1. Baptisms
Baptism Register - ???? - ???? and 1839 - 1850 (Needs Researching)
1830 Sep 03 William STRANGE s of Thomas STRANGE (watchmaker) & Anne at Market Place
1832 Jun 27 Richard Fairbrother STRANGE s of Thomas STRANGE (watchmaker) & Anne at Market Place
1834 Oct 08 Anna MAria STRANGE d of Thomas STRANGE (watchmaker) & Anne at Market Place
1837 Feb 03 Elizabeth STRANGE d of Thomas STRANGE (watchmaker) & Anne at Market Place
1839 Jan 11 Sarah STRANGE d of Thomas STRANGE (watchmaker) & Anne at Market Place (two earlier children of this couple baptised High Wycombe, Bucks)
1839 Nov 01 William STRANGE s of William & Susannah, High St, draper
1844 May 15 Henry Albert STRANGE s of William & Susannah, High St, draper
2. 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 05 William Strange, bach, & Sarah Haddon, spin, botp, by lic.Wit; Richard Haddon & Betsy Haddon
1831 Apr 04 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.
3. Burials
Burial Register - ???? - ???? and 1839-1920 (Needs Researching)
1832 Aug 01 Anne STRANGE, 5 yr, Market Place {See Heather Olson's story in Kingston, Surrey
1842 Jun 14 Sarah STRANGE, 3 yrs 6m, Market Place {See Heather Olson's story in Kingston, Surrey}
1862 Jan 17 Thomas STRANGE, 8 months, Market Place
1862 Aug 09 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 Jun 03 Alfred STRANGE, 1, Market Place
1871 Feb 07 Stanley STRANGE, 3 months, High Street
1914 Jun 08 William STRANGE, 74, Ark House
1917 Feb 24 Matilda Mary STRANGE, 57, Ark House
4. Census Transcripts and Index Data
1851 Census HO107/1734 High St Banbury
William STRANGE; H; M; 50; draper; Hanbury Wks
Susan STRANGE; W; M; 42; Hanbury Wks
William STRANGE; S; 11; scholar; Banbury
Henry A STRANGE; S; 6; scholar; Banbury
William STRANGE; neph; 16; draper's apprentice; Brackley Nths
5. 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
7. 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
8. GRO Index References
Births Banbury R.D
1860 Q2 William STRANGE Vol 3a Page 601
