General Oliver Discussion

Kliggs · Kliggs

By now I am sure a lot of you have seen both my post about finding Oliver's in my family -- with the help of a member of this page he had directed me to another way that I can look for my real family , I ask that if anybody has any information about the people that I have listed on this page Please let me know . I am no...

Kliggs · Kliggs

To whom it may Concern My name is Kevin Liggs I am looking for information on the Oliver / Torvill Family history . From what I have be able to collect is that my Grand mother who was Elsie Torvill married a Harry Oliver 1937 in Beeston in the county of Nottingham My grandfather's (Harry Oliver) father wa...

Kliggs · Kliggs

This is what I have found on the Torvill side of the family -- If this looks familiar to any one please let me know Descendants of George Torvill:George Torvill son of George Torvill and Sarah Sallabank was born Q 1870in Huntington, Yorkshire1 and died 1941 in Basford Registration District 2 ag...

Floyd (Tom) · Floyd (Tom)

Looking for Oliver family before Stephen location etc ??? is there a match located in Cornwall, Devon ?? Cmon Shane , put on your thinking cap LOL Floyd (Tom)

Linda · Linda

All the recent discussions about members of the Oliver family settling in Canada, particularly Vancouver Island, has made me wonder about my own Grandparents move to Canada in 1913. What made them choose Vancouver Island? Was it just coincidence or was it because they knew the Oliver's already t...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, I had prepared a presentation for last years Oliver Family History Day that included a number of lovely old wedding photographs that various family members had kindly shared over the years - the day whizzed by and sadly we ran out of time to show the presentation. Meanwhile, this month has se...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, The next time you open up www.oliverfamilyhistory.co.uk please could you press the F5 key on your keyboard - why?, well, if you don't already see it, this will refresh your screen and you should then see a new option in the top menu, OliVox. So what is OliVox. Its something I've been thinking ab...

jane · jane

Hello everyone I have been rummaging around in Witney & District Museum's archives looking for anything from 1911, for our latest exhibition ('Witney 100 years ago'). Here are some Olivers I found along the way: (i) Pension records In a ledger called 'Old Age Pensions: Register of Claims and Q...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, In my experience of trying to locate Oliver graves within Stonesfield churchyard I think its quite rare to find fully legible gravestones for four consecutive generations of an Oliver family line - though I have found that there is at least one, which I thought I'd share. Here is the direct l...

jane · jane

It is easy to forget that many of our ancestors were not Anglicans but attended non-conformist chapels of some description. Post-1837 non-conformist records can be hard to track down, but we're fortunate that there's a transcript of Wesleyan Methodist baptisms in the Witney circuit 1837-1951. ...

ancient rowman · ancient rowman

Hi to you Shane and Christine. I have uncovered a few facts about Auntie Evelyn that may not be known about.Although I knew that she had been widowed quite young I did not know any of the details. Unlike Mollie, Mabs and Gladys she probably didn't meet her husband at Burley in Wharfedale. Wherever she m...

Chris · Chris

Phil Kindly supplied this photo and we can see a resemblance to Emma Nina in previous posts. Molly at her christening taken around 1917/18. Third Photo of Bower Street, Hartlepool, around 1949, Molly, carrying Phil with his brother Chris, Granny Oliver and Aunty Gladys. A young beauty. a beautif...

Linda · Linda

I'm sure you will all join me in thanking Shane for all his hard work on our Oliver family history over the past year. The website, the Family History Day, the video's on You Tube - all fantastic - uniting the Oliver family not only here in Oxfordshire but worldwide. It's a huge task. AND - if you haven'...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi Everyone, Post number 1000 here on the messageboard! I hope you're all having a really enjoyable festive season. As thoughts turn to a new year I'd just like to say thanks again to everyone for your interest in the ongoing discovery of our Oliver family history. All of your contributions whether th...

