Genealogy

On this page are a number of genealogy links to web pages containing parts of my family tree. My ancestry has its roots in mainly England and Walse and includes surnames such as: Herbert from Walse, Paxton, Taylor, Tidder, Cook, Wallace / Wallis, Hill, Feasey, and Dormer from Buckinghamshire as well as Washington and Brown from Oxfordshire and Ambrose and Sherwood from Berkshire. I also have links to other, so far non related, trees and coats of arms. If you want to link to this site, please do.

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Family Trees The first family tree is the Wallis / Wallace (the surname was spelt both ways) family from Bierton and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. This tree also includes Hill and Feasey from Bucks. and Brown from Oxfordshire. The top of this family tree is Thomas Wallis, who was buried in Beirton 4th September 1617. Follow W->WALLIS link on the rootsweb page. The next family tree is the Paxton family tree from Dinton in Bucks., which includes Cook, Taylor and Tidder The top of this tree is William Paxton who was born about 1742 and it is at this point I am stuck. Follow the P->PAXTON link on the rootsweb page. Washington family tree from Ludgershall and Stone family tree goes back to Mr Richard Washington, gent of Gosford in Kidlington in Oxfordshire, England. He maintained a school there in the 17th century and he can be found in the visitation of Oxfordshire of 1669 and 1675. He gives his roots (grandfather) as Thomas Washington, who was born about 1577 in Sulgrave. The Washington family of Sulgrave are the family that George Washington (uk) (us), President of the USA is descended from. Thomas Washington can be found by following the W->WASHINGTON link. The Herbert family tree from Cardiganshire are descended from John Herbert who was born about 1760. He can be found by following H->HERBERT link on the rootsweb tree. This family maybe related to the Earls of Pembroke, however, that is not proven yet as I am stuck at John. There ismore Herbert Genealogy at The Herbert Family Tree and Welsh Genealogy. The Ambrose family tree from Hungerford and Maidenhead are descended from Stephen Ambrose who said that he was born in Hungerford in Berkshire. However, I have been unable to find any trace of him there. His descendants went to a number of different places, including Bath in Sommerset and the USA. This family tree also includes Sherwood (a possible gypsy family) and more Sherwoods can be found at Phil's page. Follow the A->AMBROSE link on the rootsweb tree. The Dormer family tree from Waddesdon are descended from Nicholas Dormer who died in 1615 in Bicester, Oxfordshire. I'm still working on this family tree but I think they are in some way connected to the Barons of Wing. Follow the D->DORMER->next page links on the rootsweb tree to find Nicholas. The Hill family tree from Aylesbury. Also includes the surname Feasey and the surname Brown Follow the H->HILL links on the rootsweb tree to find John Hill at the top of this family tree. Harleian MS 3859 Genealogies Harleian MS 3859 is an early Welsh manuscript. It is important in that it gives the genealogies of both King Arthurs that Geoffrey of Monmouth based his King Arthur on and, therefore, whom the legendary King Arthur is based on. The pedigree I present at rootsweb is not complete. It is only the pedigree from Owen ap Hywel Dda. Hywel Dda can be found by the D->DDA link on the rootsweb tree. If you are interested in the fascinating background behind all this and the histroy of King Arthur and Walse I recommend The Holy Kingdom (uk) (us). It's a eye opener. During my genealogy research for my Washington ancestry, I found some other Washington family tree information for Washington genealogy from Lancaster, Kendal and Warton. I have also put the family trees as I have them up on rootsweb in the hope they will be of use to others. Just for interest, I have the genealogies for the Barons of Wing (Lord Dormer) on rootsweb as well. They are descended from Geoffrey Dormer from West Wycombe. Among his descendents is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (uk) (us), President of the USA.
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Wallace / Wallis of Bierton Links The Posse Comitatus was basically a census conducted in England in 1798, during the Napoleonic Wars, of all able bodied men who where not in the militia or the army. This was done just in case Napoleon invaded in England. I have just presented the men with the surname "Wallis" from Buckinghamshire here. For the history behind this have a read of The Napoleonic Wars (uk) (us) The Births / Baptisms and the Deaths / Burials pages give some genealogy bits of information that I have retrieved out of parish records when looking for my ancestry. Parish records in England are one of the major sources for genealogy, have a read of Ancestral Trails (uk) (us). These Odd bits links are links to other bits of info I found.
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Other Links Genealogy can be a fun and absorbing hobby, you are forever wondering what's around the next corner but it can also be frustrating when you bang your head against a wall. However, there are some good books to help you with your genealogy. I think these genealogy books could be advantageous to have Collins Tracing Your Family History (uk) (us). The Internet can also be of great help, with your family tree, in making contacts and finding information. There are some good books that can help you take the best advantage of the Internet for genealogy. Online Roots (uk) (us), for example. You can also find a lot of genealogy information at Ancestry.com where they have a number of databases that can be searched Search Nearly 2 Billion Names at Ancestry.com!. They also have a few genealogy and family tree products to buy at The Shops@Ancestry.com. You could also try OneGreatFamily.com - which enables you to connect with other people who have already found your ancestors! OneGreatFamily is an online genealogy service that actually connects the names that are submitted to its shared worldwide database using the first only entire software program on the Internet! You could also try Family Finder Search , which has a database of over 1.5 billion names. They have a FREE Search! Virtual Cemetery and you can get a useful Basic Membership Bundle . There is an option to try the Genealogy.Com membership for free for 14 days As well as trying their World Family Tree for free for 14 days. For my genealogy, I use Family Tree Maker software. This is probably one of the best genealogy programs on the market. You can get it at Amazon.com or The Shops@Ancestry.com. There are also some good books on the program such as Official Family Tree Maker (uk) (us) The genealogy tree links below take you to a rootsweb page with the family tree on. That page will present you with a line of letters, each letter corresponding to the surname of a person in the tree. On the Dormer Arms page I have put together some Dormer coat of arms. These arms are connected to the Barons of Wing. If you would like to know more on heraldry, have a read of The Oxford Guide to Heraldry (uk) (us) In connection to my genealogy research in to the Herberts of Cardiganshire I was given a number of will transcripts. They are available on the Herbert Wills etc. page. To follow what the will and probate are all about you might like to read Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (uk) (us) By the way, the Wallace family genealogy on this page has no connection to Sir William Wallace, guardian of Scotland but if you are interested in him, I recommend William Wallace: Braveheart (uk) (us) GenDir.com - Genealogy directory and resources: Includes a comprehensive list of genealogy sites, a surname meta-search tool, and a genealogy message board. English Parish Records at Amazon.com English Parish Records at Amazon.co.uk Swedish Genealogy Burke's Peerage & Gentry The Herbert Family Tree and Welsh Genealogy Bodgit's Useful Genealogy Links
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