General Oliver Discussion

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I briefly mentioned at the Oliver Family History Day on Sunday I am in the process of transferring the simple (and very out of date) list's of people that were previously on the website into what will hopefully be a much more useful online family tree.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...

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...

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...

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

jane · jane

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

Linda · Linda

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...

jane · jane

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...

jane · jane

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...

Betty · Betty

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

jane · jane

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...

jane · jane

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...

Linda · Linda

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...

jane · jane

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

Maz · Maz

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

Linda · Linda

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 -...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

Linda · Linda

Hello again to everyone. Good to see the website up and running again. Thanks Shane Linda

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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...

jane · jane

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...

jane · jane

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...

jane · jane

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...

Linda · Linda

That was a bit of shock Shane. I thought my computer had gone crazy again. Linda

Linda · Linda

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...

Linda · Linda

There is an interesting article in the Oxford Times dated 8 April regarding Stonesfield dialect. Page 13 - the Chris Koenig column. Linda (Them from Stunsfield speaks same as us from 'ambra !)

Linda · Linda

I'm hoping that either Shane or Rene will be able to help me with this. I have just received a copy of Mary Oliver's death certificate. This is Mary Oliver mother of Willliam Augustus. All the details fit - died in Stonesfield 1894 , 74 years old (about right) informant George Swinford - son-in-law (...

Linda · Linda

Thank you Shane for all your work in organizing the Family Day. It was fantastic. Your presentation of the family tree was so interesting incorporating so many facts, stories, photographs and much more. Thanks to the guest speakers too, Jane and Shaun, they gave excellent presentations fu...

Linda · Linda

I'm sure that other family researchers have noticed how often things turn up during their research which sends a bit of a shiver down the spine. The Oliver family has been in Oxfordshire for hundreds of years so I suppose it is not surprising that we bump into Oliver descendants or find that we have...

Linda · Linda

My Grandmother, Elizabeth Oliver (1881-1962), was left handed and I am not sure if this comes down from her maternal or paternal side. I am also left handed, so is my son and my niece. There are also other left handers on my Oliver branch of the family. I am, therefore, interested to know if any of the ot...

Linda · Linda

Hello everyone I have been looking at the brothers and sisters of my Gt.Gt. Grandmother Mary Oliver (in other words the children of James and Margaret Oliver of Finstock) and have found on the 1841 census that Augustine born 1824 was in Oxford Prison. He was only 15. I haven't yet been able to find hi...