Linda · Linda

Remembering today all those in our large Oliver family who have lost their lives in conflict. I will be particularly remembering my great uncle - Philip Oliver - born in Combe - he lost his life on the 17th November 1918 age 24. Linda

Linda · Linda

Not sure if anyone else is interested in the James Oliver/Margaret Temple Herbert line but I've just come across some information about Margaret which I thought I would share. Browsing through the Stonesfield Parish records I noticed a baptism entry for Margaret Tempero Herbert baseborn daughte...

Linda · Linda

Thank you Shane for another wonderful Oliver Family day. The talk by Shaun Morley was excellent. It was good to meet you Barb, there was so much going on we didn't get much time to chat. I was pleased to be able to pass on the copy of the birth certificate to Richard Barratt Oliver's family, again we did...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Its all systems go for the Oliver Family History Day 2014 - please help spread the word and lets try and make it the best Oliver Family History Day yet! Anyone interested in learning more about their Oliver family history and meeting up with lots of Oliver relations is more than welcome to come along! Th...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, We've seen lots of examples where familar family names crop up in marriages throughout the generations, however, one particular family of 'Barrett boys' appear to have had a particularly strong passion for 'Oliver girls'. This photo of 9 Barrett brothers and sisters is from one of my Ston...

Linda · Linda

I have been browsing through the Collection of Records from the Parishes of the Woodstock Poor Law Union and Workhouse covering 1835-1840 (one the the many brilliant Oxfordshire Blacksheep Publications) and have come across several Oliver's: 18 September 1838 - The clerk to write to the clerk o...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hello All, When jotting up the roots of the Welsh Connection it struck me that of the three surviving son's of Edwin and Elizabeth, two branches (George and John Mark) are well researched and we know of many descendants, however, the third of the three son's (Ambrose David) seems to be less researche...

jane · jane

Well, finding those three children of Jason & Sarah Oliver all baptised in the Witney Wesleyan Methodist circuit in 1869 has opened up a whole new branch of the family tree.Jason was a very unusual first name in the 19th century. The 1841 and 1851 censuses show just two Jason Olivers in the whole o...

rene oliver · rene oliver

Hi Shane and any other `cousins` out there. Since getting hooked on this web site I seem to have lost track of my aim - James Oliver. I have James Oliver bn. 1777 son of William and Mary. What became of him?? Then I have the James Oliver who married Margaret T. Herbert in 1819. Are we talking about...

Maria · Maria

William Albert Bayliss' daughter: Phyllis Marie Bayliss b. 20 October 1926 m. 26 June 1948 to David Devlin Thorburn in Victoria, BC ------------------ David Devlin Thorburn b. 18 July 1926, Victoria, BC d. 21 April 1990, Nanaimo, BC ------------------ children: Lynne Frances b. 25 July 1949 Andr...

Linda · Linda

Great video Shane and what a good idea to include Irene's message - it was so appropriate for a Family Day and it still brings a tear to my eye. Looking forward to the next Family Day. Linda

Linda · Linda

I've heard on the grapevine that there will be a display of photographs of Stonesfield on Bank holiday Monday from 11-4 in the Stonesfield Village Hall. I'm not sure whether this will be just photo's of Stonesfield village or whether there will also be photo's of Stonesfield residents but for anyone...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, Herewith are some Witney Gazette Snippets from 1961-1962 with some our own mentioned. These will hopefully be of interest, and certainly for one or two of our messageboard regulars! 1 - 01-09-1961 - This first item is of course your Dad Irene, William (Billy) Oliver, hope you don't mind pos...

Linda · Linda

Hello everyone First of all thanks to Jane for the tip about the Warwickshire records online. My request concerns James Oliver (1773-1836) and Margaret Temple Herbert (1796-1856). They are my Gt. Gt. Gt. Grandparents. They appear on several Public Family Trees on Ancestry and before I contact t...

jane · jane

Good news for all you lucky folks who have Warwickshire ancestors . . . which is anyone descended from Josiah Oliver I think? Digital images of Warwickshire parish registers are now online on Ancestry. You can browse by parish or search by name. I did a few Oliver searches to see what happened, and th...

