Pusey parish register lookup

[marleemia]

Hello helpful people,
I am looking for the birth of one James White born c 1819 - 1830 (depending on which Aussie records are used) in Pusey parish.  His parents were James White and Catherine Wells.  James White senior was apparently a "soldier".
I have no idea of siblings names if they exist.  But I do have one record that says he "came from" Pusey, Berkshire.   The Pusey parish registers seem rather elusive.

He is my gt gt grandfather and has been impossible to locate thus far.  He was in Geelong, Australia by 1857 and was a labourer. 

Thanking you all so much,

Maree White

[CarolA3]

Hi Maree!

The Oxfordshire Family History Society have Pusey PRs on their CD FAR01.  I don't have that one so can't do a lookup for you, but I suggest you go to their website http://www.ofhs.org.uk and ask for a search.

Good luck 
Carol

[youngtug]

Well that was a mess, sorry.

[CarolA3]

 

[ribbo39]

Hi Maree,

I have a copy of the CD mentioned in Carol's posting, but sorry to say there is  no entry
for the baptism of James White in Pusey, Berks (now part of Oxfordshire) Nor is there
any entries for the marriage of the parents . The only White marr. was in 1674 and a
burial in 1678.

There is a PEWSEY in Wiltshire  for which the Wilts RO hold the PRs but I don't think they have
been transcribed yet.
There use to be an army base down that way somewhere in Wilts and I only mention this
as you say the father was a soldier.

Alan

[marleemia]

Thank you very much to all who responded.  I will try and find the Pewsey records for Wiltshire. 
At least I can cross this Pusey off the list.

Best wishes,

Maree

[KN]

Hello Maree

Have you found the family in any censuses?

KN

[marleemia]

Hi KN,

No, nothing definitive.  With a name like James White and the age variability the census has been disappointing.
If the father was a soldier as my aussie records say, he may well have moved around a lot.   I have looked at the Chelsea pensioner records but nothing seems to match the father - or rather, there are so many James Whites that I cannot be sure which might be him.

If I could find a marriage for James White and Catherine Wells that would help a lot.   I have found the parish of Pewsey in Wiltshire and it is not on the IGI so will chase up a lookup for the sons birth and parents marriage there. 

A most vexing situation but I will not give up.  I am coming over to England in 2 weeks time and will head to the Wiltshire and Swindon records office and see what luck I have there.

Thanks very much for the interest guys,

Maree