Visiting Oxhill

[RipleyAnne]

I live in Melbourne, Australia and for over 25 years I have been studying my family history.  My 7x great-grandfather was William Walton who was born in approx 1662 in Oxhill to William Walton and his wife, Alice (nee Martin).  Others have researched the family back a further few generations.
 
"My" William Walton and his three brothers, Nathaniel, Thomas and Daniel travelled to Pennsylvania, USA where they became the founding members of a settlement there.
 
I am planning a 6 week visit to England in July/August 2013 to visit a number of places connected with my family history.  I will be staying in Stratford-Upon-Avon for 3 nights and intend to visit Oxhill.
 
I am interested in knowing if there might be any records relating to early Oxhill and the Walton family in particular, still in existence and where I would need to go to see them. 

Any help/advice on this or other places that might be worth visiting would be most appreciated. (I am relying on public transport during my visit)
 
Thank-you.

[jim1]

Hello Anne
Have you seen this:
http://www.oxhill.org.uk/ChurchRegisters/Registers.htm
& this:
http://www.oxhill.org.uk/ChurchRegisters/MemorialInscriptions/Page01.htm
Having a quick look at this one reveals several memorials to Waltons:
section B
Pages 35,41 & 42
section c
pages 24,25,26,27,29 & 31,there may be others.
There is a local history group near to Oxhill who have an interest so you may want to contact them as they will give you a lot more local information:
http://www.avondassett-pc.gov.uk/avondassett-1737.cfm?source=left
I think they should be your first port of call.
Any records that exist will in all probability be held at the Warwick CRO:
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice
You could contact them & ask what records they hold for Oxhill.
It will depend on what sort of family they were.If they held land there may be Tithe appointments relating to the family.
A visit to St. Lawrence's Oxhill would be the place to go while there.
Many of the old buildings still exist & if your lucky you may be able to pinpoint where some of the family lived if they were landholders.

jim

[RipleyAnne]

Wonderful advice, thank-you Jim.

I will look at the links you have sent and contact the local history group.

Thanks again.   

[ChristieO]

Hi Anne,
Some years back you were doing some research on the Waltons from Oxhill UK and Pennsylvania US and were taking a trip to Oxhill. I'm wondering if you discovered any burial places or homes....William Sr. and Alice Martin are my 9x great grandparents. Thank you for your posting!

Best,
Christie

[bleczo]

Hi Anne!

Were you able to gather any information about the Waltons during your visit to Oxhill?

William & Alice were also my 9x Grandparents 😊

Would love to chat with you as I am planning a visit as well.
Thanks!
Bethany Leczo

[RipleyAnne]

Hi Bethany,

No, I didn't get any information but did have a visit to the wonderful little church there.

Which of the 4 brothers are you descended from?

[bleczo]

I am descended from William Walton, 1662

[RipleyAnne]

Me too.
My line goes Willima (1662) - Job (1706) - Isaiah (1736) - Nicholas 1775) - John (c.1808) - Isaac (1829). These people were all born in America.

My 2x great-grandfather, Isaac (1829) came to Australia in 1849.

Happy to share info and have a public tree on Ancestry.