This site is part of my global "one name study" of the Dundon clan, which aims to collect all references to the surname at any time and in any place. Please contact me with any information, however trivial. I may have information on your family to swap.
The Dundon family can be traced back to Norman stock who came to County Limerick in Ireland before the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. A powerful family, they occupied the townlands of Ballystine, where they were the major freeholders, and they were owners of Ballystine Castle.
The branch of the family discussed on these pages emigrated from Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland to South Wales, Great Britain in around 1815-1820, establishing in the rural community of Abergavenny, where they worked in agriculture, coal mining and iron working.
The file contains references to some 3000 individuals, dating from the late seventeenth century. Most are from England and Wales, but there are references to America, Switzerland, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Current interests are:
Dundon/Dunden - Worldwide, all dates.
Howard - Devon and Glamorgan, 19th century.
Amott - Birmingham or anywhere, 18th and 19th centuries.
Eden - Leicestershire, 18th and 19th centuries.
Silvester - Warwickshire and Staffordshire, 19th century.
Pike - Somerset, 18th century.
Lloyd - Gyffylliog area,Denbighshire, all dates.
Bowditch - Devon and Dorset, all dates.
Jennings - Leicestershire, 18th and 19th centuries.
Knight - Monmouthshire and Croyden, Surrey, 19th century.
Cleare - Monmouthshire, 19th century.
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- Dundon references in Lyme County, NY (7 KB)
References gathered in the Lyme County Historical Centre (Thanks to Fay Calhoun)
- Dundon Soldiers in World War I (20 KB)
This is a listing compiled from the "burnt papers" in the British Public Records Office of Dundons who served in the British Army during the First World War
- Dundon births in New South Wales, Australia (16 KB)
Period covered is 1878 to 1905
- Dundon military Roll of Honour (52 KB)
Commemorating Dundons who have lost their lives in defense of their countries.
- Dundon marriages in New South Wales, Australia (30 KB)
Period covered is 1833 to 1945
- Dundon births in Great Britain - 1837 to 1982 (144 KB)
Compiled from the indexes to the General Records Office registers in Great Britain
- Dundon deaths in New South Wales, Australia (18 KB)
Period covered is 1848 to 1945
- Dundon marriages in Great Britain - 1837 to 1975 (80 KB)
Compiled from the indexes to the General Records Office registers in Great Britain
- Dundon references in "O'Keif..." by Dr A E Casey (8 KB)
Miscellaneous references to Dundon individuals in North County Cork
- Dundon deaths in Great Britain - 1837 to 1992 (84 KB)
Compiled from the indexes to the General Records Office registers in Great Britain
- Dundon soldiers discharged to pension 1883-1900 (11 KB)
A list of Dundon soldiers discharged to pension by the British Army, 1883-1900, compiled from files held at London's Public Record Office
- WW1 Campaign Medals awarded to Dundons (202 KB)
Compiled from records in Britain's Public Record Office, this is a list of all Dundon soldiers in Britain (including Ireland) receiving medals following army service. Effectively it lists all Dundons surviving the war.
- Dundon links with Ballysteen Castle, Co. Limerick (2 KB)
A short history of the Dundon family's ownership of Ballysteen castle, near Askeaton, Limerick
- Where does the Dundon name come from? (6 KB)
A few theories about the origins of the Dundon surname.
- Dundon Soldiers discharged to pension pre-1866 (16 KB)
Listing of Dundon soldiers recorded as being discharged to pension before 1866 compiled from records in the British Public Record Office
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Dundon And Related Families in Great Britain