Welcome to my genealogical web-pages.
I am researching a number of family lines. These are just a few:
GRACEY: from Seagoe , County Armagh, Ireland
MATTHEWS: from Seagoe and Shankill, County Armagh, Ireland
VAUGHAN: from Seagoe , County Armagh, Ireland
HALLIDAY: from Seagoe , County Armagh, Ireland
WELCH: from Lidlington, Bedfordshire and North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
GARNER: from Cranfield, Bedfordshire
LUDGATE: from North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
RAINBOW: from North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
HOLTON: from Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
EASTER: from Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
BRAGGE: from Sussex, England
SCRIBNER: from Fairlight, Sussex, England
BATEUP: from Brede, Sussex, England
BURRIDGE: from Battersea, Surrey and Crediton, Devon, England
RUSSELL: from Clapham, Surrey, England
WRIGHT: from Wymondham, Norfolk, England
PORCHMOUTH: from Surrey, England
JACKSON: from Putney, England and Tory Channel, New Zealand
HILL: from Drumaquil, County Londonderry, Ireland
STRONG: from County Monaghan, Ireland
GILMER: from County Monaghan, Ireland
THOMSON: from Edinburgh, Scotland
AITKENHEAD: from Polmont, Scotland
COPPLESTONE: from Devon, England
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- Captain James Hayter Jackson (4 KB)
James, born 1800 in Putney is reputed to be one of the first 50 settlers in New Zealand, arriving with Jacky Guard in the early 1820's. He spent his early years on Kapiti Island, living with the famous Maori Chief, Te Rauparaha, prior to setting up his own whaling station in Jackson's Bay (Te Awaiti), Tory Channel, Marlborough, New Zealand
- Battersea in the 1830's (37 KB)
A village reknown for it's market gardening produce.
- Copleston of Wear Gifford family tree (351 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- The homestead in Jacksons Bay, Tory Channel, NZ (7 KB)
Photographed in 1912.
- St Marys Battersea in 1831 (11 KB)
This is where many generations of the Burridge family were baptised and married.
- Copleston of Eggesford family tree (264 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- Copleston of Copleston family tree (699 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- Putney in 1831 (15 KB)
Putney, Surrey the hometown of Jimmy Jackson.
- Peter Thomson, printer of Dunedin (74 KB)
Baptised in 29 Aug 1823 in Edinburgh, died 30 Jul 1879 in New Zealand. Peter and his family emigrated to NZ in 1861. Peter was a well known identity who worked for the Otago Daily Times.
- Copleston of Copleston family tree (part II) (656 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- St James Bermondsey in 1831 (14 KB)
One of the "Waterloo" churches, pictured in 1831.
- Peter Thomson, printer of Dunedin (59 KB)
Baptised in 29 Aug 1823 in Edinburgh, died 30 Jul 1879 in New Zealand. Peter and his family emigrated to NZ in 1861. Peter was a well known identity who worked for the Otago Daily Times.
- Copleston of Bowden family tree (662 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- Lyttelton, New Zealand in 1883 (88 KB)
This is where most English settlers coming to Canterbury landed.
- Copleston of Instow family tree (351 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- Wellington, New Zealand in 1859 (72 KB)
Frequently haunted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Copleston of Upton Pyne family tree (370 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- Putney Embankment in 1861 (6 KB)
Not far from where the Putney ferry used to cross the Thames.
- Copleston of Kingdon family tree (609 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- Lurgan, Co Armagh in 1880 (166 KB)
Church Place leading to Market Street, Lurgan. Taken in approx 1880.
- Copleston of Woodland family tree (608 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon.
- Putney in 1821 (11 KB)
A view from the Thames. Putney was where Jimmy Jackson was born.....or was it Jimmy Hayter??
- Copleston of Woodland family tree (part II) (244 KB)
As sourced from the various visitations of Devon
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- History of Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire (6 KB)
This was where the HOLTON family came from.
- Burridge Miscellanea (5 KB)
Various extracts I have obtained on the Burridge surname
- Hayter & Jackson miscelleanea (4 KB)
Various extracts on these two London based surnames that I have obtained in my research
- Miscelleanea file 1 (24 KB)
Items to be filed.
- History of Seagoe Parish, Co Armagh (10 KB)
Extracts from the writings of James S Kane.
- History of Portadown & Drumcree (15 KB)
As sourced from a range of articles, includes some listings of citizens.
- History of Barnes, Surrey (5 KB)
Barnes is the parish to the immediate West of Putney
- History of Tandragee, Co Armagh (4 KB)
Some GRACEY families came from this parish.
- History of Putney, Surrey (14 KB)
This is where James Hayter JACKSON was from.
- History of Quakers in Lurgan (9 KB)
History of the friends in Lurgan
- Would the real James Jackson please stand up! (50 KB)
Research notes I have accumulated concerning the mysterious origins of Jimmy JACKSON, New Zealand whaler.
- Miscellanea File 2 (15 KB)
Items to be filed
- The Ludgate family (1 KB)
Of North Crawley, Buckinghamshire
- History of Battersea, Surrey (2 KB)
The BURRIDGE family had strong connections with Battersea
- The Holton Family (2 KB)
Of Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire
- The Gracey family (10 KB)
From Lurgan, Co Armagh to New Zealand
- The Wright family (3 KB)
Of Norfolk and Surrey before emigrating to NZ
- The Hill Family (3 KB)
Originally from Killowen, Londonderry emigrating to Greymouth, New Zealand
- Gracey miscellanea (30 KB)
Various census and parish register extracts on the Gracey (& variants) surname
- The Burridge family of Battersea (19 KB)
Originally from Crediton, Devon - moved to Battersea, Surrey and became well known Market Gardeners
- The Welch Family (13 KB)
From North Crawley, Buckinghamshire to Lidlington, Bedfordshire then to New Zealand
- Would the real James Jackson please stand up! (2 KB)
More research notes on the mysterious origins of James Hayter JACKSON
- The Bateup family (2 KB)
Of Brede Sussex
- Herring Miscellanea (25 KB)
Extracts accumulated for the HERRING surname (mainly Buckinghamshire)
- History of Armagh City, Co Armagh, Nthn Ireland (5 KB)
A couple of little extracts on this beautiful town
- Seagoe Parish - Ordnance Survey Memoirs (14 KB)
Extracts from the Ordnance Survey of 1835-8
- Rainbow Miscellanea (22 KB)
Extracts on the RAINBOW surname, mainly from Buckinghamshire
- History of Lurgan, Co Armagh, N Ireland (15 KB)
More extracts on this historic Ulster town.
- History of Lurgan, Co Armagh, N Ireland (12 KB)
Various extracts concerning this town
- The Thomson Family (11 KB)
From a printers apprentice in Edinburgh to a writer in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Ludgate Miscellanea (25 KB)
Extracts I have accumulated on the LUDGATE surname (mainly Buckinghamshire)
- The Aitken Family (1 KB)
Of Biggar then Edinburgh, Scotland
- The Rainbow family of Newport Pagnell (2 KB)
A family of many generations in one village
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