Stephanie, Thanks for the reply. The story is not in "Lifting the Latch", which I have re-read recently. Likely because Alfred went to Australia over 20 years before Mont Abbott was born. I have not read "The Story of Enstone" by Graham Binns. I would think this book is a probable source of the story. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephanie Lever" <salever1@rogers.com> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [OXF] Enstone and Alfred Henry WEARING > Hello Mike, > > I have a copy of The Story of Enstone by Graham Binns and also Lifting the > Latch by Sheila Stewart. Neither are indexed so it is going to take a > while > to browse through. I'll let you know whether or not I find something in a > day or so. Pherhaps someone else will be faster than I. > > cheers, > Stephanie > Toronto, Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Wearing" <mwearing@eastlink.ca> > To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 12:45 PM > Subject: [OXF] Enstone and Alfred Henry WEARING > > >> Some years ago someone sent to me a quote from a book about Enstone >> Oxfordshire that stated that Alfred Henry WEARING, William RUSSELL, and >> one other person were trying to raise funds to go to Australia. The date >> would have been around 1877, because Alfred and William sailed to >> Australia in May 1888. >> >> Unfortunately, that was in the early days of my family history quest, and >> I did not make a note of the book. >> >> Can anyone tell me what book this reference came from? >> >> Alfred Henry WEARING was a brother of my late paternal grandfather. >> >> Mike Wearing >> Nova Scotia, Canada >> >> >> > > _____________________________________________ > > Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your > names of interest? > ------------------------------- > 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 All For years I have Laboured under the belief that when a son was Granted the Freedom to Trade as a result of his father's Freedom, that it was in his father's trade. However in my Gadney researches I have many instances where the son is in a different trade. A well documented case in point is that of Frank J Gadney, the extract of the Ox. City Acts shows- Frank J Gadney Son 1 John Gadney Bookbinder 18 Sept1874, Certainly Frank J is the first son of John who is a bookbinder but it is well documented that Frank J is a Tailor, he appears in all the census's from 1871 and many Directories as a tailor. I now suspect that the grant of freedom to the son of a freeman that he can carry out the trade for which he is trained for, and not neccessarily that of his father. It will solve a lot of problems that have plagued me for years if that is the case, any guidance on the matter would be gratefully recieved. Regards Ray G

Hello Mike, I have a copy of The Story of Enstone by Graham Binns and also Lifting the Latch by Sheila Stewart. Neither are indexed so it is going to take a while to browse through. I'll let you know whether or not I find something in a day or so. Pherhaps someone else will be faster than I. cheers, Stephanie Toronto, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Wearing" <mwearing@eastlink.ca> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 12:45 PM Subject: [OXF] Enstone and Alfred Henry WEARING > Some years ago someone sent to me a quote from a book about Enstone > Oxfordshire that stated that Alfred Henry WEARING, William RUSSELL, and > one other person were trying to raise funds to go to Australia. The date > would have been around 1877, because Alfred and William sailed to > Australia in May 1888. > > Unfortunately, that was in the early days of my family history quest, and > I did not make a note of the book. > > Can anyone tell me what book this reference came from? > > Alfred Henry WEARING was a brother of my late paternal grandfather. > > Mike Wearing > Nova Scotia, Canada > > >

There are some Harriette and Harold and Harry Gifkins in New Zealand Elecroral rolls from 1896 on But I think the Harriette is a wife of a William. I looked for marriages at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/ and could see none looking like your folk I tried looking for ?ifkins as I noticed some Jifkins in USA but do not appear to be your ones SO only one found was Harry in 1861 which I assume you have - living next door to grandfather with Bunce family Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds Bush/Chiswick) try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/ On 2011-06-05 9:50 AM, Patricia Malouf wrote: > Does anyone have any marriage and/or death information for Harriet Clarke > GIFKINS, born 4th of March 1851 in Islip Bletchington, Oxford and her > brother Harry James Gregory GIFKINS, born 11 November 1855, Summertown, St > Giles, Oxford. I have tried census records, BMD, Immigration records, but > can't track them after childhood. They were born illegitimately to Mary Ann > GIFKINS, who was born in 1827 to William GIFKINS and Priscilla YOUNG of > Chalgrove, Oxford. > > > > My Mary Ann GIFKINS appears to have married John HERBERT on 4 March 1867 at > St Philips Church in the Parish of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick. >

