extracted by DGS Archivist, Michael Cayley. In the DGS' never ending search to verify the legend of Walter and Jane de Aliton, Michael Cayley has discovered a calendar of documents that extend back to 1293, a little over 100 hundred years after the alleged founders of the Irish Dalton branch reached Ireland. Theoretically, this would be four or five generations removed from the founders. Please note the variations in spelling of the surname as in de Daltone, etc. that could indicate several different lines. This set of calendars will be presented in three parts. Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland 1293-1301,
pub. PRO 1881 Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland,
1509-73, pub PRO 1860 Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland,
1574-85, pub PRO 1867 Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland
1586-8, pub. PRO 1877 Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland
1596-7, pub. PRO 1893 Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland
1598-9, pub. HMSO 1895 Calendar of the State Papers relating to ireland
1599-1600, pub. HMSO 1899 Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland
1600, pub. HMSO 1903 Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland
1601-3 with addenda for earlier years, pub. HMSO 1912 Part II, Calendars of Ireland will be printed in December 2001. |
from William S. Dalton About a year ago, William Dalton of Chesterfield, MA traveled to Ireland to locate the roots of his family. After searching church records and cemeteries in El Finn (Elphin), County Roscommon, he still was unable to document the births and marriage of his great grandparents, John Bernard Dalton b. 1814 in Roscommon and Catharine Kelly b. 1827in Roscommon. William has sent the following message and family tree. "My great grandparents were married in Ireland and came directly over to the US. Their parents (no names) stayed in Ireland and are buried at El Finn (no dates). A brother came over with them, they became separated in New York and he was never heard from again. I have no idea how they arrived in Texas, Maryland. My father always said that they left Ireland from County Cork, in the late 1840's. His best guess was 1849; he did say that they left because of the potato famine. We also know that Catharine Kelly’s father was a cabinetmaker in Ireland and made her a bureau for a wedding present which she brought with her. I made an effort to locate it several years ago with no luck. The last any one knew of it was that Hanlon Lancaster had it. John Bernard Dalton worked in the quarries in Texas, Maryland which is near the present day Towson. The Dalton Family History, Created October of 2000 by W. S. Dalton If you recognize members of this family either from El Finn or from Hartford Co., MD, please contact William Dalton directly. E-mail: WDalton@ChicopeeTurbocare.com |
extracted by Millicent Craig In this issue of "Daltons in History", there are several new files listed on the Home Page for the DALTON DATA BANK. One file is for Montana and it seemed appropriate to relate the story of a Dalton who was orphaned in St. Louis but through education and hard work attained the good life for him and his family in Montana. Patrick Dalton rose to treasurer of the Hidden Lake Mining Company as well as superintendent of the Converter Department of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. He was born in St. Louis, MO on February 28, 1863, the son of James and Ellen McNinery Dalton. James Dalton who was born in 1820 in Ireland, came to the US as a young man and settled in St. Louis where he worked as a foundryman and moulder. In 1861 he enlisted in the Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was killed on the Mound City gunboat. Ellen Dalton, his widow, who was also born in 1820 gave birth to their son, Patrick, shortly after the death of her husband. She died while Patrick was quite young and he was raised by an uncle, John Dalton of St. Louis. Patrick received a pension of $8.00 per month as a result of his father's death in the Civil War. Patrick graduated from high school in 1878 a not too common acomplishment in those years. From age 17 until 23, he worked for Evans Howard and Company in St. Louis. He arrived in Butte, Montana in the spring of 1887 and within a year was working for Anaconda Copper Mining Company where he was continually promoted. As superintendent he managed 350 men and the output of his department was 1,000,000 pounds of ore daily when the plant was working at peak production. In 1893 Dalton married Catherine Reid at Anaconda, a
daughter of Patrick and Catherine Reid of County Mayo, Ireland. They had
one daughter, Mary who taught in the Anaconda Schools. Source: History of Montana, Vol. II, 1921.p. 155 and our thanks go to K. To Mapstone for recommending this item. Editor's note. The Anaconda Copper Mines were one of three copper mining locales in the U. S. that offered work to the unemployed copper miners of the Bere Peninsula in Cork, Ireland. Daltons were among those emigrants. |
