from Millicent V. Craig To better serve Daltons world wide, the reams of data and files that have accumulated over the past few years are being organized into the DALTON DATA BANK. The files are the work of volunteers who have spent countless hours extracting Dalton data from a wide variety of sources. The DALTON DATA BANK will eventually include the records of Daltons who were in Africa, Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, India, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, the United States, Wales, the West Indies and any other locations where Daltons settled. Currently there may be upwards of 750,00 persons of Dalton descent world wide whom we eventually want to reach from our desk tops. Relative to One Name Studies, the Dalton ONS (DGS) is among the largest of such one-name populations. Our Dalton brethren in all parts of the world are acquiring computer skills and access to the internet. Accordingly, the number of queries posed by them is increasing. With our limited staff of volunteers, we visualize a time when we will be unable to handle the queries effectively. Therefore, by making the data bases available on-line, researchers will be able to do more preliminary searching. The BANK opens with about 10,000 names including those of spouses, children, in-laws, sponsors, etc. It is an ambitious, on-going project and data will be processed and added to the BANK each month. Announcement of new files will be made on the DGS Home Page of "Daltons in History", the Dalton Gang Letter and the Dalton-L List Serv. If you have researched your family and have Dalton files that you would like to contribute to the BANK they will be decidedly welcome. Especially needed is New York data. In the 1880 Census, NY had the highest concentration of Daltons but data from parish registers is quite sparse. Because many Daltons are novices to genealogy and to searching the net, the data pages are being constructed with ease of use in mind. Country/county files can be searched using the Edit/Find function of your browser and by using any key word including given names, dates and ages. It is not necessary to download files in order to view their content. Passwords are not required and an entire file is free to browse. At the outset you will note that there is a preponderance of Irish data but this data is useful to Australians, UK members, Americans and Canadians because of the great migrations of Irish ancestors. There are a few examples of its usefulness in today's article, Daltons to the Forefront. In the future, large U. K. and U. S. files will be added. It is always the onus of the user to verify data within the files. Access to the BANK may be obtained through "Daltons in History" or through the following url: http://Daltondata.0pi.com (http://daltondata.0pi.com) (Please note that there is a zero in the address). Your DALTON DATA BANK will always be a work in progress and eventually it may move to larger quarters. We look forward to your comments either through the Guest Page or e-mails. Millicenty@aol.com |
from Millicent V. Craig One of the side trips for members of the Dalton Genealogical Society who attended the succesful AGM in Cambridge, England (July 28/29 2001) was to the village of Ruth Leete, later the wife of Rev. Timothy Dalton. This family of Daltons emigrated to Massachusetts about 1636 and settled in Hampton, NH shortly thereafter. Ruth's ancestors were in Eversden, Cambridgeshire as early as 1522 when John Leete, her grandfather was "assessed to a subsidy for Kingston". In the Domesday book, Eversden was enumerated as one unit but by the 13th Century they were listed as separate units and eventually became known as Great Eversden and Little Eversden. Robert Leete, son of John, married Alice Grundy at Great Eversden on 1 April 1573. They were the parents of Ruth. Robert and Alice Grundy Leete had seven children; Simeon, Judith, Deborah, Ruth, Mordocheas, Susanna and Phoebe. Simeon was baptised at Great Eversden in June 1573 at the Church of St. Mary, originally built in the 15th Century. The other children, including Ruth and Phoebe, were baptised at Little Eversden in the Church of St. Helen. This church was closer to the family home on Leete's Lane. St. Helen's Church is mainly 14th Century construction and has been restored. The baptismal font dates from the13th Century and is octagonal shaped stone. This is where Ruth was baptised. Down near the end of Leete's Lane is the cottage that was reportedly Ruth's childhood home. It is located on #7 and #9 Leete's Lane. This building has gone through reconstruction and appears to have either been divided into two units or had a unit added to it. Although it appears