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Newpaper snippet, the death of Jesse Oliver, 1914
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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...
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More Oliver snippets from the 'Witney Gazette'
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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...
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Blanket-making Olivers
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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...
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Jos. Oliver Esq.
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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
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Oliver link-up across the world
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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...
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oliver family day photograph
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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
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New things
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New photo's, hearth tax, dinosaurs, Welsh connection, cousins marrying cousins - great stuff Shane - enjoyed them all - thanks. Linda
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Grave etiquette?
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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...
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Happy 90th Birthday!
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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...
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Olivers of Long Compton
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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...
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Stonesfield Olivers discover dinosaurs?
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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...
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Did they know they were related?
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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...
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DINAH OLIVER 1834 -1905
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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...
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Enjoying the website
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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
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New online Oliver family tree
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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...
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Oliver family day
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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
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Olivers at Large
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HAVE A LOVELY DAY SUNDAY. I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU. Irene
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Do you recognise this lady? - Mrs Oliver?
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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...
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Heir Hunters
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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
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Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to the United States
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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...
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Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to Canada
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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...
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Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to A N Other
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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...
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Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to Australia
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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...
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Old Chipping Norton School Photos - Familiar Names and Faces?!?!
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Hello All, Whilst generally browsing the internet for new things Oliver, I happened to stumble upon a website for ex-chipping Norton School Pupils http://www.exchippy.org.uk/. It looks like a great site for any ex'chippy pupil, lots of names and photo's etc. Well, as you do, you try and track...
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Robert & Susanna(h) Oliver and family: the story so far
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Hello all There's been a lot of discussion of various members of this family, so I thought it might be helpful to summarise what we know so far and perhaps highlight some of the gaps in our knowledge. This summary is mostly from census returns and BMD registrations: details from Stonesfield parish reg...
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'Oliver' Silver Band Members in the 1950's....
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Hellooo .. Whilst browsing through a couple of books, two or three new Olivers jumped out at me, and ones that I personally can't locate in my tree, wondering if anyone is familar or aware of them? They are all Silver Band Members. image below are circa 1950's. Firstly. In Dorothy Calcutt's 'My Three H...
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William Oliver, his Family, WW1, The White Horse Pub
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Hi All, We've been lucky enough to locate the Army Records of William Oliver b.1896 who the records detail as living at the White Horse Pub in Stonesfield. Below is an extract from the top page of his records, the full document can be viewed via the 'Oliver Army Records' article in the Facts and Happenin...
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Joshua(1797), Solomon (1802) and James (1803) - Mysteries????
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This is a new seperate topic for a question rasied in the Allan Oliver of Coombe thread - the link being that Solomon (1802) was Allan Olivers G-Grandfather. Irene C asked: 'By the way do we know the parents of Soloman Oliver bn. 1802?' Shane replied: So, Solomon, well to date I haven't managed to find an...
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Oliver Family History Day 2011
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Hello, I'm pleased that we will we holding another family history day this year and we'll all have another opportunity to get together, share information, learn about what's new and enjoy some informative presentations. Below is an initial flyer for the 2011 day with some useful information. Hope...
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Mary Oliver - burial
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I've been trying to trace where my Gt. Gt. Grandmother Mary Oliver is buried. She died in Stonesfield on the 6 August 1894 but doesn't appear on the Stonesfield graveyard plan. The Stonesfield Parish transcriptions don't go up to the 1890's and the Burial Index on Findmypast doesn't cover Oxfords...
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Another transported Oliver (Stephen Oliver, born about 1807)
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The prison hulk registers on Ancestry allow you to search by surname plus place of conviction, so I looked for Olivers sentenced in Oxford. As expected, Joshua & Solomon Oliver appeared in the search results, but so did another Oliver: Stephen Oliver, aged 27, convicted 1 March 1834, at Oxford...
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Phillip and Minnie Oliver and family, Grandson Terence, Canada, Newspaper cutting
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CANADIAN VISITORS AT STONESFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Oliver of Combe Road, Stonesfield, have been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia during the past week. John Oliver, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Oliver of Pond Hill, left Stonesfield in 1...
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"Stonesfield Slate" (and other Stonesfield books)
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Hello Fellow Researchers I have recently been introduced to this site by another researcher of the Olivers and of course duly received a warm welcome when I first e-mailed Shane.I have been reading all the discussions with great interest. I descend from John Oliver and Sarah Painton, Solomon Oli...
