Doing a quick search I came across this entry in the Ewelme New Jun/Jul 2011 issue: We regret to advise senior villagers that Eric Knowles died on 27 January 2011. Early in the last war Eric and his sister Carol were lodged with the Dymonds at The Lamb Inn whilst their father served at RAF Benson. The Lamb was demolished in May 1942 so that the runway could be extended, but Granny Dymond, the Knowles, plus the families of two RAF officers, were billeted at Saffron Close (now Saffron House) – as Miss Maxwell had handed her house over for use by the Air Ministry and gone elsewhere for the duration. This arrangement had its benefits, as the presence of the officers ensured that an airman from the camp came daily to pump up the domestic water into the roof storage tank. Eric and Carol continued to visit the Dymond and Miners family until [Auntie] Marjorie Miners (nee Dymond) died in 2005. Eric’s son Graham wrote – ‘I know that my father was always very grateful for the time he spent living in Ewelme and retained great affection for the village.’ In their taped interviews both Eric and Carol remembered an idyllic childhood in Ewelme, despite the war, and their vivid memories were invaluable in contributing material for the village book. Carol Sawbridge – for the Ewelme Society http://www.ewelme.info/joomla/images/Ewelme.info/EwelmeNews/ewelmenews-may2011.pdf You may be able to find the Dymonds in the later census entries. Also given the inn was demolished for the runway extension rather than the original construction may also give clues as to the location. I would also try contacting the editor of the Ewelme News direct. On 4/5/2012 3:14 PM, Michael Walker wrote: > We were asked to date a photograph of The Lamb Inn at Ewelme. The inn > was demolished to make way for a runway at RAF Benson the building of > which started in 1937. Dating to 1928/9 was fairly easy from the hats > the ladies were wearing and the cars standing outside the inn. But we > cannot determine where exactly the inn stood and that is bugging us. > > The 1901 census tells us that it was in Ewelme Street - possibly what > is now called High Street and was named The Street not many years ago. > In the 1911 census a pub called The Lamb and Flag appears in Brook > Street, Benson but not in Ewelme. > > Using Google maps one can see that the northern ends of the runways at > RAF Benson are close to Benson Road which connects with Ewelme and its > extension into Benson is called Brook Street. > > Any news of this inn would be much appreciated. > > Regards, > Mike and Annette. > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4916 - Release Date: 04/05/12 08:10:00 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

We were asked to date a photograph of The Lamb Inn at Ewelme. The inn was demolished to make way for a runway at RAF Benson the building of which started in 1937. Dating to 1928/9 was fairly easy from the hats the ladies were wearing and the cars standing outside the inn. But we cannot determine where exactly the inn stood and that is bugging us. The 1901 census tells us that it was in Ewelme Street - possibly what is now called High Street and was named The Street not many years ago. In the 1911 census a pub called The Lamb and Flag appears in Brook Street, Benson but not in Ewelme. Using Google maps one can see that the northern ends of the runways at RAF Benson are close to Benson Road which connects with Ewelme and its extension into Benson is called Brook Street. Any news of this inn would be much appreciated. Regards, Mike and Annette. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.927 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4916 - Release Date: 04/05/12 08:10:00

> Where are these wills accessible? Through the OFHS website. Or you can go straight to it with http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/index.html DaveB

Hi all A small number of new wills was added a few days ago. Surnames included are: Cherrill Costar Cowperthwaite Cox Crews Eldridge Fellowes Grantham Harrison Medcalfe Raymond Saunders Shayler Thomas Young There were also several wills which have been amended to a greater or lesser extent. Only four of them involve name additions or alterations -- these are asterisked below: Adkins Cave Cornwell Crosley Darling* Drinkwater* Dudbridge Holloway* Hoord Keate Leake* Martin Mead Monk Noble Smart Todman Dave Beames

Where are these wills accessible? On 4/4/2012 2:30 AM, David Beames wrote: > Hi all > > A small number of new wills was added a few days ago. > Surnames included are: >

Hello Pat Thanks for the details of the burial of Elizabeth Ann BOSSOM (nee COPPOCK). My CD of Headington Cemetery Burials finishes 1946. So thats one less find. Now just need to work out if the CLARE'S are related to her. Best Wishes Dave David F. Coppock Blaby Leicestershire England Guild of One-Name Studies 2750 Oxford Family History Society 922 ----- Original Message ----- From: <nanna007@o2.co.uk> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [OXF] Looking for burials. > To David Coppock, > > Elizabeth Ann BOSSOM wife of William above who died 1st Qtr 1949 Oxford > Registration District aged 90y. > > > I have recently transcribed some of the Headington Cemetery graves and > with a quick check found the above lady in section J grave number 66 > buried at 9ft on the 8th Feb 1949. She has buried with her Cyril John > CLARE d. 1982 and Ivy Ellen CLARE d 2001. There was no memorial mentioned > in the register.

