The second largest group of surnames in the database so far is DANDO. This surname appears to have several potential origins: Anglo-Saxon: where it was originally used as a pet name for the Scottish Andrew. Norman: a geographical name for someone who lived in Aunou in Orne, Normandy, named from … Continue reading →
William Boyd has kindly sent some more photos of his ancestors for inclusion in the site. See the whole album here.
Continue reading →Andrew Shackell has kindly sent a number of photos from his collection. The Kendall family are in my wife Christine’s ancestry and a Kendall brother and sister married a Shackell brother and sister. See the whole collection of photos here
Continue reading →My gratitude goes to Pamela Coleman for letting me know I had made several mistakes in my research of the Bartley family. Pamela has sent a great many corrections and additions to her ancestors and hopefully I now have them all in order.
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