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APPS [EPPS] –1684+ Eastwell, Kingsnorth, Brabourne, Bridge, Canterbury, Aldington,

Ashford, Willesborough, Kent, England.

They connect with many names in these villages.

This family connects to 1734 ATWOOD – at Boughton Aulph, Kent, 1767

OTTAWAY –Eastwell, Kent. #1

ARNOLD –1797+ Macclesfield, Rainow, Bollington all in Cheshire, England #1

BARLOW- c1807 Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England #1

BARBER- c1740 Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England #1

BEATH – Fife & Kinross, Scotland; 1769-1900. David BEATH m. Catherine OLIPHANT, Alexander BEATH m. Agnes CANT, David BEATH m. Joanna IRELAND #6

BEAUREGARD/LADEROUTE/DUBE – St. Albert, Alberta and area – 1880-1950 #7

BECK – 1800+ Ladywood, Birmingham, England #1

BELCOURT – St. Albert & Lac Ste Anne, Alberta; 1700’s-1900’s; Joseph BELCOURT m. Catherine L’HIRONDELLE, Joseph BELCOURT m. Madeline CAMPION, Marie Julie BELCOURT m. John ROBINSON #6

BOLLINGTON c1769 Thomas in Bakewell, Derbyshire

c1795 Bollington, Dukenfield, Pott Shrigley, Rainow, Macclesfield, All Cheshire, England

1863+ Kaiapoi, Christchurch, New Zealand

Manchester, Chorlton, Aston-under-Lyne, Droylsden, Reddish, All Lancashire

1950+ Rochdale, Lancashire

1860+Newcastle, Stoke-on-Trent, Fenton Wolstanton, Tunstall, Burslem, all Staffordshire

1920+ Newport, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

1850+ London, England #1

BRENCHLEY 1500+ Kingsnorth, Sevington, Wormshill and many more parts of Kent #1

BROUGHTON – Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, England; 1800-1900; George BROUGHTON m. Mary Anne; Thomas BROUGHTON m. Jane Ann PINCHBECK, William BROUGHTON m. Ada LITTLEWOOD #6

BURK[E] – c1700 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England #1

CLARE 1835+ Ladywood, Birmingham, England #1

Clemetson - Sask. #8

Clemetson - Minnesota & Norway #8

CLEVELAND 1840+ Birmingham, England #1

DIAMOND [DIMON, DIAMOD,DYMOND,DIMOND] –1654+ Great Chart, Kent

1821+ Ruckinge, Kent

1857+ Canterbury, Kent

1840+ Kingsnorth, Kent

1870+Tonbridge, Kent

1928+ Duanesburg, Schnectady, New York, USA #1

DOUGLAS – Scotland to ON to AB; 1837-1900’s; Thomas DOUGLAS (son of Elizabeth) m. Anne CHARLTON, Thomas DOUGLAS m. Adelaide “Maggie” ROBINSON #6

DYE – from the Laurens DUYTS line – NJ, PA, IL, IN, IA, NB, AB; 1600’s-present; George DYE m. Nancy BABCOCK, Benjamin Harvey DYE m. Nancy Matilda ELWOOD, William Sherman DYE m. Allie Attie READ (of the David READ family from England to Nebraska) #6

EATON- 1823 Pensax, Worcestershire

1854-1900 Ladywood, Birmingham and Bromsgrove #1

EDWARDS- 1836-Middlesex

1863 Pimlico, London

1898+Yukon, Canada

1910-Vancouver, BC #1

ERICKSSON – Sweden to Wisconsin, USA to Saskatchewan, Canada

Erik Ericksson married Charlotte Bjork - they had 16 children (Vingaker, Sodermanland, Sweden)

- Daughter Anna Ericksson (born July 6, 1864 in Eriksberg, Vingaker, Sodermanland, Sweden) married William Gustav Waynert in 1880 in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA (she died in Broadview, Sask. September 24, 1924)

- Many of the sons changed their name to Welin when they immigrated to the States #2

FÜRST/FUERST – Volynia, Russia – Alberta; 1800’s-1900’s; Christof FÜRST m. Anna SCHINDEL, Johann FÜRST m. Matilda RADKE #6