Pat have you tried looking at the NBI (National Burial Index) for the UK on disc, your local Reference Library or Genealogical Society may have a copy. I did note from looking at my copy that there were several references to Gifkins family in Surrey and Hertfordshire as well. David Judd -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Malouf Sent: 05 June 2011 00:50 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] Gifkins Does anyone have any marriage and/or death information for Harriet Clarke GIFKINS, born 4th of March 1851 in Islip Bletchington, Oxford and her brother Harry James Gregory GIFKINS, born 11 November 1855, Summertown, St Giles, Oxford. I have tried census records, BMD, Immigration records, but can't track them after childhood. They were born illegitimately to Mary Ann GIFKINS, who was born in 1827 to William GIFKINS and Priscilla YOUNG of Chalgrove, Oxford. My Mary Ann GIFKINS appears to have married John HERBERT on 4 March 1867 at St Philips Church in the Parish of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick. Any information would be greatly appreciated. May Ann GIFFKINS is my great-great-great grandmother. Pat Malouf (Brisbane, Australia) ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.17650) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= _____________________________________________ Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? ------------------------------- 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

Does anyone have any marriage and/or death information for Harriet Clarke GIFKINS, born 4th of March 1851 in Islip Bletchington, Oxford and her brother Harry James Gregory GIFKINS, born 11 November 1855, Summertown, St Giles, Oxford. I have tried census records, BMD, Immigration records, but can't track them after childhood. They were born illegitimately to Mary Ann GIFKINS, who was born in 1827 to William GIFKINS and Priscilla YOUNG of Chalgrove, Oxford. My Mary Ann GIFKINS appears to have married John HERBERT on 4 March 1867 at St Philips Church in the Parish of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick. Any information would be greatly appreciated. May Ann GIFFKINS is my great-great-great grandmother. Pat Malouf (Brisbane, Australia) ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.17650) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

Colleagues The next computer meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 6 June 2011. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. The subject of the talk at 7.30pm is :- "Tracing your tree – Live! – An interactive session using internet resources". This will be presented by Alan Simpson, one of the society's foremost computer "gurus", who will be using websites - live - in order to answer questions from the audience as to their ancestry. Why not come along with your biggest "brick wall" and challenge Alan ? For those who live "out of county" or who are otherwise unable to attend, the usual detailed synopsis of the talk will be published in the "Oxfordshire Family Historian", the journal of the Oxfordshire Family History Society, which is issued to members of the society three times per year. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome to attend the meeting. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html) For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html) Any queries, please contact me. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Some years ago someone sent to me a quote from a book about Enstone Oxfordshire that stated that Alfred Henry WEARING, William RUSSELL, and one other person were trying to raise funds to go to Australia. The date would have been around 1877, because Alfred and William sailed to Australia in May 1888. Unfortunately, that was in the early days of my family history quest, and I did not make a note of the book. Can anyone tell me what book this reference came from? Alfred Henry WEARING was a brother of my late paternal grandfather. Mike Wearing Nova Scotia, Canada

On Monday, 6 June, there will be a talk by Alan Simpson to the Oxfordshire Family History Society on "Tracing your tree - Live! - An interactive session using internet resources", at the Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. All are welcome! The talk starts at 7:30pm, and doors open at 7:15pm. Alan is the person who carries out requests for searches in the OFHS databases through the OFHS Search Services http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ and he is the "author" of the Oxfordshire interactive parish register coverage map at http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html . Furthermore he is the OFHS Monumental Inscriptions (MIs) coordinator, and spends his summers leading teams transcribing and photographing gravestones and other MIs across Oxfordshire (and his winters processing the teams' findings.) Members of OFHS unable to get to the meeting will be able to read a summary in a forthcoming issue of the Oxfordshire Family Historian. Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk

