Descendents of William Stratford and Sophia Ashby
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                  /|\ William Stratford |
b.1823 Stokenchurch |
| Sophia Ashby /|\
| b.1823 Radnage
         
     

















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      William|
Stratford|
b.1847|
St'nchurch|
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|Elizabeth
|Stone
|b.1857
|Radnage

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  Eliza
Stratford

b.1850
Radnage
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  Christopher|
Avery|

b.1854|
Radnage|
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|Mary
|Stratford
|b.1856
|Radnage
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John
Stratford

b.1858
Radnage
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Thomas|
Lane|
b.1857| Radnage|
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|Elizabeth |Stratford |1860 |Radnage
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  Frederick|
Brooks|
b.1860|
Bledlow|
Ridge|
|Rebecca
| L.
|Stratford
|b.1862
|Radnage
  Joseph|
Stratford|
b.1865|
Radnage|
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|Ellen
|Collins
|b.1880
|W'End
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Robert|
Stone|
b.1863|
Radnage|
|Emma
|Stratford
|b.1868
|Radnage



















   
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Alice
Stratford
b.1877
Radnage
George
Stratford
b.1880
Radnage
Rosa
Stratford
b.1882
Radnage 
Julia
Stratford
b.1884
Radnage
Ruth
Stratford
b.1887
Radnage
Philip
Stratford
b.1889
Radnage
Connie
Stratford
b.1891
Radnage
Rupert
Stratford
b.1895
Radnage
William
Stratford
b.1900
Radnage
Walter
Stratford
b.1873
Radnage
Ernest
Stratford
b.1878
Radnage
Arthur
Lane
b.1896
Radnage
Arthur
Brooks
b.1888
Bledlow
Ridge
Mary
Brooks
b.1890
Bledlow
Ridge
Fred
Brooks
b.1892
Bledlow
Ridge
Henry
Brooks
b.1893
Bledlow
Ridge
John
Brooks
b.1897
Bledlow
Ridge
Edith
Brooks
b.1898
Bledlow
Ridge
Rosie
May
Stratford
b.1900
Radnage
   

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marriage certificate

Radnage Church, above, and Bledlow Ridge Church, below, in 2005. Click for more views


Marriages Sep 1844

STRATFORD William Wycombe 6 625
ASHBY Sophia Wycombe 6 625

Marriage Certificate
1844. Marriage solemnized at Radnage Church in the Parish of Radnage in the County of Buckingham
September 7th
William Stratford of full age Bachelor Labourer Radnage Common John Stratford Brazier
Sophia Ashby of full age Spinster Lace maker Radnage Thomas Ashby Labourer
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by me ??
This marriage was solemnized between us, William X Stratford his mark, Sophia X Ashby her mark in the presence of us, Edmund Bennell, Ann X Ashby her mark.

1844 marriage (IGI)
WILLIAM STRATFORD
Spouse: SOPHIA ASHBY
Marriage: 07 SEP 1844 Radnage, Buckingham, England

from Evelyn Taylor: Granny - Eliza - had a sister, Bess Stratford (Elizabeth?), living in Radnage that she used to visit. No other trace found. Bess married a Mr. Lane, had Lizzie, Arthur, Edith + 2 more, names forgotten. Edith m. Albert Tapping, daughter Edith.

from Sue:

  • William Stratford (1848) baptised 15.08.1847 Stokenchurch
  • Eliza Stratford (1850) baptised 25.08.1850 Radnage married Henry Ashby (sic - Avery) bap 26.08.1841 Bledlow Ridge
  • Mary Ann Stratford b 1856. I have her having two children before marriage: Walter 1873 Radnage and Ernest 1878 Radnage. She marries 26.12.1881 Radnage Christopher Avery bap 23.07.1854 Radnage
  • Elizabeth Stratford (1860) baptised 07.01.1860 Radnage and died 23.03.1945. She married 15.01.1883 Thomas Lane baptised 25.01.1857 Radnage
  • Their son Arthur bap 16.04.1896 Radnage died 29.01.1976 Sydney, Australia. Don't know how he got there!