GARROD –1831 Stepney, London, England #1

Gorenko - Sask. Romania & Austria #8

GULBRANSEN – Norway to Australia in 1872

Elviene Antoneta Mattea Gulbransen (born 1842 in Christiana, Norway to Andreas Gulbransen and May Imbresen) immigrated to Australia in 1872, died October 6, 1902 in Samford, North Queensland, Australia. Married Johan Frederich Wilhelm Beier – she had one son (father unknown)

-Son Edwin Gulbransen (born August 30, 1873 in Bowen, North Queensland, Australia) married Martha Woodward (born November 20, 1878 in Brisbane, North Queensland, Australia) July 12, 1898 in Ithaca, Brisbane, North Queensland, Australia. He died August 16, 1951 in Kilcoy (Brisbane), NQ, Autralia. She died April 6, 1959 in Brisbane, NQ, Australia (they had 11 children born in Australia) #2

HENDERSON – Ayr & Bute, Scotland; BC; 1800-1900; John HENDERSON m. Mary STEWART, Archibald HENDERSON m. Ann MCDONALD, George MacDonald HENDERSON m. Jean Currie HENDERSON #6

HILL – England to Australia

Joseph Hill married Catherin Dagley (or Dudley) in England - they had 7 children

- Son Tom Hill (born August 13, 1871 in Wigsthorpe, Northampton, England) married Emma Holmes February 12, 1894 in Emerald, North Queensland, Australia. He died May 9, 1957 in Ingham, NQ, Australia (had 3 sons). Second wife: Thomassine Sophie Jorgensen (born December 21, 1878 in Fersleo, Denmark to Hans Jorgensen and Karen Maria Hansen) November 20, 1902. She died July 14, 1929 in Townsville, NQ, Australia (had 8 children born in Australia) #2

HOLLOWAY- 1814 Handsworth, Staffordshire

1816-1833 Wednesbury, Staffordshire #1

JOHNSON – Sweden to Alberta, Canada around 1892

Johan Johannesson (born December 22, 1851 in Aker, Jonkoping, Sweden) married Kristina Andersdotter (born December 21, 1859 in Stengardshult, Jonkoping, Sweden). He died March 4, 1925 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta and she died June 1934 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta – they had 12 children

- Son Godthard Johnson (born October 14, 1880 in Saldeberget, Stengardshult, Jonkoping, Sweden) married Annie Christina (maiden name could be Petersen or Andreasen, born December 1, 1882 in Holden, Norway) April 3, 1901 in Sweden – they had 11 children #2

JOHNSON, Joseph – 1911 USA

1930?-1983 Shelby County, Texas #1

JORGENSEN – Denmark to Australia around 1884

Hans Jorgensen (born January 23, 1855) married Karen Marie Hansen (born May 28, 1858). He died March 12, 1913 – they had 5 children, probably born in Denmark and Australia #2

KENDRICK-1831 Stepney, London, England

1846 Somers Town, London, England

1863 Bishopgate, London, England

1837/45 Gravesend/Greenwich, Kent #1

Knutson Lonnegrav ( this is one name) – Norway #8

L’HIRONDELLE/CALLIOUX/CALLIHOO – St. Albert, St. Paul, Alberta & NWT – 1820-1975 #7

LINDSAY – Scotland to Canada 1884

Jessie Lindsay (aka Janet Drummond) born November 2, 1855 in Carluke, Scotland (illegitimate child of Jean Drummond and James Lindsay) – she died after 1890, presumably in Glasgow, Scotland

- Daughter Jessie Drummond Lindsay (born March 24, 1881 in Glasgow, Scotland, illegitimate child of Jessie Lindsay and Alexander Russell) admitted to Quarriers in 1884 and sent to Canada as a British Home Child, to be raised by Alexander and Eliza Miller in Warminster, Ontario until early 1900s – married William James Reid May 9, 1909 in Medicine Hat, Alberta – she died March 29, 1964 in Summerland, BC #2

NADEAU/DEMAER – Quebec, USA, Saskatchewan & BC – 1860-present #7

NIESSEN/VON NIESSEN – Germany/Russia, USA & Saskatchewan 1790-present #7

OSTLUND – Sweden to Saskatchewan, Canada

Jonas Per Olga Ostlund (born February 4, 1864 in Follenge, Forsamling, Jamtland, Sweden) married Sigrid Rebecca Rask (born May 13, 1866 in Follenge, Jamtland, Sweden) April 13, 1889 in Sweden – had 5 children. He died 1945 in Percival, Saskatchewan and she died 1955 in Broadview, Saskatchewan