To David Coppock, Elizabeth Ann BOSSOM wife of William above who died 1st Qtr 1949 Oxford Registration District aged 90y. I have recently transcribed some of the Headington Cemetery graves and with a quick check found the above lady in section J grave number 66 buried at 9ft on the 8th Feb 1949. She has buried with her Cyril John CLARE d. 1982 and Ivy Ellen CLARE d 2001. There was no memorial mentioned in the register. No trace in Headington Cemetery in the 8,000 names with my part of the index of Mary Ellen APLETREE (as the GRO index) or William BOSSOM but they could be there on the other transcribers lists It is an on-going project at the moment. Pat Ford ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Coppock To: OXFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 10:51 PM Subject: [OXF] Looking for burials. Hi All Can some kind soul help me with the following Burials? Mary Ellen APPLETREE wife of Thomas Mayhew APPLETREE. She died 2nd Qtr 1947 Oxford Reg District. Her husband was buried 1951 Holy Trinity Headington Quarry. Mary Ellen was daughter of John COPPOCK, of Headington Quarry. William BOSSOM who died 1st Qtr 1919 in Headington Registration District aged 80y Elizabeth Ann BOSSOM wife of William above who died 1st Qtr 1949 Oxford Registration District aged 90y. Checked all my OFHS CD's & fiche with no luck. Best wishes Dave David F. Coppock Blaby Leicestershire England Guild of One-Name Studies 2750 Oxford Family History Society 922 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html ------------------------------- 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

Hi All Can some kind soul help me with the following Burials? Mary Ellen APPLETREE wife of Thomas Mayhew APPLETREE. She died 2nd Qtr 1947 Oxford Reg District. Her husband was buried 1951 Holy Trinity Headington Quarry. Mary Ellen was daughter of John COPPOCK, of Headington Quarry. William BOSSOM who died 1st Qtr 1919 in Headington Registration District aged 80y Elizabeth Ann BOSSOM wife of William above who died 1st Qtr 1949 Oxford Registration District aged 90y. Checked all my OFHS CD's & fiche with no luck. Best wishes Dave David F. Coppock Blaby Leicestershire England Guild of One-Name Studies 2750 Oxford Family History Society 922

May I add my congratulations to you all at OFHS - it's a great magazine, and just love it when it arrives in the mail box. As being an editor of a magazine in the past, I understand the amount of work and dedication it takes to put a publication like OFHS together. Well done, and congratulations to all concerned. Very well deserved! Lyn Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria, Australia treehouse152@gmail.com www.picturetrail.com/ironbarkstudio www.chromaonline.com/teachers/lyn_rumble -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Archer, Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2012 5:33 AM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of Family History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, Oxfordshire FHS was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the Elizabeth Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family History". Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor. Tony collected the award, and there are photos at <URL:http://www.facebook.com/oxfordshirefhs> and at <URL:http://www.ffhs.org.uk/awards/journal/current.php> For the curious, there were 18 entries in our category. First place in our category went to Somerset & Dorset FHS, while third place went to the Guild of One-Name Studies. The overall winner of the award was The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc. (in Australia). Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html ------------------------------- 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

All The next computer meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 2 April 2012 at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm, with the talk starting at 7.30pm. The subject of the talk is "Customizing the screen display of your computer". This will be presented by Derek Powles. Derek's talk is not a slide show, but will see the speaker demonstrating in real time. He will be showing some simple maintenance which may help to recover some lost computer speed. He will also show how to vary the size of icons and text on the desktop and in Windows. The session will be undertaken using an XP based PC, but with the routines are equally applicable to Vista and earlier operating systems. Some of the maintenance can also be applied to Windows 7. Our speaker Derek Powles is a member of the society's executive committee, and is a volunteer family history advisor at the Holford Centre. He started working with microprocessors in the late 70s within Oxford University, with responsibility for computerising undergraduate teaching experiments. When PCs appeared in the 1980s, he gradually changed over to PC support and also became responsible for installing and maintaining networking across nine buildings. When Derek retired, he had been responsible for specifying, buying and the subsequently supporting the PCs of all the academic staff in his Department. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html Any queries, please contact me. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society www.ofhs.org.uk

