General Oliver Discussion

jane · jane

Hello Oliver hunters This is a shameless (but Oliver-related) plug for Witney & District Museum where I happen to be a volunteer. From Wednesday 17th June for nine weeks there is an exhibition here about village life. I haven't been involved in organising it at all but have had a preview toda...

jane · jane

Hello again Everyone has gone very quiet so here's another snippet from the 'Witney Gazette'. The edition in question dates from 8 December 1933 and lists the winning entrants in the Witney & District Music Festival. There were awards in all sorts of different categories. Among entrants w...

jane · jane

Hi everybody First I should say that I'm a bit of an impostor as I haven't got any Oxfordshire ancestors at all, as far as I know. I do have some Olivers in my tree a long way back, but they were in Northumberland. About a year ago I was sitting in Witney Library trawling through some old editions of the '...

jane · jane

Newspapers all too often reveal ancestors behaving badly. But here's an Oliver who seems to have been a pillar of the local community: (From the ‘Oxford Times’, 28 May 1954) Alderman E. H. Oliver was re-elected for his third term of office as Mayor of Woodstock. He had first joined the Woodstock Bo...

jane · jane

Hello again Here are a couple more Oliver sightings, quite recently this time (1972): (i) a photo of the Combe Cricket Club first XI includes an M. Oliver and (ii) a photo of the North Leigh football team includes a G. Oliver. Both photos are in the 'Witney Gazette' of 6 April 1972. I didn't get as...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, As I was surfing through a number of old newspapers looking for something quite different, I happened to stumble across this heartbreaking article in 1899 involving 'Shocking Child Neglect' and 'the Oliver family'. Naturally, 'Oh my word, how awful', 'who's this', 'where do they fit in' et...

rene oliver · rene oliver

Hi Shane, Whilst perusing some notes that a good friend in Finstock sends me I came across this entry from Witney Baps. (St. Marys). 19.1.1626 Jeames Ollyver (sic.) - son of Jeames I wonder!!!!!!!! Also another entry - 2.8.1607 - Mary Olley daughter of William and Joane (Could she have been an Ol...

rene oliver · rene oliver

Hi there. Just been handed LOVELY BOOK -The Changing Faces of Bladon with Ch. Hanborough and Long Hanborough. by Julie Kennedy. Many very old photos. My `Berry` relatives everywhere. One snippet - Olivers Garage in Long Hanborough was started by Harry Oliver from Stonesfield. He was 18 y.o. w...

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

Hi All, Coombe churchyard has a wooden bench to the memory of Allan Thomas Oliver 1905 - 1986. I personally don't have Alan in my research to date. but wondered if anyone does?, and if the existence of the bench might be new information for someone? Does any one know of Allan?, where he fits into the...

cassie2008 · cassie2008

Hi Just wanted to say I like the new section on "Where are we now" - Its fascinating to see where everyone got to. Perhaps we will see people from further afield as well soon, it will be interesting to look out for that.

Shane Bywaters · Shane Bywaters

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	New exhibition at Witney Museum (Preview) Hello Oliver hunters This is a shameless (but Oliver-related) plug for Witney & District Museum where I happen to be a volunteer. From Wednesday 17th June for nine weeks there is an exhibition here about village life. I haven't been involved in organising it at all but have had a preview toda...	jane	4	797	Wed Aug 19 18:36 2009 by jane
	S.A. Oliver at Witney Music Festival (Preview) Hello again Everyone has gone very quiet so here's another snippet from the 'Witney Gazette'. The edition in question dates from 8 December 1933 and lists the winning entrants in the Witney & District Music Festival. There were awards in all sorts of different categories. Among entrants w...	jane	10	1095	Tue Aug 4 10:14 2009 by rene oliver
	R.E.Oliver at Witney Grammar School (Preview) Hi everybody First I should say that I'm a bit of an impostor as I haven't got any Oxfordshire ancestors at all, as far as I know. I do have some Olivers in my tree a long way back, but they were in Northumberland. About a year ago I was sitting in Witney Library trawling through some old editions of the '...	jane	8	1091	Tue Jul 7 20:34 2009 by jane
	Mr Oliver, Mayor of Woodstock (Preview) Newspapers all too often reveal ancestors behaving badly. But here's an Oliver who seems to have been a pillar of the local community: (From the ‘Oxford Times’, 28 May 1954) Alderman E. H. Oliver was re-elected for his third term of office as Mayor of Woodstock. He had first joined the Woodstock Bo...	jane	1	780	Fri Jun 12 22:01 2009 by Shane Bywaters
	Some Oliver sportsmen in 1972 (Preview) Hello again Here are a couple more Oliver sightings, quite recently this time (1972): (i) a photo of the Combe Cricket Club first XI includes an M. Oliver and (ii) a photo of the North Leigh football team includes a G. Oliver. Both photos are in the 'Witney Gazette' of 6 April 1972. I didn't get as...	jane	1	724	Wed Jun 10 15:37 2009 by rene oliver
	For Info - Not all Chipping Norton Olivers are ours .... (Preview) Hi All, As I was surfing through a number of old newspapers looking for something quite different, I happened to stumble across this heartbreaking article in 1899 involving 'Shocking Child Neglect' and 'the Oliver family'. Naturally, 'Oh my word, how awful', 'who's this', 'where do they fit in' et...	Shane Bywaters	0	812	Sun May 31 09:42 2009 by Shane Bywaters
	Another Oliver? (Preview) Hi Shane, Whilst perusing some notes that a good friend in Finstock sends me I came across this entry from Witney Baps. (St. Marys). 19.1.1626 Jeames Ollyver (sic.) - son of Jeames I wonder!!!!!!!! Also another entry - 2.8.1607 - Mary Olley daughter of William and Joane (Could she have been an Ol...	rene oliver	0	949	Tue May 26 11:09 2009 by rene oliver
	More Oliver strays (Preview) Hi there. Just been handed LOVELY BOOK -The Changing Faces of Bladon with Ch. Hanborough and Long Hanborough. by Julie Kennedy. Many very old photos. My `Berry` relatives everywhere. One snippet - Olivers Garage in Long Hanborough was started by Harry Oliver from Stonesfield. He was 18 y.o. w...	rene oliver	7	1318	Sat May 9 14:21 2009 by rene oliver
	Allan Thomas Oliver Bench - Coombe Churchyard (Preview) Hi All, Coombe churchyard has a wooden bench to the memory of Allan Thomas Oliver 1905 - 1986. I personally don't have Alan in my research to date. but wondered if anyone does?, and if the existence of the bench might be new information for someone? Does any one know of Allan?, where he fits into the...	Shane Bywaters	8	2139	Fri May 1 17:15 2009 by Shane Bywaters
	New Section (Preview) Hi Just wanted to say I like the new section on "Where are we now" - Its fascinating to see where everyone got to. Perhaps we will see people from further afield as well soon, it will be interesting to look out for that.	cassie2008	1	809	Sat Apr 4 21:35 2009 by Shane Bywaters
	How to post a reply to the messageboard - 4 Easy Steps .. (Preview) Hi Everyone, Here are some instructions for posting replies to this message board. It's easy as 1, 2, 3 ..... 4. Step 1 – Click on the specific forum area you would like to go into i.e. Member Introductions (see diagram below) Step 2 – Click on the specific discussion topic you would like to go into i.e...	Shane Bywaters	0	838	Wed Mar 25 15:24 2009 by Shane Bywaters
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