbury, who is well known to the attendants for his persistent efforts to remain covered during Divine service, declining to remove his hat, was, after a violent struggle, forcibly ejected. It required the efforts of four of the vergers to remove him from the building. FOX is well known in this county, where he has addressed several meetings on the subject.

Hi Jill, Wendy, Judy, Howard, Joe, Dave, Jean and Richard Thank you all so much for your help it is very much appreciated. Wendy you were right about the 1861 census. Index states Mark but the original looks very much like Dick. Thomas and Charlotte were married in Aston Juxta, Birminham in 1833 where Charlotte was born. Moved back to Oxfordshire where Thomas was born sometime after, as William born 1842 and his 6 siblings were all born at Fullbrook and Burford. Will have to try and check to see what or if any children were born in Warwickshire between 1833 and 1842. Once again thank you Maureen Cook Port Kennedy Western Australia

My previous post mentioned the HelpDesk at St Luke's, Cowley. That's OFHS's most recent help presence in Oxfordshire, but we still also offer help at Westgate library in central Oxford, and at the Holford Centre, our research centre at Stanton St John. A summary of the days and times, with links to the locations, is at <URL:http://www.ofhs.org.uk/#meetus> For those of you further away, there's a Help link & phone number on the front page of our website at <URL:www.ofhs.org.uk>. Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS <URL:http://www.ofhs.org.uk>

Despite only opening a few weeks ago, the Oxfordshire History Centre at St Lukes, Cowley, will be closed during the week beginning 15 August 2011. This is for the installation of some shelving that could not be done during the closed period. It's also worth mentioning here that the OFHS help presence at Oxfordshire History Centre is working well - we have advisors there on Tuesdays and Thursdays and some Saturdays happy to give help on the computers or about the resources there. Even if you don't need any help - do pop in to our room off the reception area - our advisors are always pleased to meet other list members! See <URL:http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshirehistory> Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS <URL:http://www.ofhs.org.uk>

Dear All, Now that the new OXSIL database is fully operational, I'll be trying to send monthly updates to the Oxfordshire lists. To begin with, below is a list of surnames added in June and July. If you haven't visited the site recently, perhaps you could take a look at your profile, if you have one, and let me know if anything's missing. Best regards Paul ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paul Brazell, OXSIL Maintainer Berlin, Germany http://www.oxsil.org.uk/ ALLSWORTH Any Stanton Harcourt BANNISTER Any Any BELCHER <1800 Great Milton BROADWAY Any Cuxham BROOKS Any Any COX Any Holton, Kennington CRIPPS <1800 Any EAKERS Any Any EDGINGTON <1800 Bampton EUSTACE <1800 Great Milton FIELD <1800 Any FLETCHER >1780 Henley FREEMAN <1850 Arncott, Ambrosedon GRIMES <1800 Tainton HARRIS Any Any HEWETT <1800 Garsington, Oxford HILSDON <1800 Garsington HINTON Any Stanton St John HIORNS >1900 Witney HORWOOD Any Any HOWES Any Kennington, Thame JACKSON <1800 Oxford MAY <1800 Sandford MOLLINEUX <1800 Oxford NEWELL Any Stanton St John, Cuxham RYMILL Any Sanford St Martin SCHILLINGFORD <1800 Any SOMERTON c1750 Hornton STRINGER <1800 Garsington TASKER Any Any WAIN <1800 Any WHITING <1800 Witney, Burford WILLIAMS <1800 Cote, Bampton

> Rachel Fletcher and I know a certain amount about Boffin’s Bakery in Oxford > but we do not know when it changed hands and ceased trading as Boffins. We > were hoping that others might shine some light on the subject. Cliff, Apologies if you know this already, but if you go to the Oxfordshire County Council Heritage search page at: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/heritagesearch you will find lots of references to Boffins Bakery and also James and Alfred. It looks like the business might have developed into a 'cooks, confectioners and foreign wine merchants'. There are also pictures in the photographic collection of 'Boffins Bakery' in 1955-60. Kind regards, Alison