Family tree--Descendants of Richard Edginton

Selection of Family photographs and letters of Dixey Family ,supplied by Ted Dixey, who lived at Fishers Bridge. some are described:-
TED DIXEY’S PHOTO"S.

1. Wedding of Rose Sollis and Arthur Gerring.
2. Mr. Dixie, with children Right to left, Ruth, Ted,Derek, Percy (in truck), Laurence.
3. Harry and Emily Sollis at the door of the Swan. 1963.
4. Ruth Dixey, marrying Robert Ferguson 16.8.47.
5. Wedding of Ruth Dixey and Robert Ferguson 16.8.47 (2)
6. Ted Dixie with Sylvia 1970
7. Ted Dixey outside Fishers Bridge Cottage aged about 10.
8. Ted, Ruth and baby Laurence dixey with their mother outside Fisher's cottage 1933 Mother nee Hunt.
9. First Shirt Race.
10. First shirt race.
11. Start of first shirt race at the Swan.
12. Ted Dixie working at Smiths Witney in 1955
13. Ted Dixey aged 3 in Weald.
14. Derek Dixey (left) May Shepard (Middle) Laurence Dixey Right. May Sheperd died Ted and 3 other 17 year olds were asked to carry the coffin.
15. Ted at his sister's wedding 1947.
16. The ringing chamber New year's eve 2002/3
17. Ted Dixey 1927
18. June 1935 Sitting on the wall right to left Flossie (dog) Ted Dixie, Ruth Dixie, Rose Sollis, (in black stockings because her mother always dressed her in an old fashioned way. ) Laurence Dixey and three friends called Smith.
19. Ted Dixey's maternal grandparents who lived in Weald. Thomas and Harriet Hunt.
20. The garden at Fisher’s bridge.
21. Ted and Ruth Dixey.
22. Ted Dixey's maternal grandparents' cottage in Weald.
23. Ruth Dixey and Robert Ferguson in 1940s
24. Ted Dixey in his pram. 1926/7
25. Mr. Dixey and his family, Ted, Ruth, Laurence, Derek and Percy. 1936

PDF of six photos showing Beam Cottage how it was in 1949/50 when Dor Thompson and Miss Wylie lived there and ran a market garden.

Mrs Sarah Wearne of Bampton kindly agreed that her account of the history of the Bampton War Memorial published in
Vol 3. No 1 of the Bampton Beam in April 1988 could be reproduced.
Entitled Bampton War Memorial and War Graves, and contains the following information:
References to William Wheeler. Arthur George Martin, Thomas Wells and Sidney Clark, Daniel Skinner, Thomas Gillett, George and William Poole, Thomas and John Wells, James and Charles Cripps. Walter and Alfred Lay, William Morton, Walter Greenfield Lindsey
Conveyance for the upkeep of the Memorial
National Inventory of War Memorials
Application Forms for membership of the British Legion
Conveyance for the upkeep of the Memorial
National Inventory of War Memorials
Members of British Legion
Mr Standley Smith
Philip Shaw
Gordan Shute
Peter Anson Smith
Dr Bernard Rose
John Parrish
Alistair G Newing
Major John Alvey
William Henry Challinor Mayhead
A.F Munford
W J Hastie
Frederick James Loxton
J.C.A. Edgell
M.I. HallMr J Curley
James Patriuck Dunstan
J.F.G. Coles
Reginald James ChambersG A Bishop
Rev John Paul Burrough
A C Newport
Thomas Alexander Ritchie
G Timms
Robert Asgill Colvile
Col MWT Roberts OBE
Arthur Beckley
Royston Shergold
Yvette Helene Brown
Bryan Deane
Article on Invasion of Madagascar and a sketch Map
Leaflet and Letters from Right hon Douglas Hurd and Peter Smith Ref: War Pensions

Very interesting Obituary for Lord Donoughmore, published in The Times on Friday 9th May 2025 which details his life and achievements.
The Earl of Donoughmore, doctor and businessman, was born on August 8, 1927. He died on April 25, 2025, aged 97.
When he retired he moved to Bampton with his wife, Sheila, to be near Oxford’s John Radcliffe infirmary, because of her illness
He operated a home dialysis machine until she could receive a kidney transplant. He succeeded to his father’s titles in 1981 and sat in the House of Lords under the UK peerage Viscount Hutchinson, contributing to health debates but losing his seat after the House of Lords Act 1999 restricted the number of hereditary peers.
He became vice-president of St Luke’s Hospital, Oxford, and chaired Bampton parish council and other local charities. He raised funds to create the three-acre Bampton recreation ground and build its pavilion, saving the local church by finding over £400,000 to replace the roof.
Viscount Suirdale, Hely Hutchinson
Perdio "personal radio"

Photograph of Oil Painting painted by Hilda Kent showing Arthur antique shop

Photograph of Oil Painting by Hilda Kent of The Talbot and Town Hall

This shop was originally the premises of Mr Money, Boot and Shoemaker in the High Street. After Mr. Money's retirement, Mrs Francis Henley rented the shop for her daughter , Hazel, to run as a boutique. It was later rented by Mona Wilkins whose daughter also ran it as a boutique. It was finally run by Julia Rouse, daughter of Don and Mary, as The Farmhouse Pantry .

Freda (Daniels) and Tom Bradley moved into Mill Cottages when they married in 1948, the photographs show Tom in the door way, with his sister-in- law Pat Bradley, in front, and the second is Freda doing the same. Pat was tiny, so they are joking about her size. The Cottages are now combined into one.

Photograph taken about 1959 in New Road, Janet Bradley and Carolyn Ferguson were neighbours at no 6 and No 4 . Gillian was a related to Mr and Mrs Dafter at No 2