Debbie · Debbie

Hi Everyone I attach a photo of members of the Oliver clan which I have just found in some photos Derek (Danny) Gray kindly gave me. I don't know who the people in the photo are. Can anyone help? Debbie

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hello All, As we've seen before, the Witney Gazette newspaper often provides us with a level of information regarding our Olivers that probably doesn't exist anywhere else. On this occasion its from the Saturday October 1st 1904 edition and is regarding the death of Jesse Oliver. He is fro...

jane · jane

Hello all (If you feel like you've read this before, you probably have, as I accidentally posted it in the Member Introductions section first. Here it is again in a more sensible place.) I've been trawling through the 1906 Witney Gazette looking for other local history stuff, but couldn't help find...

jane · jane

I can't seem to help bumping into Olivers whatever I'm doing. At the moment I am sorting out mountains of papers and photographs connected with the history of Early's, blanket makers of Witney. They had what's called a Half Century Club which people were eligible to join when they'd worked for the co...

Linda · Linda

There's an interesting entry in the Finstock baptisms dated August 1880. The baptism is for the son of Samuel Miller - occupation: Servant to Jos. Oliver Esq. Which Oliver was this to be able to afford a Servant! Linda

Linda · Linda

Hello and welcome to the messageboard to Helen. Good to hear from another Oliver descendant. Shane - what about this for a challenge - a world wide computer link-up for the next Oliver Family day! The video we had from Irene at the last Family Day was great. I'll leave you with that thought. Bye for n...

margaret grace · margaret grace

Would the lady who thinks we may be related thro' Dinah Oliver like to please identify herself on the photo..I think she is called Cassie..intrigued to see if there is a family resemblance.!! Hope to be in touch again soon. Margaret Grace

Linda · Linda

New photo's, hearth tax, dinosaurs, Welsh connection, cousins marrying cousins - great stuff Shane - enjoyed them all - thanks. Linda

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, Whilst over in Stonesfield churchyard just recently I spotted that a gravestone of what would be a Great-Great-Aunt and Uncle of mine (so not a direct line) had a few weeds on it and some foliage that have turned brown and died. I was tempted to pull up the weeds and do a general little tidy up of the...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Wishing a Happy 90th Birthday to my Great Aunt Milly, born Millicent Helen Oliver in Stonesfield May 23rd 1921. She (and her husband John) have been hugely helpful in recalling names and stories from my immediate part of the Oliver family and they're both always so interested to hear of my findings an...

rene oliver · rene oliver

Hi Shane, Just dug out some old notes and I am not sure if I have mentioned them before. Would the following be related to our Olivers of Long Compton do you think? Marriages - Long Compton 25th October 1686 John Oliver/ Elizabeth Prentice Both of this Parish 31st October 1702 Richar...

jane · jane

After a childhood holiday in Lyme Regis I became fascinated with fossils, so I was interested when I moved to the Witney area to learn of the importance of Stonesfield in the history of palaeontology. The first dinosaur to be described scientifically (by William Buckland) came from Stonesfield, a...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Over time I've stumbled across a few examples of where distance cousins married and often wondered if they knew that they were they were distantly related. Here are a couple that spring to mind. Firstly, the marriage of John H P Oliver, the son of Harry Oliver who founded the Olivers garages in Long Han...

margaret grace · margaret grace

Would love to hear from anyone who may have connections to DINAH OLIVER 1834-1905 after 1834 ANN HOUNSLOW 1819-1858 parentage/siblings etc, Also message to IRENE it seems we are distant cousins..and you still live at Stonesfield where part of my family lived at one time!(my Gt.Gr.D.headstone i...

cassie2008 · cassie2008

Hi I would like to say how much Ive enjoyed searching through this site. Ive not been online for a long time because of illness... I particularly like the new photographs, especially the wonderful family photo. Thankyou and well done

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, As I briefly mentioned at the Oliver Family History Day on Sunday I am in the process of transferring the simple (and very out of date) list's of people that were previously on the website into what will hopefully be a much more useful online family tree. The original lists of names really didn't...