1850 Christening (IGI)
ELIZA STRATFORD
Christening: 25 AUG 1850 Radnage, Buckingham, England
Father: WILLIAM STRATFORD Mother: SOPHIA
GRO: 1850 Sep Wycombe VI 424

1851 census
Bennett End, Radnage, Bucks
Will Stratford head m 27 ag lab stokenchurch oxford
Sophia Stratford wife m 27 lacemaker radnage
William Stratford son 3 stokenchurch oxford
Eliza Stratford dau 8mth radnage
Elizabeth Ashby [m-o-l] 64 Penn Bucks

1858 Christening (IGI)
JOHN STRATFORD
Christening: 18 APR 1858 Radnage, Buckingham, England
Father: WILLIAM STRATFORD Mother: SOPHIA

1861 Census
Civil parish: Radnage ; Ecclesiatical parish: Oxford ; County/Island: Buckinghamshire ; Country: England
Address: Bennett End
William Stratford 1832 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Head Radnage Buckinghamshire
Sophia Stratford 1833 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Radnage Buckinghamshire
William Stratford 1848 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage Buckinghamshire wood turner's app
Eliza Stratford 1850 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire
Mary Ann Stratford 1853 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire
John Stratford 1855 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage Buckinghamshire
Elizabeth Stratford 1860 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire
Elizabeth Ashby 1787 Pennsylvania, Buckinghamshire, England Mother-in-law Radnage Buckinghamshire

1862 Christening (IGI)
REBECCA STRATFORD
Christening: 05 OCT 1862 Radnage, Buckingham, England
Father: WILLIAM STRATFORD Mother: SOPHIE [=Sophia]

1965 Chtistening (IGI)
JOSEPH STRATFORD
Christening: 25 AUG 1865 Radnage, Buckingham, England
Father: WILLIAM STRATFORD Mother: SOPHIA

1870 Christening (IGI)
EMMA STRATFORD
Christening: 04 SEP 1870 Radnage, Buckingham, England
Father: WILLIAM STRATFORD Mother: SOPHIA

1871 census
Civil parish: Radnage County/Island: Buckinghamshire Country: England
Address: Town End
William Stratford 47 Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire, England Head Radnage Buckinghamshire Farm Labourer
Sophia Stratford 45 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Radnage Buckinghamshire
John Stratford 15 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage Buckinghamshire Farm Labourer
Elizth Stratford 11 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire
Rebecca Stratford 9 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire
Joseph Stratford 5 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage Buckinghamshire
Emma Stratford 3 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire

1871 Census - Eliza Stratford, age 21, servant in Welwyn, Hertfordshire

1871 Census
Civil parish: Radnage; County/Island: Buckinghamshire; Country: England
Address: Radnage Common
William Stratford, lodger, unmarried, 23, chair turner, b. Bucks Radnage
- lodging with the Taylor family.

1876 Marriage
Stone, Elizabeth 1876 June Marriages Wycombe Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire
Stratford, William 1876 June Marriages Wycombe Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire

1877 birth - Name: Stratford, Alice ; Record Type: Births ; Quarter: June ; Year: 1877 ; District: Wycombe ; County: Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire ; Volume: 3a Page: 552

1881 Census
Civil parish: Radnage County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Address: Bennett End
William Stratford abt 1832 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Head Radnage
Sophia Stratford abt 1831 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Radnage
Mary Stratford abt 1856 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Lace beader
Rebecca Stratford abt 1862 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Lace beader
Joseph Stratford abt 1865 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage agricultural labourer
Walter Stratford abt 1873 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Grandson Radnage scholar
Ernest Stratford abt 1878 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Grandson Radnage
Christopher Avery abt 1854 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Boarder Radnage wood turner
- Robert Avery's family living 2 doors away (father of Henry who married Eliza from above)

1881 Census
Civil parish: Radnage; County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Address: The Common
William Stratford abt 1849 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Head Radnage wood turner
Elizabeth Stratford abt 1857 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Radnage Lace maker
Alice Stratford abt 1878 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage
George Stratford abt 1880 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage
Emma Stratford abt 1868 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Sister Radnage lace beader

1888 death: Name: STRATFORD, William ; Record Type: Deaths ; Age at death: 72 ; Quarter: June ; Year: 1888 ; District: Wycombe ;County: Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire Volume: 3a Page: 357

1889 marriage: Name: Stratford, Emma ; Record Type: Marriages ; Quarter: December ; Year: 1889
District: Wycombe ; County: Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire ; Volume: 3a Page: 945
- on the same page: Stone, Robert John 1889 December Marriages Wycombe

1891 Census
Admin county: Bucks; Civil Parish:
Address: Bottle Square Rooms if less than 5: 4
Robert Stone, head, 28, m, chair turner, Bucks Radnage
Emma Stone, wife, 26, Bucks Radnage
Sophia Stratford, mother in law, widow, 69, Bucks Radnage
Jopseph Stratford, brother in law, 26, Bucks Radnage
- two other Stone families on same page.
- no further record of Robert & Emma Stone - not in 1901 census (Joseph married by then and Sophia with her other daughter) & no deaths, maybe they emigrated?.