- Son Olaf Augustinus Ostlund (born August 19, 1889 in Jamtland, Sweden) married Hilda Ottellia Waynert (born May 26, 1896 in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA to William Gustav Waynert and Anna Ericksson) January 12, 1918 in Percival, Saskatchewan – they had 5 children. He died April 19, 1966 in Broadview, Saskatchewan and she died March 24, 1978 in Quesnel, BC #2

PAIN[E] - 1786+ Kingsnorth, Mersham, Kent #1

Palagain – Sask #8

Palaghian - Romania &Austria #8

PETTERSSON – Sweden to USA to Saskatchewan, Canada

Eric Pettersson (born 1823, died 1900) married Katrina ? – had 9 children (changed their name to Waynert or Lind when they immigrated to the States)

- Son William Gustav Waynert (born November 16, 1864 in Kvinnerstshag, Asker, Nerke, Sweden) immigrated to USA around 1889 and changed name to Waynert at that time and married Anna Ericksson (born July 6, 1864 in Eriksberg, Vingaker, Sodermanland, Sweden) in 1880 in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA. He died May 29, 1933 #2

POTTS - c 1807 Rainow, Cheshire, England

c1886 Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England

c1900 Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire, England

George-WW1 #1

REID – Ireland to Canada around 1831

Thomas Reid (born 1812 in Borrisokane, County Tipperary, Ireland) married Elizabeth Waughop (born 1813 in County Cavan, Ireland) married December 8, 1835 in Toronto, Ontario – they had 10 children born in Dufferin County, Ontario

-Son Thomas Freeman Reid (born December 4, 1838 in Etobicoke Township, Ontario) married Ellen Lamb (born March 29, 1844 in Dumfries, Canada West, died December 9, 1873 in Orangeville, Ontario) January 4, 1862 in East Garafraxa, Ontario – they had 7 children. Second wife - Jane Looby (born November 24, 1855) married after 1873 – they had 9 children. He died June 10, 1930 and she died September 8, 1927 #2

ROBERTSON – Aberdeen & Banff, Scotland – BC; 1800-1900; James ROBERTSON m. Jane MILNE, Thomas ROBERTSON m. Elizabeth PIRIE, Alexander Milne Henry/Hendry ROBERTSON m. Margaret THOMSON #6

Schutte – Sask., Germany #8

SPOONER - 1800+ Handsworth, Birmingham, England #1

Skretvedt – Minnesota & Norway #8

Springan - North Dakota & Minnesota #8

TILT - 1780+ St Phillips, Birmingham, England #1

TRUEMAN [TRUMAN] -c1600+Macclesfield Forest, Wildboarclough, Cheshire

c1750+Bosley, Wincle, Gawsworth, Cheshire

c 1830+ Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire

c1860+ Bollington, Cheshire

c1885 Bellville, Ontario

c1888+ Skagit Valley, Lyman, Sedro Woolley, Washington, USA

1910+ Quesnel, BC

1940+ [Rhodesia]-Zimbabwe South Africa

The TRUEMAN’s connect to many names in and around the Macclesfield area #1

WARREN/WOODS/BOYD – Scotland/Ireland, Ontario, North Dakota – 1810-1950 #7

WILLSON – Ireland, Ontario, North Dakota, Saskatchewan – 1820-present #7

WRIGHT -c1836 Bollington, Cheshire, England

The Dooleys and the Matthews—Two Families Entwined

For the first years of her life, my grandmother Mary Dooley, thought her last name was Matthews. She wasn’t the only person of our family in that generation to have this confusion about their surname.

Eventually, of course, it turned out that her last name was legally Dooley, and so was that of her father, who had also thought his name was Matthews. But how did this all come about?

It all goes back to a woman called Margaret Hurt, who was born in Ireland, who married a man Edward Matthews, also from Ireland.

On the 1851 Census, Edward Matthews, a coalminer, and his mother, Margaret Matthews, a Housekeeper, were the only two people in the household Margaret (maiden name unknown) was listed as a widow. Edward gave his age as 30, and Margaret gave hers as 58. There were no other relatives living with them, which is unusual.