Linda · Linda

Thank you Shane and Jane for another fantastic Oliver family history day. It was great to meet up with everyone again and to see some new faces. As usual the presentations were extremely interesting. Irene's very appropriate and emotional message as the finale was the 'icing on the cake'. Linda

rene oliver · rene oliver

HAVE A LOVELY DAY SUNDAY. I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU. Irene

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, A while back I was passed a photograph of a lady who is believed to be a 'Mrs Oliver'. The date of the photo is believed to be 1947-1948 and it was suggested she is making gloves. The location was unspecified. Does anyone recognise this 'Mrs Oliver'? Does anybody recognise the location? Does it l...

Linda · Linda

Did anyone see Heir Hunters on BBC 1 on Tuesday? On the list of unclaimed estates they mentioned Olwyn Murial Oliver who died in August 1999 in Bartestree, Hereford. They had been unable to trace any relatives. Could she be one of our Oliver's? Bye for now - Linda

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, As we've worked our way into the 1900's we've seen more and more Oliver's and Oliver descendants emigrating in search of news lives on far off shores. There are many examples dotted through various threads here on th emessageboard, in various articles and several of our website members have e...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	hunting for Oliver's (Preview) By now I am sure a lot of you have seen both my post about finding Oliver's in my family -- with the help of a member of this page he had directed me to another way that I can look for my real family , I ask that if anybody has any information about the people that I have listed on this page Please let me know . I am no...	Kliggs	0	1314	Thu May 7 17:45 2015 by Kliggs
	Looking for Olivers (Preview) To whom it may Concern My name is Kevin Liggs I am looking for information on the Oliver / Torvill Family history . From what I have be able to collect is that my Grand mother who was Elsie Torvill married a Harry Oliver 1937 in Beeston in the county of Nottingham My grandfather's (Harry Oliver) father wa...	Kliggs	1	1408	Sat May 2 20:54 2015 by Floyd (Tom)
	Oliver / Torvill History (Preview) This is what I have found on the Torvill side of the family -- If this looks familiar to any one please let me know Descendants of George Torvill:George Torvill son of George Torvill and Sarah Sallabank was born Q 1870in Huntington, Yorkshire1 and died 1941 in Basford Registration District 2 ag...	Kliggs	0	1113	Fri May 1 18:46 2015 by Kliggs
	Looking for a lead (Preview) Looking for Oliver family before Stephen location etc ??? is there a match located in Cornwall, Devon ?? Cmon Shane , put on your thinking cap LOL Floyd (Tom)	Floyd (Tom)	0	1001	Fri Apr 24 23:29 2015 by Floyd (Tom)
	From Combe to Canada (Preview) All the recent discussions about members of the Oliver family settling in Canada, particularly Vancouver Island, has made me wonder about my own Grandparents move to Canada in 1913. What made them choose Vancouver Island? Was it just coincidence or was it because they knew the Oliver's already t...	Linda	0	1249	Tue Apr 14 14:54 2015 by Linda
	Oliver Wedding Photograph Video - Marking two fabulous Anniversaries in March 2015 (Preview) Hi All, I had prepared a presentation for last years Oliver Family History Day that included a number of lovely old wedding photographs that various family members had kindly shared over the years - the day whizzed by and sadly we ran out of time to show the presentation. Meanwhile, this month has se...	Shane Bywaters	3	1300	Mon Apr 6 21:26 2015 by ancient rowman
	OliVox - Something new for the website! Billy Oliver Interview Dempsey Stonesfield (Preview) Hi All, The next time you open up www.oliverfamilyhistory.co.uk please could you press the F5 key on your keyboard - why?, well, if you don't already see it, this will refresh your screen and you should then see a new option in the top menu, OliVox. So what is OliVox. Its something I've been thinking ab...	Shane Bywaters	4	1749	Wed Mar 11 21:26 2015 by Shane Bywaters
