| from Millicent V. Craig I. Background From the year 1798, Irish names began to appear with increasing frequency in various rolls registers and notices. When the English invaded Buenos Aires in 1806, there were many unwilling Irishmen in their ranks and when captured, were given preferential treatment by the Spaniards because of their common religious background. Some chose to remain. In a second expedition by the British to recapture the city, one regiment was strictly Irish, the 88th Connaught Rangers, numbering about 1000 men. Fearing that the Irish would join with the Spaniards, they were sent into battle with muskets, guns and no flints. Unable to defend themselves, about 800 Irish perished and over two hundred were injured. The Spanish took the injured into their homes and cared for them. Many chose to remain and married Spanish women. Little is known of the heritage of this group. By 1810 the people of Buenos Aires broke with Spanish rule and trade was opened for the first time with Belfast and Dublin harbors. The Irish sensed an opportunity to improve their lot, to own land, to experience free education for their children, and religious freedom. Thus began a steady stream of emigrants from about 1820 -1865 with the majority from the Westmeath/Longford border. At first they earned a living as laborers and shopkeepers but soon realized they had a special skill brought from home - sheep raising. They branched out into remote areas, developed large ranches and became quite wealthy but not without the perils attendant to infringing on the territories of the native Indians. At the same time time, the Irish were building their own community of schools, churches, hospitals, orphanages, and universities. Cultural pursuits and the arts flourished and they also brought their famous Irish pastime of horse racing as well. Murray has logged the contributors to various fund raisings and the Dalton contributors will appear at the end of this article. Today it is estimated that there are well over a half million Argentinians of Irish descent. This colony has the highest percentage of Norman blood in their veins than any Irish colony elsewhere in the world. The area in Ireland from whence they came was the site of the early Norman families - Dillon, Dalton, Tuite, Nugent, Lacy, Tyrell, etc. and these names are in preponderance today. (The true Irish or Milesian names are in the minority). Argentinian Irish keep their ties with Ireland through the Westmeath/Longford/Argentina Society. The Genealogy of the Dalton Irish Daltons in Argentina, Part I 3. Maria Catalina Dalton, born 1870, married Juan MacDonnell in Ramallo,
Argentina on 21 Sep 1892. He was the son of Michael MacDonnell and Mary
Ann Healy. She died in Pigue on 13 July 1893. To be continued in December 2000. |
| compiled by Millicent V. Craig Current Queries Penny Dalton from Zimbabwe wrote again that she finally
had found some vital statistics for her husband's grandfather, John Dalton,
who fought in South Africa in the Boer War. John Charles Edward D'Alton of Australia. Your e-mail address is not working and our Australian Secretary, Maureen Collins, would like to be in contact with you. Her e-mail address is: mmcollins@ozemail.com.au Ron Wolfe of Missouri writes that his great grandmother was Junetta June Dalton, daughter of Benjamin Manford Dalton and Susan Epley. Benjamin's father was a cousin to James Lewis Dalton, father of the gang. He would like to correspond with cousins or anyone who can share family history. E-mail: RJWolf3@swbell.net Vickie Norris of Elloree, SC is looking for anyone related to the gang. Her great grandmother was Henrietta Dalton who was a second or third cousin to the "boys". Her family is from Missouri and Kentucky. E-mail: crossingthet@yahoo.com Michelle Dalton-White of Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada states that her dad is David Dalton and her grandfather was Harold Ivan Dalton, born in Brooklyn around the turn of the century. She believes that her ancestors emigrated through the port of Liverpool. E-mail: kentmichelle@mailcity.com Mel Irwin of the U. K. would like to hear from any Americans
who have knowledge of this family. Percy Boles Dalton was born 8/4/1889
in Moneygall, Kings County, Ireland and died in New York City (?) He married
Margaret J. (?) in America. Their son, Joseph, born in America, married
Marilyn Reiners on May 29 1948 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Glen
Rock, New Jersey. Marilyn's father was Eugene Reiters of Glen Rock. Esta C. Beatty of Kentucky had grandparents, Reuben and Evelyn Dalton. She would like to hear from anyone with more information on them. E-mail:davechar@couriernet.infi.net Donny Lee Dalton of Princeton, Kentucky seeks any information
on the Bennet Dalton family. M. R. Dalton of Lincolnton, NC is interested in hearing from anyone who knows of the Timmoth Dalton family of Rutherford, Co., NC or William Dalton family of Cleveland Co, NC. E-mail: rdalton%20@abts.net Vickie Miller of Illinois seeks data on Rachel Dalton who married George Dyer, about 1785. She was Vickie's 6-grandmother. E-mail: ecarousel@hotmail.com Jolynn Shuford of Waynesville, NC writes that her grandfather
was Sam Bob Daulton. He was the son of Booker White Daulton and Jerusha
Trible Daulton and was from Pulaski, KY. He and his brother, Marion, left
and went to Dakota Territory in the early 1900's. Jolynn has visited Nancy,
KY and seen the resting place of her great grandfather and great grandmother.