On 28 April 1855 Edward Matthews and Margaret Hurt (or Hart, the copy is not clear) were married in the Catholic Chapel, Bridge Street, Monkwearmouth, in the District of Sunderland, County Durham. We have a copy of the certificate Edward signed. Margaret made her mark, she was illiterate. Her father was listed as James Hurt, a labourer. Edward’s father, Owen Matthew, is also listed as a labourer. Edward’s profession was coalminer.

I searched for Owen Matthew’s death, using phonetic search, on Free BMD, but there was no record from 1837 to 1851. Possibly he died in Ireland, or the death was not registered properly. There may be a parish record available for Durham. I would like to find Owen’s death certificate, which may shed further light. It would be rare for a widow and a grown son to move from Ireland to England on their own, and that is why I believe there are other relatives that can be found and their descendents traced to current day. Indeed, these descendents may also shed light on our ancestors’ past.

Edward gave his age as 30 and Margaret gave her age as 19. Keep in mind that no proof of identification or birth date was required. I believe Edward to be older. For example, if we take the age on the 1851 Census to be correct, he would have actually been 35 at the time of his marriage. It was common for people to lie on their marriage certificates so as to make their ages more close to the age of their spouse.

We cannot tell if Margaret’s maiden name was Hurt or Hart. With an Irish accent, Hurt could sound like Hart. Spelling of names was certainly not standardized, even with those people that could read and write. Edward listed his address as 13 ??? Street, Monkwearmouth. Margaret lived at 30 Hope Street, Monkwearmouth.

Witnesses were John McGahan (he made his mark) and Bridget Matthews (she made her mark). It was common for one witness to be a relative of the bride and one witness to be relative of the groom. These connections are important, as will be seen below.

A year after his marriage, Edward’s mother, Margaret, died.at the age of 61 on 22 September 1856 in Colliery, Monkwearmouth. The informant was Edward Matthews and the cause of death was “exhaustion and debility certified.” She is listed as a widow of Owen Matthews, a farm labourer.

Earlier that year, on 10 March 1856, Edward and Margaret had a son, Bernard. Sadly, he died early the next year on 13 Jan 1857. He would have only been 10 months old.

On May 11 of 1860, Edward and Margaret had another son, Patrick, born in Monkwearmouth. I checked Free BMD, but cannot find a listing for this birth, even doing a phonetic search (which would include spellings Matthews, Matthew, Mathew, Mathews, and others). Patrick lived a long time, eventually married Isabella Almony (in 1912) and died at the age of 86. We are still checking to see if he had children. Also need to check to see if this Isabella was his second wife, as she was considerably younger (unless I have the wrong Isabella). I’d need to check the certificate to find out.

The 1861 Census shows that Edward Matthews is the head of household, he’s 35, a coalminer and born in Ireland. His wife Margaret is listed as being 26, and born in Ireland. Their only child is Patrick, 11 months, born in Monkwearmouth. These facts coordinate with our other certificates.

The next year, another child shows up in an entry in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church records, Sunderland, 25 December 1862, Catherine Matthews Parents were listed as Edward Matthews and Margaret nee Hurt. No appropriate entry has been found in FreeBMD yet for Catherine. I did find another birth for a Catherine Matthews in the June 1864 quarter, for Sunderland. Volume 10a, page 469. At this point, Catherine is Edward’s last known child. I would need to see the certificate before I can definitely say what Catherine’s birth date is.

We now have to estimate Edward Matthew’s death date.

I found two possible deaths on Free BMD that could be Edwards Matthews. One is December 1864 Gateshead, volume 10a, page 384. Another is March 1865 Sunderland, volume 10 a, page 281. I have ordered the latter, January 10/06. If it’s not correct, I’ll try the other one.

This is when George Dooley (senior) appears on the scene and gets together with Margaret Hurt Matthews. We cannot find a record of a marriage between George Dooley Senior and Margaret Matthews Hurt. Kathy Pickering did a search (or, rather, asked the Registrar to search). A genealogy book I read recently said that many times after a child was born illegitimate, the birth father was later forced to admit as such and therefore take financial responsibility for the child (or children). This admission did have repercussions for further generations (see below) if not financially, at least legally (in that people’s names were actually Dooley, not Matthews as they had thought.

Maybe it would be useful to check the Bastardy Papers found among the Poor Law Papers, if such things are available for the area.

