Dear Wendy, Could I add to your list of check-ups? The OFHS for St. Mary's Witney has burial of William WRIGHT, aged 56, on 30 January 1809. This is a puzzling entry. I have the will of Thomas WRIGHT the elder of Curbridge, proved 28 Jan. 1809, and its codicil was made on 20 Aug. 1808. It may be that there is a glitch in the transcription of the January 1809 entries and two or more entries and dates compressed into one in error;, a portmanteau entry, "William" Wright actually someone else with a different surname and Thomas Wright somehow left out though the Wright surname is included. Would you be so kind as to check the January 1809 entries in case some names and dates were erroneously transcribed or left out, again in error? Richard Goulden In a message dated 06/05/2011 09:39:54 GMT Daylight Time, wharcher@cvd.co.uk writes: Chris - At the moment the Record Office in Cowley, housing the orginal registers if deposited, is closed for building works. As you are querying an OFHS transcript, I am happy to investigate such when the Office reopens (as Oxfordshire History Centre), hopefully in June 2011, and take a photo for you. If you give me the reference, I'll add it to my list! Wendy Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS _____________________________________________ 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

Richard - You asked the query below back in May, &, in the event, the History Centre didn't open til July. The entry in MSS. D.D. Par. Witney c4 Register of Baptisms and Burials for 30 Jan. 1809 is William WRIGHT aged 56. This is perfectly clear and confirms the transcription. There are no other WRIGHT burials in the register within a year. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Crgoulden@aol.com> To: <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [OXF] Viewing Original Parish Registers > > Dear Wendy, > > Could I add to your list of check-ups? The OFHS for St. Mary's Witney > has burial of William WRIGHT, aged 56, on 30 January 1809. This is a > puzzling entry. I have the will of Thomas WRIGHT the elder of Curbridge, > proved 28 Jan. 1809, and its codicil was made on 20 Aug. 1808. > > It may be that there is a glitch in the transcription of the January > 1809 entries and two or more entries and dates compressed into one in > error;, a portmanteau entry, "William" Wright actually someone else with > a > different surname and Thomas Wright somehow left out though the Wright > surname is > included. > > Would you be so kind as to check the January 1809 entries in case some > names and dates were erroneously transcribed or left out, again in error? > > Richard Goulden > > > In a message dated 06/05/2011 09:39:54 GMT Daylight Time, > wharcher@cvd.co.uk writes: > > Chris - > > At the moment the Record Office in Cowley, housing the orginal registers > if > deposited, is closed for building works. > > As you are querying an OFHS transcript, I am happy to investigate such > when > the Office reopens (as Oxfordshire History Centre), hopefully in June > 2011, > and take a photo for you. > > If you give me the reference, I'll add it to my list! > > Wendy > Chairman, Oxfordshire FHS