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I have both John and Mary Jarvis/Jervis and all their offspring in my tree. 

Have you taken a dna test?

It could be Gary but there are so many Mary Skinners recorded, I would not like to take it as being the right one.  Do you have the burial of her husband or the baptisms of their children which might indicate that they lived in Bristol.

Hi Phil,

Thanks for that.  I have been using Ancestry for many years and have added considerably to my knowledge since they added Oxford records.

I am researching the names, Cox, Drinkwater, Haydon and Humphries on my husbands side and Giles on my own side although they are on the Oxford, Berks border.

I think from memory, I have a couple of people from Charlbury on the tree but am not sure as the old memory is not what it was.

It's great when we find out that some of our ancestors were involved in things we know of today.  I don't have any claim to fame, the only thing being that we are related to Geoffrey Keen who play 'M' in a James Bond film.  I remember him more from the series called the Planemakers but that really dates me.

Elizabeth

Hi Phil,

Yes it was me and it was nearly a year ago now.  I followed your advice and contacted the group you told me about and eventually, they came up with the information.  I don't have a copy of the entry but the people concerned had access to the registers which are obviously not on line yet.

Is it because you are not a full member that you cannot access the transcriptions on the Weston Super Mare FHS group?  I find the that the few pounds I pay every year is well worth it but I thought you could still participate in the messaging.

Are you related to the Jarvis family or did you post the original message here on my behalf when trying to help?  If it was the latter then it is ironical that I answered my own question in effect.

All the best and thanks for your interest.
Elizabeth