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Stonesfield 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 Census
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Hi All, Most of us will be familiar with the 1841 to 1901 census records, access to the 1911 information is also becoming more and more widespread everyday, however, those with ancestors that were living in Stonesfield in 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 may also be interested to know that information from c...
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Some Oliver wills from 1861-1941 index
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Our present probate system was set up in 1858 and until recently the indexes were not widely available. However, now quite a sizeable chunk of the "National Probate Calendar" is online via Ancestry, covering 1861 to 1941. The wills themselves aren’t online, unfortunately. You can o...
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An unhappy Christmas, 1856
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Here's a cautionary tale from Jackson's Oxford Journal of Saturday 3 January, 1857: "STONESFIELD" "An inquest was held at the Marlborough Arms public house, on Monday last, on the body of Caleb Oliver, a slate maker, who was found frozen to death early in the morning on the previous...
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Certificates & Augustus (1824-1849) & Elizabeth Oliver (nee Buckingham), Hall Park, Providence Place
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Shane, earlier in the year we discussed where was the best place to obtain certificates from. I always use the GRO but you and Jane recommended going to the local Register Office if possible for various reasons including price, speed of delivery and accuracy. I took your advice recently and ordere...
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Oliver photos in 'Oxford Journal Illustrated' (with photo's)
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Thanks to the efforts of volunteers at Oxfordshire Studies, there is now an index online to photographs from 'Oxford Journal Illustrated' 1912-1928. This gives the following references to portraits of Olivers in the First World War: 23 Dec 1914, P. Oliver ('local casualties') 28 June 1916, Pte P...
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William Oliver - Finstock - Attempted Suicide in 1893
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Hi All, As we continue to turn as many stones as possible in the search of new family history I suppose its inevitable that from time to time we'll uncover items that are more sombre than others. Two such items have come to light recently, one of which is detailed below. The Witney Gazette of April 29th 18...
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Oliver Family History Day 2010 - Video now on website
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Hi Everyone, Just wanted to say that, finally, I have posted a short video from our Oliver Family History Day 2010 to the website, under Family History Day on the left menu. Take a look, hopefully you'll enjoy it and it'll bring back some memories of a really good day - see if you can spot yourself, I thin...
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Glad to be back
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Glad the website is up and running and looking forward to some great information now logged in as Maz instead of Marian still the samr old me
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Oxford Prison
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On the 1841 census Augustine Oliver aged 15 is shown to be in Oxford Prison. I have not been able to discover what crime he committed. I have tried Jacksons Oxford journal without success. Can anyone suggest where else to look? There is also one of those spooky coincidences attached to this story -...
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A Witty Ditty - Stonesfield Families in 1897
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Hi All, I thought I would share this extract from a 1995 edition of the Oxfordshire Family History magazine. I personally found it interesting from a number of aspects, from a more general 'Stonesfield' families capacity, the occasion that it was borne out of and of course specifically from an Ol...
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Hello again
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Hello again to everyone. Good to see the website up and running again. Thanks Shane Linda
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A couple of website new items
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Hello, I just thought I would point out a couple of items that are new on the website today (just incase anyone misses the little red NEW text). Picture Gallery NEW Firstly is the introduction of a Picture Gallery, which currently includes a small initial batch of old Oliver family photographs. Th...
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A naughty Oliver with an unusual job
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Once upon a time, long long ago, there were policemen on the beat in Witney, who kept a watchful eye on what was going on. The vigilance of Witney policemen meant that Witney Petty Sessions was always full of people who'd committed offences that now usually go un-noticed and unpunished. (So speaks a g...
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Cup final results (89 years out of date)
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Not FA Cup Final day 2010, but the Witney & District Football League Cup Final, 1921, between the cup holders (Witney Swifts) and Stonesfield. The match took place at the Boys' Brigade Ground, Newland, on 30 April 1921. The teams were announced in that day's 'Witney Gazette': Witney Swifts (p...
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J. Oliver, an enterprising carrier
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In 1909 this advertisement appeared regularly in the news section of the 'Witney Gazette', under the heading Carterton: ‘J. OLIVER conveys passengers and goods on Wednesdays and Saturdays in each week between Carterton and Oxford, starting from the Cross Roads at Carterton at 8 o’clock a.m.; bac...
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A change in the Website?
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That was a bit of shock Shane. I thought my computer had gone crazy again. Linda
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Absent from school
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I have just come across another snippet of information in Jacksons Oxford Journal about my Great grandfather - William Augustus Oliver: Jacksons Oxford Journal - Saturday October 13 1894 'Augustus Oliver, labourer, Combe was summoned for not sending his child Sidney regularly to school. The ca...
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