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west hartlepool oliver ww1
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the following are newspaper reports in which text is available to send on oliver's in ww1. initial/name a. 23 may 1918. missing now p.o.w. in germany. frederick. 31 october 1918.in hospital in rouen. of burbank street, west hartlepool. j. 6 january 1916. gassed. of alfred street, west hartlepool....
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Bermuda - Solomon and Joshua
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Hello to you all I have just been looking at my records for Solomon and his brother Joshua and was dismayed that I had not added any notes for the death of Joshua at Ireland Island, Bermuda although there was a talk by Dr Jane Cavell at the family history day in 2011. My notes state from the "Bani...
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vital stats
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Hi Russell:My vital stats are a work in progress. I have 4 pages on Duncan Shearer & Miriam Griffin offspring. You know this group much better than I do. I’m sure there are several errors. Please let me know where they are.HeadingName birthplace date marriage place date present place de...
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Milly
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So sorry to hear about Milly. As they were close neighbours Milly often called in to Mum for a chat and she never came empty handed. It was just something like an apple, a few carrots, tomatoes or chocolate bar, often the Witney Gazette too. Such a simple kind gesture - a tradition of times gone by. I d...
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Migration to London -mid/late 19th Century
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At least three of the children of James and Margaret Oliver moved to London in the mid to late 19th Century - Augustin, who we have been discussing recently, Fanny (Croxton) and Hannah (Jones). I assume they went to find work but what a contrast it must have been to go from rural Oxfordshire to London. T...
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Slight refresh of the website
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Hi All, Anyone who has visited the main www.oliverfamilyhistory.co.uk website in the last day or two may have noticed that the design has changed slightly. New Look Old Look If you do still see the old look, please press the F5 button on your keyboard and this will refresh your display to the new loo...
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The Oliver bible .....
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Just thought You all would like to see where the Oliver name joined forces with the Haswell name, my great grandad was Stephen Oliver and the bible was started by him when he married my great grandma
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Joseph Oliver - Battle of Waterloo Veteran
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Hi All, Whilst undertaking a general search for Stonesfield newspaper articles in the 1860's I happened upon this following article that was printed in the Oxford Chronicle and Reading Gazette on the 25th August 1866. It is a copy of a letter written by William Sanders detailing the plight of Joseph...
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Mary Oliver (nee Davis) 1845 - 1937
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Above is a picture of Mary's older brother, William Edward Davis, this was taken approx 1900. Hi All, Below is the information I have put together regarding Mary Oliver (nee Davis), I would love to here if any one has additional information regarding her life in the UK and Canada. Mary Oliver (nee Dav...
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hunting for Oliver's
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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...
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Looking for Olivers
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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...
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Oliver / Torvill History
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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...
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Looking for a lead
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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)
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From Combe to Canada
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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...
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Oliver Wedding Photograph Video - Marking two fabulous Anniversaries in March 2015
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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...
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OliVox - Something new for the website!
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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...
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More Olivers from the Museum archives
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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...
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Legible Oliver gravestones for four consecutive generations (in Stonesfield)
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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...
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Methodist Olivers
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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. ...
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Evelyn Oliver from Hartlepool.
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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...
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Molly Oliver from Hartlepool
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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...
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Thank you
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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'...
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Best Wishes for 2015 to all Oliver's and Oliver descendants everywhere!
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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...
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Remembrance
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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
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Margaret Temple Herbert
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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...
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Family History Day 28 September 2014
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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...
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CONFIRMED - Oliver Family History Day 2014
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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...
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Barrett/Barratt and Oliver Family links
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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...
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Oliver's in the Woodstock Poor Law records
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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...
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Can we piece together the family of welsh born Ambrose Oliver?...
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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...
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More emigrants to Canada: Jason Oliver (c.1831-1916) and his wife Sarah (née Knight)
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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...
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James Oliver
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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...
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Vancouver Island, BC, Canada descendants
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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...
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Family day video
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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
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Stonesfield Photographs
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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...
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Various Witney Gazette Snippets 1961-1962
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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...
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Public Family Trees - Ancestry
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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...
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Warwickshire parish registers go online
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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...
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Photo Mystery
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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
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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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