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Thanks Margeret
Regards
Barry

MARGARET ROSE,
Thank you very much for your excellent work! It was very kind of you to dredge out this fascinating information, which ties in with old family papers and what the census returns reveal. A really great service that you offer!

Hi Margaret

Thanks for the Inkpen records. Much appreciated.

Can I ask for any Gater, Gayter, Geater and Smallbones baptisms in Burford at all please from 1670 to 1735.

Ben

Hi

Could you possible help me find a baptism for one of my ancestors please?
I'm after the baptism of Hannah Claridge who was born circa 1779.From her marriage to James Rowles in Hailey on 1808 it states she was from the parish of Crawley.

Thanks

BARRY
Banbury St Mary
there is a William Henry Heritage baptised 17/12/1864 son of Hannah Heritage of Calthorpe Lane a single woman

no baptism for James Humphrey Heritage.

Lots of Heritages in Banbury St Mary

But had you considered the James HUMPHREY Heritage,
There are baptisms for
24/6/1851 James Humfrey son of Ptolomy and Rachel of Back Lane he a labourer
same date for
Rachel, Frederick, Raymond.
Perhaps this is the father of your James Humphrey Heritage. common to give the father's name as first and second christian names on the baptismal register if the child was illegitimate.
No time for more now. Margaret

LAUREN
Cowley Saints Mary and John
21/1/1903 Gertrude Alexandra Tomkins an infant 5 months of 19 Green Street, buried under Coroner's Order

3/8/1905 Mildred Tomkins an infant of 14 days of 19 Green Street, buried in children's plot.

baptism in Cowley Ss Mary and John
26/11/1899 William Henry Edward Tomkins son of William Richard and Lily born 17/10/1899 of 30 Howerd Street.
On the Burials Index it gives 1899 as the year of burial, but unfortunately that page is missing from the burials, so Wm Henry Edward Tomkins was buried after 26/11/1899 and January 1st 1900.
The Baptisms finish at 1902 so I cannot give you the baptisms for the two girl children.

COWLEY SS MARY AND JOHN
Marriage
26/12/1898 William Richard Tomkins 24 yrs bachelor labourer of 30 Howard Street son of Henry Tomkins deceased
Lily Simpson 20 yrs spinster of 30 Howard Street, daughter of William Simpson a labourer they married by Banns
witnesses Tom Simpson, Mary Ann Simpson.

ST FRIDESWIDE OXFORD CITY
Marriage
2/12/1915 William Richard Tomkins 41 yrs Hide Dresser of 58 Mill Street, son of Henry Tomkins a labourer
Annie Wedgebury 43 yrs spinster of North Row. daughter of William Wedgebury labourer
witnesses Frances Carter. William Joseph Wedgebury by License.
there is a note in the register
In entry no 28. col.2, for Annie Wedgebury read Eliza Annie Wedgebury and in the alteration for Annie Eliza read Eliza Annie. corrected on 4/1/1916 by me. S.H. Temenheere, in the presence of William Richard Tompkins and Eliza Annie Tompkins the parties married.

ST FRIDESWIDE BAPTISM
24/2/1907 Ronald Victor Tomkins son of Percy George Tomkins and Rose Kate he a labourer of 24 Arthur Street
20/12/1908 William Arthur Tomkins son of ditto a warehouseman
17/11/1912 Harold James Tomkins ditto
3/3/1918 STANLEY WILLIAM RICHARD TOMKINS son or William Richard Tomkins and Eliza Annie he a dealer in leather of 58 Mill Street.

ST FRIDESWIDE MARRIAGE
24/8/1903 Percival George Tomkins 23 bachelor labourer of 38 Canal Street son of Henry tomkins deceased
Rose Kate Borman 22 spinster of 17 Arthur Street, daughter of John Borman a blacksmith
witnesses Elizabeth Barham, Charles Edward Barham

30/10/1900 George Henry Tomkins 21 bachelor Hairdresser of 82 Walton Street son of Henry Tomkins a plasterer deceased
Mary Aylwen Hills 17 yrs a machinist of 7 Russel Street daughter of Frank Hills a bootmaker
witnesses Frank Hills, Agnes Hills.

ST BARNABUS
baptisms
William Richard Tomkins baptised 30/9/1874 son of Henry and Amelia he a labourer child born 10/8/1874
Annie Amelia baptised 20/5/1876 born 27/3/1876 daughter of Henry and Amelia
Albert Tomkins baptised 28/2/1878 born 17/1/1878 son of Henry and Amelia
Percy George Tomkins baptised 29/3/1880 born 17/2/1880
Florence Kate Tomkins baptised 28/9/1882 born 12/8/1882 daughter of Henry and Amelia
Mary Beatrice baptised 5/11/1885 born 30/9/1885 daughter of Henry and Amelia Tomkins.

