All The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 24 October 2011 at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall, exchange journals and the library. The subject of the talk is "Murder and Mayhem on the Midland", which will be presented by Chris and Judy Rouse. This couple have combined their joint interests in family history and railway history, and since 1999 have been compiling an index of people, together with their details, who came into contact with the Midland Railway from its formation in 1844 to 1923, when it became part of the LMS. Their index currently comprises 38,000 names, of which 20,000 relate to staff. The talk "Murder and Mayhem on the Midland" takes an in depth look at three particular incidents that Chris and Judy have discovered during their researches - an accident, a suicide and a murder. They use these three as examples to show family historians how a one small snippet of information can be built up to make a detailed story through the use of common records such as newspapers, Assize records, census and parish records, railway staff ledgers, military and on line sources etc. 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_ (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 _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

30 more wills have been completed, and should appear on the OFHS web-site within a few days. Testators include the following surnames (with several variants, especially for FARRANT and RICKETTS) BARRET BATHE CUCKOW EUSTACE FARRANT HIGHFIELD HOWLETT OSBORNE PINFOLD PORTER RICKETTS TOWNSEND If any lister has wills or other probate documents which they would be prepared to contribute, whether transcribed or not, please drop me a line, either via the list or to wills@ofhs.org.uk Dave Beames

From Jackson's Oxford Journal ( Oxford, England ), Saturday, August 7, 1802; Issue 2571. MARRIED. At Aylesbury, Bucks :- Joseph ROSE , Esq., to Miss HAYWARD. J. SLATER , Esq., of Margate, to Miss HARRISON , of Shellwell, Oxfordshire.

>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, February 15, 1800; Issue 2442. OXFORD , February 14, 1800. All Persons having any Demands on Mr. William PARKER , Upholder, of this City, deceased, are requested to send their Accounts to Mrs. A. PARKER , Widow, which will be immediately settled. - It is likewise requested as a Favour of those that are indebted to the said William PARKER , that they will take the first Opportunity to settle their Accounts. TWO GUINEAS REWARD. Run away from his Family, from Lower Heyford, in the County of Oxford, - WILLIAM SHIRLY , a Shepherd, about 45 Years of Age, stout made, five Feet six or seven Inches high, chews a great Quantity Tobacco, and is supposed to be about Denton or Garsington. WILLIAM BROCK , Labourer, about 20 Years of Age, five Feet six Inches high, fair Complexion, light Hair, slim made, and goes rather in at Toes. Whoever will bring them to the Overseer of the Poor of the Parish of Lower Heyford, shall receive ONE GUINEA Reward for each of them, and all reasonable Expences.

The last time I was up there (some years ago now) Nuneham Courtenay house was occupied by a religious group who use it as a retreat. They are happy to let you visit the graveyard and church (the older one that is) in their grounds if you ask nicely. As I understood it the new church (in the village) is owned by Oxford University which uses it as an overspill store for books that it can't fit in the Bodleian. If anyone wants to find out some history of the Nuneham Courtenay estate there is an excellent article by Mavis Batey which you can access here: http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1968/batey.pdf Like others it would be great to get access to the estate papers to follow up my interest in PITSONs, but the Bodleian is not an easy place to get into (other than the gift shop). There is also a book (out of print I think) called "The Deserted Village, The Diary of an Oxfordshire Rector JAMES NEWTON of Nuneham Courtenay 1736-86" by Gavin HANNAH, ISBN 0-7509-0205-1 which gives a little bit of a picture of early life on the estate. Cheers Brian Brown -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyn Sent: 13 October 2011 07:49 To: 'Alexandra'; oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Lord Harcourt - alexandra Thanks Alexandra - I will certainly do that - thanks for replying, Cheers Lyn Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia e: treehouse152@gmail.com w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alexandra Sent: Friday, 7 October 2011 9:52 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Lord Harcourt Hello Lyn, I did a quick search and according to wikipedia, the house is currently owned by Oxford University. I would send an email to them to see if they have any record of your grandfather. Alexandra. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn" <treehouse152@gmail.com> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 5:10 PM Subject: [OXF] Lord Harcourt > > Good Morning all, > > Talking about "Harcourt" on the list at present........... > > Could anyone please give me any advice as to where - if possible - can I > search (electronically) for information about the staff of Lord Harcourt > from approx 1895 to 1930's ? > My grandfather (KITCHING Charles Edward Victor) was a gamesman / grounds > man > for Lord Harcourt (at Nuneham Courtney?) , and I believe 'lived on' the > estate premises at some stage. > > I had on my list 'to do' in the near future, to write to the estate, and > see what I could find out - but if there is any way I can do any online > investigation it would be of tremendous help, > > Kind regards to all, > Lyn Rumble > Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia > e: treehouse152@gmail.com > w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir > Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2011 5:51 PM > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) > > Hi Heather, Greetings from Kingston Bagpuize. > > Your Lady Harcourt was Mrs Gasgoinge and was Lord Harcourt's daughter who > has now joined her ancestors. VCH shows that All Souls and Exeter > Colleges > archives hold details as well as the Bodleian. > > Stephanie has on her excellent website: > http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/postcards/stanton_harcourt.htm > > > My best wishes, Jill > See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES > http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1522/3948 - Release Date: 10/12/11

