Category Archives: Ancestor Sketch
Isabella Atkinson & the Censuses.
Darling-McAllister-Lamb-Atkinson Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always difficult and I find English Census records particularly difficult to follow. To the best of my research, Isabella Atkinson (my wife’s 3rd great-grandmother on her … Continue reading
Montrans in the News – Midweek Junior Eagle
Charlotte Montran – Staten Island (?), NY Montran Monday By Don Taylor This week for Montran Monday[i], I found the following article: This week’s entry is from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY) 17 May 1933 via Newspapers.com Midweek Junior Eagle … Continue reading
Lister – Surname Saturday
Name Origin The surname “Lister” is an occupational name coming from the term “to dye” or a “dyer.” It was used principally in East Anglia and northern and eastern England. There is an alternate source of the name as meaning … Continue reading
Arthur Brown in the Censuses
Census Sunday Brown Line By Don Taylor Introduction I have long believed that Arthur Durwood Brown, my great-grandfather was the son of William Henry Brown and not the son of Henry Mack Brown. I think that the 1870 and 1880 … Continue reading