Dear Renée Please ignore my last email. I was having a senior moment. George the Blacksmith, was the son of Alexander Kirby and Elizabeth Dancer BAYLIS, was baptized at Somerton, St. James on 24 December 1820 and was first cousin to your George. I did send this straight after my last message, but for some reason it was bounced back Kind regards Keith

>From Daily Gazetteer ( London England Edition ), Friday, March 17, 1738; Issue 843. COUNTRY NEWS. Reading, March 13. - Last Saturday John STURABOUT alias Ambrose STRAINGE for Murder, and James BROWN for returning from Transportation, were both hanged here. STRAINGE was afterwards hung in Chains on Coldborne Hill in Tilehouse-heath, but James BROWN was taken away by his Friends, in order to be interred at Kingsclear among his Relations. They were both very Penitent, and behaved in a manner becoming Persons in their unhappy Circumstances. STRAINGE was born in Oxfordshire, and BROWN in Hampshire, both were bred to Husbandry, and were the Issue of very honest Parents. BROWN has left behind him a Wife, an honest industrious Woman, and one Child; but STRAINGE was never married. Neither of them were above 25 Years of Age. N.B. Not connected to our research, but, in other reports, the name of the murdered man was Mr. BLAGRAVE.

Dear Renée Further to my earlier email, it now looks as if you have the wrong George Kirby. George  the son of Thomas Kirby & Sarah, was baptized at Somerton, St. James on 23 September 1821 and was buried at Stoke Lyne, St. Peter, on 25 November 1886. He was a Master Blacksmith and was married to Patience TIMMS of Evenly, Northants. in 1847. He can be found in all the censuses up to 1881, always in Oxon., and his only description always Master Blacksmith. He was never a policeman. Patience died in 1901. What details do you have on the George that you are researching? Kind regards Keith --- On Mon, 23/5/11, Renee Redshaw <redrose1@internode.on.net> wrote: From: Renee Redshaw <redrose1@internode.on.net> Subject: [OXF] KIRBY Thomas - Somerton To: OXFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, 23 May, 2011, 6:13 Goodmorning List, I would be grateful for any assistance in finding a marriage for a Thomas KIRBY and Sarah - the latter for whom I have no surname. Thomas was born/Christened 21/9/1783 Fritwell. The request follows on the research of George Kirby his son who was a Police Constable in Woolwich and died of Smallpox leaving his widow with 5 children, she remarried and had 3 further children by the second husband.  It took a time to discover a lot of information, but I am "stumped" in any information regarding his parents and family in Oxfordshire, as the lady his son George married  was of Bexley Kent. George is buried in Nunhead cemetery Deptford. Thomas died in 1856 and only found him on the 1841 census as being 55 and a boy Robert aged 7 living with him, the 1851 census gives him as a Retired Keeper living alone. Kind Regards, Renee - Oz _____________________________________________ Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? ------------------------------- 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

