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