Thanks Alexandra - I will certainly do that - thanks for replying, Cheers Lyn Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia e: treehouse152@gmail.com w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alexandra Sent: Friday, 7 October 2011 9:52 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Lord Harcourt Hello Lyn, I did a quick search and according to wikipedia, the house is currently owned by Oxford University. I would send an email to them to see if they have any record of your grandfather. Alexandra. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn" <treehouse152@gmail.com> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 5:10 PM Subject: [OXF] Lord Harcourt > > Good Morning all, > > Talking about "Harcourt" on the list at present........... > > Could anyone please give me any advice as to where - if possible - can I > search (electronically) for information about the staff of Lord Harcourt > from approx 1895 to 1930's ? > My grandfather (KITCHING Charles Edward Victor) was a gamesman / grounds > man > for Lord Harcourt (at Nuneham Courtney?) , and I believe 'lived on' the > estate premises at some stage. > > I had on my list 'to do' in the near future, to write to the estate, and > see what I could find out - but if there is any way I can do any online > investigation it would be of tremendous help, > > Kind regards to all, > Lyn Rumble > Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia > e: treehouse152@gmail.com > w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir > Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2011 5:51 PM > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) > > Hi Heather, Greetings from Kingston Bagpuize. > > Your Lady Harcourt was Mrs Gasgoinge and was Lord Harcourt's daughter who > has now joined her ancestors. VCH shows that All Souls and Exeter > Colleges > archives hold details as well as the Bodleian. > > Stephanie has on her excellent website: > http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/postcards/stanton_harcourt.htm > > > My best wishes, Jill > See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES > http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 Jill Thank you for the link and info on the Oxford colleges concerned. I will certainly email Exeter & All Souls - fingers crossed! Cheers Lyn Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia e: treehouse152@gmail.com w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2011 1:07 AM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Lord Harcourt Hello Lyn, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=161-csac106385&cid=1 #1 which is A2A shows that many records are held at Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts, which brings us back full circle on this list subject I believe! You won't be able to access data such as this online I'm afraid. You could email Exeter and All Souls Colleges of course, and if they are not too busy they may be able to tell you if they hold these papers. My best wishes, Jill See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyn Sent: 06 October 2011 22:11 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] Lord Harcourt Good Morning all, Talking about "Harcourt" on the list at present........... Could anyone please give me any advice as to where - if possible - can I search (electronically) for information about the staff of Lord Harcourt from approx 1895 to 1930's ? My grandfather (KITCHING Charles Edward Victor) was a gamesman / grounds man for Lord Harcourt (at Nuneham Courtney?) , and I believe 'lived on' the estate premises at some stage. I had on my list 'to do' in the near future, to write to the estate, and see what I could find out - but if there is any way I can do any online investigation it would be of tremendous help, Kind regards to all, Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia e: treehouse152@gmail.com w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2011 5:51 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) Hi Heather, Greetings from Kingston Bagpuize. Your Lady Harcourt was Mrs Gasgoinge and was Lord Harcourt's daughter who has now joined her ancestors. VCH shows that All Souls and Exeter Colleges archives hold details as well as the Bodleian. Stephanie has on her excellent website: http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/postcards/stanton_harcourt.htm My best wishes, Jill See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 Penny, Thank you so much for giving me such information - a graphical picture of Nuneham Courtney as it is today. I am so sorry that I didn't get a chance to visit it during my visit earlier in the year when my mother passed away - but it will certainly be on the list next time around. Thanks again, and I've printed off the information to keep in granddads information for further reference as I continue investigating. Cheers Lyn Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia e: treehouse152@gmail.com w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Penny Courtney Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2011 6:14 AM To: Alexandra; oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Lord Harcourt I have driven through Nuneham Courtney & it is a small village. A major part of the village is taken up with the Arboretum of Oxford University which is open to the public. Perhaps, this area forms part of the grounds of the estate you are enquiring about. The Google information is as follows In order to trace the history of the Arboretum we need to turn for a moment to the family who created it, the Harcourt family. In 1835 Archbishop Harcourt instructed William Sawrey Gilpin to design and plant a Pinetum. This was the first step in creating the Harcourt Arboretum. The Arboretum has been part of the University since 1963. Today many visitors come to the Arboretum to enjoy a unique blend of Garden and Nature - the transition from one to the other being almost imperceptible. Six miles south of Oxford on the A4074 is the Harcourt Arboretum. This is an integral part of the plant collection of the Botanic Garden. There are no walls, glasshouses or straight lines at the Arboretum - it is almost as if it were designed to be the antidote to the formality of the Botanic Garden in central Oxford. In May and June the Arboretum is ablaze with azaleas and rhododendrons and in October the Japanese maples can brighten even the dullest day. But there is more. In spring there is a quintessentially English 10-acre woodland and in summer a 37-acre meadow full of wild flowers. The Arboretum is a magical place to spend a day at any time of year. Penny Courtney Hampshire UK ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 have no connection at all with this, other than watching for Oxon photos come up in general, but someone is selling a number of images of Glympton on ebay. Variously, they identify the rector of Glympton and his family, if anyone has a connection. This link is to one of a set of a dozen or more: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160663599717 Chris Howes