compiled by Millicent Craig In this issue of "Daltons in History", there is another long list of Dalton descendents who are attempting to find ancestors. We welcome your queries and the Query Team will do its best to respond. If a reader can be of assistance please contact the submitter directly. Queries and Responses Rachael Kerrigan is having difficulty tracing her great, great grandmother Elizabeth Dalton who cannot be found in any records. Elizabeth's father was in the English Army and stationed in India and her parents sent Elizabeth back to Ireland to be reared. She emigrated to the U. S. and to San Francisco where she married a Norwegian sea captain, Johannes Sannes. They had at least one child, Rachel's great grandmother Blanche who was born in 1898. Response: Catherine Dalton's birth does not appear in the records of India that have been compiled thus far for the DALTON DATA BANK and she does not appear in the Ellis Island Index. Elizabeth Sannes does not appear in the California records and we will continue to search as new data becomes availabe. Can anyone help Rachael? E-mail: r.s.kerrigan@worldnet.att.net Nancy Cohen is new to genealogy and is searching for Cora Dalton b. approximately 1886-87 in Kentucky. She married Samuel B. Moren in Laurel, KY and died 14 June 1938 in WA. Nancy is her great granddaughter. Response: Begin by obtaining the death, and marriage cetificates for Cora and Samuel. Nancy had the birth of one of the children in London, Laurel, KY and that is also the address for the county courthouse records office. Contact Nancy at E-mail address: na.cohen@gte.net Patrice Connelly of Australia is searching for the bithplace and relatives of Ellen Dalton who was born in County Galway around 1790. Ellen married a McManaway from County Roscommon and their eldest son, Thomas Dalton McManaway, was born in Youghal, County Cork in1810. They apparently left Ireland and settled in Wakefield, East Riding, Yorkshire. Response. A search of the 1881 Census of the UK showed that there was not a single McManaway enumerated in the entire country indicating that either the family had left England or had no male Dalton descendents. Although County Galway covers a large area and hundreds of parishes, there were few Daltons in this county. Suggest that the first search be limited to the five parishes and townlands of Galway where Daltons are listed in Griffiths Valuation.. Anyone with knowledge of this family, please contact Patrice at: E-mail - Patrice@saraband.com.au Linda Han is still trying to learn where her elusive ancestor Felix Dalton was born in Ireland. In the records available not a single Felix has appeared except in the 1880 Census of West Virginia. Linda thinks that his name may have been James Felix and may have been born in Carriganshire or Carrick on Suir. Anyone with help for Linda may contact her at: ichanaz@mindspring.com Penny Koffler of Oregon is seeking a Cumberland, England marriage record for John Dalton, b. 13 Feb 1829 and Mary Elizabeth Hodgson b. 13 Mar 1845 at Wetheral. Does anyone know whether there is a parish other than St. Giles in Wetheral? If someone reading this resides in the area would you be able to help find the record? Contact Penny at: pennyword@webtv.net Michelle of Canada needs help with her ancestor. Bridget and William Dalton emigrated to Ontario, Canada. Bridget remained there and died in 1899 at the age of 92. William disappeared from the household in the 1871 Census and it is not known whether he died prior to the Census or whether he left for parts unknown. Michelle found this couple in the Missing Daltons file of the DALTON DATA BANK. Does anyone know the whereabouts of William? We did not find him in the 1880 Census of the U.S. although members of this family emigrated at a later date. Contact Michelle at: Mridalton@aol.com Helen White of the UK has an ancestor, James Dalton, who was born in Ireland perhaps Limerick but no birth date. He was married in Tasmania in 1858 and died in New Zealand in 1917. Although there are marriage certificates for his children, there are no record of birth registrations. Does anyone have any ideas on this one? Contact Helen at: h.white@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk Becky Serl Dixon is trying to find the birthplace of her great grandmothr, Mary Ann Dalton b. March 25, 1895. Mary Ann's first husband was Lloyd Leroy Serl . Mary Ann's third husband was Looney who died in Iola, Allen KS in July 1988. Mary Ann's parents are believed to be John Dalton and Sylvia Engdahl. Response: A search for Becky has produced no results. Can anyone help? E-mail : YOuBEStyLn@aol.com Al Quimby has an ancestor "Jack" Tolbert Percy Dalton who played major league baseball between 1910 and 1916. He was born July 5 1885 in Henderson, TN to Tolbert Saunders Dalton and Martha Gooch. His brother Plesse Saunders Dalton b. IL in 1888; sister Lena b. 1882 TN and Lola b. 1891 VA. Family resided in Baltimore in the 1920's. Al is trying to learn where and when "Jack" died. Response:There are plenty of baseball stats on "Jack" but no indication of his death. Contact Al at: E-mail: aquimby@edge.net Andrew Dalton of Maine and his family have been searching for years for their direct ancestor Walter Dalton. Response. Walter at 7 years of age appeared in the 1880 Census of Gardiner, ME with his parents and siblings. Another sibling was located as a maid at a local hotel. In addition a possible marriage of Walter's parents was located and the family now knows that their ancestry is Irish and where to concentrate their next search. A most grateful letter was received from this family. New DGS member Dave Dalton has hit the proverbial wall in trying to locate members of his family. Pennsylvanians attention! Does anyone have knowledge of the offspring of a George and Mary Dalton Barrow who ran a pub near Philadelphia in the early part of the 20th C. Mary was reportedly from Limerick. Mary's sister Anne Dalton married Michael Dillon probably in or near Albany NY. In order to obtain death certificates dates are needed. Response: The only possible clue is an Anna Dalton who arrived from Limerick as mentioned in the Ellis Island Index. Can anyone help Dave? Any Barrow offspring out there? E-mail: daveedwards@catskill.net Item of Interest |