	More Olivers from the Museum archives (Preview) Hello everyone I have been rummaging around in Witney & District Museum's archives looking for anything from 1911, for our latest exhibition ('Witney 100 years ago'). Here are some Olivers I found along the way: (i) Pension records In a ledger called 'Old Age Pensions: Register of Claims and Q...	jane	5	1474	Fri Feb 27 11:27 2015 by Oliver
	Legible Oliver gravestones for four consecutive generations (in Stonesfield) (Preview) Hi All, In my experience of trying to locate Oliver graves within Stonesfield churchyard I think its quite rare to find fully legible gravestones for four consecutive generations of an Oliver family line - though I have found that there is at least one, which I thought I'd share. Here is the direct l...	Shane Bywaters	9	2547	Wed Feb 25 21:27 2015 by Shane Bywaters
	Methodist Olivers (Preview) It is easy to forget that many of our ancestors were not Anglicans but attended non-conformist chapels of some description. Post-1837 non-conformist records can be hard to track down, but we're fortunate that there's a transcript of Wesleyan Methodist baptisms in the Witney circuit 1837-1951. ...	jane	29	4130	Mon Feb 23 16:13 2015 by Barb Silvester
	Evelyn Oliver from Hartlepool. (Preview) Hi to you Shane and Christine. I have uncovered a few facts about Auntie Evelyn that may not be known about.Although I knew that she had been widowed quite young I did not know any of the details. Unlike Mollie, Mabs and Gladys she probably didn't meet her husband at Burley in Wharfedale. Wherever she m...	ancient rowman	3	1891	Fri Feb 13 13:09 2015 by Shane Bywaters
	Molly Oliver from Hartlepool (Preview) Phil Kindly supplied this photo and we can see a resemblance to Emma Nina in previous posts. Molly at her christening taken around 1917/18. Third Photo of Bower Street, Hartlepool, around 1949, Molly, carrying Phil with his brother Chris, Granny Oliver and Aunty Gladys. A young beauty. a beautif...	Chris	17	1794	Tue Jan 20 21:59 2015 by ancient rowman
	Thank you (Preview) I'm sure you will all join me in thanking Shane for all his hard work on our Oliver family history over the past year. The website, the Family History Day, the video's on You Tube - all fantastic - uniting the Oliver family not only here in Oxfordshire but worldwide. It's a huge task. AND - if you haven'...	Linda	1	1007	Wed Dec 31 21:07 2014 by Barb Silvester
	Best Wishes for 2015 to all Oliver's and Oliver descendants everywhere! (Preview) Hi Everyone, Post number 1000 here on the messageboard! I hope you're all having a really enjoyable festive season. As thoughts turn to a new year I'd just like to say thanks again to everyone for your interest in the ongoing discovery of our Oliver family history. All of your contributions whether th...	Shane Bywaters	0	962	Wed Dec 31 11:27 2014 by Shane Bywaters
	Remembrance (Preview) Remembering today all those in our large Oliver family who have lost their lives in conflict. I will be particularly remembering my great uncle - Philip Oliver - born in Combe - he lost his life on the 17th November 1918 age 24. Linda	Linda	4	1166	Thu Dec 11 12:15 2014 by Chris
	Margaret Temple Herbert (Preview) Not sure if anyone else is interested in the James Oliver/Margaret Temple Herbert line but I've just come across some information about Margaret which I thought I would share. Browsing through the Stonesfield Parish records I noticed a baptism entry for Margaret Tempero Herbert baseborn daughte...	Linda	2	1009	Sun Nov 16 11:07 2014 by Linda
	Family History Day 28 September 2014 (Preview) Thank you Shane for another wonderful Oliver Family day. The talk by Shaun Morley was excellent. It was good to meet you Barb, there was so much going on we didn't get much time to chat. I was pleased to be able to pass on the copy of the birth certificate to Richard Barratt Oliver's family, again we did...	Linda	5	930	Tue Oct 7 13:43 2014 by Shane Bywaters
	CONFIRMED - Oliver Family History Day 2014 Oliver Family History Day 2014 Stonesfield (Preview) Its all systems go for the Oliver Family History Day 2014 - please help spread the word and lets try and make it the best Oliver Family History Day yet! Anyone interested in learning more about their Oliver family history and meeting up with lots of Oliver relations is more than welcome to come along! Th...	Shane Bywaters	3	1582	Sat Sep 13 07:18 2014 by Shane Bywaters