Thomas & Sarah KIRBY had eleven children, born between abt 1810 and 1833. Sarah was buried at Somerton, St. James, on 15 November 1840, aged 59. There is no marriage in the Oxon. Marriage Index. As Sarah died before the 1841 census we cannot find out if she was born in Oxon., or not. However, it is quite possible that she was from a neighbouring county, and a marriage might be found there, circa 1809. The marriage of a Thomas KIRBY to Sarah WRIGHTON at Whitfield, Northants., on 15 July 1809, might be the one. I can trace the family back to Peter KYRBYE, born abt 1570 and buried at Charlton-on-Otmoor, St. Mary the Virgin, on 19 June 1625. Let me know if you would like further details. However, as the part of my program which produces trees in register formatis currently not working, I'll have to put the info. into emails. Kind regards Keith --- On Mon, 30/5/11, PaulGask@aol.com <PaulGask@aol.com> wrote: From: PaulGask@aol.com <PaulGask@aol.com> Subject: Re: [OXF] KIRBY Thomas - Somerton To: OXFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, 30 May, 2011, 17:26 In a message dated 23/05/2011 06:20:00 GMT Daylight Time,  redrose1@internode.on.net writes: I would  be grateful for any assistance in finding a marriage for a Thomas KIRBY and  Sarah - the latter for whom I have no surname. Thomas was born/Christened  21/9/1783 Fritwell. The request follows on the research of George Kirby  his son who was a Police Constable in Woolwich and died of Smallpox leaving  his widow with 5 children, she remarried and had 3 further children by the  second husband. It took a time to discover a lot of information, but I am  "stumped" in any information regarding his parents and family in Oxfordshire,  as the lady his son George married was of Bexley Kent. George is buried  in Nunhead cemetery Deptford. Thomas died in 1856 and only found him on the  1841 census as being 55 and a boy Robert aged 7 living with him, the 1851  census gives him as a Retired Keeper living alone. Dear Renee In normal circumstances, I'd have been looking for a marriage in the early  1800's in the complete Oxfordshire Marriage Index 1538-1837. That's simply  because many folks married in their twenties in those days. And I couldn't  find a match. However, the age of the boy set me thinking. Did Thomas KIRBY marry later  in life ? Was this a second marriage for Thomas KIRBY ? On that basis, I found  this marriage which might or might not be the marriage of your  ancestors :- Thomas KIRBY of Newton Purcell married Sarah HALL at Evenley  (Northamptonshire) on 17 October 1831. Meanwhile, the incomplete Oxfordshire Baptism Index 1538-1851 has :- Robert KIRBY, son of Thomas & Sarah, baptised at Somerton in  1833 The parish registers of Somerton have been transcribed and indexed by the  members of this society, and are available on CD from :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html) They might give you further information. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History  Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) _____________________________________________ Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? ------------------------------- 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

thanks  so  much  Howard....I  am  just  checking a hunch  or two  about  an  ancestor   and  that has  settled  one...I thank  you  sincerely  for  your  kindness....Heather --- On Tue, 31/5/11, Howard Fuller <howard.fuller@ntlworld.com> wrote: From: Howard Fuller <howard.fuller@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: [OXF] Winefred BROWN/Henry RICHARDS of Hinton To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, 31, May, 2011, 9:10 PM Hello Heather, The OFHS Burial Index leads to this burial entry in the Buckland Parish Register:     25 February 1821 - RICHARDS Winifred, aged 79 Is this your Winifred? If so, she would have been about 28 when she married in 1770. Howard On 30/05/2011 23:20, Heather Grimwood wrote: > WInefred  BROWN  and  Henry  RICHARDS   married     15  SEP  1770.  I  particularly  want  to  know  whether  Winefred  died  a  year  later.  Has  anyone  out  there  that  knowledge  please?  ...Heather >   _____________________________________________ > > Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? > ------------------------------- > 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 > _____________________________________________ Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? ------------------------------- 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

"Oxfordshire Past 2011" will be held on Saturday 4 June 2011 at the Methodist Hall, 40 High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 6HG. The event opens at 10.00am, and concludes at 5.00pm. The event is now well established in the Oxfordshire calendar for all those interested in history and archaeology. It has an extensive programme covering a range of talks from experts in their field. This society will be represented by Tony Hadland, who will be speaking on "The work of Oxfordshire Family History Society in 2010/11". For further details, and for directions as to how to book, please see :- _http://oxfordshirepast.org/_ (http://oxfordshirepast.org/) Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

WInefred  BROWN  and  Henry  RICHARDS   married     15  SEP  1770.  I  particularly  want  to  know  whether  Winefred  died  a  year  later.  Has  anyone  out  there  that  knowledge  please?  ...Heather