George Dooley (senior) is a bit of a mystery. He doesn’t show up (so far as we can determine for sure) on any Census, though there are some George Dooleys in Liverpool, approximately the right age, we cannot say for sure if this is him without doing a lot more checking. We can only suppose what happened, at this point, and make our best guess.

George Senior is the probable father of Margaret Matthews, born 1867. We still need more details on this birth.

George Senior is the probable father of Alice Matthews. She was born 15 March 1868. Father was noted as George Dooley on the birth certificate. The certificate is in Latin, so the forenames are written in Latin. Alice is listed as Alicia Mathews Alicia Dooley, daughter of George Dooley et Margarita Matthews. The address for Margaret is given as 33 Spring Garden Lane, which is on the South Side of the River. George Dooley gave his address as Dundas Street which is the North Side.

Godmother to Alice Matthews was Alice Murphy and was possibly (probably) named after her. There is an Alice Murphy who lived at 31 Spring Gardens Lane (two down from Margaret) on the 1861 Census, in West Sunderland. There is not indication she is a relative, though she may have been, or she may have just been a neighbour/friend. Though, if Alice Matthews was named after Alice Murphy, it might be that she was a relative after all.

The godfather was James T. Mitchell, but that may not be exactly right, as the signature is quite faded. I did find a James Mitchell on the Sunderland Census for 1861, and he was 40 years old then and born in Ireland. I’ll have to check the 1871 Census and see if he lived closer to Margaret at that time. Working just with the Censuses is basically just a snapshot in time. Who knows how many times a family moved in 10 years. Usually a family with a stable income stayed in the same place longer. Poorer families moved more often. Still, this James Mitchell is a good bet because he is from Ireland, and that would make him probably Catholic, and he’d have to be a Catholic to be a godfather of a Catholic child.

As all clues point to George Dooley (senior) not marrying Margaret Hurt Matthews, we now have to speculate as to why this would be. It was not that common in the 19th century although, of course, not unheard of.

Margaret married Edward Matthews the first time as a Catholic, so not likely she changed her religion, especially as she baptized her children in the Catholic Church.

Possible reasons for not marrying: perhaps George was not a Catholic; perhaps he was already married; perhaps they meant to but he was away at work (a labourer? Possibly a navvy--that’s a person who worked on the navigational canals, or a dock labourer, or ship labourer). One Census does show a George Dooley and a Patrick Dooley (could be his brother), in another county, working as labourers. He also could have been in jail. Or perhaps Margaret refused because she wanted to get poor relief as the widow of Edward. Nevertheless, as we’ve seen George did own up to the kids being his. Speculation is they may have lived together, but avoided putting it down on paper, for whatever reason.

Margaret and George (senior) had a son on 6 June 1870, George Dooley, spelled Dooly on birth certificate (we have a copy from the church, no known civil record). George Senior’s name was also spelled Dooly. The birth was registered by mother Margaret Dooly (no “e”). She made her mark, therefore illiterate. She couldn’t read what she marked. She is listed as “late Matthews, formerly Hurt” Father was listed as George Dooly, a labourer in a Quarry. Birth was at 60 Whitburn Street, Monkwearmouth, which is the North side of the river

On the 1871 Census, George Dooley (senior) was not listed anywhere near Margaret Matthews. Census shows Margaret Matthews, a charwoman and a widow, was head of household and was living with her daughter Alice Matthews (born c. 1868), son George Matthews (born c. 1870), daughter Margaret Matthews (born c. 1867), and son Patrick Matthews (born c. 1861). No one is called Dooley on the Census, though the Dooley kids were known as Dooley on their church birth certificates.

Daughter Catherine (she’d be 8) is not on that Census. I don’t know why. I did a search on for her anywhere in 1871 and I can’t find her. Her name may be spelled wrong. I did search for all permutations of Matthews (one “t”, no “s”) and Kate and Kitty, too.

She may have been with relatives. This would have been when Margaret had just given birth to George Dooley Jr. Perhaps Margaret couldn’t take care of her just then? Or perhaps she didn’t want Catherine around George Senior. We will have to search further for Catherine in 1871. She didn’t die, because she shows up again on the 1881 Census.