jane · jane

As promised here are some instructions on using ‘Jackson’s Oxford Journal’ (and 47 other newspapers) online. You will need a current Oxfordshire library ticket to get in by this method. Other county library services may have access to the same database, which is provided by a company called Gal...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, The Kellys Business Directories (a sort of yellow pages from yesteryear I believe) list Olivers as shopkeepers in Finstock, certainly as far back as 1854 and as recent as 1911, extracts below: Here's 1854, Edward Oliver as the Shopkeeper: Here's 1911, Charlotte as the Shopkeeper (Widow, hu...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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	993	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	983	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	1335	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	983	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	1216	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	956	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	2050	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	1103	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	1020	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	1680	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	991	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	1008	Tue Mar 15 22:33 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to Canada (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	968	Tue Mar 15 22:21 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to A N Other (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	0	1059	Tue Mar 15 19:12 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Oliver's (and Oliver descendants) who have emigrated to Australia (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...	Shane Bywaters	0	924	Tue Mar 15 19:08 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Old Chipping Norton School Photos - Familiar Names and Faces?!?! (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	10	6918	Wed Feb 9 04:21 2011 by Barb Silvester
	Robert & Susanna(h) Oliver and family: the story so far (Preview) 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...	jane	4	1269	Mon Feb 7 14:10 2011 by jane
	'Oliver' Silver Band Members in the 1950's.... (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	3	1648	Sat Feb 5 03:13 2011 by Barb Silvester
	William Oliver, his Family, WW1, The White Horse Pub (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	6	1742	Thu Feb 3 00:57 2011 by Barb Silvester
	Joshua(1797), Solomon (1802) and James (1803) - Mysteries???? (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	13	2223	Wed Feb 2 23:12 2011 by Liz S
	Oliver Family History Day 2011 (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	0	960	Tue Feb 1 21:50 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Mary Oliver - burial (Preview) 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...	Linda	2	952	Tue Feb 1 20:05 2011 by Linda
	Another transported Oliver (Stephen Oliver, born about 1807) (Preview) 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...	jane	1	844	Fri Jan 28 08:39 2011 by jane
	Phillip and Minnie Oliver and family, Grandson Terence, Canada, Newspaper cutting (Preview) 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...	jane	8	2961	Tue Jan 25 04:35 2011 by Barb Silvester
	"Stonesfield Slate" (and other Stonesfield books) (Preview) 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...	Betty	8	4426	Wed Jan 5 21:59 2011 by Shane Bywaters
	Stonesfield 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 Census (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	6	6151	Fri Dec 31 09:26 2010 by jane
	Some Oliver wills from 1861-1941 index (Preview) 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...	jane	4	1237	Wed Dec 29 17:59 2010 by jane
	An unhappy Christmas, 1856 (Preview) 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...	jane	2	949	Wed Dec 29 17:18 2010 by jane
	Certificates & Augustus (1824-1849) & Elizabeth Oliver (nee Buckingham), Hall Park, Providence Place (Preview) 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...	Linda	15	1868	Fri Dec 17 16:21 2010 by Linda
	Oliver photos in 'Oxford Journal Illustrated' (with photo's) (Preview) 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...	jane	18	3604	Tue Dec 14 08:37 2010 by Maz
	William Oliver - Finstock - Attempted Suicide in 1893 (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	5	1153	Thu Dec 9 19:49 2010 by jane
	Oliver Family History Day 2010 - Video now on website (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	3	894	Sat Nov 6 19:32 2010 by Linda
	Glad to be back (Preview) 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	Maz	2	850	Sat Nov 6 15:33 2010 by Shane Bywaters
	Oxford Prison (Preview) 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 -...	Linda	5	951	Fri Nov 5 21:06 2010 by Linda
	A Witty Ditty - Stonesfield Families in 1897 (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	1	924	Thu Nov 4 20:34 2010 by Linda
	Hello again (Preview) Hello again to everyone. Good to see the website up and running again. Thanks Shane Linda	Linda	3	894	Wed Nov 3 11:02 2010 by Shane Bywaters
	A couple of website new items (Preview) 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...	Shane Bywaters	1	912	Thu May 20 17:27 2010 by Linda
	A naughty Oliver with an unusual job (Preview) 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...	jane	5	1169	Wed May 19 19:34 2010 by jane
	Cup final results (89 years out of date) (Preview) 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...	jane	2	1399	Tue May 18 13:26 2010 by jane
	J. Oliver, an enterprising carrier (Preview) 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...	jane	0	847	Fri May 7 19:27 2010 by jane
	A change in the Website? (Preview) That was a bit of shock Shane. I thought my computer had gone crazy again. Linda	Linda	3	901	Fri Apr 30 16:18 2010 by rene oliver
	Absent from school (Preview) 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...	Linda	2	887	Thu Apr 29 22:00 2010 by Linda
	Stonesfield dialect (Preview) There is an interesting article in the Oxford Times dated 8 April regarding Stonesfield dialect. Page 13 - the Chris Koenig column. Linda (Them from Stunsfield speaks same as us from 'ambra !)	Linda	2	1111	Wed Apr 14 21:39 2010 by Linda
	Mary Oliver - spanner in the works (Preview) I'm hoping that either Shane or Rene will be able to help me with this. I have just received a copy of Mary Oliver's death certificate. This is Mary Oliver mother of Willliam Augustus. All the details fit - died in Stonesfield 1894 , 74 years old (about right) informant George Swinford - son-in-law (...	Linda	6	1738	Tue Apr 6 10:50 2010 by Linda
	Family Day (Preview) Thank you Shane for all your work in organizing the Family Day. It was fantastic. Your presentation of the family tree was so interesting incorporating so many facts, stories, photographs and much more. Thanks to the guest speakers too, Jane and Shaun, they gave excellent presentations fu...	Linda	4	924	Sat Apr 3 13:30 2010 by rene oliver
	Small world - coincidence - spooky (Preview) I'm sure that other family researchers have noticed how often things turn up during their research which sends a bit of a shiver down the spine. The Oliver family has been in Oxfordshire for hundreds of years so I suppose it is not surprising that we bump into Oliver descendants or find that we have...	Linda	2	928	Sat Apr 3 12:27 2010 by Linda
	Left handed Olivers (Preview) My Grandmother, Elizabeth Oliver (1881-1962), was left handed and I am not sure if this comes down from her maternal or paternal side. I am also left handed, so is my son and my niece. There are also other left handers on my Oliver branch of the family. I am, therefore, interested to know if any of the ot...	Linda	11	1069	Fri Apr 2 15:56 2010 by Linda
	Oxford Prison (Preview) Hello everyone I have been looking at the brothers and sisters of my Gt.Gt. Grandmother Mary Oliver (in other words the children of James and Margaret Oliver of Finstock) and have found on the 1841 census that Augustine born 1824 was in Oxford Prison. He was only 15. I haven't yet been able to find hi...	Linda	2	908	Fri Mar 12 14:26 2010 by Linda
	'Jackson's Oxford Journal' online (Preview) As promised here are some instructions on using ‘Jackson’s Oxford Journal’ (and 47 other newspapers) online. You will need a current Oxfordshire library ticket to get in by this method. Other county library services may have access to the same database, which is provided by a company called Gal...	jane	3	5542	Wed Feb 10 18:48 2010 by Shane Bywaters
	Olivers shop in Finstock (Preview) Hi All, The Kellys Business Directories (a sort of yellow pages from yesteryear I believe) list Olivers as shopkeepers in Finstock, certainly as far back as 1854 and as recent as 1911, extracts below: Here's 1854, Edward Oliver as the Shopkeeper: Here's 1911, Charlotte as the Shopkeeper (Widow, hu...	Shane Bywaters	3	1609	Tue Feb 9 21:20 2010 by rene oliver
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