Forum: Oxfordshire county-wide forum

hi,i am trying to trace my family,ive got so far back and cannot seem to get any further!has anyone got anything on John Hedley Vickers,who married Emily Townsend?they appear on the 1900 census,married, and im also looking for info on Joseph Sirman who married a Selina,i dont know her maiden...

The Oxfordshire Yeomanry Trust (Registered Charity 106827) have just launched their web site to promote the activities of the Trust and the Oxfordshire Yeomanry Association. In addition the web site contains highlights from the history of the Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queens Own Oxfordshire...

Can anyone do a couple of look ups on the Adderbury Parish records for me. I'm looking for the baptism record for Alice Burlington c1655 to identify the date and her parents. Also I'm looking for any burial or marriages for Ann, Richard, Sara or Samuel Robinson between 1800 and 1840. ...

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Hi Folks Thanks to some great help from Peter Goodey and to the Oxford Family History Society Parish Register transcripts for Newnham Murren on CD Rom, I know that my 5 x great grandfather was John Goody (surname sometime spelled Goodey) who married Martha Taylor in Newnham Murren on 20 Oct...

Can anyone help, please. In 1901 census at 47 & 48 James St. Cowley is listed Red, White and Blue pub (inn) with publican James Mazey, who was also a proprietor of a Hackney Carriage business. Would be pleased to hear from anyone with any knowledge of the history or any other...

Hi, I am trying to research Annis ancestors who lived in Dean, Oxfordshire and in surrounding areas up to the mid nineteenth century at least. Does anyone have any connection to this family, or does anyone know of any information that might help me? Regards Cal.

Hi Does anyone have the PRs for Marsh Baldon please? I am after the following lookups. I would be very grateful to anyone who gives me further info on them:- Thomas Batten buried in 1863 aged about 64. Ellen Snell buried in 1862 aged about 39. Richard Snell buried in 1873 aged about 85....

I'm hoping someone has access to the Cassington Parish Records and can help break down one of my brickwalls. According to the 1841 and 1851 census for Little Compton, Henry Lucas was originally from Cassington, born approximately 1793. His wife was Mary unfortunately she died in 1849 just...

Can anyone help me with an address in 1900 to 1910 for Emma BOWERS born 1845 Lewknor Oxford widow. Thanks

I am looking forany information of Charles Hailes (&family) c1818 born Britwell Oxfordshire. He was living @ Southampton on the 1841 cenus alonf with his future wife Elizabeth Thorn. However I can not locate any more information on him. Any helps would be very much appreciated. Kind regards...

Hi I am tracing my family and am unable to find William Dipper's (born in Hampton Oxfordshire 1838) wife. I have found his household Ediwn (1861) born in Ardley Oxfordshire Amos (1869) born in Ardley Oxfordshire Mary (1870) born in Ardley Oxfordshire Jesse (1871) born in Ardley Oxfordshire...

I am trying to locate the building in Steeple Aston that was formerly the Chequers Public House circa 1800's/1820's. The last record that I have been able to locate was for 1821 which shows my 3x great grandfather as the licensee.

I have found a relation Mrs Charlotte Parkinson as the sub-postmistress at Cowley Post Office from 1891 Census and in Kellys Directories for 1903, 1907 & 1911. Does anyone have access to Kelly's from 1911 as this will indicate how long Charlotte was there. She actually married Rees Rhys-Morgan in...

I have the following Banbury Baptisms: 21 July 1816 Elizabeth daughter of John and Elizabeth SHAW, Bridge St, Leatherdresser 9 July 1817 Anne daughter of John and Elizabeth SHAW, Bridge St, Leather-dresser 21 November 1819 Harriett daughter of John and...

The parish burial records for Souldern in the late 1880's are a mine of information for genealogists going far beyond the usual date - quite frightening given the number of infant mortalities from scarlet fever - and have uncovered a potential interesting story and I'm hoping someone local could...

Hi, can anyone help me, where can I find records of family members from the Henley workhouse, ie ages they went into the workhouse, births within the workhouse etc. Names are Elizabeth Douglas, Dora Douglas, their mother Elizabeth Douglas and Grandmother Elizabeth Douglas?

Does anyone have any information of the marriage of Sophia Dewe b May 1783 at Hinton Waldrist to William Wickes b 1777 at Longworth, or possibly a Sophia ? b ? to William Wickes same date, I have come to a complete standstill untill I can get confirmation regarding these 2 people. William and...