I used to have a site with thousands of pages, but Google ‘updated’ their service, and the old site wouldn’t move smoothly across. Having spent a very long time building it, I was faced with the prospect of almost starting from scratch again, and quite frankly I no longer have the time.
So I’m afraid that I’ve reduced it to a direct line only site, which is a real shame, because there was a lot of information before that I know proved useful to many people. I do have a complete tree on Ancestry that you can explore if you’re a member.
My research has been transformed by DNA analysis, which has proved some theories, revealed hitherto unknown ancestors and suggested that paper ancestors (ie the ones that appear on birth certificates and parish records) are not necessarily actual biological ancestors. This is particularly true of my favourite family line, the Dunshees. So ongoing research might mean that sections may need to be replaced in the future.
The link I would really like to prove is the father of my 4 x Great Grandfather William Callant, who is supposedly a man named George Forester. If I can prove it, then Edward III would be my 23 x Great Grandfather; which sounds great until you work out that we all theoretically have over 33½ million 23 x Great Grandfathers. The trick here is not being descended from royalty (we probably all are), but showing how that has happened.
Do feel free to contact me if you have any questions, observations, additions or criticisms – I’m at smithpluswebsite@gmail.com
Dave
Grandparents: Bertie George SMITH, Elsie Gladys MATTHEWS, Samuel STANFORD, Lilian HOBDAY (4/4)
Great Grandparents: John SMITH, Amanda Minnie KEAY, George MATTHEWS, Ada PHILLIPS, Samuel STANFORD, Ada DUNSHEE, George HOBDAY, Sarah ROBERTS (8/8)
2 x Great Grandparents: John SMITH, Maria CHATHAM, Thomas KEAY, Julia Ann JERVIS, Thomas MATTHEWS, Sarah Ann LAMBERT, Henry PHILLIPS, Mary MOSS, John STANFORD, Sarah Ann HAGLINGTON, John DUNSHEE, Sarah Ann MARSHALL, George HOBDAY, Elizabeth Ann MITCHELL, James ROBERTS, Hannah POOLE (16/16)
3 x Great Grandparents: Samuel SMITH, Elizabeth TAYLOR, William CHATHAM, Mary MIDDLETON, George KEAY, Mary LEWIS, John CALLANT, Mary JERVIS, Peter MATTHEWS, Elizabeth WOOD, George LAMBERT, Elizabeth LAWLEY, Thomas PHILLIPS, Sebra BELLAMY, Joseph MOSS, Jane BOWLEY, Richard STANFORD, Jane WHITEHOUSE, Benjamin HAGLINGTON, Mary Ann MERCER, John DUNSHEE, Mary RUDGE, Timothy MARSHALL, Sarah Ann HICKENBOTTOM, Thomas HOBDAY, Jane CANNING, David MITCHELL, Elizabeth BENT, James ROBERTS, Rebecca FENTON, Thomas POOL, Susanna TONKS (32/32)
4 x Great Grandparents: John SMITH, Sarah ADAMS, Joseph TAYLOR, Ann JONES, Thomas CHEATHAM, Sarah SOUTHERNS, Edward MIDDLETON, Elizabeth CAMPAIN, William KEAY, Elizabeth SYMMONDS, William CALLANT, Harriet HOOPER, William JERVIS, Elizabeth (Jervis), Peter MATTHEWS, Mary POWIS, John LAMBERT, Mary GLAZE, James LAWLEY, Elizabeth STOKES, William PHILLIPS, Elizabeth WHITE, Henry BELLAMY, Mary POWELL, William MOSS, Mary PERKINS, John BOWLEY, Rebecca HALL, John STANFORD, Elizabeth FOX, Job WHITEHOUSE, Hannah TUCKER, William HAGLINGTON, Rebecca GREEN, John MERCER, Ann MALLEN, John DUNSHEE, Margaret McMURRICH, Samuel RUDGE, Mary LIGHTBOURNE, Timothy MARSHALL, Sarah (Marshall), Joseph HICKABOTTOM, Sarah WILLIS, Joseph HOBDAY, Nancy WALDEN, William CANNING, Mary STONE, Thomas MITCHELL, Ann GOODMAN, Thomas BENT, Elizabeth RODDLE, Amelia FENTON, Thomas POOLE, Maria FRANKS, Joseph TONKS, Ann STOKES (56/64)