Please allow me to add my congratulations to Tony. Best wishes, Carol Evans On 28-Mar-12, at 3:25 AM, jennifer Tombs wrote: > Always knew it is a great magazine. Very well done > Jennifer > > On 27 March 2012 22:34, Liz C <fireopal61@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Congratulations and well done from Australia. >> >> Thanks.... Liz >> fireopal61@gmail.com >> >> >> To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal >> >> I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of >> Family >> History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, >> Oxfordshire FHS >> was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the >> Elizabeth >> Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family >> History". >> >> Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor. >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: >> http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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

--- On Wed, 28/3/12, oxfordshire-request@rootsweb.com <oxfordshire-request@rootsweb.com> wrote:> >    1. Re: Elizabeth Simpson award placement > for OFHS journal (Liz C) Well done and thanks for the lovely cover photographs ! Elizabeth Adams > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. >

Congratulations and well done to you. A very helpful group too I must say Thanks.... Liz C Australia

Congratulations and well done from Australia. Thanks.... Liz fireopal61@gmail.com To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of Family History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, Oxfordshire FHS was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the Elizabeth Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family History". Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor.

That is fabulous news. Congratulations to Tony for a great magazine. Anne -------------------------------------------------- From: "Doug and Jane" <doug_and_jane@internode.on.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:47 AM To: "'Wendy Archer, Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS'" <wharcher@cvd.co.uk>; <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal > Congratulations to OXFHS > > -----Original Message----- > From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Archer, > Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS > Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2012 5:33 AM > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal > > I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of Family > History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, Oxfordshire FHS > was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the Elizabeth > Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family > History". > > Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor. > > Tony collected the award, and there are photos at > <URL:http://www.facebook.com/oxfordshirefhs> and at > <URL:http://www.ffhs.org.uk/awards/journal/current.php> > > For the curious, there were 18 entries in our category. First place in > our > category went to Somerset & Dorset FHS, while third place went to the > Guild > of One-Name Studies. > > The overall winner of the award was The Genealogical Society of Victoria > Inc. (in Australia). > > Wendy > Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS > www.ofhs.org.uk > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: > http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: > http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Always knew it is a great magazine. Very well done Jennifer On 27 March 2012 22:34, Liz C <fireopal61@gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulations and well done from Australia. > > Thanks.... Liz > fireopal61@gmail.com > > > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal > > I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of Family > History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, Oxfordshire FHS > was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the Elizabeth > Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family > History". > > Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: > http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Congratulations to OXFHS -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Archer, Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2012 5:33 AM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of Family History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, Oxfordshire FHS was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the Elizabeth Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family History". Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor. Tony collected the award, and there are photos at <URL:http://www.facebook.com/oxfordshirefhs> and at <URL:http://www.ffhs.org.uk/awards/journal/current.php> For the curious, there were 18 entries in our category. First place in our category went to Somerset & Dorset FHS, while third place went to the Guild of One-Name Studies. The overall winner of the award was The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc. (in Australia). Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html ------------------------------- 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

well done -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Archer, Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS Sent: 27 March 2012 19:33 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] Elizabeth Simpson award placement for OFHS journal I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of Family History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, Oxfordshire FHS was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the Elizabeth Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family History". Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor. Tony collected the award, and there are photos at <URL:http://www.facebook.com/oxfordshirefhs> and at <URL:http://www.ffhs.org.uk/awards/journal/current.php> For the curious, there were 18 entries in our category. First place in our category went to Somerset & Dorset FHS, while third place went to the Guild of One-Name Studies. The overall winner of the award was The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc. (in Australia). Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interactive Oxfordshire parish map: http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/pardata.html ------------------------------- 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

I am delighted to be able to announce that, at the Federation of Family History Societies General Meeting in London last weekend, Oxfordshire FHS was awarded second place in the Large Societies category of the Elizabeth Simpson Award for "the Journal making the Best Contribution to Family History". Congratulations to Tony Hadland, our Editor. Tony collected the award, and there are photos at <URL:http://www.facebook.com/oxfordshirefhs> and at <URL:http://www.ffhs.org.uk/awards/journal/current.php> For the curious, there were 18 entries in our category. First place in our category went to Somerset & Dorset FHS, while third place went to the Guild of One-Name Studies. The overall winner of the award was The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc. (in Australia). Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS www.ofhs.org.uk

Oxfordshire FHS has been informed of a short course on family history which is being organised by the Banbury WEA (Workers' Educational Association). It starts in mid-April, and costs £39-50 for 5 sessions. Details at http://banburywea.moonfruit.com/#/family-history-course/4551772871 Wendy