BURIALS AT ST BARNABUS
William Tomkins 30/4/1871 59 yrs of Wellington Street
Annie Amelia Tompkins 17/11/1881 aged 5 yrs of Nelson Street
Henry Tomkins 18/3/1885 aged 65 yrs of 49 nelson Street
Henry Tomkins 11/4/1897 aged 50 yrs of 30 Albert Street
Amelia Tomkins 17/3/1917 aged 76 yrs of 38 Canal Street.

ST THOMAS OXFORD CITY
BURIAL
John Tomkins buried St Thomas from Oxford Union workhouse 30/9/1891 aged 66 yrs
Mary Ann Tomkins buried St Thomas aged 79 yrs of 205a. Cowley Road Oxford

MARRIAGES ST THOMAS
25/12/1878 Elijah Hawkes 23 yrs bachelor labourer or Bookbinder Yard son of John Hawkes a labourer
Jane Tomkins 18 spinster of High Stree daughter of John tomkins a labourer
witnesses Edward Hawkes Mary Ann Crapper.

ST PAUL OXFORD CITY
Burials
Maria Tompkins aged 45 yrs 4/9/1897
20/9/1887 William Henry simmonds Tompkins aged 36 yrs of Jericho Gardens Cardigan Street.

ST PAUL MARRIAGES
28/7/1861 William Tomkins full age widower labourer
of Cardigan Street son of Richard Tomkins a labourer
Elizabeth Baylis full age widower laundress of Cardigan Street daughter of James Hollan.. missing letters after this. a gardener
witnesses Thomas Castle Sarah Hudson.
If this marriage is of interest I can look the surname up on the marriage disc.

ST PAUL OXFORD marriage
Harry Tompkins 23 bachelor dealer (East Claydon Buckinghamshire) son of robert a dealer and farmer deceased
Elizabeth Georgina Wyatt 30 yrs spinster of Walton Crescent
daughter of William Samuel Wyatt a college servant
witnesses William SAmuel Wyatt, Robert Tompkins by License.

BAPTISMS IN ST PAUL OXFORD
3/11/1867 John Thomas Tomkins son of Sarah a single woman of Nelson Street
10/3/1888 Arthur Levi Tomkins son of William Henry Tomkins and Maria, father dead born 10/3/1888 received into church 8/4/1888 of 24 Jericho Gardens
20/7/1894 Percy Tomkins son of Maria of 100 Cardigan Street born 27/6/1894
2/6/1901 George Henry Tomkins son of George Henry and Mary Aylwin born 16/4/1901, he a hairdresser of 82 Walton Street
21/12/1902 Ivy Aylwin Tomkins daughter or George Henry Tomkins and Mary Aylwin he a Hairdresser of 82 Walton Street
I hope when you have written this down it will be more comprehensible.

Hi Margaret

This is a wild shot!
James Humphrey Heritage was Christened on 02-12-1866 at Chacombe, Banbury by his mother Ann Heritage. I understand that Ann married Thomas Reynolds in Banbury 1869 after date James was born. Thomas does not appear to be father. James marriage certificate is unclear re fathers name.
Was Ann single when she gave birth to James oe were there another Marriage?
Any information I would be gratefull.
Regards
Barry

BENJAMIN
There are no Byles burials in Bladon.
There is an Emmanuel Bosson buried 7/4/1964 aged 68 yrs of Park Close buried in Bladon

2/7/1773 Charles Bossom an infant buried in St Peter in the East
17/12/1806 Jane Bossom buried St P in East
20/11/1768 Sarah Bossom infant St P in East

24/2/1771 James Inkpen an infant buried in St Peter in the East
19/8/1798 Jane Inkpen Buried St Peter in the East
31/8/1769 William Inkpen buried St P in the East

post 1864 there are no Bossom nor Inkpen burials in St Peter in the East

Please could you look up the baptisms and burials (if there are any) for the following

William Henry E Tomkins
B- 1899
D- 1899

Gertrude Alexandra Tomkins
B- 1902
D- 1903

Mildred Tomkins
B- 1905
D- 1905

I THINK their parents are William Richard Tomkins and Lily Simpson, who in 1901 and 1911 lived in the ST THOMAS parish

Would you mind looking for me please?

Thank you

LAUREN
I can search for Baptisms, Marriages Burials in the Parishes of Oxfordshire, and some in parishes which were previously in Berkshire, some were in Gloucestershire
Dates from mid 1500s to 1900s with some far less years covered.

Hi Margaret,

Can you search for burials? And what dates do you cover?

Kind regards

Hi Margaret she may have still been alive when Richard died in 1819.

Can I ask for any Byles, Biles burials in Bladon, Oxfordshire if you have any records for that village?

