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Hiya. I had a pretty successful day, managed to get back to my ggggg Grandad on my direct tree :-) I also had time to do the majority of the look up requests that I had. I will add them to this board over this afternoon. Karen

Karen If you get a spare minute would you look up the death of Thomas Bunyan who died about 1890/92 in the Thame Union Workhouse, Priest End, and the name of the local parish church to the Union where he would have been buried. His wife is down as a widow in 1891 census but he is still registered as an inmate then. Have a good day. Shirley

Nudging this up for daytime users. Karen

I am in Australia and don't know exactly which county Oxford is in. Your reference is Karen in Kent, so if Oxford is Kent, could you please have a look at George Taylor born 1854 Shooters Hill Kent. ANYTHING is welcome information. Yours faithfully, Jan in Oz

Hi Jan Sorry Oxford is in Oxfordshire - my rellies started off up North :-( - must be where I get my travelling bug from :-) Sorry I couldnt help Karen

Karen Did I meet you at Maidstone History Fair. Shirley

Hi Karen, Please could you look for Mary Ann SMITH born 1855/56 Mother - Sarah SMITH Father - George SMITH Launton - Oxford. Don't worry if you don't have ime. Happy hunting. Pat

Karen, Just in case you have any time left...i am looking for info on the VIGGERS family from Horley, Ox. I am trying to find out the maiden name of Mary Viggers married to William Viggers (pre1828). She was born c 1807 in Hampton in Arden but all children were born in Horley, Ox. The couple had children Charles 1828, John 1831, Ann 1834 Andrew 1836 and others born 38,42 etc OR is it possible to find out who William Viggers father was. William was born 1811 in Horley . Grateful for any help you can give but realise you may already have a lot of other lookups to do. Nevertheless, hope you have fun at the records office...happy hunting, Karen

Shirley, Pat, Irene & Karen look ups noted. I will see what I can do :-) Karen PS Shirley it was me at the Maidstone Fair (I was the with redhair - think I was sitting opposite you and your friend). Karen

Cath look up noted. I will see what I can do. Karen

Hi Karen, If you have any time left after your own research and others lookups, could you could look for an entry in the parish records for me. I have the entry from the IGI website, but would like to know the info from the actual entry i.e. fathers names, witnesses e.t.c. The marriage was between William Dawson and Ann West . It took place on 23 May 1830 in Elsfield, Oxon. Thanks, Pippa

Pippa look up noted, I will see what I can do. Karen

Steve look up noted, but I'm abit confused what it is you want. Did both people that the surname Day before marriage? Any idea where abouts in Oxfordshire they were married? Karen

Note to myself re Steves look up. Oxford register office covers :- Grandpont (from 1889), Holywell, Oxford All Saints, Oxford St. Aldate, Oxford St. Ebbe, Oxford St. Martin, Oxford St. Mary Magdalene, Oxford St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford St. Michael, Oxford St. Peter in the East, Oxford St. Peter-le-Bailey, Oxford St. Thomas. Entry found on FreeBMD but no mention of an Ann, Day must be her married name.

NO MORE REQUESTS PLEASE AS I WONT BE CHECKING THIS THREAD BEFORE TOMMORROW. I WILL PUT RESULTS ON THIS THREAD HOPEFULLY ON SUNDAY. Karen

SHIRLEY FROM STROOD I looked at the St Mary the Virgin Church records in Thame for Thomas Bunyans burial, but there were no sign of it I also looked under other spellings incase it had been spelt different. This is the only church in Thame that they had records for (I dont know if there are any other churches in Thame). I couldnt find any records for the Workhouse. Sorry I wasnt able to find your Thomas Bunyan for you. Karen

PATRICIA OVERTON The only Mary Ann Smith's baptism I could find for at Launton church was an Mary Ann Smith who was baptised January 15 1860, parents George and Mary Ann Smith. I checked over a 10 year span - 5 years either side of 1855. Karen

IRENE SEABROOK Yours I had the most success with. PLEASE NOTE THESE WERE TAKEN FROM TRANSCRIPTIONS, I DID NOT SEE THE ORIGINAL PARISH RECORDS. I found William Strouds baptism record :- William Stroud Baptised at Wootton Church - 18 August 1833 son of James and Fanny Stroud, occupation of James, Mason. I also found siblings for William :- Thomas bap 28/8/1814 Charles bap 8/1/1816 Henry bap 30/11/1817 Richard bap 5/11/1819 James bap 17/1/1822 Susannah bap 1/2/1824 Robert bap 27/3/1826 Elizabeth bap 9/12/1827 George bap 5/6/1836 I may have also found Williams parents marriage (although down as John not James) :- John Stroud (bachelor) married Fanny Hedges (spinster) on 30 December 1813 at Wootton Church. Both of this parish. Banns were read. Witnesses were a Caroline and Thomas Hdges. I also found the William Stroud and Esthers marriage entry :- November 23 1854 St Marys Church in Wootton William Stroud - full age - Bachelor - occupation Mason - Father James Stroud - Fathers occupation Mason married Esther Skerrett (note different spelling) - full age - Spinster - Father John Skerrett - Fathers occupation Innkeeper They were both of this parish and banns were read. Witnesses were William & Susannah Webley.

KAREN JOHNSON There were lots of different spelling variations of Viggers :- Viggors, Vigors, Viggers, Viggars, Vigars and Vigours. I didnt have any success finding the marriage of Mary to William, there was no mention of this marriage in the Horley transcriptions (maybe they were married in Hampton In Arden - I dont know where this is to know which county it is in) The only baptism record at Horley Church I could find for a William searching under all of the above spellings around the time span you said was the following :- 6 Nov 1808 William Vigars son of Robert and Mary

CATHERINE JOHNSTON I found the book "Paupers of the City of Oxford 1853 - 1929". There were no mentions of a Lily Augusta Wall Harris, there were two Emily Harris's mentioned :- 1856 Emily Harris age 13 yrs Comments - Died March 1855/56 1898 Emily Harris age 28 Comments - Ex Headington 2/98 Lunatic in Littlemore Asylum