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Phil’s History:

A ‘work in progress’ family history website starting from an Archer family of South Oxford, who were freemen, brewers, haulage contractors, and first ‘Archer & Co’ then ‘Archer Cowley & Co’ furniture removers in the 19th and 20th Centuries, inter alia, to whom are linked by marriage the Penfolds and Wells of Southwark and Surrey, the Reeds of Devon, the Gilders of Oxford and Hinckley, the Morgans of Petworth, Sussex, the Garners of Middleton, Lancs and many others. There are connections via Phil and the present generation (born 1930s/40s) with a patent law firm known as "UD&L" with motor-racing and Scottish antecedents.

This third shot of the Wolvercote bathing place, looking towards the bridge from well-along the former recrreation area, merely confirms the deserted nature of the place in 2009. The blue car in the car park is our Prius and Fred our Bedlington terrier is looking through the bars and thinking that a bit of ‘cock-a-leggie’ wouldn’t come amiss! These graphics find their place in a photo-album about the NZ family, on the basis of the significance of recreational activities in defining the nature and values of a family over the years.

Phil’s History:

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