	Barrett/Barratt and Oliver Family links (Preview) Hi All, We've seen lots of examples where familar family names crop up in marriages throughout the generations, however, one particular family of 'Barrett boys' appear to have had a particularly strong passion for 'Oliver girls'. This photo of 9 Barrett brothers and sisters is from one of my Ston...	Shane Bywaters	12	4521	Fri Aug 29 12:54 2014 by Shane Bywaters
	Oliver's in the Woodstock Poor Law records (Preview) I have been browsing through the Collection of Records from the Parishes of the Woodstock Poor Law Union and Workhouse covering 1835-1840 (one the the many brilliant Oxfordshire Blacksheep Publications) and have come across several Oliver's: 18 September 1838 - The clerk to write to the clerk o...	Linda	2	1388	Tue Mar 11 19:32 2014 by Linda
	Can we piece together the family of welsh born Ambrose Oliver?... Ambrose Oliver Ambrose David Oliver Liskeard (Preview) Hello All, When jotting up the roots of the Welsh Connection it struck me that of the three surviving son's of Edwin and Elizabeth, two branches (George and John Mark) are well researched and we know of many descendants, however, the third of the three son's (Ambrose David) seems to be less researche...	Shane Bywaters	23	5297	Tue May 21 04:03 2013 by Shane Bywaters
	More emigrants to Canada: Jason Oliver (c.1831-1916) and his wife Sarah (née Knight) (Preview) Well, finding those three children of Jason & Sarah Oliver all baptised in the Witney Wesleyan Methodist circuit in 1869 has opened up a whole new branch of the family tree.Jason was a very unusual first name in the 19th century. The 1841 and 1851 censuses show just two Jason Olivers in the whole o...	jane	2	1355	Sat May 18 09:21 2013 by Shane Bywaters
	James Oliver (Preview) Hi Shane and any other `cousins` out there. Since getting hooked on this web site I seem to have lost track of my aim - James Oliver. I have James Oliver bn. 1777 son of William and Mary. What became of him?? Then I have the James Oliver who married Margaret T. Herbert in 1819. Are we talking about...	rene oliver	10	1675	Tue Feb 5 21:58 2013 by Linda
	Vancouver Island, BC, Canada descendants (Preview) William Albert Bayliss' daughter: Phyllis Marie Bayliss b. 20 October 1926 m. 26 June 1948 to David Devlin Thorburn in Victoria, BC ------------------ David Devlin Thorburn b. 18 July 1926, Victoria, BC d. 21 April 1990, Nanaimo, BC ------------------ children: Lynne Frances b. 25 July 1949 Andr...	Maria	15	5299	Tue Sep 11 04:38 2012 by Shane Bywaters
	Family day video (Preview) Great video Shane and what a good idea to include Irene's message - it was so appropriate for a Family Day and it still brings a tear to my eye. Looking forward to the next Family Day. Linda	Linda	3	825	Thu Jun 28 19:50 2012 by Betty
	Stonesfield Photographs (Preview) I've heard on the grapevine that there will be a display of photographs of Stonesfield on Bank holiday Monday from 11-4 in the Stonesfield Village Hall. I'm not sure whether this will be just photo's of Stonesfield village or whether there will also be photo's of Stonesfield residents but for anyone...	Linda	1	820	Fri Jun 1 15:18 2012 by Shane Bywaters
	Various Witney Gazette Snippets 1961-1962 (Preview) Hi All, Herewith are some Witney Gazette Snippets from 1961-1962 with some our own mentioned. These will hopefully be of interest, and certainly for one or two of our messageboard regulars! 1 - 01-09-1961 - This first item is of course your Dad Irene, William (Billy) Oliver, hope you don't mind pos...	Shane Bywaters	5	1154	Wed May 9 22:50 2012 by rene oliver
	Public Family Trees - Ancestry (Preview) Hello everyone First of all thanks to Jane for the tip about the Warwickshire records online. My request concerns James Oliver (1773-1836) and Margaret Temple Herbert (1796-1856). They are my Gt. Gt. Gt. Grandparents. They appear on several Public Family Trees on Ancestry and before I contact t...	Linda	2	1682	Tue Apr 3 21:49 2012 by Linda
