Archive of comments received

This page is an archive of comments received prior to the installation of a forum on September 9th, 2005.

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2005 August 13   My father was James Roland Seary, 1910-1992, his father had the same name and was born as far as I can deduct - 1868. He was the son of Thomas Seary, who had a sister Ellen Ann Seary and brother George Seary, their father whose name I do not know was a Minister at a Church in Abingdon and was supposedly buried at Dorchester Abbey. Can you help me at all?

2005 July 27   Love your page very interesting, you have the same problem as us we have a Robert Goddard who married a Sibill Stevens 1755 in LONGCOTT. They then lived in SHELLINGFORD. One of their sons married a ANN WEBB in 1789. We can not find where ROBERT GODDARD came from, think he was born about 1729 [igi wrong] as he was the 1st Goddard to live in Shellingford & no Goddard born in Longcott. Have you got him on your tree [Link would be ANN WEBB ].

2005 July 16   I was very excited to find the information on your site about the Searys. I am the great-great-great grand-daughter of James Seary (1809)& Sarah Cheer through their daughter Ellen Seary born 1852. I would be happy to give you information about her descendants.

2005 June 8   In answer to the question of May 17th, the local paper is the Evening Advertiser which is based in Swindon, Wiltshire which is 14 miles or so form LC. It is owned by Newsquest Wiltshire Group. Not sure of the address but know there office is in the Old Town part of Swindon,they should have a web site.

2005 June 8   I am very impressed with the Little Coxwell web site. My only problem is I cannot print it.

2005 June 2   The local paper is the Faringdon Folly & Diary. Its a monthly newspaper. 60p. Address: The Courtyard, 9 Market Place, Faringdon, Oxon. Tel 01367 243898. email: faringdonfolly@internet-today.co.uk

2005 May 17   I wish to find a local paper to put the announcment of my mothers death in as she came from little coxwell. Her name was Evelyn May Hawkins born 15/04/1916. Married Jan Elliott 5/8/1939.

2005 April 13   Re- the entry on the children of Agnes Hawkins-Kent and James Seary. Victors' full name was Victor James Buller Bergendal Seary. Known as "Buller" to his family he was named after General Buller at the Battle of Bergendal - one of the battle sites of the Boer War. My Father Leslie Arthur Seary was the youngest child of Agnes and James. Excellent site , very useful.

2005 April 6   Hi, great site. I am related to the Searys from Oxford, Caple Seary being my 5th Grt Grandfather. It was intresting to find another branch of the Seary tree and also interesting to see there was a military link there as well as my Grt Grandfather Frank Ernest Seary served with the Northumberland Fusililiers in India in 1908-1909.

2005 January 16   I'm collecting images of those related to my FITZGERALD family tree, and the Dukes of Northumberland are included.

Positively AMAZING photographs! I have half-a-mind to BEG for a POSTER of this one to hang over my hearth!

If you have, or ever will see, the movie, "Dead Poet Society" with Robin Williams, this photograph reminds me so much of the hallway scene where he introduces his students to the former collegians of that institutes through the photographs displayed in cabinets alongside trophies and memorabilia from the days gone by. He says, "Carpe Diem".... in a hushed whisper... and, as the close-up camera scrolls across the display of photographs, your breath gets stolen away knowing that those gents are long gone and that only their image remains frozen until the photo is destroyed.

This hunt image is officially my treasure find on this project. The detail shots SHOW me these gents in the moment before they mounted their horses and took off for a fun day in the fields. AMAZING!

CHEERS.... and thanks for making this Sunday memorable!

PS.... I just recently found out that Alnwick Castle was also the site of Harry Potter's inaugural flight on his broom in the first movie! WHAT a backdrop for THAT!

2004 December 27   Great website. Vincent Hawkins wife Ann Mulcock is my 2nd cousin 4 times removed. I am related to many families in the Vale of the White Horse and am happy to correspond with anyone undertaking similar result. Regards, Linda Elliott-Seagrave

2004 November 26   Congratulations on an excellent site. I am Roger Hawkins born 1947. I am a great great grandchild of Vincent Hawkins and Ann Mulcock. Vincent was born in 1818 in Little Coxwell, where he was to spend the rest of his life. He was variously parish clerk, sexton, subpostmaster, agricultural labourer, census enumerator and auctioneers clerk. He died in 1906, aged 88 and his gravestone is one of the few Hawkins gravestones in the churchyard of St Marys, Little Coxwell, despite the large number of Hawkins buried there.