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Oxfordshire / Roberts Family - Bampton Oxfordshire
« on: Sunday 12 March 17 10:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
I am researching the Roberts family who lived in Bampton in 1600-1800.    In particular I am looking at John Roberts 1700-1779 and his son William Roberts 1736-????.

If anyone has any information about the family, where they lived, occupation etc.  I would be so grateful.  They were a wealthy family by all accounts, certainly John Roberts, Williams son, was a huge landowner in Berkshire.   

I have the baptism records, but no death record for William.  I can not find any reference to them in Bampton, although they were married in St, Marys Church and had all their children baptised there.   I did read that William had links to Bampton Manor, but I cant find any information about this property.

Any help would be great, or any suggestions of were I could take my research.   I am not sure of the best resources for this moment in history.

Many thanks
Jo

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Kent / Halstead House, Southborough, Bickley, Kent
« on: Tuesday 01 May 12 19:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi there
Has anyone ever heard of Halstead House in Southborough in Kent.   I have a Charles Minto Roberts living there with his parents in the 1911 census as a Land Agent and Surveyor.  I am not getting anywhere!!!!!   Any tips would be good, I am thinking it would be a rather nice property as they were an affulent family.
Thanks
Jo

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help with cause of death
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 13:09 GMT (UK)  »
By the way he died in May 1866.
Jo

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help with cause of death
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 12:45 GMT (UK)  »
Any ideas about where I could possibly find an obituary?  The family was from Wokingham but he died in london.

Jo

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help with cause of death
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 09:31 GMT (UK)  »
Do you think if it was caused by a broken leg they may have written that?  Do you think he was a bit young to die of diabetes?   I thought it might be bone cancer?

Awful isn't it, I have become a little attached to this chap and have found his grave in Wokingham, he was buried in the family grave.

Sadly, his Uncle's son died at 25 as war correspondent in the Sudan.

Jo

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help with cause of death
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 09:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there

I have a young man in my family tree who died at 17.  He was from Wokingham, schooled in Guildford but died in Bloomsbury at his Uncle's house.  They were a wealthy family of solicitors (thought this background may help!)

This is what I think is written:
Acute Necrosis of the feamer 8 days
Pyoemia 7 days

I have googled these terms, but could anyone give me a plain english translation of how this poor chap died.

Thanks

Jo

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The Lighter Side / Re: Savoy Hotel London
« on: Thursday 06 January 11 12:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there

He lived in Wokingham but on the marriage certificate he is listed as living at the hotel.  Is this allowed?  Maybe he had to live at the hotel for a few days to make him eligible to get married in the chapel.  The vicar that performed the service was also from Wokingham.

I think your right, it was probably a rather flash thing to do and as it had only just opened must have been THE place to be seen.

It would be lovely if there was some photographs, but unfortunately we don't have any.

T

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Family History Beginners Board / Help needed reading replies to my 'posts'
« on: Tuesday 04 January 11 10:11 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there

I know how to read new replies to my posts, but how do you go back to them and re-read the information?

I have had some great information sent to me about the Roberts family in Bampton and now I cant seem to go back in and look at it again!

Thanks for your help.
Jo

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The Lighter Side / Holloway Prison Inmates
« on: Sunday 02 January 11 22:36 GMT (UK)  »
My great Aunt was imprisoned in Holloway in the early 1940's and we are trying to find out more sepcific details of her sentance etc.

The case may have been reported in the Sunday Pictorial but a day researching the newspaper archives has not brought any results.

Does anyone have any ideas about where I can find information about her sentance, when she was conviced and released etc?

She then moved back to America to California, where we know she was married to someone called Sam Katz, who was possibly in the film industry or a dentist.  Again we are not sure how to find information about when she died.

look forward to any ideas!

Thanks
Jo 

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