When her grandmother Jerusha died she was in South Dakota and was brought
back to KY for burial. Jolynn states that there is much Dalton history
in this little town. E-mail: Melvin of Wichita, KS states that his great grandfather was Timothy Dalton, son of David Dalton and Elizabeth Cooper. Timothy is listed in the 1870 Census with his wife, Mary Lannins Davidson, and children in Cape Girardeau County, MO. They later moved to Campbell, MO (Dunklin County) where he died, date unknown. His wife and children (James, Josephine, Sarah, Francis, Angoronia and Mollie) then moved to Kennett, MO. Would like to locate Timothy's other descendents. His grandmother was Mollie, who married her cousin, Wm. H. Davidson, son of George Wm. Daviidson, and they moved to Helix, OR. E-mail: mel.crane@prodigy.net Kim D'Alton, Fremantle, Western Australia is interested in hearing from any D'Altons in Australia, especially any from Hall's Gap, Victoria. Her branch of the D'Alton family has the tradition of giving the oldest son in each generation the middle name "St. Eloy". She believes that the Tasmanian branch has something similar. She would like to hear from Lyn D'Alton again - lost her e-mail address. E-mail: dda@icinet.net.au Bob Richardson of Aurora, CO is trying to find out about the father of George Dalton (b. c. 1789) and his wife, Nancy Keessee. E-mail: bobvelma64@aol.com Teri Lee Dalton McDonald of Lehi, Utah is searching for more of her family tree. E-mail: kmcd01@uswest.net Robert C. Warren of Wilkes County, NC writes that his wife, Susan is the granddaughter of William Davis Dalton who lived in Forsyth County, NC until his death on Feb 20, 1971. E-mail: rcwarren57@yahoo.com Kenneth Hundley of Carrol, Co, VA is trying to contact
James F. Dalton from VA. His e-mail address does not work. E-mail; kmhundley@earthlink.net Mary Dalton Hundley of Satellite Beach, FL is also trying
to locate her grandfather T. Jackson Hundley, b. 1891, d. 1942. He married
Bertie Nester. His mother may have been Nancy Ayres/Ayers and father Josiah.
They were from VA or WVA. Both Kenneth and Mary have same E-mail: kmhundley@earthlink.net Sharon of Texas is looking for a connection of the Daltons
to either the Garveys or the Kings. |
| compiled by Millicent V. Craig The following histories of Australia mention the presence of Daltons in the communities from the earliest times. The first book, "A History of Mt. Cole and Warrack - A History of its Peoples" was compiled by Margaret Beattie and Bronwyn Shalders, Pub. 1990. In it there appears to be a large clan of Daltons. The Dalton (family) names of Constance, James, Bert, Emily nee Padgett, Frank, Herbert, H. Dalton, E. Dalton, Herbert Isaac and William are scattered throughout the book from pg. 36 to page 166. "The First Settlement of the Upper Murray, 1835 - 1845 by Dr. Arthur Andrews, pub. 1920, reprint 1979 mentions Mr. Dalton in two places. "RRR A History of Early Education in the Southern Malle Shire of Karkaroa" by Terri Gisham Allen, pub 1077. Dalton p. 45, John Dalton, p. 83 and Jimmy Dalton, p. 112. "Bridging the Gap - The History of Halls Gap from 1840" by Ida Stanton, pub 1988 by Penna Print. Dorothy Dalton, p 79. "Port Fairy - The First Fifty Years, 1837-1887". a social history. by J. W. Poling, pub. 1980. E. Dalton p 226. "The Story of Browns and Scarsdale" by Patrick M'Grath and others, pub 1912 for the "Old Boys", reunion of the Scarsdale State School. E. Dalton p. 226 "Warburton Ways" by Earle Parkinson, pub. 1984. Jean Dalton p. 53 and Mr. R. Dalton p.114. "Port of Many Prows" by Wilson Evans, pub. 1969, The Hawthorn Press. A history of Williamstown, the oldest community settlement on the shores of Port Philip. John Dalton p.162. "Smythescreek and Smythesdale" by J. G. Roberts, first pub. 1930, facsimile 1990. John Dalton, p. 15 and P. Dalton p. 19. "Background to Beechworth From 1852" by Roy C. Harvey. First pub. in 1952 and reprinted several times by Beechworth Progress Assn. It includes a reprint of "The Avena Directory". Joseph P. Dalton and William Dalton p. 58. The Dalton entries should be helpful to those seeking documentation of early emigrants to Australia. |
| from DGS member Diane Jackman This is a continuation of data that has been copied by Diane from the records of St. Johns Basilica, St. Johns, Newfoundland. Baptisms, continued. To be continued next month. |
| In England and Scotland there were over 70,000 deaths and injuries from mining and related accidents between 1850 and 1908. Only four Daltons are listed; one from Durham, one from Staffordshire and two from Yorkshire. 1. Henry Dalton, 19 Aug 1865, age 33, Washington, Washington,
Durham, explosion of gas, 28 killed. This list was provided by Ian Winstanley at: Ian.winstanley@cableinet.co.uk and the source was the Mines Inspectors Reports. |