Her daughter, Alice, died the next year. From Burials, Mere Knolls cemetery, we see the death of 14 October 1872, Alice Mathews, illegitimate daughter of Margaret Mathews, 4 years old, 60 Whitburn Street

Then, another daughter was born but only lived a few weeks. From Burials, Mere Knolls cemetery, 18 April 1873, Mary Mathews, illegitimate daughter of Margaret, 2 weeks old, 62 Whitburn Street. George Dooley (senior) was the probable father of this child. So he was around at least in late 1872, yet not any solid trace of him. In fact, the only real proof we have that he even existed, is the notations on the births of his children. I have no birth proof, no marriage proof, and not even any death proof. As mentioned before, it might be worthwhile to do some further Census searches in other districts, then try and pin down his death to that district. It would also be useful to see if we can find any other relatives, as it would be unusual for a person to migrate without any. Of course, they could have all died.

In Free BMD, I did a death search for all Dooley (Soundex, so all similar names searched) deaths. I found a few George Dooleys, I will pursue further. Again it is possible that George Dooley Senior may have been in jail, or at sea, or had left to find work as a casual labourer. George Dooley is not a common name combination and there is always the possibility he was a protestant.

In 1873 a George Dooley was Godparent at St. Mary’s Church Sunderland to Mary Mathews, son of Francis Conner and Mary Mathews. I don’t know who Mary Mathews is yet.

After George Dooley Senior either died or left, Margaret either went back to using the last name Matthews, or she’d never been a Dooley, and continued with Matthews. This simple act caused confusion for generations. People who had thought their name was Matthews, because that’s what their mum had used, realized when they tried to get their official records, that they were actually legally known as Dooley.

On the 1881 Census Margaret Matthews is living at 30 Hamilton Street with her daughter Catherine (born 1863), her son George (born 1870), daughter Margaret (born circa 1866), and son Patrick, born 1860. Patrick is the only one with a job, and he is a ship rivetter. All are using the last name Matthews.

I cannot find George Dooley junior (probably known as Matthews at that time) or Patrick Matthews on the 1891 Census, but they were both alive, so I will have to keep looking.

On George Dooley’s (junior) marriage certificate to Margaret Frost in 1894, he states his father is George Dooley, Deceased. This could mean that he really was dead, or that George junior just didn’t know. George Dooley senior’s profession is listed as Coalminer. George Dooley junior is listed as being 24, and Margaret Frost was listed as being 18. They married in the Registry Office. This would mean that in the eyes of the Catholic Church they were not really married. Possible reasons for marrying in the registry office would be that George Dooley and Margaret Frost were of different religions. I believe that George Dooley was christened a Catholic, but I don’t know about Margaret Frost. This is something to check.

Both George Junior and Margaret Frost signed their name clearly. George spells his last name with an “e” now. Margaret stated that she lived at 13 Barrington Street, Monkwearmouth. George lived on George Street. Witnesses are P. Matthews (rather shakey writing) and M.A. (cannot read). It is possible that P. Matthews is the half brother to George Dooley, and therefore son of Margaret Matthews.

Kathy Pickering says she went to St. Benets and found her mother’s birth (Catherine Mathews) altered afterward to Dooley. The same was for James Frost Matthews, Margaret Matthews, Edward Matthews and Patrick Matthews—all were altered to Dooley. The remaining children were left as Matthews. Mary Anne Dooley thought she was a Matthews until she got married, then she had to provide her legal name, which turned out to be Dooley.

I am wondering if all of this has something to do with the fact that hardly any of the births or deaths or marriages could be found on Free BMD. Did the priest not register these because they were all considered illegitimate? It is worth checking to see what the church believed and what was common practice.

I hope that this report will help illustrate the gaps in our research so far, and perhaps direct us in ways that we have not yet thought about.

One last thing, I’d really like to know why Bridget Matthews and John McGahan, witnesses to the original marriage that started this off, that of Margaret Hurt and Edward Matthews, also ended up being godparents to Margaret Jane Frost (b. 1874). She was a first cousin to Margaret Frost, who married George Dooley junior.

If you have any ideas, additions or comments, please email Susan Smith, and my great-great grandfather was George Dooley, senior, susmith@. Or mail by post to:

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England, Namely! A Census taker in England in 1901 described his census area in the following way:

Comprising Great Cockup and the Hamlet of Lower Cockup commencing at The Duck and Diddle and including the House in the occupation of Mr, O’Stoatbreath in Shepherd’s Fold, The Littleless Cockup Bank, The Eastside of Church Street, to include the Police Station, Sedgby Hall, The Railway Station and the Cottages up to the Methodist Chapel on the West of Cow Pat Lane, the House in the occupation of Mrs, Hornblaster known as The Hovel and all the houses on the Eastside of Cow Pat Lane to and including the house of Egbert Threadbare Tailor, and thence taking the Southside of Church Street and finishing at the house of Mr, Compost, Greengrocer.

