Carol said: Just found, via Google, details of a book published in 2007 called 'North Aston - A Millennium' which would, I'm sure, be a real delight to anyone interested in that place (http://www.north-aston.co.uk/index.htm).  I think I have just one person in my husband's ancestry with connections to North Aston and he might be the man listed in the given index as James WAITE born 1869 and mentioned on page 61. ============================ Carol - you are right that the book is a real delight for those with North Aston ancestors.  I'm afraid that the book does not give much on J. Waite, jnr [sic].  He is mentioned on part of the prospectus for the sale of the North Aston estate in 1907.  He is shown as a tenant of a one a cottage with a rent of £4 pounds per year.  That is the only information.  Robin Price OFHS Member 5590 Oxfordshire interests: ADAMS in Weston-on-the Green and Bucknell CLAYDON in Weston-on-the-Green CRIPPS in Islip and Bletchingdon DUMBLETON in Hook Norton HICKMAN in Bletchingdon MOBBS in Middle, North and Steeple Aston PRICE and PRIEST in Charlton-on-Otmoor SCARSBROOK in Chesterton WHITLOCK in Deddington (Clifton) and North Aston

Thank you very much, Robin, for your helpful response. A small detail it might be, but still worth knowing that someone in the family tree appears to have lived in North Aston and paid a weekly rent of about eight (decimal) pence a week - which was probably something to moan about much as we do today with our housing costs! I was intrigued by "[sic]" which I assume the book's editors inserted. If "[sic]" means that the original prospectus should not have said that he was a "junior" James Waite, then I'm inclined to agree. Having looked again at available info, a little coincidence has now arisen. There were 2 male births registered with similar names within a year of each other in that part of Oxon and the middle name of one features as a surname in your own list of Oxon interests! The James WAITE in the book could be the one whose birth was registered in Bicester in Q2 1868 (not 1869 as stated in the index) and who is possibly the son of spinster Louisa WAIT. The other (less likely) contender could be James Scarsbrook WAIT, son of William and Emma (née Scarsbrook) WAIT, baptised at North Aston on 10 October 1869 - and who is possibly related to your research interests! He had moved to London by 1891. Many thanks again. Carole

Though not my own area of research, I know that there were once a lot of SCARSBROOKSs in Kirtlington and can point you to someone who has connections, if you need to follow this line. John (Stead) -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mrs Carole Skidmore Sent: 10 August 2011 02:28 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [OXF] OXF] James WAITE, North Aston Thank you very much, Robin, for your helpful response. A small detail it might be, but still worth knowing that someone in the family tree appears to have lived in North Aston and paid a weekly rent of about eight (decimal) pence a week - which was probably something to moan about much as we do today with our housing costs! I was intrigued by "[sic]" which I assume the book's editors inserted. If "[sic]" means that the original prospectus should not have said that he was a "junior" James Waite, then I'm inclined to agree. Having looked again at available info, a little coincidence has now arisen. There were 2 male births registered with similar names within a year of each other in that part of Oxon and the middle name of one features as a surname in your own list of Oxon interests! The James WAITE in the book could be the one whose birth was registered in Bicester in Q2 1868 (not 1869 as stated in the index) and who is possibly the son of spinster Louisa WAIT. The other (less likely) contender could be James Scarsbrook WAIT, son of William and Emma (née Scarsbrook) WAIT, baptised at North Aston on 10 October 1869 - and who is possibly related to your research interests! He had moved to London by 1891. Many thanks again. Carole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OFHS "Wills Library" : Can you submit any wills, please?http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.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