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STRANGE in Oxfordshire

BANBURY TRANSCRIPTS
PARISH REGISTERS

Baptism
Baptism Register - ???? - ???? and 1839 - 1850 (Needs Researching)

1830 Sep 3
1832 Jun 27
1834 Oct 8
1837 Feb 3
1839 Jan 11 

William STRANGE s of Thomas STRANGE (watchmaker) & Anne at Market Place
Richard Fairbrother STRANGE s ditto 
Anna MAria STRANGE d ditto
Elizabeth STRANGE d ditto
Sarah STRANGE d ditto (Note-- two earlier children of this couple baptised High Wycombe, Bucks) 

1839 Nov 1

William STRANGE, son of William & Susannah, High St, draper

1844 May 15

Henry Albert STRANGE, son of William & Susannah, High St, draper

Marriage
Marriage Register
- ???? - ???? (Needs Researching) and 1837-1931(no STRANGE marriages recorded)

1785 Jul 19

Thomas Strange, bach, of Kettering N'hants & Charlotte Devonshire, spin, by lic. Wit; Caroline Devonshire, Hannah Shelton, & Jos. Scrivener.

1821 Jun 5

William Strange, bach, & Sarah Haddon, spin, botp, by lic.Wit; Richard Haddon & Betsy Haddon

1831 Apr 4

Thomas Strange, bach, of Brackley N'hants & Ann Butler spin, otp, by lic.Wit; Thomas Butler & Elizabeth Butler.  (Heather Olsen says: This couple settled in Brackley and had children born there in the 1830s and 40s. They appear in High Street in the 1841 census, Thomas was a Draper. They are not the same Thomas and Ann whose children were baptized in Banbury.)

Burial
Burial Register - ???? - ???? and 1839-1920
(Needs Researching)

1832 Aug 1

Anne STRANGE, 5 yr, Market Place {See Heather Olson's story in Kingston, Surrey 

1842 Jun 14

Sarah STRANGE, 3 yrs 6months, Market Place {See Heather Olson's story in Kingston, Surrey} 

1862 Jan 17

Thomas STRANGE, 8 months, Market Place

1862 Aug 9

William STRANGE, 78, Parsons Street

1862 Dec 28

William STRANGE, 2 years, Market Place

1864 Feb 13

William STRANGE, 33, Market Place {See Heather Olson's story in Kingston, Surrey 

1864 June 3

Alfred STRANGE, 1, Market Place

1871 Feb 7

Stanley STRANGE, 3 months, High Street

1914 Jun 8

William STRANGE, 74, Ark House

1917 Feb 24

Matilda Mary STRANGE, 57, Ark House

CENSUS TRANSCRIPTS AND INDEX DATA

1851 Census HO107/1734 High St Banbury
William STRANGE hd m 50 draper born Hanbury Wks
Susan wife m 42 born Hanbury Wks
William son 11 scholar Banbury
Henry A son 6 scholar Banbury
William nephew 16 draper's apprentice Nths Brackley

GENERAL REFERENCES

Banbury Historical Society publication "Baptism & Burial Registers of Banbury,
Oxfordshire" Part Four 1813-1838 [Vol 22 1988]

All the above from Kerrie Rafter , Peter Cook and
Dorcas Hendershott (The RATHBONE Register) July/August 1998

DIRECTORIES

1844  Pigot's Directory for Banbury
Thomas STRANGE  WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS STRANGE, Thomas (& hardwareman), Market Place
(note Thomas was born 1723) 

1861 Berkshire Gazetteer for Banbuy
William STRANGE Watchmaker/jeweller, 19 Market Place, Banbury
This is probably the second eldest son of the Thomas Strange who was half brother to Heather Olson's ggg grandfather (the eldest son returned to Surrey, where Thomas was born) Looks like Thomas had retired by this time.

William STRANGE Draper High St. Banbury
Heather Olson says, "This William married 1) Sarah Haddon (see above) and 2) Susanna ????".

William STRANGE Councillor, Banbury Council, Banbury
W. STRANGE, Commissioner of Taxes. Banbury

GRO INDEX REFERENCES

Births Banbury R.O
1860J William STRANGE Vol 3a  Page 601