Persons 234 Male 245 Female 479 Total (Give or take a few)

Enumerator Rev. H.Leartittle

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What the heck is an Orangeman?

The Orange Order is a Protestant and fraternal organization originating in Ireland. It generally upheld Protestantism, unionist politics, and the British sovereignty.

In the history of Canada the Loyal Orange Association has played an active role. There is evidence of activity in the very early 1800s. Orangeism was introduced first at Saint John, New Brunswick by military lodges from British ships and regiments stationed there.

There is evidence that Orangemen were with General James Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. Orangemen also fought in the American War of 1812-14, helped to suppress the Upper Canada rebellion in 1837, and were in western Canada in the military during the Riel rebellions. Orangemen served in the Boer War and numbered 55,000 in World War I.

The city of Toronto held its first Twelfth of July Orange Parade in 1822 and it has continued uninterrupted ever since. Through the 1920s and 1930s when the Orange Association was at its peak in Canada, Toronto was known as ‘the Belfast of Canada’ for the large number of Orange Lodges operating there and the tremendous size of its Orange parades.

Three Canadian Orangemen have been Prime Ministers, namely, Sir John A. Macdonald, the father of Confederation, Sir Mackenzie Bowell, a Past Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of British America, and John Diefenbaker. Premier Joseph Smallwood who brought Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949 was also an Orangeman.

It was an Orangeman, Alexander Muir, who wrote Canada's first national song – The Maple Leaf Forever.

The Association also has operated many benevolent projects including children’s homes, senior citizen's homes, a research institute and clinic, disabled person’s hostel, children’s foundation, and disaster fund as well as raising funds for causes such as cancer research, the heart foundation, muscular dystrophy and crippled children.

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Like FreeBMD, FreeCEN is an initiative aimed at helping make high quality primary (or near-primary) records of relevance to UK genealogy conveniently and freely available online, in a coherent, easy to access and search, information retrieval system. This is a work in progress, but many counties are 100% online for some census years. Please note that Scotland is included at FreeCEN.

If you are researching in Sheffield, England, this is a great site to start with. The 1841 census for Sheffield and area is available, as are burial records and trade directories. There is also a message forum onsite.

The Pub History Society in the UK has a website. Are you looking for ways to trace your ancestors who may have been in ‘the trade?’ Simon Fowler, Chairman of the Society and Editor of Family History Magazine has put together a guide to tracing ancestors who worked in pubs. The guide also gives general details about tracing the history of a pub. You can find links and ideas on how to carry out you own research on their Researching the History of a pub page.

This is Illinois Genealogy Trails, a site dedicated to free Illinois genealogical and historical data. There is some information on such events as the Chicago Fire, the Leonid meteor shower, and cholera epidemics. The six-year-old site is now branching out to start other state pages.

This is a beginner’s guide to genealogy. It is written in a simple, fun way by a professional genealogist. Forms and free e-book are available.

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Books for Sale

From the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS, #12-282 Reid Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2M2

By the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. Recipes from Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, USA, Wales

$4.00 plus $1.00 S&H

By the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. This brochure, the fourth in a series, has been put together to provide genealogical researchers an introduction to Quesnel and area place names, and general sources of further information.

$3.00 plus 75¢ S&H

From Branwen Patenaude, 1582 Beach Crescent, Quesnel, BC V2J 4J6, Phone 250-747-2654:

By Branwen Patenaude. A collection of short stories on the history of Quesnel and area.

$11.50 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

By Branwen Patenaude. History of the roadhouses en route to the gold fields of Barkerville. Volume 1 covers mainly the lower Fraser River.

$14.95 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

By Branwen Patenaude. A continuation of Volume 1, covering the upper Fraser and Quesnel River areas (the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada).

