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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Oxshott/Stoke D'Abernon family inter relationships - Where next?
« on: Sunday 16 July 06 16:55 BST (UK)  »
Having looked at this for a couple of days I can understand your confusion!!  I have checked the Parish Registers for Cobham, Stoke D, Esher, T.Ditton (WSFHS transcripts) and cannot find the baptisms of Mary Ann Spicer or Sarah Spicer.  I agree it seems very likely that they were sisters.  They would be the right ages, and this would make Jane Raffell the cousin of Sarah Smithers mother (would also make us 6th cousins?)

I have also had an interesting note from the present manager of the Bear Inn.  The old building was unfortunately demolished in 1920.  There were evidently tales of an underground tunnel to a highwayman's house on the other side of the hill.  There is something to investigate.

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Oxshott/Stoke D'Abernon family inter relationships - Where next?
« on: Friday 14 July 06 17:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi Pauline, very interested to find your post as I have just discovered that Jane Raffell (who was my 3*gt grandmother) was the daughter of Mary Ann Spicer.  Googling Spicer and Stoke D'Abernon found this thread.

I have quite a lot of info on Dodsons and Raffells if you are interested?

I will have to read your posts in more detail and see where our families fit together.  Also noticed a ref to The Bear Inn Oxshott.  Thomas Raffell and Mary Ann were living there in 1823 & 1825 according to baptisms in the S D'A PR (I have a transcript on fiche).  I saw some baptisms for children of John & Sarah Arters, publican, at this time - but did not pay much attention.  I assumed the Raffells were lodging there, but sounds as though they were family?

Hope this thread is still live?  Kevin.


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