1891 Census
Civil parish: Radnage; Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary; County: Buckinghamshire
Address: The Common, Radnage
Stratford, William 42 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Head Radnage Buckinghamshire Chair turner
Stratford, Elizabeth 35 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Wife Radnage Buckinghamshire
Stratford, George 11 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Son Radnage Buckinghamshire scholar
Stratford, Rosa 9 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire scholar
Stratford, Julia 7 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire scholar
Stratford, Ruth 4 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire scholar
Stratford, Philip 2 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Son Radnage Buckinghamshire

1891 Census
Civil parish: Bledlow; Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul; Hamlet: Bledlow Ridge; County: Buckinghamshire
Address: Church Lane
Brooks, Frederick 31 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire Head Bledlow Buckinghamshire Agricultural Labourer
Brooks, Rebecca 28 Radnage, Buckinghamshire Wife Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Brooks, Arthur 3 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire Son Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Brooks, Mary 1 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire Daughter Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Brooks, Sarah 70 Loosley Row, Buckinghamshire Mother Bledlow Buckinghamshire

Marriage 1900
Collins, Ellen 1900 June Marriages Wycombe Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire
Stratford, Joseph 1900 June Marriages Wycombe Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire

1901 Census
Civil parish: Bledlow; Ecclesiatical parish: Bledlow Ridge St Paul; Town: Bledlow Ridge; County/Island: Buckinghamshire; Country: England
Address: 2 The City
Fred Brooks 40 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Head Bledlow Buckinghamshire Bricklayer's labourer
Rebecca L Brooks 38 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Arthur Brooks 13 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Son Bledlow Buckinghamshire Errand boy
Mary Brooks 11 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Fred Brooks 9 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Son Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Henry Brooks 8 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Son Bledlow Buckinghamshire
John Brooks 4 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Son Bledlow Buckinghamshire
Ethel Brooks 3 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Bledlow Buckinghamshire

Sophia Stratford 80 Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, England Mother-in-law Bledlow Buckinghamshire

1901 Census
Civil parish: Radnage; Ecclesiatical parish: St Mary; Town: Radnage; County/Island: Buckinghamshire; Country: England
Address: Radnage
William Stratford 52 Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England Head Radnage Buckinghamshire
Elizabeth Stratford 44 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Radnage Buckinghamshire
Phillip Stratford 12 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage Buckinghamshire
Connie Stratford 10 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire
Rupert Stratford 6 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage Buckinghamshire
William Stratford 7 months Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Son Radnage Buckinghamshire

1901 Census
Civil parish: Radnage; Ecclesiatical parish: St Mary; Town: Radnage; County/Island: Buckinghamshire; Country: England
Address: Radnage Common
Joseph Stratford 35 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Head Radnage Buckinghamshire Chair turner, own account, at home
Ellen Stratford 21 Wheeler End, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Radnage Buckinghamshire
Rosie May Stratford 3 months Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire
- next door to Walter, below

1904 death: Name: Stratford, Sophia ; Record Type: Deaths ; Age at death: 82 ; Quarter: June ; Year: 1904 ; District: Wycombe ; County: Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire ; Volume: 3a ; Page: 420

---- ? Radnage unknowns

Marriage 1898
Newell, Annie 1898 June Marriages Wycombe Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire
Stratford, Walter John 1898 June Marriages Wycombe Buckinghamshire Gloucestershire Oxfordshire

1901 Census (related?)
Civil parish: Radnage; Ecclesiatical parish: St Mary; Town: Radnage; County/Island: Buckinghamshire; Country: England
Address: Radnage Common
Walter Stratford 27 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Head Radnage Buckinghamshire Chair Turner
Annie Stratford 26 Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Wife Radnage Buckinghamshire
Blanche Stratford 6 months Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England Daughter Radnage Buckinghamshire

JOSEPH STRATFORD
Christening: 26 MAR 1809 Radnage, Buckingham, England
Father: JOHN STRATFORD Mother: MARGARET

The Radnage War Memorial, below, includes the name of P. Stratford, thought to be Philip Stratford b.1889. The list includes E. & W. Ashby and Frank Stone, probably also connected to this family tree at some point, but not identified.