	Warwickshire parish registers go online (Preview) Good news for all you lucky folks who have Warwickshire ancestors . . . which is anyone descended from Josiah Oliver I think? Digital images of Warwickshire parish registers are now online on Ancestry. You can browse by parish or search by name. I did a few Oliver searches to see what happened, and th...	jane	6	953	Sat Mar 31 23:53 2012 by rene oliver
	Photo Mystery (Preview) Hi Everyone I attach a photo of members of the Oliver clan which I have just found in some photos Derek (Danny) Gray kindly gave me. I don't know who the people in the photo are. Can anyone help? Debbie	Debbie	9	1289	Sat Feb 11 21:47 2012 by Shane Bywaters
	Newpaper snippet, the death of Jesse Oliver, 1914 Jesse Oliver Stonesfield Witney Gazette newspaper 1904 (Preview) Hello All, As we've seen before, the Witney Gazette newspaper often provides us with a level of information regarding our Olivers that probably doesn't exist anywhere else. On this occasion its from the Saturday October 1st 1904 edition and is regarding the death of Jesse Oliver. He is fro...	Shane Bywaters	0	1721	Sun Nov 20 14:00 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	More Oliver snippets from the 'Witney Gazette' (Preview) Hello all (If you feel like you've read this before, you probably have, as I accidentally posted it in the Member Introductions section first. Here it is again in a more sensible place.) I've been trawling through the 1906 Witney Gazette looking for other local history stuff, but couldn't help find...	jane	11	1582	Sat Oct 29 21:17 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Blanket-making Olivers (Preview) I can't seem to help bumping into Olivers whatever I'm doing. At the moment I am sorting out mountains of papers and photographs connected with the history of Early's, blanket makers of Witney. They had what's called a Half Century Club which people were eligible to join when they'd worked for the co...	jane	22	1779	Sun Sep 25 17:55 2011 by Barb Silvester
	Jos. Oliver Esq. (Preview) There's an interesting entry in the Finstock baptisms dated August 1880. The baptism is for the son of Samuel Miller - occupation: Servant to Jos. Oliver Esq. Which Oliver was this to be able to afford a Servant! Linda	Linda	4	1372	Sat Sep 3 12:34 2011 by Linda
	Oliver link-up across the world (Preview) Hello and welcome to the messageboard to Helen. Good to hear from another Oliver descendant. Shane - what about this for a challenge - a world wide computer link-up for the next Oliver Family day! The video we had from Irene at the last Family Day was great. I'll leave you with that thought. Bye for n...	Linda	2	948	Sun Jul 31 16:54 2011 by rene oliver
	oliver family day photograph (Preview) Would the lady who thinks we may be related thro' Dinah Oliver like to please identify herself on the photo..I think she is called Cassie..intrigued to see if there is a family resemblance.!! Hope to be in touch again soon. Margaret Grace	margaret grace	2	825	Fri Jun 10 17:44 2011 by margaret grace
	New things (Preview) New photo's, hearth tax, dinosaurs, Welsh connection, cousins marrying cousins - great stuff Shane - enjoyed them all - thanks. Linda	Linda	2	976	Thu May 26 17:16 2011 by Linda
	Grave etiquette? (Preview) Hi All, Whilst over in Stonesfield churchyard just recently I spotted that a gravestone of what would be a Great-Great-Aunt and Uncle of mine (so not a direct line) had a few weeds on it and some foliage that have turned brown and died. I was tempted to pull up the weeds and do a general little tidy up of the...	Shane Bywaters	0	806	Wed May 25 13:44 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Happy 90th Birthday! (Preview) Wishing a Happy 90th Birthday to my Great Aunt Milly, born Millicent Helen Oliver in Stonesfield May 23rd 1921. She (and her husband John) have been hugely helpful in recalling names and stories from my immediate part of the Oliver family and they're both always so interested to hear of my findings an...	