bonti
02-08-2007, 8:48 AM
Hi All
I'm needing look up of parish records please.
My friend and I are working on her BEECHEY family who we traced three generations in South Africa, then back to Surrey and then to Oxfordshire.
The family had been told that they had family names and that they were related to Sir William BEECHEY. The family names they have are George and Frederick William (two names also of Sir William's sons.)
Sir William born abt 1753 origins were in Burford and the family James BEECHEY born abt 1796 we traced to was in Witney...... kinda in the neighbourhood. Then we found out that not all parish records are on the LDS site. SKS did look ups on the Witney parish CD and we have James' parents and Grandparents.
Can anyone please help us with look ups in the Bampton, Burford, Clanfield, Swinbook parishes.
We're trying to find the connection.........maybe Joseph BEECHEY was an uncle or cousin or the like.
Family hand me down stories aren't always 100% correct but there is usually a grain of truth. The fact that the family traces back to Witney and the names that have been passed down......... Maybe some truth :confused:
Please - Your help will be much appreciated.
Regards
Lynn
I'm needing look up of parish records please.
My friend and I are working on her BEECHEY family who we traced three generations in South Africa, then back to Surrey and then to Oxfordshire.
The family had been told that they had family names and that they were related to Sir William BEECHEY. The family names they have are George and Frederick William (two names also of Sir William's sons.)
Sir William born abt 1753 origins were in Burford and the family James BEECHEY born abt 1796 we traced to was in Witney...... kinda in the neighbourhood. Then we found out that not all parish records are on the LDS site. SKS did look ups on the Witney parish CD and we have James' parents and Grandparents.
Can anyone please help us with look ups in the Bampton, Burford, Clanfield, Swinbook parishes.
We're trying to find the connection.........maybe Joseph BEECHEY was an uncle or cousin or the like.
Family hand me down stories aren't always 100% correct but there is usually a grain of truth. The fact that the family traces back to Witney and the names that have been passed down......... Maybe some truth :confused:
Please - Your help will be much appreciated.
Regards
Lynn