$18.95 plus 7% GST and $2.00 S&H

1. Kathie Edwards

4902 Zschiedrich Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6H8

Ph/fax (250)747-2503; Ph (250) 992-7211; gkedward@

Surnames: APPS, BRENCHLEY, DIAMOND, BECK, EATON, EDWARDS, BOLLINGTON, KENDRICK, HOOLEY, POTTS, TRUEMAN, WRIGHT, PAINE, ARNOLD

2. Tammy Guldbransen

129 Lowe Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 5T4

Ph (250) 992-6114; gully4@shaw.ca

Surnames: Drummond, Ericksson, Guldbransen, Hill, Johnson, Jorgenson, Lindsay, Ostlund, Petterson, Reid, Russell, Waughop and Waynert

3. Beverley Preston

2639 Roberta Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6L5

Ph (250) 747-0131; prestonb@

Surnames: BROUGH, MACHEN, BAKES, PARKER, LEWENDON, LEWINGTON, HISSEY, GOODWIN, WILKINSON, BLANCHARD, BOWES, MCWHINNIE, HORSEY

4. Penny Haering

Box 6, Alec Meadow Site, RR5, Quesnel, BC V2J 3H9; haering@

Surnames: INGHAM, HAINSWORTH, PEATFIELD

5. Roberta Kerr

784 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2S3

Ph (250) 992-7507; robertakerr@

Surnames: KERR, SPENCER, DUCHARME, DE LA POUR, HISTOP, HARPER

6. Leanne Broughton

536 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2R8

Ph (250) 992-8980; broughtonl@shaw.ca

Surnames: BROUGHTON, PINCHBECK, DYE, READ, FÜRST, BEATH, WATTIE, BELCOURT, L’HIRONDELLE

7. Stacey Willson

1882 Alder Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 3T3

staceywillson@shaw.ca

Surnames: WILLSON, MUMFORD, SIMS, MOXAM, VON NIESSEN, GARNHAM, HEALEY/HEALY

8. Terri Schmitke

1871 Dogwood Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 4T7

wayter@

Surnames: PALAGHIAN, GORENKO, KNUDSON, CLEMENTSON, SKRITVEDT, SKREI, SCHUTTE, ANDRESON, CLEMETSON

9. Susan Smith

3010 Red Bluff Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6C6

susmith@

#12-282 Reid Street, Quesnel , B.C. V2J 2M2

EXECUTIVE 2005-06:

• President Kathleen Edwards

• Treasurer Gertie Garreau

• Secretary Tammy Guldbransen

• Librarian Kathleen Edwards

Positions are held for one year with

elections at the September meeting.

OBJECTIVE: to provide a local forum for genealogical research and discussions.

MEETINGS: held the second Tuesday of each month from September to June at 7:00 p.m. at

#12-282 Reid Street (office above Home Hardware).

MEMBERSHIP: $20.00 yearly, due September meeting or $10.00 basic plus $1.00 per month

until September. NOTE: Although a branch of the B.C.G.S., a specific membership is required to receive their newsletter, or for the use of their facilities.

FACILITIES: The Society presently has a small genealogical library, a microfiche/film reader

and some research aids. Our objective is to increase our library holdings on general genealogical topics, and to develop specific holdings according to membership interest. These books, research aids and fiche may be borrowed by society members for local use for up to four weeks.

The library has a good collection of genealogical info related to the Cariboo Gold Rush, particularly for Wells and Barkerville.

Inquiries for research will be passed to local members and charged at a rate of $3.00 per hour.

FUNDING: This is a non-profit society. Yearly membership fees and other fundraising

activities are used to pay for operational expenses.

NEWSLETTER: The society publishes three newsletters a year, in February (Winter), May (Spring/Summer) and November (Fall). Subscription is included in yearly membership fees, available on a trade basis, or $3.00 per year for non-members.

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Volume

22

No.

2

Spring/Summer 2006

Cornish Water Wheel at Quesnel, B.C.

An Original Drawing by B. Patenaude

Help for the

History-challenged

PROJECTS:

• Newsletter Leanne Broughton

• Cemetery Mary Lust

• Births Stacey Willson

• Marriages Bev Preston

• Deaths Leanne Broughton

How to Contact Us

The Family Cook Book

Quesnel & Area Place Names

Because of

Gold

Trails to Gold Volume 1

Trails to Gold Volume 2

Vol. 22(2) Contents:

Members’ Interests 2

The Dooleys & The Matthews: Two Families Entwined 7

Twigs – Quaker mailing lists – Genealogy Research Centre hours 12

What the Heck is an Orangeman? 13

Web Bytes 14

Books for Sale 15

How to Contact Us 16

Club Information 17

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