Hello Everyone, Just a reminder that we have a branch meeting next Monday the 17th October. At this meeting Simon Burbidge will be telling us 'How I found my Foundling'. For those of you who don't know Simon, he is a member of BFHS and is a member on the Vale Branch Committee. This should be a really interesting family history talk. I hope you are able to come along. The meeting starts at 7.30 pm and is as usual at Long Furlong Community Centre in Abingdon. Where there is ample free parking. Everyone welcome. For more information email Vale@BerksFHS.org.uk or phone 07851206313 Sue Matthews Programme Secretary Vale of the White Horse Branch Berkshire Family History Society

Margo/Kevin I have looked at this document in the past in connection with Drayton. I have always assumed that the first largest list relates to Dorchester as the main parish in the Hundred. The title is particularly badly written but you will see the D for Drayton below it is similar and it ends with "ter" I think. There is a South Stoke in the Hundred though but not likely to have that number of tax payers. While writing could Margo try her colleague with the list of names for Drayton which have largely defeated me. I am compiling a history of the village and any confirmation of any early inhabitants would be very useful. Ken On 24 Sep 2011, at 15:04, Wendy Archer wrote: > Kevin - > >> This might be a rather strange request, but I was hoping someone >> might be >> able to help me decipher a name from this manorial document (28 Edw >> III). >> It's just a bonus miscellaneous item I copied while at Kew because >> I'm >> always on the lookout for the earliest mentions of Pym/Pymme in Oxon. >> >> http://i56.tinypic.com/2h2nllc.jpg >> >> I've marked next to a couple of names that look, superficially at >> least, >> like Pym (John and ???). Although the P appears to have a mark which >> possibly means it's an abbreviation? I can't figure out the >> placename >> either - presumably it's somewhere near Drayton and Chiselhampton >> which >> are >> also mentioned. > > This is posted for Margo Mckinstry McKinstryMJ (at) familysearch.org: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Kevin, > > I asked one of our resident document readers here in British > Reference at > the Family History Library and this is her interpretation (She has > been > doing this for 30 years.) > > She believes that the name in both places is P.sun which would mean > they > have done a short version of names like Parson or Pearson. > > The place she assumed you wanted was the one at the top of the page > as she > could read the others as Drayton & Chisselhampton. She thinks it is > Stoke. > something. However, in looking for that kind of place around > Drayton & > Chisselhampton, she couldn't find anything that matched. Could it > be the > name of a manor, estate, hill etc.? > > Hope that helps. > > Margo - SLC > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > OFHS Open Day - 1 October in Woodstock > www.ofhs.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

From The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser ( Hull, England ), Tuesday, December 21, 1813; Issue 1414. DEATHS. On the 23d July, in the West-Indies, Mr. John EDWIN , mariner, formerly of Oxford, and late of Hull.

