Greetings,
The search for the Windlow family histoiry has been fraught with problems, mainly due to the region where the family origins lie. The Northern coastal region of England (Newcastle and north coast towards Lindisfarne) is renowned for it's unique accents. Add to this the 1700/1800 working man's lack of education in oral &written text and the lack of adequate registers of birth's, death's etc you can understand why it is hard to piece together a flowing history. However in some cases I believe a bit of home grown detective work by matching names, regions and dates together has established some relationships quite well to complete parts of the picture. I may be wrong but then again I may also be right ! Only when I am very certain do I dare add a name or a marriage to a relationship. Does the place match, the father's or mother's name match . We must understand the ease at which the surname Windlow can become Winlow or Winley when associated with a broad accent. And if someone couldn't write their own name then misspelling would occur. Anyway it's a giant jigsaw puzzle at times but it is fun trying to find those that are part of our history. Finding the logic in the USA connection to the Australian connection was particularly satisfying and I hope our US relatives do not find offence in the supposition that links us. Feel free to contact me to amend or comment.
Ray Windlow
Sunbury Australia
12 September 2000
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