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Oxfordshire / Re: DRING Family in West Oxfordshire
« on: Wednesday 16 October 13 19:16 BST (UK)  »
Hi Nigel!

I am absolutely staggered as to how much information I have discovered in the last 24 hours from yourself and Drop Bear  :o

Your e-mail is absolutely spot on about the overload of information!  I am so far though enjoying the mix of new details turning up and me being able to find out more on the back of it.  I now have a -thin- tree going back to Jno Dring...and then maybe Samuel, circa early 1700's?  I'm still a little confused, but that's to be expected in the early days!

You have already fleshed out some of the details that I knew a little about and that's been great. Thanks for your advice on registration locations too. I didn't know that.  So Charles & Martha couldn't read?!....

I know most about Alfred Edward Dring (who started Dring's Coaches in Oxford) and this has been fascinating.  Back from him, I have Charles Dring & Mary Biles, Joseph Dring & Sophia Doare, Thomas Dring & Mary Collett, John Dring & Sarah Silver, Jno Dring & ? and then possibly Samuel Dring?  I don't know too many details about these.

I have SO many lines to research, that I think I would be grateful for any help/information you had time to spare!  Any tutoring/teaching gratefully received too.  I.e. where can I order certificates?

Thanks Nigel,

Ali








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Oxfordshire / DRING Family in West Oxfordshire
« on: Tuesday 15 October 13 22:36 BST (UK)  »
Hello All,

On advice from "Aristocrat" Nigel, I am posting my first message on the Beginner's Forum.  Please be patient!

I am looking for DRINGS in (West) Oxfordshire and have cobbled together some information involving my direct ancestors from the Charlbury area:

Alfred Edward Dring: Born 1879 (Married to Edith Honey)
(Alfred's Father) Charles Dring: Born 1838? (Married to Mary, nee Biles, a widow of Reuben Biles? in 1877)
(Charles' Father) Joseph Dring: Born 1806? (Married to Sophia, nee Doare in 1832). They had four children, including Charles, and possibly another illegitimate daughter?

I am very new to this and am still unsure about how to proceed further back from Joseph.  From parish records, I see there are 2 Josephs baptised in 1806 to 2 different couples in West Oxfordshire. Thomas & Mary OR Joseph & Mary. Which -if any- was he born to? And how do I find out?

I keep hearing about a George Dring, but have so far not traced him as a possible link.  But as I said, I'm new! 

Anyone got any advice? I've only got this far with the support of some very helpful people!

Best Wishes,

Ali

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Oxfordshire Lookup Requests / Re: Standlake (Brighthampton?) Baptism Lookup please
« on: Tuesday 15 October 13 21:51 BST (UK)  »
Hi Nigel,

WOW! Thanks so much for getting back in touch so quickly.  I am extremely impressed and grateful for your advice and I'm sorry I haven't been in touch until now.

I have got in rather a muddle and the onset of severe labrynthitis has not helped my research much (dizzy & disorientated in both life AND the family tree world!).

So, now feeling a bit better, I will take your advice & start a new post.  And work out HOW to include all the information I know so far.  I do like the idea of writing out trees for BOTH of the Joseph's to look for clues too. Thank you!

I still don't know whether we are related to Lavinia Dring (Ascott Martyrs) but I do know that Jane Pratley (one of their supporters) was possibly one of our ancestors, Jane Dring (before she married Jesse Pratley in 1854 in Finstock).

Maybe I can add more information to this post further down the line!  Good luck to all of you with your searches.

Grateful thanks Nigel!

Ali


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Oxfordshire Lookup Requests / Re: Standlake (Brighthampton?) Baptism Lookup please
« on: Wednesday 09 October 13 11:49 BST (UK)  »
Hello all,

I am also looking for DRINGS in (West) Oxfordshire and have cobbled together some information involving my direct ancestors from the Charlbury area:

Alfred Edward Dring: Born 1879 (Married to Edith Honey)
(Alfred's Father) Charles Dring: Born 1838? (Married to Mary Biles, a widow of Reuben Biles? in 1877)
Charles' Father) Joseph Dring: Born 1806? (Married to Sophia Doare? in 1832)

I am very new to this and am still unsure about how to proceed further back from Joseph.  From parish records, I see there are 2 Josephs baptised in 1806 to 2 different couples in West Oxfordshire. Which -if any- was he?

I keep hearing about a George Dring and a Thomas Dring, but have so far not traced them as a possible link.  But as I said, I'm new!

Anyone got any advice? 

Best Wishes,

Ali

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