I was born in Toronto, Canada, but now live in Norman, Oklahoma, USA, with my wife Vickie and 2 children.  Phil lives in Berkshire with his wife Jane.

I finally made it to Oxfordshire in June of 2009, having begun my research about 2 years earlier.  There I met fellow researcher and fellow descendant of the Traffords of Kirtlington, Phil Wood.  Together with our wives, we visited Kirtlington and a few other nearby sites.  We met firstly at the Jersey Arms in Middleton Stoney - this inn was originally the Eagle and Child, and had come into the possession of John Trafford (1706-1768) through his second marriage, in 1757.  In Kirtlington, we visited the local church (St. Mary the Virgin), a portion of the boundary of Thomas Symons' original property, and of course the bakehouse.

I descended from Thomas Trafford (1767-1843) the baker.  Phil descended from Thomas' sister Ann (born 1784).  Our common ancestor was John Trafford (1741-1819) and his wife Mary (nee Curtis).