modern, the discerning eye of Lucy Slater pointed out the row of protruding bricks around the chimney and just above the roof. It was evidence that this house was originally covered by a thatched roof, a hallmark of 17th and 18th century cottages in Little Eversden. Some of the cottages in the village were built of the local clunch that was quarried nearby. Directly across from the cottage is the River Leete. This beautiful rivulet is overgrown with every conceivable plant. Calla lillies were in bloom as well as other flowering species. A clump of bulrushes and pond lillies almost hid the water that can be seen only in the forefront of the picture. The placid little stream can take on threatening proportions in a heavy rain, flooding the entire road. Pictured is the magnificent facade of the Chapel of St. John's College in Cambridge. Timothy passed through this portal many times on his way to worship. Ruth met her future husband through her brother who was attending St. John's at the same time as Timothy. One can imagine that Timothy was often a guest in the Leete's home. Upon completion of his studies, Ruth and the Rev. Timothy were married in Gislingham, Suffolk where a maternal uncle was a minister. Almost four hundred years have passed since their marriage. A visit to this quiet, peaceful village reminds us that there are some things that remain unchanged century after century. One cannot but reflect on the past as one walks where Ruth and Timothy once walked. Editor's note: A history of this Dalton family in America has been printed in several recent DGS Journal articles under the title, Hampton, NH Daltons. |
(NOW PART OF HULL) Baptisms Marriages Burials |
extracted by Diane Jackman, St. Johns, Newfoundland. February 20, 2001 UNITED CHURCH ARCHIVES, ELIZABETH AVE. ST. JOHN’S,
NEWFOUNDLAND METHODIST RECORDS FOR GREEN BAY UNITED CHURCH ARCHIVES WY200 BOX 2, EXPLOITS
MISSION ORIGINAL RECORDS UNITED CHURCH ARCHIVES WY200 EXPLOITS BOX 2 |
compiled by Millicent Craig As usual the e-mails and postings for assistance in finding relatives have been running quite heavy and we have selected some from the DGS Guest Book and from the mail bag to post here in the hopes that you can help each other. Susan Young traces her ancestry back to Samuel Dalton Sr., b. March 24 1699 in VA. Her Daltons had emigrated to Palo Pinto, Texas. Susan is trying to learn whether Samuel's father was Carter or William Dalton and whether they came from England, and if so, where. Response: There have been a number of queries asking about the origins of Samuel and some claim England. However there is yet to be produced any documentation or a clue as to where Samuel's father originated. If anyone has any solid evidence, we will pursue it further. There have been claims that Yorkshire was a place of origin. Thus Michael Cayley, the DGS librarian, in England has been searching Parish Registers and the results are being printed as they arrive in "Daltons in History" and will be compiled in the DALTON DATA BANK as soon as we can process them.. E-mail: YOUNGSUSAN1@cs.com if you have solid information. Ruth Higgens of CA is still trying to find her gggrandfather, John Dalton. John married Rebecca Adams of Cincinnati. They came by covered wagon to Shasta County to the hamlet of Millville. One daughter, Margaret Jane Dalton was born in Cincinnati in 9/83. There may have been another daughter, Polly. Does anyone recognize this family? She is searching for the birthplace of John Dalton who may also have gone by the name of Thomas John. E-mail: RHIGGENS@aol.com Penny in Oregon wrote that on her mother's side the Dalton line was in Cumbria, England. She mentioned that her grandmother was Lilli Nicholson and her great grandmother was Esther Ann Dalton. About two years ago or more I heard from an American whose ancestor was also Lilli Nicholson of Keswick. If you are reading this, will you please get in touch with Penny? You might share your research as Penny is new to genealogy. We have also collected Cumbria BMD"S that will be entered in the Dalton Data Bank.Contact Penny at: pennyword@webtv.net Kyle Dalton of California is interested in Daltons from Kansas who fought in the Civil War. Response: There are four Union soldiers listed: James Dalton, Pvt in 12th Reg.Kansas Infantry, John F. Dalton, 2nd Lt. in 14th Reg., Kansas Cavalry, Riley Dalton, Pvt. 6th Reg. Kansas Infantry, and Thomas Dalton, 2nd Lt. 14th Reg Kansas Cavalry. If anyone has knowledge of Kansas Daltons who fought in the Civil War, please contact Kyle. E-mail: genlee489@hotmail.com Paul Ian Dalton of the UK has been attempting to connect
his great grandfather, Archibold Dalton ,to the name Blackwood/Blackwell.
