LONG WITTENHAM, BERKSHIRE
'STRANGE'
AND DERIVATIVES
1951 Population 505, 5 NW of Wallingford on the River Thames St Mary's Church Originally From: Ed Hanson 2001 with mark-up from Cameron McGowan Aug 2006 (see mark-up analysis here and From transcripts at the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies Marriages: 1668 Sep 28 William STRAINGE 1678 Nov 23 Richard STRANGE, son of Richard, (Hw? 11m?) 1699/1700 Jan 31 Robert STRANGE 1702 Dec 09 Richard STRANGE 1715/16 Feb 07 Elizabeth STRANGE, dau Adam 1718 Apr 02 Richard STRAINGE 1723 Oct 15 Frances STRAIENG, dau William 1726 Sep 17 Elizabeth STRAIENG, widow (From MI she was wife of Richard) 1740/1 Jan 17 Elizabeth STRANGE, dau John 1744 Oct 23 Anne STRAING, wife of Richard 1749 Jun 18 Frances STRANGE 1752 May 17 Adam STRANGE (Calendar of Berkshire wills, vol 3 1711-1858 1752 Yeoman 1770 Mar 07 Elizabeth STRANGE Here is his will, Berkshire Wills Ref. D/A1/125/120)Probate July 8th 1780 1782 Nov 03 George STRANGE 1794 Feb 04 Mary Ann STRANGE 1796 Nov 27 Richard STRANGE 1800 Jan 14 Rose STRANGE (from MI, relict of Adam, aged 71 - see Adam 1769) See her churchyard memorial here 1807 May 31 Adam STRANGE, 47 1817 Feb 13 Elizabeth STRANGE, 63 1818 Dec 30 John STRANGE, 63(Too young for 6th GGF and 5th GGF died in Henley) 1820 Dec 17 William STRANGE, 82 1826 Jan 29 Ann STRANGE, 77 1829 Feb 04 Hannah STRANGE, 73 1830 Mar 28 William STRANGE, 36 1859 Aug 12 Elizabeth STRANGE, 77 WINTER
Family My Family Notes So, is Long Wittenham the "brick wall" for me recent evidence from a will would suggest not! Generations 1 to 5 are hypothetical but based on reasoned judgment of the parish events. Generation 6 is again based on judgment but includes reasoned arguments from events that took place in Caversham concerning John's first wife, Jane DORMER and his first son John. Generations 7 through to 14 are proven and documented. There are several cousins identified on-line through this ancestry; I wonder if there are any more who can connect with it ... please contact me, Mike Strange, if you have more information or links: Direct Descendants of John STRAUNGE
1 John STRAUNGE b: c1575; d: before 1625 (Joan was a widow in her Will)
+Joan (STRAUNGE) d: 1625 from her Will and Inventory Ref D/A1/118/82a and 82b Berkshire Record Office
..2 William STRANGE b: 1595 Long Wittenham, BRK; d: 1668
...+Martha ????