> David Beames wrote - Surely it's possible that whoever did the register -- > the Parish Clerk, or possibly the vicar himself -- simply had a Senior > Moment and wrote the wife's maiden name. > Maybe he was a friend of the family, and was thinking "Ar, 'er be young Liz > Basson's choild". > > > > > I looked again at the OFHS transcription and found the following - > > > > 1750 Apr 22 MORRIS (BASSON) deleted, Anne d John and Elizabeth. > > Sorry, I don't remember how the thread started, or why you're looking for > Anne BASSON, but this seems to me to be too much of a coincidence. > > The marriage of John MORRIS to Elizabeth BASSON was 22 Oct 1749 at > Ducklington. > (So Anne was a month premature :-) I agree with Dave - this looks very much like the right girl. And although she was baptised well after the marriage, this is not prrof she was not born before it. The marriage entry may be as Basson because some interfering so and so pointed this out. She would not have needed a baptismal certificate for this purpose - just freedom from local gossips. Her alleged birthdate of 1753 is not set in stone. People had no good reason to remember their ages once they were past 21, and an age stated at death is only as accurate as the knowledge of the person stating it. The only one half likely to know the truth is in no position to say any more. EVE Author of The McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society

thank  you for  email  address  Kev...Heather --- On Wed, 5/10/11, Heather Grimwood <heather.grimwood@xtra.co.nz> wrote: From: Heather Grimwood <heather.grimwood@xtra.co.nz> Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 5, October, 2011, 9:45 PM Hi  Kev...I  asked  Lady(?)  Harcourt  if  any  papers  in  1993...she  said  not  sorted......would  be  MARVELLOUS  if  now  available  but  might  not  be  indexed.....my  Clifton  connections had  ferry  franchise  at  Bablockhythe   from  the  estate  I  understand.  I'd  be  very  interested  in  what  you  find  about  access  to  the  records........Heather  in  sunny  Dunedin  New  Zealand --- On Wed, 5/10/11, pymme family <pymme.family@gmail.com> wrote: From: pymme family <pymme.family@gmail.com> Subject: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 5, October, 2011, 11:01 AM Hi all, I'm trying to gather more information about the PIMM branch of Stanton Harcourt in the 1700s.  The parish registers give a fairly clear genealogical picture - albeit with a few glitches - but I'd like to dig deeper. I have discovered that the Bodleian holds the Harcourt family's estate papers including deeds and manorial court documents which relate to this parish. My problem is that, from what I've read of the Bodleian's admission policy, they don't seem to be very approving of bumbling family history amateurs and so I'm not sure how to proceed.  Perhaps my only option is to find a paid researcher who would be able to locate & photograph some documents for me? Many thanks, Kev. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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 have driven through Nuneham Courtney & it is a small village. A major part of the village is taken up with the Arboretum of Oxford University which is open to the public. Perhaps, this area forms part of the grounds of the estate you are enquiring about. The Google information is as follows In order to trace the history of the Arboretum we need to turn for a moment to the family who created it, the Harcourt family. In 1835 Archbishop Harcourt instructed William Sawrey Gilpin to design and plant a Pinetum. This was the first step in creating the Harcourt Arboretum. The Arboretum has been part of the University since 1963. Today many visitors come to the Arboretum to enjoy a unique blend of Garden and Nature - the transition from one to the other being almost imperceptible. Six miles south of Oxford on the A4074 is the Harcourt Arboretum. This is an integral part of the plant collection of the Botanic Garden. There are no walls, glasshouses or straight lines at the Arboretum - it is almost as if it were designed to be the antidote to the formality of the Botanic Garden in central Oxford. In May and June the Arboretum is ablaze with azaleas and rhododendrons and in October the Japanese maples can brighten even the dullest day. But there is more. In spring there is a quintessentially English 10-acre woodland and in summer a 37-acre meadow full of wild flowers. The Arboretum is a magical place to spend a day at any time of year. Penny Courtney Hampshire UK ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email

Hello Lyn, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=161-csac106385&cid=1 #1 which is A2A shows that many records are held at Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts, which brings us back full circle on this list subject I believe! You won't be able to access data such as this online I'm afraid. You could email Exeter and All Souls Colleges of course, and if they are not too busy they may be able to tell you if they hold these papers. My best wishes, Jill See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyn Sent: 06 October 2011 22:11 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] Lord Harcourt Good Morning all, Talking about "Harcourt" on the list at present........... Could anyone please give me any advice as to where - if possible - can I search (electronically) for information about the staff of Lord Harcourt from approx 1895 to 1930's ? My grandfather (KITCHING Charles Edward Victor) was a gamesman / grounds man for Lord Harcourt (at Nuneham Courtney?) , and I believe 'lived on' the estate premises at some stage. I had on my list 'to do' in the near future, to write to the estate, and see what I could find out - but if there is any way I can do any online investigation it would be of tremendous help, Kind regards to all, Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia e: treehouse152@gmail.com w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2011 5:51 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) Hi Heather, Greetings from Kingston Bagpuize. Your Lady Harcourt was Mrs Gasgoinge and was Lord Harcourt's daughter who has now joined her ancestors. VCH shows that All Souls and Exeter Colleges archives hold details as well as the Bodleian. Stephanie has on her excellent website: http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/postcards/stanton_harcourt.htm My best wishes, Jill See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- 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

