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    1. Re: [OXF] J A Fenemore -dairy Asthalleigh
    2. Lynne Hughson
    3. Thanks Eve, Craig & Catherine Catherine - is Dutton's Farm in Curbridge - I don't know of one in Asthal Leigh Kind regards Lynne > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 11:24:05 -0600 > From: c.pickup@gmail.com > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OXF] J A Fenemore -dairy Asthalleigh > > According to the 1873 Return of Landowners, the Fenemores at that time > only owned just over 1 acre in the Witney area. They were much bigger > farmers in the Launton area where they had a couple of holdings > totaling about 80 acres and another acre in the Steeple Aston area. > http://www.genoot.com/eng/oxf/landowners/landowner_e-f.html > > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:47 PM, Catherine Hitchens > <catherine.lordlandry@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Duttons Farm, Asthall Leigh, was farmed by Philip Gould (My great uncle) > > who married Kitty Fenemore daughter of Joseph and then farmed Duttons Farm, > > but there were no offspring. They lived in Minster Lovell in retirement. > > Philip formerly farmed Peashell Farm, Curbridge with his brothers James and > > Ernest, although their father, William Thomas, actually lived at Stanhope > > Cottage, Curbridge. > > > > Catherine > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nivard Ovington > > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 7:55 PM > > To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [OXF] J A Fenemore -dairy Asthalleigh > > > > Hi Lynne > > > > Not much but... > > > > British Phone Books, 1880-1984 (Ancestry) > > Burford...37 FENEMORE J.A. Farmer & Dealer ... Asthaleigh Witny > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > On 01/08/2012 15:59, Lynne Hughson wrote: > >> > >> I wonder if anyone can help - the village hall a Asthal Leigh has been > >> given an early milk bottle marked as J A Fenemore Asthalleigh Dairy and we > >> are trying to find out more about the dairy. > >> So far I have a Joseph Alban Fenemore b 1875 who lived in Asthal Leigh but > >> I'm not sure where. I have also found an entry in the Victoria County > >> History showing from Kelly's Directory 1931 & 35 that there was a small > >> dairy farm at Asthal Leigh. > >> > >> If anyone can provide any more information it would be much appreciated > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Lynne > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >

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