...3 Richard STRANGE b: Abt. 1635 From his Will he died 1718 and his MI says he died aged 83; d: Bef. 2 April 1718 Long Wittenham, BRK
....+Elizabeth "Unknown" possibly BENNETT; m: Possibly Letcombe Bassett in 1663; d: Bef. 17 September 1726 Long Wittenham, BRK
.....4 Adam STRANGE Baptism: 27 July 1684 Long Wittenham, BRK; d: Bef. 17 May 1752 Based on burial of an Elizabeth and will proved
......+Elizabeth WOLLUS as transcribed (but in dispute: 1 Register Entry, 2 'WOLLUS' enhanced, 3 enhanced and colourised); b: 1692; m: 11 October 1714 Long Wittenham, BRK; d: Bef. 7 March 1770 Long Wittenham, BRK, Will proved on 13 October 1770
Residence: 1770 Hasely, Oxfordshire at the time she wrote her Will
.......5 John STRANGE Baptism: 13 January 1716/17 Long Wittenham, BRK; d: Bef. 16 April 1780 Long Wittenham, BRK
.........+(1) Hannah ???? b: Abt. 1714 From MI, aged 50; m: Not shown in Long Wittenham; d: 22 August 1764 Long Wittenham, BRK
.........6 John STRANGE b: Bef. 4 March 1749/50 Long Wittenham, BRK - A strong possibility;
Baptism: 4 March 1749/50 Long Wittenham, BRK; d: 28 Nov 1809 Henley-on-Thames, OXF, aged 62
Occupation: Builder - Signed the Contract to build the Henley Union House in 1790 and the payment slips for same 1790 to 1791
..........+(2) Anne HUSGATE b: 1750; m: 6 November 1775 Caversham, OXF; d: Bef. 6 May 1820 Henley-on-Thames, OXF, aged 70
..........7 John STRANGE Baptism: 17 April 1778 Caversham, OXF; d: 9 February 1845 Henley-on-Thames, OXF, aged 67;
.............+Mary Ann COPELAND Baptism: 3 August 1777 Bampton, OXF; m: 12 October 1801 St George The Martyr, Southwark, Surrey;
d: Bef. 7 April 1816 Henley-on-Thames
.............8 William Copeland STRANGE b: 4 December 1805 Henley, Oxfordshire; Baptism: 10 January 1806 St Mary's Parish Church, Henley on
...............+(1) Sarah COWELL
...............+(2) Elizabeth POCOCK b: Abt. 1835 Pangbourne, Berkshire; Baptism: 9 March 1837 Mapledurham, Oxfordshire;
m: 22 November 1860 St George The Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn, Middlesex; d: Aft. 1911 (Alive in Census), Reading
...............9 James STRANGE b: 13 December 1873 Market Place, Henley-on-Thames; d: 22 March 1955 PCC Meeting whilst prayers were being said
Occupation: Drapers porter in 1891, later railway worker at Cannon Street
................+Ellen SMALL b: 31 January 1874 Chapelside, Bayswater, London; m: 13 June 1897 Holy Trinity, Vauxhall Bridge, City of Westminster,
.................10 James Alfred STRANGE b: 15 February 1900 Wirtemburg St (renamed Stonehouse St during Great War - 1915) Clapham London;
....................+Ada WHITE b: 19 February 1901 Kennington, London; m: 5 November 1921 Register Office, Lambeth; Marriage Fact: Married 1 month
before Jim was born; d: 10 May 1986 Christchurch, Dorset; Occupation: Dressmaking
....................11 James Leslie Copeland STRANGE b: 2 December 1921 Stockwell, London SW; Baptism: February 1922;
........................+Beryl Alice Dorothy GOODMAN b: 14 July 1924 West Hackney, London; m: 20 July 1946 All Saints, Clapham Park, London SW9
.......................12 Michael John STRANGE b: 3 September 1947 Merton Park, London; Occupation: 1963-1977 Royal Air Force, 1977-1998 Engineer
...........................+Jean Marian BIRD b: 21 December 1944 East Dereham, Norfolk; Baptism: 14 April 1945 St Nicholas Church, East Dereham
m: 19 October 1968 East Dereham, Norfolk
...........................13 Carolyn Alison STRANGE b: 3 June 1970 Kings Lynn Hospital, Norfolk
..............................+Kevin LEONARD b: 1962; m: 15 June 1991 Biggleswade
............................. 14 James Samuel LEONARD b: 15 September 1999 Lister Hospital, Stevenage Herts
Here is the Will of a deceased Joan Strange (D/Al/118/82a) and here is her Inventory (D/Al/118/82b). She had died a widow and it was exhibited by her executrix in Oxford on 14 December 1625; it said that Joan was "of Longwitnam". I have not located her burial. It does not give the name of her late husband but it would appear, from evidence above, that it was John. An extension to the line above that is currently being explored is: OR 1 Thomas and Elizabeth |
