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Herefordshire / Herefordshire Parish Records Online?
« on: Thursday 23 January 20 08:55 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all,

Just a quick question. Since I now live out of the country, I was just wondering if anyone was aware of any plans to digitise the Herefordshire Parish Records in the future.

It seems I was blessed with a couple of years where they came thick and fast (Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire/Warwickshire etc) but places like Herefordshire and Worcestershire don't seem to be making any noises at all.

Does anybody have information to the contrary?

Chris

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The Common Room / Re: John Westmacott, Royal Army Staff Corps
« on: Sunday 02 December 18 21:01 GMT (UK)  »
Hi both,

Well, that source of information proves that this is NOT the man I'm looking for, so that's that!

The man I'm looking for was definitely baptised in Willersey, Gloucestershire in 1789. I guess I'd better look elsewhere.

Thanks for all your help!

Chris

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The Common Room / Re: John Westmacott, Royal Army Staff Corps
« on: Sunday 02 December 18 16:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Graham,

Thanks so much for that. I have no idea what about half of what you said actually means so I'll have to do some research.

However, one further question for you: is this paper trail likely to lead me to any information about where he came from? For example, I have another relative who joined the 1st Foot Guards in 1815, and I have his service record and its full of details. One doesn't seem to exist for John Westmacott. Is that unusual?

Many thanks,

Chris

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The Common Room / John Westmacott, Royal Army Staff Corps
« on: Sunday 02 December 18 15:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all, I hope you're having a nice Sunday.

I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on this one. It's a bit of a punt, but I have a John Westmacott on my tree who was born in Willersey, Gloucestershire c1787-1789, and I can't find any other information on him beyond this.

However, I did stumble across a grave of a Captain John Westmacott in Canada, and then further found his obituary and a couple of army records. This John Westmacott is recorded as being born in 1788 in England. That's as much as I know, apart from that he was involved in the Peninsula Wars in the Staff Corps. I'm wondering if anyone can think of where to look to perhaps find records that might either confirm or reject him as being the one I'm looking for.

Many thanks!

Chris

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Oxfordshire / Re: Marriage Licence Lookup
« on: Sunday 18 November 18 12:19 GMT (UK)  »
This is what I'm afraid of :/

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Oxfordshire / Re: Marriage Licence Lookup
« on: Sunday 18 November 18 12:16 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Colin,

Thanks for your message. Yes, I've found the marriage. What I need to do is try and find out who paid for the licence.  :)

Many thanks,

Chris

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Oxfordshire / Marriage Licence Lookup
« on: Saturday 17 November 18 20:16 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all, I hope you're well.

I'm very unlikely to be able to get to Oxfordshire Record Office for some considerable time.

Could anyone who's going sometime do me a huge favour and try to find the marriage licence for a Matthew Townsend and Hannah Bourton, married at Bloxham the 29th November 1747.

If a copy has survived and it says "licence paid for by Robert Townsend of Hook Norton" it will go a long way towards knocking down an extremely long-standing brick wall.

Many thanks if anyone can do this for me!

Chris

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The Common Room / Re: Mysterious Photo
« on: Wednesday 17 January 18 10:18 GMT (UK)  »
I'm afraid I got nowhere with this at all. In fact, I'd long forgotten about this post.

I've toyed with the idea of trying to work out who potentially from the family tree it could be. But so far, I've come up with no ideas.

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The Common Room / Re: Can't find in 1861 census Davis, Chadlington Oxfordshire
« on: Thursday 28 December 17 13:58 GMT (UK)  »
Ah, thank you Rosie. This had never crossed my mind, despite me considering far less likely scenarios such as emigration...

I think that is probably the most likely scenario.

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