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Oxfordshire / Swinbrook Marriages
« on: Thursday 29 September 16 15:56 BST (UK)  »
I was looking for a marriage in the OFHS Swinbrook transcription this evening and noticed that a substantial proportion of the marriages had the bride and groom both from another parish: for example "1736, Feb 21 MAJOR James *both* Brize Norton. WIDDOWS Betty".
 
There are very few marriages before 1712 in the transcription and the use of Swinbrook by people from other parishes seems to have been steady until 1755 when marriage legislation tightened up. After that the practice seems to have died away.
 
Does anyone know what was special about Swinbrook?

Bill

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Oxfordshire / William SANDELANDS early 18th century
« on: Thursday 22 August 13 17:28 BST (UK)  »
William SANDELANDS was christened in Bampton 6 Jan 1689 and he was buried there on 13 July 1734. He married twice. First in 1710 to Jane DAVIS in Witney or Cogges. (The Oxfordshire Marriage Index has two entries on slightly different dates in the two places.) She was buried in Bampton on the 11th December 1728. William left a will that indicates that they had at least 7 children – Grace, Elizabeth, Jane, Ann, John, Sarah and William. William was christened in Bampton on 14 June 1721.
Please, does anyone know where the other six were christened?

His second wife was called Mary. They had three children all baptised at Bampton – Mary on 26 September 1731, Richard on 26 January 1732 (old style) and Richard again (the first one having died) on 30 June 1734.
Please, does anyone know who Mary was? – and where and when they married?

With thanks in advance for any help

Bill

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Oxfordshire Resources & Offers / Offer : Bampton Vestry Records 1732-1756
« on: Monday 16 July 12 20:52 BST (UK)  »
I have recently been going through the Bampton Vestry records in the Oxfordshire History Centre and in the process have extracted quite a few names for the period 1732 to 1756. I would be willing to look through the resulting file for a surname, just let me know. Please be aware that from time to time I can be away from my machine for a week or so - you may have to wait for a reply.

In the main, the names are either of the relatively well off - who served on the Vestry - or the poorest people in the parish - who asked for relief.

Best wishes,

Bill

For a look up request please start a new topic in the CENSUS and RESOURCE LOOKUP REQUEST board for this county


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Yorkshire (West Riding) Completed Requests / COMPLETE Christ Church Attercliffe SEARY
« on: Sunday 03 August 08 21:57 BST (UK)  »
In 1895 George Eneas Seary was born in Attercliffe (Mar 1895 Sheffield 9c 686). On 10 Jan 1897 he was buried at Christ Church, age 23 months.

If someone has access to the parish records, I would be very grateful for the names of his parents.

Thanks in advance,

Bill Seary

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