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Witney, Oxfordshire, England



 


Notes: WITNEY, a town, a township, a parish, a sub-district, and a district, in Oxfordshire. The town stands on the river Windrush, at the terminus of the Witney railway, 11 miles W by N of Oxford; was known to the Saxons as Witaneye, signifying the "parliament island;'' was given by Bishop Ailwyn, in the time of Edward the Confessor, to Winchester cathedral; sent two members to parliament from the time of Edward I. till that of Edward III.; was the scene of a tournament, attended by Humphrey Bohun, Aymer de Valence, and other notables; is now a seat of county courts, and a polling place; has long been famous for the manufacture of blankets; carries on also the manufacture of other woollen goods, glove-making, and brewing; publishes a weekly newspaper; consists chiefly of two streets, one of them upwards of a mile long; and has a head post-office,
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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Christened    Person ID 
101 Biggers, Ann  10 Jul 1816Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1239
102 Biggers, Ann  11 Jan 1765Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1238
103 Biggers, Ann  15 Aug 1742Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1235
104 Biggers, Ann  23 Feb 1723Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1233
105 Biggers, Ann  17 Sep 1677Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1242
106 Bigger, Winifride  16 Dec 1661Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1219
107 Bigger, Sarah  8 Mar 1663Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1230
108 Bigger, Richard  28 Feb 1674Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1228
109 Bigger, Martha  18 Nov 1664Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1224
110 Bigger, Ann  16 Dec 1661Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1218
111 Biggars, Thomas  6 Jul 1755Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1214
112 Biggars, Hannah  10 Oct 1740Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1212
113 Bigerstaff, Robert  15 Feb 1605Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1210
114 Bigers, Thomas  3 Nov 1738Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1208
115 Bigers, Sarah  17 Mar 1738Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1206
116 Bigers, Henry  10 Feb 1740Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1205
117 Bigers, Henry  17 Jan 1739Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1203
118 Bigers, Hanah  31 Jan 1729Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1201
119 Bigers, Ann  13 Oct 1728Witney, Oxfordshire, England I1199

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