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Surname Saturday – Beardsley
Darling Line By Don Taylor Name Origin According to Forebears, the surname “Beardsley” is a derivation of “Bardsley,” which was derived from being from a place, ‘of Bardsley.’ Bardsley is a parish between Ashton and Oldham, near Manchester. The American … Continue reading
Posted in Beardsley, Darling, Surname Saturday, Swayze
Tagged Connecticut, Darbyshire, England, Fairfield, Ilkeston, immigrant ancestor, Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
My Irish Ancestry Brown/Sanford/Parsons/Maben Roberts/Scott I grew up being told I was English, Irish, and French. And modern DNA testing results have confirmed that. Ancestry indicates that I am 18 percent Irish and the rest “Great Britain” which included England, … Continue reading
Posted in Brown, Maben, Parsons, Roberts, Sanford, Scott
Tagged Antrim, Irish, Northern Ireland
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Cleanup Week – Mary Elizabeth (Mannin/Manning) Brown
This week was a clean-up week. I updated and corrected the sources I had supporting facts in the life of Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown (1878-1983). “Grandma Brown” was the oldest ancestor that I recall ever meeting. She was born 72 … Continue reading
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Ancestry’s ThruLines
By Don Taylor One of the many huge announcements made at Roots Tech was Ancestry unveiling of ThruLinestm. Many bloggers have been writing about it, and I thought I’d see what it can do for me and the DNA Kits that … Continue reading
1900 Census – Searching for misspelled Salefske’s
Census Sunday Roberts-Dion-Spry-Salefske Project By Don Taylor My half-brother’s (Tom) maternal line has been difficult to trace, mostly due to unusual names. His great-grandmother’s name is probably Ottilie Salefske. But in various records, I’ve seen her named Ottlie, Tillie, Lillie, … Continue reading