Thanks anyway for the lookup you have just done for me for the Cudds and Brains. Hannah may have had a brother William born about 1747.

BENJAMIN
Hannah Cudd not Baptised in Stanton Harcourt
Hannah not buried in Bletchingdon
Richard Brain buried Bletchingdon 13/12/1819 died of Natural Decay aged 79 yrs
There is a marriage of Edward Cud in Kingham to Mary Lord. 25/10/1743
there is a baptism of Mary daughter of Edward and Mary Cud in Kingham 12/8/1744
There is a marriage of an Ann Cud in 1772 in Wooton
There is the marriage of Richard Brayne in Wooton to Hannah Cudd, he of Glympton, 20/8/1775 witnesses John Stevens, and John Hedges he a regular witness.
You said you had sight of Hannah Cudd in Bletchingdon, at what period? If she died after her husband Richard it was probably in the Union Workhouse.

Hi Margaret Rose.

Could you lookup the burial of a Hannah Brain at all. Last living in Bletchingdon. She was born about 1755. Plas an Edmund King died about 1827 in toot or Marsh Baldon. I would like to know his age at death. I found a will index for an Edmund King of Toot Baldon but dont know how old he was.

Hannah Brain's maiden name was Cudd and I am trying to get back further on her. She may have originated from Stanton Harcourt. Cudd seems to be a Gloucestershire name and the family may have originated there some way along the line. DO you have any BMDs for Stanton Harcourt at all please for any Cudd/Cud baptisms 1740-1760.

Ben

MICHAEL
William Varney of Caversfield married in Beckley Ann Emmerton 17/9/1772
witnesses Lawrence Emmerton and Hannah Paine.

Lawrence Emmerton had married in Beckley Elizabeth Tingley of Stanton probably Stanton St John. in September 1744 no date.

William Varney and Ann baptised the following children in Beckley
James 2/5/1779 son of Wm and Ann
Lawrence 13/8/1784 son of Wm and Ann.

There is a burial in Beckley of a William Varney aged 62 yrs on 15/12/1816, but you have 1810 so probably not yours.

There is a burial in Caversfield for Ann Verney of Bicester aged 78 yrs on 7/10/1825

There are these marriages in Bicester
Robert Varney to Martha Smith 27/11/1800 he of Blackthorn in Ambrosden Parish, witnesses Catharine Smith, Samuel Watson

James Varney of this parish to Catharine Smith of this parish 10/11/1804
witnesses John Smith and Ann Smith.

This marriage took place at Oxford St Peter Bailey
27/2/1805 Lawrence Varney to Sarah Hedges, he a lodger.

These baptisms took place at Bicester.
5/12/1802 Catherine daughter of Robert and Martha
29/4/1804 Anne daughter ditto
24/11/1808 James son of ditto
24/12/1811 Mary ditto botn 8/12/1811
3/2/1817 Elizabeth ditto born 2/2/1817
BURIAL of Sarah Varney daughter of Robert and Martha aged 5 weeks 18/12/1814

2/4/1806 John son of James and Catharine Varney
2/7/1809 Catharine ditto
29/7/1813 Anne ditto born 28/7/1813
18/10/1816 Elizabeth ditto born 15/10/1816

Then they must have been off to Summertown
Catharine Varney is a godmother to the following child in Summertown
17/9/1854 Fred son of Richard and Elizabeth Hainge, he a coachman
godparents Thomas Jones, John Gee, Catharine Varney

also she is a witness
Marriage 20/4/1834 Joseph Robson bachelor and Charlotte Eggleston spinster both of this parish witnesses Thomas Marshall Catharine Varney

Catharine Varney was buried in Summertown aged 84 yrs 25/7/1862
Hope this was what you were looking for.
There are other entries on this thread about Varney, if you have time, you could root through the pages, you may find something interesting.

Margaret,
I would be most grateful if you could back up or flesh out any of the following:
William VERNEY of Bicester and Whitecross Green, Oxfordshire, was born 1737 and died 1810. William married Ann EMMERTON, daughter of Lawrence EMMERTON (1720-1795) and Elizabeth (1734-1793).

Child, probably one of several, of William VERNEY was:
M James VERNEY or VARNEY (b. 1781, Oxfordshire) of Bicester and Summertown, Oxfordshire. James was a carpenter and married Catherine (b. abt. 1778/1779 (according to the census) at Bicester, Oxfordshire, d. 1862). In 1861 Catherine Varney was at Summertown, Oxon. James died 1842.

Thanks,
Michael

MICHELLE
I cannot find a relationship between Edward Jeeves and Martha Jeeves.
I can only offer these baptisms
Martha Jeeves baptised 27/10/1808 St Mary Hitchin Hertfordshire daughter of John Jeeves and Martha
who had married 22/10/1804 Hitchin Herts she was Martha Field.

