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Hello again Sharon,
Yes I'm still around, just had a surprise 4 day visit from my ma-in-law, I am now in recovery mode, needless to say had to blitz the house before her arrival and then do my "entertaining" bit!!
Well in between all that, well before actually I had a good read of all you had sent me and then went back to the census records on Ancestry to try and put a marker on Benjamin Smith's birth place. Some of them have his place of birth as Oxfordshire (Henley), but with all sorts of weird and wonderful spellings, he is working at a, if I remember correctly, sawmill and so not listed with Mary and the children, on one I think the 1851, the copy is so faint difficult to make out. I am going to put a new thread up to see if anyone has info on Oxfordshire Records for me, may be able to trace his father (William) and mother plus other children, it's worth a shot after you have been so helpful, this would round off my "Smiths" nicely.
I'll let you know how I get on - oh and where has our nice Spring weather gone to??
Bye for now
Good wishes Karen
P.S. To Derek, if you are still keeping an eye on our progress, you'll see we haven't given up - bit like a dog with a bone!!
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Yep..stillaround..keeping an eye on you!!
Derek
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hi karen
hope the recovery is well under way do let me know how you get on with your oxford records the spring weather has diappeared here to hope it soon returns as we break up from school next week ( hippee) actually cant wait to retire but have 8 years to go (boo) let me know if i can help any more
speak to you soon best wishes sharon
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Hi Sharon,
Thought I would let you know that I have had success with my Oxfordshire records curtesy of Margaret Rose, yet another very nice and helpful person. She found for me Benjamin Smiths birth at Henley St. Mary and his parents marriage William Smith to Hester Beal 4th November 1816 at Great Tew. William had several siblings (needless to say), his parents were Moses Smith and Mary Kench married 7th November 1775 in Sandford St. Martin. Margaret also found that Hester died in 1825 and William remarries a Charlotte Paintin in 1828, they had 5 more children to add to the 4 including Benjamin he had with Hester. William outlived both his wives dying in 1869 and his father Moses lived to be 80 and died in 1834.
So from having a big blank on my Smith side thanks to you lovely folk I have found them back to the late 1700's, so am feeling very very happy. Thank you all so much.
Well Sharon, your Easter break will soon be here, hope the weather lets you make the most of it - I am gathering you are a teacher, I hear "count downs" from a teacher friend in our village too! Eight years seems like forever now, but then we have lived in our village for almost 8 years and the time has gone so quickly, doesn't seem possible. Don't put that big chart crossing off the days just yet - it will take up far too much space!!
Bye for now and thanks again, have a lovely Easter.
Good wishes Karen.
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hi karen
so pleased you have found the info you have been looking for for so long on less headache. no im not a teacher i bake cakes and puddings i have been there 17 years so lots of changes over the years so countdown to holidays and retirement are very appealing
anyway hope you and your family have a great easter and if i can be of any further help you know where i am
best wishes sharon
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