> Could anyone please give me any advice as to where - if possible -  can I > search (electronically) for information about the staff of Lord Harcourt > from approx 1895 to 1930's ? > My grandfather (KITCHING Charles Edward Victor) was a gamesman / grounds man > for Lord Harcourt (at Nuneham Courtney?) , and I believe 'lived on' the > estate premises at some stage. Hi Lyn (and this may be of interest to Heather too), The Bodleian's Harcourt collection is catalogued on their website. The part relating to the running of the estate is here: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/1500-1900/harcourt-estate/harcourt-estate.html The bottom two thirds of the page (section P) deals with all the accounts - most of it relates to the period 1880-1940 or so; I expect there would be items of interest to you. As for finding any of the actual content (e.g. employees' names) online, I am doubtful. It's a big collection and not of very broad appeal. I wonder if we can persuade some penniless students to delve into it for us :) Regards, Kev.

Good Morning all, Talking about "Harcourt" on the list at present........... Could anyone please give me any advice as to where - if possible - can I search (electronically) for information about the staff of Lord Harcourt from approx 1895 to 1930's ? My grandfather (KITCHING Charles Edward Victor) was a gamesman / grounds man for Lord Harcourt (at Nuneham Courtney?) , and I believe 'lived on' the estate premises at some stage. I had on my list 'to do' in the near future, to write to the estate, and see what I could find out - but if there is any way I can do any online investigation it would be of tremendous help, Kind regards to all, Lyn Rumble Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia e: treehouse152@gmail.com w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2011 5:51 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) Hi Heather, Greetings from Kingston Bagpuize. Your Lady Harcourt was Mrs Gasgoinge and was Lord Harcourt's daughter who has now joined her ancestors. VCH shows that All Souls and Exeter Colleges archives hold details as well as the Bodleian. Stephanie has on her excellent website: http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/postcards/stanton_harcourt.htm My best wishes, Jill See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.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

thanks  Jill....I  remember  now....I  was  staying  with CLIFTON  relies  at  'Saddlestones"  Stanton  Harcourt  and  Margaret  took  me  to  meet  Mrs  G...thank  you so  much  for  your helpful answer...much  appreciated...I'll  peruse  the  postcards,  but  think that's  where  we  got  lovely  Taunt  photos  of  the  ferry.......x...Heather --- On Thu, 6/10/11, Jill Muir <jill@shottle.plus.com> wrote: From: Jill Muir <jill@shottle.plus.com> Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, 6, October, 2011, 7:50 PM Hi Heather,  Greetings from Kingston Bagpuize. Your Lady Harcourt was Mrs Gasgoinge  and was Lord Harcourt's daughter who has now joined her ancestors.  VCH shows that All Souls and Exeter Colleges archives hold details as well as the Bodleian.  Stephanie has on her excellent website: http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/postcards/stanton_harcourt.htm My best wishes, Jill See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.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 Lyn, I did a quick search and according to wikipedia, the house is currently owned by Oxford University. I would send an email to them to see if they have any record of your grandfather. Alexandra. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn" <treehouse152@gmail.com> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 5:10 PM Subject: [OXF] Lord Harcourt > > Good Morning all, > > Talking about "Harcourt" on the list at present........... > > Could anyone please give me any advice as to where - if possible - can I > search (electronically) for information about the staff of Lord Harcourt > from approx 1895 to 1930's ? > My grandfather (KITCHING Charles Edward Victor) was a gamesman / grounds > man > for Lord Harcourt (at Nuneham Courtney?) , and I believe 'lived on' the > estate premises at some stage. > > I had on my list 'to do' in the near future, to write to the estate, and > see what I could find out - but if there is any way I can do any online > investigation it would be of tremendous help, > > Kind regards to all, > Lyn Rumble > Rushworth, Victoria 3612, Australia > e: treehouse152@gmail.com > w: http://ironbarkstudio.wordpress.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill Muir > Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2011 5:51 PM > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OXF] Researching at the Bodleian (Stanton Harcourt, 1700s) > > Hi Heather, Greetings from Kingston Bagpuize. > > Your Lady Harcourt was Mrs Gasgoinge and was Lord Harcourt's daughter who > has now joined her ancestors. VCH shows that All Souls and Exeter > Colleges > archives hold details as well as the Bodleian. > > Stephanie has on her excellent website: > http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/postcards/stanton_harcourt.htm > > > My best wishes, Jill > See website for 3 lines of JONES, KNIGHT and DAVIES > http://www.muirfamily-genealogy-online.co.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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------------------------------- > 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 >