Shane Bywaters	2	832	Tue May 24 12:20 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Olivers of Long Compton (Preview) Hi Shane, Just dug out some old notes and I am not sure if I have mentioned them before. Would the following be related to our Olivers of Long Compton do you think? Marriages - Long Compton 25th October 1686 John Oliver/ Elizabeth Prentice Both of this Parish 31st October 1702 Richar...	rene oliver	1	843	Tue May 24 12:05 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Stonesfield Olivers discover dinosaurs? (Preview) After a childhood holiday in Lyme Regis I became fascinated with fossils, so I was interested when I moved to the Witney area to learn of the importance of Stonesfield in the history of palaeontology. The first dinosaur to be described scientifically (by William Buckland) came from Stonesfield, a...	jane	5	1169	Fri May 20 19:20 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Did they know they were related? (Preview) Over time I've stumbled across a few examples of where distance cousins married and often wondered if they knew that they were they were distantly related. Here are a couple that spring to mind. Firstly, the marriage of John H P Oliver, the son of Harry Oliver who founded the Olivers garages in Long Han...	Shane Bywaters	0	869	Thu May 19 20:06 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	DINAH OLIVER 1834 -1905 (Preview) Would love to hear from anyone who may have connections to DINAH OLIVER 1834-1905 after 1834 ANN HOUNSLOW 1819-1858 parentage/siblings etc, Also message to IRENE it seems we are distant cousins..and you still live at Stonesfield where part of my family lived at one time!(my Gt.Gr.D.headstone i...	margaret grace	3	1067	Wed May 11 17:14 2011 by margaret grace
	Enjoying the website (Preview) Hi I would like to say how much Ive enjoyed searching through this site. Ive not been online for a long time because of illness... I particularly like the new photographs, especially the wonderful family photo. Thankyou and well done	cassie2008	1	791	Tue May 10 14:46 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	New online Oliver family tree (Preview) Hi All, As I briefly mentioned at the Oliver Family History Day on Sunday I am in the process of transferring the simple (and very out of date) list's of people that were previously on the website into what will hopefully be a much more useful online family tree. The original lists of names really didn't...	Shane Bywaters	4	1877	Mon Apr 25 16:10 2011 by Linda
	Oliver family day (Preview) Thank you Shane and Jane for another fantastic Oliver family history day. It was great to meet up with everyone again and to see some new faces. As usual the presentations were extremely interesting. Irene's very appropriate and emotional message as the finale was the 'icing on the cake'. Linda	Linda	12	951	Wed Apr 13 19:33 2011 by Betty
	Olivers at Large (Preview) HAVE A LOVELY DAY SUNDAY. I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU. Irene	rene oliver	1	843	Sun Apr 10 20:15 2011 by Linda
	Do you recognise this lady? - Mrs Oliver? (Preview) Hi All, A while back I was passed a photograph of a lady who is believed to be a 'Mrs Oliver'. The date of the photo is believed to be 1947-1948 and it was suggested she is making gloves. The location was unspecified. Does anyone recognise this 'Mrs Oliver'? Does anybody recognise the location? Does it l...	Shane Bywaters	17	1516	Sun Mar 20 11:22 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Heir Hunters (Preview) Did anyone see Heir Hunters on BBC 1 on Tuesday? On the list of unclaimed estates they mentioned Olwyn Murial Oliver who died in August 1999 in Bartestree, Hereford. They had been unable to trace any relatives. Could she be one of our Oliver's? Bye for now - Linda	Linda	2	833	Fri Mar 18 17:36 2011 by Linda
	Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to the United States (Preview) Hi All, As we've worked our way into the 1900's we've seen more and more Oliver's and Oliver descendants emigrating in search of news lives on far off shores. There are many examples dotted through various threads here on th emessageboard, in various articles and several of our website members have e...	Shane Bywaters	1	896	Tue Mar 15 22:33 2011 by Shane Bywaters
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