5 x Great Grandparents: Richard SMITH, Ann CARTWRIGHT, Samuel ADAMS, Jane HOLT, George CHEATHAM, Ann LYON, Thomas KEAY, Anne PAYNE, Robert SYMMONDS, Sarah FARRINGTON, Sarah CALLANT, Jane RODEN, Francis JERVIS, Elizabeth BARROW, John POWIS, Mary YEOMANS, George LAMBERT, Sarah BLOUNT, John GLAZE, Betty AMPHLETT, Robert LAWLEY, Mary DORRELL, John STOKES, Elizabeth HANCOX, John WHITE, Mary SOUTHALL, William BELLAMY, Mary HILL, John POWELL, Sarah WILKS, Elizabeth MOSS, Richard PERKINS, Ann BAYLEY, William HALL, Elizabeth CORBETT, Thomas STANFORD, Mary WASSELL, John WHITEHOUSE, Mary DARBY, Rebecca TUCKER, Isaac AGLINGTON, Alice PASCALL, John GREEN, Sarah (Green), Joseph MERCER, Ann PITTAWAY, Joseph MALLEN, Edward RUDGE, Mary ELLIS, Thomas LIGHTBOURNE, Elizabeth LLOYD, Joseph WILLIS, Mary HICKMANS, Joseph HOBDAY, Sarah RUFF, John WALDEN, Mary (Walden), John CANNING, Sarah (Canning), William STONE, Mary (Stone), John MITCHELL, Sarah ATKINS, William GOODMAN, Sarah COX, Edward BENT, Elizabeth BRUMBLEY, John RODDLE, Susannah SMEETON, William FENTON, Elizabeth FLETCHER, William POOLE, Mary (Poole), Joseph FRANKS, Mary ROBERTS, John TONKS, Mary KELEY, John STOKES, Frances (74/128)
6 x Great Grandparents: John HOLT, Ann (Holt), George CHEATHAM, William LYON, Ann BRINLEY, John PAYNE, Mary (Payne), Richard FARRINGTON, Elizabeth DUNN, Thomas RODEN, Ann WITHERS, Mary JERVIS, William POWIS, Susannah DAVIS, Thomas YEOMANS, Jane WHARTON, Thomas BLOUNT, Ann DAVIS, John AMPHLETT, Elizabeth JONES, Edward DORRELL, Elizabeth COWPER, John STOKES, Eleanor OWENS, John WHITE, Margery (White), John SOUTHALL, Margaret (Southall), Benjamin BELLAMY, Susanna CHINN, John POWELL, Elizabeth (Powell), Richard WILKS, Mary (Wilks), William PERKINS, Ann PORTER, Philip HALL, Melina BOWCOTT, William CORBETT, Anne DAVIS, William STANFORD, Hannah JONES, Samuel WASSELL, Mary TAYLOR, John DARBY, Mary WINNINGTON, John AGLINGTON, Sarah HICKSON, Melchisedek PASCALL, Mary WELLINGS, William MERCER, Hannah GARDNER, Stephen PITTAWAY, Elizabeth SKIDMORE, Joseph MALLEN, Elizabeth HOLT, William LIGHTBOURNE, Elizabeth CANTRILL, Joseph WILLIS, Sarah SMART, Jonathan HOBDAY, Jane BADSON, John MITCHELL, John COX, Mary COBLEY, Richard BENT, Ann (Bent), William BRUMBLEY, Ann BATES, Thomas RODDLE, Mary BAILEY, David SMEETON, Ann RAVENS, Samuel FLETCHER, Phoebe PARKES (68/256)
7 x Great Grandparents: Evan DAVIS, Priscilla JONES, George BLOUNT, Jane LAWLEY, Samuel AMPHLETT, Elizabeth (Amphlett), William JONES, Ann (Jones), James DORRELL, Mary (Dorrell), Samuel COWPER, Mary (Cowper), William STOKES, Elizabeth JEVENS, Edward OWENS, Mary SHEFORD, Samuel SOUTHALL, Hannah HAWKINS, Richard CHINN, Elizabeth (Chinn), Thomas PERKINS, Esther HUCK, John BOWKETT, Catherine (Bowkett), John CORBETT, Mary VALE, Thomas STANFORD, Ann (Stanford), William WASSELL, Sarah (Wassell), John WINNINGTON, Ann WHILE, Eliza AGLINGTON, John PASCALL, Elizabeth JONES, William MERCER, Elizabeth JOHNSON, Thomas PITTAWAY, Mary SPRAGGET, James SKIDMORE, Mary LOACH, Samuel BADSON, Mary (Badson), Elias COX, Ann POTTERTON, Thomas COBLEY, Hannah SHIPLEY, Valentine BRUMBLEY, Ann (Brumbley), Francis RODDLE, Elinor ROBINSON, John BAILEY, JOYCE FLETCHER, William SMEETON, Mary (Smeeton) (49/512)
8 x Great Grandparents: Thomas DAVIS, Thomas BLOUNT, Dorcas HAY, Joseph LAWLEY, Catherine HENLEY, Samuel AMPHLETT, Anne C (Amphlett), James DORRELL, Mary PATRICK, John COWPER, Joyce PENNEY, Joseph JEVENS, Elizabeth CRUMP, George CHINN, John HUCK, Elizabeth (Huck), Richard VALE, Anne DENUM, Thomas WINNINGTON, Elizabeth SANDERS, William AGLINGTON, Elinor (Aglington), John PASCALL, Bridgett THOMAS, Stephen PITTAWAY, Sarah SKINNER, Matthew SPRAGGET, Mary ANDERSON, Thomas SKIDMORE, Sarah HANDS, Thomas LOTCH, Ann CLARK, John HOLT, Ann (Holt), William BRUMBLEY, Jane SANDERSON, John FLETCHER (33/1024)
9 x Great Grandparents: Jane AMPHLETT, James DORRELL, Elizabeth (Dorrell), Richard PENNEY, Alice MARSON, Joseph JEVENS, Edward CRUMP, John VALE, Joan GRIFFIN, John SPRAGGET, Susanna KINGS, Richard SKIDMORE, Mary MASLEY, John BRUMBLEY, Frances SWINGLER, Thomas SANDERSON, Mary (Sanderson) (15/2048)
10 x Great Grandparents: Humphrey VALE, Ann JENNINGS, John KINGS, Katherine WOODARD, Richard SKIDMORE, Elizabeth (Skidmore), Mary SWINGLER (6/4096)
11 x Great Grandparents: Thomas VALE, Anne NUTT, John WOODARD, Augustine SKIDMORE, Bridget (Skidmore), Thomas SWINGLER, Elizabeth (Swingler) (5/8192)
12 x Great Grandparents: Thomas VALE, Joan GOODIER, William SKIDMORE, Judith WALFORD (4/16384)
13 x Great Grandparents: Augustine SKIDMORE, Margery BURNILL (2/32768)