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I am looking for ancestors for my grandfather, John James Winstanley. I am unsure of his birthday but he was born in New Zealand, somewhere around 1914. He married Sophia Millistone (it's spelt Millerstone in NZ electoral rolls)MacDonald around 194...
Surnames:
CREED, MACDONALD, WINSTANLEY
He was born on the 19 October 1974
Michael John Patrick had 4 sons by Edna May (maiden name unknown). He lived in South Africa and was from Port Elizabeth. I am looking for his ancestors for a family tree.
Surnames:
MICHAELJOHNPATRICK, PHELAN
BOX marriages 1843-1887 Victoria Australia.
Males
William
married: 1843 Sabina DILLON.
Benjamin
married: 1848 Ann SEFTON.
George
married: 1852 Eliza ENGLISH.
James John
married: 1855 Ann KETT.
John
married: 1856 Agnes Jane READ...
Surnames:
ARMSTRONG, BENTICK, BENTLEY, BOX, BROWN
and 25 more
BOX marriages 1854-1887 Victoria Australia.
Females
Esther Jane
married: 1854 James ALLAN.
Ann
married: 1855 Edward GROVES.
Agnes
married: 1855 James Frazer ROBERTS.
Matilda
married: 1859 Hugh OATES.
Caroline Martyr
married: 18...
Surnames:
BANDERA, BARTLE, BOX, CAIN, CHURCH
and 26 more
Peter Edward Donahue was born in Tyrone, Ireland between 1810-1825. He came to America and became a Naturalized
Citizen in 1857 in Cumberland, Maryland USA. Peter was a miner and resided in Frostburg, Allegany Co. Maryland and in Clarysville Alleg...
Surnames:
COSGROVE, CURRY, DONAHUE, JAMES, WHATLEY AND JAYE
I have been doing research on my G=Grandfather , John Langer for approx. 15 yrs.
I have been "hitting a brick wall" and certainly would appreciate all the help that i can get. I have a copy of his marriage license stating tha...
Surnames:
LANGER
I have been researching my family tree and found that my line goes back to John "Young Tassel" Watts who was half Cherokee and became the Chief of the tribe after his uncle Dragging Canoe died. As Dragging Canoe's last request was John "Young Tassel"...
Surnames:
WATTSWATSON
The ceremony was again wonderfully attended and the guest speaker,Chief Petty Officer Natasha McRoe R.A.N., HMAS Cerberus mentioned three lads born in Rosebud who served in W.W.2. Two of them were from the Allen and Waddleton families but it was Fran...
Surnames:
ADAMS, BAKER, CAIRNS, CARLETON, CONNOP
and 13 more
Sidney James was my great-uncle, the youngest brother of my paternal grandfather William Robert Harraway.
He lived in West Ham, London, with his wife Edith. They had a daughter who sadly died in infancy.
Sidney James joined the Essex Regiment, and ...
Surnames:
HARRAWAY
CASEY marriages 1867-1882 Victoria Australia.
Males
William
married: 1867 Anne HORE.
Patrick
married: 1867 Bridget OBRIEN.
Thomas
married: 1867 Annie TONGE.
Thomas
married: 1868 Elizabeth CALINAN.
Maurice
married: 1868 Hannah C...
Surnames:
BEHNSTEDT, BRAZENALL, BUCHOLTZ, CAMERON, CARROLL
and 23 more
Hello I'm trying to find information on my fathers family William Petersen who lived in Rotorua. His mother was Edith Petersen who was born 1902, and died 1981 in Rotorua I think her family Fowlers came from the Te Puke area she had 8 children, Gus, ...
Surnames:
PETERSENFOWLER
i AM LOOKING FOR ANY DETAILS PLEASE ON THE FOLLOWING FAMILY.
They are Robert Keith Archibald Green/Agnes Marion Green
They had a son named Robert Donald Green who was born in 1895 in Brixton,LOndon.
The son won the military cross in France in...
I am still no nearer to any further information on my G G.Grandies. William was B 1854 to George + Elizabeth Sweet. William. M. Margaret Higgins in Australia 1879.IT is the Parent's of these two that I have trouble with.
Williams parents as above. M...
Surnames:
CARROLL, CARTER, HIGGINS, SWEETT
I joint this site in hope that whoever reads this journay maybe able to help me on a matter of the family named the waldegraves I will not tried to slander or cause any illhealth of any heir or living being who maybe
alive today who is connected to ...
Surnames:
THEWALDEGRAVES
CASEY marriages 1862-1871 Victoria Australia.
Females
Margaret Ann
married: 1862 Joseph Charles HAMPSON.
Catherine
married: 1862 Thomas DEGRUCHY.
Johanna
married: 1863 John MERRIMAN.
Margaret Teresa
married: 1863 William FITZPATRIC...
Surnames:
ANDERSON, ANDRICK, BALDWIN, BOXSHALL, BRIDGE
and 25 more
I have been researching for almost 30 years. I have finished sesrching except for my family in 1940 ALAMBMA CENSUS OF Birmingport Jefferson Co. Alabama. This is where we lived with our neighbor last name of "Lowe My grandmother was the daughter ...
Surnames:
DYCUS, LEE
Have been in contact with relative, and found the following information:
ELSIE BAILEY
She was born in South Africa, brothers name was George Richard BAILEY, father is George Edward BAILEY. Mothers name is Mary Ann BAILEY, nee YOUNG.
Elsie's DOB ...
Surnames:
BAILEY, BROOKES, BROOKS
KIRBY marriages 1876-1892 Victoria Australia.
Males
Robert
married: 1876 Sarah Ann BINCH.
James Finn
married: 1878 Agnes Percy PEET.
William Henry
married: 1878 Annie BARNES.
Thomas Henry
married: 1878 Emma ANGELL.
Edmund Wilmer...
Surnames:
ANGE, ARMSTRONG, BAILEY, BAND, CAMPBELL
and 26 more