Friday, 22 September 2023

Sources of information

Documented family histories 

A lot of histories have been written in the past, not all accurate or complete, but a good start in populating family trees and also learning about the people.


From the Internet Archive

Multiple surnames

The extinct and dormant peerages of the northern counties of England

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Anderson

An Inverness lawyer and his sons, 1796-1878


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Bissell

General Daniel Bissell : his ancestors and descendants and the Hoyt, Strong and other families with which they intermarried / compiled for French Rayburn Bissell by Edith Newbold Jessop.


Blauvelt

The Blauvelt family genealogy : a comprehensive compilation of the descendants of Gerrit Hendricksen (Blauvelt) 1620-1687, who came to America in 1638 / compiled by Louis L. Blauvelt.


Brereton

Breretons of Cheshire, 1100 to 1904 A. D

Brereton; a family history


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Campbell

Records of clan Campbell in the military service of the Honourable East India company, 1600-1858; compiled by Major Sir Duncan Campbell of Barcaldine ... with a foreword and index by Lt.-Col. Sir Richard C. Temple ...



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De Marest

The Demarest family : David des Marest of the French patent on the Hackensack and his descendants / compiled by Mary A. Demarest and William H. S. Demarest.




De Peyster

The De Peyster genealogy


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Livingston 

The Livingstons of Livingston manor; being the history of that branch of the Scottish house of Callendar which settled in the English province of New York during the reign of Charles the Second; and also including an account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The nephew," a settler in the same province and his principal descendants


Lyons

The Lyons of Cossins and Wester Ogil : cadets of Glamis



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MacRae

History of the Clan Macrae. With genealogies. [With plates, including facsimiles and a map.]


Middleton

The Middleton family (including Myddelton and Myddleton) : records from Wales, England, Barbados, and the southern United States

Chirk castle accounts, A.D. 1605-1666 [microform]

A memoir of Chirk castle, from original MSS.


Moncrieff

The house of Moncrieff


Moutray

Moutray of Seafield and Roscobie, now of Favour Royal, Co. Tyrone : an historical and genealogical memoir of the family in Scotland, England, Ireland and America


Murray

The heraldry of the Murrays : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees



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Oliphant

The Oliphants of Gask : records of a Jacobite family



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Skene

Memorials of the family of Skene of Skene, from the family papers, with other illustrative documents


Stewart

Historic memorials of the Stewarts of Forthergill, Perthshire and their male descendants: with an appendix containing title-deeds and various documents of interest in the history of the family


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Van Rensselaer

Van Rensselaer family

The Van Rensselaers in Holland and in America


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Wauchope

History and genealogy of the family of Wauchope of Niddrie-Merschall


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Tuesday, 5 September 2023

Tea Planters in the Family

I am in the process of finishing my first book on Dad's family history, therefore I do not wish to duplicate too much here. I have another blog (sadly in need of updating) which I started to collect family history and news on Charles' Tea Garden, Jutlibari, and the area. Jutlibari Tea Garden, Assam: news and history



Tea Planters in the Family


  • William Benson - great grandfather
  • John Speid - 3rd great uncle
  • James Speid - 3rd great uncle
  • Harry Daniel Rossiter - great grandfather
  • Charles Ramage Blake - great grandfather
  • James Ramage Blake - great uncle
  • Robert Haig Blake - great uncle