That took me back - don't remember Boffins but do remember Elliston's was Saturday girl many many years ago! Wendy -----Original Message----- From: John Stead Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 8:08 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Boffin's Bakery I can just remember Cooper & Boffin's bakery (by name) and my 95yo mother remembers them well and says they were near Elliston's (now Debenhams). -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of PaulGask@aol.com Sent: 07 August 2011 11:57 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Cc: Yvcocking@aol.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Boffin's Bakery In a message dated 06/08/2011 16:21:11 GMT Daylight Time, cliff@baughen.demon.co.uk writes: As to the connection with Cooper Rachel found an advertisement in Alden's Oxford Guide of 1906 showing 107 High Street & says 'also at Carfax' BUT at the bottom it says Proprietor G. H. COOPER. We have found George Henry Cooper in the 1901 census but discovered he had died before the 1911 census (i.e. wife was a widow). His death is indexed under Dec Q. 1910 aged 50 Headington 3a 534. A review of Boffin's Restaurant at Carfax in 1897 says that Alfred Boffin is managing the business. Therefore the change of ownership appears to be between 1897 and 1906. Whether the Boffins had any real connection with the business after this we currently don't know. Cliff An elderly acquaintance of mine says that the business was at Carfax and was known as Boffin and Cooper in the immediate post-war years. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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

Elliston & Cavell - what a lovely memory. It was a superb shop, as were others in Oxford when we came here just over 50 years ago. One would have thought things would have improved in 50 years. Oxford seems to have lost the magic it once had for me. My husband remembers Boffin's but cannot recall exactly where this was. One of my books gives this as being High Street opp St Mary's; on Carfax and 71 St Giles. And here is one of the Boffin's Bakery stores http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/high/tour/south/carfax.htm Kind Regards, Jill -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy King Sent: 07 August 2011 21:47 To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Boffin's Bakery That took me back - don't remember Boffins but do remember Elliston's was Saturday girl many many years ago! Wendy -----Original Message----- From: John Stead Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 8:08 PM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Boffin's Bakery I can just remember Cooper & Boffin's bakery (by name) and my 95yo mother remembers them well and says they were near Elliston's (now Debenhams).