Newspapers in Cowley St John

[Vicwinann]

[quote
Nigel the Nuffield Press looks good so I am going to investigate it  to see what I can find out


Harry thanks for the pointer to the to the Oxford University Press, may go that way if the Nuffield Press goes nowhere.

Hi again,
From the online annals of the Oxford Mail it looks like the Nuffield Press went into liquidation in June of this year, so chasing up staff records might prove difficult.
Why do you say that you must disregard it as a workplace for your wife's ancestor? It started in 1925 so is within the time range of a retirement in 1932, or was your William Hunt really in his dotage when he died?
If it should eventually prove to be the right final workplace (Holloway, Cowley)  and it definitely is the closest to Percy Street, then there are some good photos of the buildings on the net.  I lived just round the corner when I was first married 47 years ago.
Vicwinann

[old scotsman]

Hi Vic

He died in 1932, he was 67 years old when the Morris Oxford Press was established in 1925


Ian

[CarolA3]

Listed under 'Printers' in Kelly's Directory of Oxfordshire, 1915:-

W Green & Son, 46 Percy Street.

This is obviously the closest to your William, but there were dozens of other small firms including two on Cowley Road.

Hope this helps 
Carol

P.S. Anyone remember Mowbrays, Blackwells, or the dreaded Pergamon?

[old scotsman]

Hi Carol

W Green & Son seems logical as William got Married in 1882, in 1881 he was in lodgings at Higgins Row Oxford St Clements and by1891 he was living at 32 Percy Street. By 1901 he had moved to a larger house at 21 Percy Street where he lived out the rest of his life.

Logic says that he would like to live near where he was employed but I doubt if it could ever be confirmed. I am still waiting of Oxford University Press to get back to me.

Ian

[danavjet]

Oxford university press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the Oxford university and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the vice chancellor known as the delegates of the press. They are headed by the secretary to the delegates, who serves as oxford university press's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University has used a similar system to oversee the Press since the 17th century.

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[CarolA3]

Hi danavjet, and welcome to RootsChat 

Thanks for your input, but I'd be surprised if William worked for OUP.  He lived in Percy Street for many years, close to several smaller printing firms.  OUP is quite a distance away and census/parish records show that the adjacent area, known as Jericho, housed a great many print workers.

I lived in East Oxford for over 20 years - William's children would have gone to the same infants' school as me! - and I also had ancestors in Jericho.  It just seems unlikely that he would have travelled to Walton Street every day  but I wonder if Ian's heard any more from OUP?

Regards,
Carol

 

[SouthLondoner]

Hi Ian,

I don't know if you'll ever see this message but I might have some useful information for you on the Hunt family. My grandmother was Edith Hunt and I have information on Hunt & Broadhurst, including the family tree going back quite a few generations.

Let me know if you are still reading these messages and I can share what I have with you.

Best,

Gareth