Archive

Marcham Society has an extensive archive of local photographs (old and new), family records, parish records, press cuttings, documents, indentures and wills, maps, a survey of the gravestones in the churchyard and cemetery and surveys of the local wildlife (plantlife, birds etc.).

If you wish to consult the archive please call the Archivist, Elizabeth Whitehouse on 01865 391389 or contact us.

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'History of Marcham'

Click below for images from a recent 2023 talk on:

THE HISTORY OF MARCHAM 

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Using the archive for family history: The Stone Family

Record of Memorials

North face
Sacred to the memory of WILL^m. STONE of Marcham Green, who departed this life April 3rd 1844 aged 48 years and also of ESTHER ELIZ^th. LYNE STONE only daughter of the late WILL^m STONE who departed this life June 23^rd 1848 aged 22 years.

Also of Henry LEWIS eldest son of the late WILL^m. STONE who departed this life March 25^th 1851 aged 26 years and of EDWARD WILL^m. second sone of the late WILL^m. STONE who departed this life Sept 2^nd 1853 aged 24 years.

East face
Sacred to the memory of MARY widow of the late WILL^m. WARE of Latton, Wilts and of the late WILL^m. STONE of Marcham Green who departed this life March 5^th 1856 aged 63 years.

South face
Erected in affectionate remembrance of THOMAS EDWIN second son of the late WILLIAM WARE of Latton, Wilts, who departed this life August 21^st 1856 aged 41 years.

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
Even so saith the Spirit for they rest from their labours".

West face
Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM JESSE eldest son of the late WILLIAM WARE of Latton, Wilts who departed this life March 28^th 1840 aged 28 years.

Parish Records, Baptisms and Burials

Burials

10 April 1844	William Stone, aged 48 years
27 June 1848	Esther Stone, aged 22 years
28 March 1851	Henry Stone, aged 26 years
7 September 1853	Edward Stone, aged 25 years
11 March 1856	Mary Stone, aged 62 years
1856	Thomas Edwin Ware, aged 41 years
1840	William Jesse Ware, aged 28 years

Transcribed by John Tyrrell, Marcham Society

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Trade Directories

Billing's Directory and Gazeteer of Berks and Oxon 1854

Extract from directory

Wills

Will proved at Oxford 10th Sept. 1885. A copy was obtained from The Probate Registry.

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Electoral Registers

1840	William Stone, Marcham, Freehold house and land, in his own occupation.
	William Stone, Sen., Marcham, Freehold house and land, Church St. in his own occupation.
	Richard Stone, Sen., Marcham, Freehold house and land, in his own occupation.
	Richard Stone, Jun., Marcham, 30 acres of land.
1850	William Stone, Sen., Marcham, Freehold house and land, Church St. occupied by self.
	Richard Stone, Sen., Marcham, Freehold house and land, occupied by self.
	Richard Stone, Jun., Marcham, occupier of the house and land, The Buildings Farm.

Census Records (1841-1901)

1841 Census HO 107/0024/11 MARCHAM

Surname	Forename	Age	Occupation
STONE	William	45	Maltster
STONE	Mary	50
STONE	Henry	16
STONE	Esther	14
STONE	Edward	12
WARE	Thomas	25
WARE	Sarah	25
WARE	Mary	1
WYATT	Elizabeth	30	FS
BUCKLE	Ann	15	FS

1851 Census HO 107/1688 MARCHAM

Surname	Forename	Relation to Head of House	Condition as to Marriage	Age	Occupation	Where Born	Where Living
STONE	Mary	HD	w	59	Maltster & Farmer 200a 9 men	WIL	Latton
WARE	Thomas	SO	u	36	Farmer's son	WIL	Latton
STONE	Edward	SO	u	23	Farmer's son	BRK	Marcham
WARE	Sarah	DL	w	35	Annuitant	BRK	Marcham
WARE	Mary	GD		11	Scholar	BRK	Sutton
WARD	Thomas	SV	m	52	Maltman	BRK	Abingdon
SMALLBONE	Harriott	SV	u	21	Cook	BRK	Frilford
FOX	Mercy	SV	u	19	Housemaid	BRK	Garford

All this information can be used to produce a family tree.

By 1855 Mary Stone was a widow for the second time and four of her children had predeceased her. She died in April a year later, followed by the death of her eldest son, Thomas Ware in August 1856. The only surviving members of this family were Sarah Ware, the widow of William Ware and their daughter Mary. They left Marcham and went to live in Oxford.

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