Edward Jeeves baptised 22/1/1797 St Mary Hitchin Herts son of William Jeeves and Elizabeth

The only thing that makes these baptisms possible is that both Edward and Martha use the father's names for their sons.
ie William Wright Jeeves son of Edward and Hannah
ie John Heath son of Samuel Heath and Martha. nee Jeeves

This is extremely complicated so I would print it off, and go over it slowly

Using the census for some of this.
Edward Jeeves born abt 1800 in Stratton Wiltshire
died 10/8/1875 Stratton St Margaret Wiltshire, there is a will proved by his sons Thomas Jeeves of Oare Wiltshire and Farmar Jeeves of Pewsey Wilts
Edward Jeeves c 1800 married Hannah Wright in Stratton St Margaret Wiltshire 30/10/1823
They had their first son baptised in Stratton St Margaret Wilts
28/1/1824 William Wright Jeaves, son of Edward and Hannah.
further children were baptised in Bampton Oxfordshire they being

Mary Jane 29/11/1826 daughter of Edward Jeeves and Hannah he a farmer of Lew.
Susanna Hiscocks Jeeves 1/7/1829 ditto
Farmer Geeves 29/8/1832 (Geeves)
Elizabeth
Prudence
Eleanor
Edward all baptised 13/11/1839 all Jeeves. I think the elizabeth entry must be the Ann born 1836 you sent by email.
Anthony Jeeves
Ruth Jeeves both baptised 19/7/1844
they did not baptise any further children in Bampton.

Hannah who married Edward Jeeves born c 1800 was baptised
in Shrivenham where Bourton baptisms were pre 1860
here she is and her siblings and parents
24/7/1790 Ann Wright 3 weeks daughter of William and Jone (sic) formerly Hitchcock
30/12/1791 William 6 weeks son of William and Jane
22/4/1793 Thomas 1 month son of Wm and Jane formerly Hiscock
22/6/1794 Jane 12 weeks daughter of Wm and Jane formerly Hiscock
29/5/1796 Elizabeth 15 weeks daughter of Wm and Jane formerly Hiscock
Sept 1797 Sarah 5 weeks daughter of Wm and Jane formerly Hiscock
28/8/1800 Joseph 2 months son of William and Jane
30/12/1802 Christopher 6 weeks son of Wm and Jane
28/3/1806 HANNAH daughter of Jane widow of William Wright of Bourton.
it is this Hannah that marries Edward Jeeves born c 1800.
They give their child Susanna Hiscocks Jeeves 1829 her grandmother's maiden name.

I will now go on to marriages
Stratton St Margaret Wiltshire
8/5/1828 Samuel Heath married Martha Jeeves
30/10/1823 Edward Jeeves married Hannah Wright

Bampton Marriages
10/7/1862 Thomas Hibbard bachelor miller of Wanborough son of William Hibberd
Prudence Jeeves spinster daughter of Edward Jeeves
witnesses Thomas Jeeves, Eleanor Jeeves

8/10/1862 Thomas Jeeves bachelor farmer son of Edward Jeeves
Charlotte Warner spinster daughter of William of South Leigh Oxfordshire
witnesses Thomas Jeeves, Eleanor Jeeves, Robert Warner, Sarah Ann Jeeves, Anne Warner.

14/4/1853 SAMUEL HEATH BACHELOR FARMER OF CANIDA IN AMERICA (sic) SON OF SAMUEL HEATH A FARMER
SUSANNA HITCHCOCK JEEVES spinster daughter of Edward Jeeves farmer
witnesses Edward Jeeves , Mary Jane Jeeves.

So Samuel Heath son of Samuel Heath who was married to Martha Jeeves married Susanna Hiscock Jeeves daughter of Edward Jeeves born c 1800.
Hope when you have written this up it will make more sense. I think that on the 1861 census a Warner had gone back with Edward Jeeves to Wiltshire as a farm worker, but you need to check this for yourself.

Sorry to butt in on your thread Margaret

Michelle
From the 1851 census there was an Edward Jeeves born c1800 in Stratton Wiltshire, living with wife Hannah born c1806 Bourton Bucks. There are several children and I have some baptisms for them

All christened at Bampton, children of Edward a farmer & Hannah living at Lew Oxon

29 Nov 1826 Mary Jane Jeeves
1 July 1829 Susanna Hiscocks (Hitchcock when she married) Jeeves
13 Nov 1839 elizabeth Jeeves, Prudence Jeeves, Eleanor Jeeves & Edward Jeeves
19 July 1844 Anthony & Ruth Jeeves

Hope this helps
Bee

MICHELLE
sorry no baptisms in Bampton neither Geeves nor Jeeves.
If you have parents let me know, I can look up where they married, and may find the baptisms from there