Hello Heather, The OFHS Burial Index leads to this burial entry in the Buckland Parish Register: 25 February 1821 - RICHARDS Winifred, aged 79 Is this your Winifred? If so, she would have been about 28 when she married in 1770. Howard On 30/05/2011 23:20, Heather Grimwood wrote: > WInefred BROWN and Henry RICHARDS married 15 SEP 1770. I particularly want to know whether Winefred died a year later. Has anyone out there that knowledge please? ...Heather > _____________________________________________ > > Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? > ------------------------------- > 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 23/05/2011 06:20:00 GMT Daylight Time, redrose1@internode.on.net writes: I would be grateful for any assistance in finding a marriage for a Thomas KIRBY and Sarah - the latter for whom I have no surname. Thomas was born/Christened 21/9/1783 Fritwell. The request follows on the research of George Kirby his son who was a Police Constable in Woolwich and died of Smallpox leaving his widow with 5 children, she remarried and had 3 further children by the second husband. It took a time to discover a lot of information, but I am "stumped" in any information regarding his parents and family in Oxfordshire, as the lady his son George married was of Bexley Kent. George is buried in Nunhead cemetery Deptford. Thomas died in 1856 and only found him on the 1841 census as being 55 and a boy Robert aged 7 living with him, the 1851 census gives him as a Retired Keeper living alone. Dear Renee In normal circumstances, I'd have been looking for a marriage in the early 1800's in the complete Oxfordshire Marriage Index 1538-1837. That's simply because many folks married in their twenties in those days. And I couldn't find a match. However, the age of the boy set me thinking. Did Thomas KIRBY marry later in life ? Was this a second marriage for Thomas KIRBY ? On that basis, I found this marriage which might or might not be the marriage of your ancestors :- Thomas KIRBY of Newton Purcell married Sarah HALL at Evenley (Northamptonshire) on 17 October 1831. Meanwhile, the incomplete Oxfordshire Baptism Index 1538-1851 has :- Robert KIRBY, son of Thomas & Sarah, baptised at Somerton in 1833 The parish registers of Somerton have been transcribed and indexed by the members of this society, and are available on CD from :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html) They might give you further information. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Thank you for that Michael, Mrs J Peake's sister in law, Ann Peake of Weston on the Green, married Thomas Horn of the Mill at Islip. Anne On 5/27/2011 7:22 PM, MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com wrote: > > From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, March 27, 1824; Issue 3700. > > On Monday the 15th inst. died, at Boulogne, after a very severe illness, > aged 57, B. G. ARMSTRONG , Esq. late of Chipping-Norton, in this county, > and father of Mrs. J. PEAKE , jun. of Islip, near this city. > > On Sunday last died, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Alethea CROSS , wife > of William CROSS , M. B. organist of Christ Church Cathedral, etc. > > On Tuesday last died, aged 78, Mr. Robert PRIOR , of Bicester. > > _____________________________________________ > > Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? > ------------------------------- > 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 > > >

Dear Keith, We are not researching the STRONG name, but that is an amazing piece of history, thanks for sharing it. Good Luck with your research, Mick In a message dated 28/05/2011 13:46:00 GMT Daylight Time, gkhoxf@yahoo.co.uk writes: Dear Michael Thank you for the information on the death of James STRONG, who was baptized at Fairford, Gloucs., on 28 July 1793, and was the 3rd great nephew of Edward Strong, the stonemason who laid the last stone of St. Paul's Cathedral on 26 October 1708, 33 years after his brother Thomas Strong had laid the first, on 21 June 1675. Kind regards Keith --- On Fri, 27/5/11, MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com <MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com> wrote: From: MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com <MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com> Subject: [OXF] Deaths of Chas. CHAUNDY , Jas. STRONG & Jas. HURST ( 1850 ) To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, 27 May, 2011, 10:19 >From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, February 2, 1850; Issue 5049. DIED. January 30, after a lingering illness, Mr. Charles CHAUNDY , hair dresser, of High-street, in this city, aged 41 years. Jan. 24, Mr. James STRONG , stone-mason, Friar-street, St. Ebbe's, aged 57.great grief of his family and friends. Jan. 29, Mr. James HURST , farmer, Church Cowley, aged 44 years, to the