He married a girl from North Wales by the name of Rhuddlan. Dinah and David McCloud are trying to locate Reese Wid Dalton's origin and his possible mother, Polly Dalton. Response: Have exhausted available data sources and hope that a reader is able to make a connection. E-mail: ddmcsp@newwave.net Patricia Byrne needs assistance with Conception Harbour,
Newfoundland data. Her gggrandmother, born c. 1884 in Conception married
William Cole of Colliers on Nov 28 1872. Michael Dalton of Chesapeake, VA has hit a brick wall. His gggrandfather, Thomas Dalton, was born in 1763 in or around McDowell County, N. C. His wife, Elizabeth was born 1770. They had several children - Suzanne, Nance, David, Gasten, Thomas Jr., Rachel, etc. If you recognize this family send an E-mail: MDalton949@aol.com/ Theresa Dalton Hart is looking for informatin on ancestors of three brothers: John Dalton b. 1833 in Limerick; Michael Dalton b. 1833, County Kerry?; Daniel Dalton b. 1845 County Kerry ? Ireland. All died in Ontario County, NY. Their parents were John Dalton and May Cox/and or Mary Branden. A sister may have been Ellen who married a Burke. All emigrated to the US between the 1850's and 1870's. Descendents of this family please E-mail: thart@rochester.rr.com Pauline Denmark of West Sussex is looking for Daltons in and around Newington, Surrey, England, in particular the marriage of John Dalton and Mary Clark c. 1838. E-mail: Pauline.Denmark@btinternet.com Shona Oswald of New Zealand is anxious to contact anyone with knowledge of her ancestor, Thomas Daulton, born in the Parish of Grange, County Cork, Ireland about 1811. He married Ann O'Brien in Dublin on Apr. 1, 1833. He served in a Glasgow Regiment, the Boer War at Natal and retired after 16 years of military service. Two children were born in Capetown So. Africa; Mary and James B. The other three children were born in Auckland, NZ; Catherine B. Thomas B. and Nancy B. Contact Shona at: E-mail: shorod@xtra.co.nf Thomas Jefferies and Carol Ann Mercer of Ontario, Canada are eager to find the birthplace of their ancestor, Captain John Dalton of Exploits, Burnt Island, Newfoundland.. The Captain married Dorcas Taylor of Mosuito at Bottle Creek Harbour on the 30 Oct 1872. Jefferies is descended from a daughter, Clare Dalton Jefferies, and also wishes to hear from descendents of other siblings, Maria and Valeria. Contact Thomas and Carol; E-mail: ramjam@sprint.ca Editor's note: Through the extracts of Exploits BMD done by Diane Jackman of St. John's, the DGS was able to put together the early history of this family. Update! It now appears that the Exploits data may contain the baptismal record of Captain John son of Matthew and Elizabeth Dalton, the death record of Valeria and the premature birth of another daughter. If correct, Captain John was born in Newfoundland. Donna Jones was attempting to find her great grandmother, Mary Agnes Dalton, who married in Mead, Kansas. Response: Mary Agnes appears in the 1880 U. S. Census at 8 years of age. Her father, Francis Dalton, age 53 was born in Ireland and her mother, Rhodantha age 42, was born in Indiana. All of the children, including Mary Agnes were born
in MO; Catherine age 16, Rose Elle 14, Rachell age 12, Mary Agnes age
8, Peter age 7, Julie Ann 5, Francis Jr. age 1. The family was enumerated
in Castleton, Reno County, Kansas. Mary Agnes married John Schonlau at
the estimated age of 18, about 1890 in Meade, Kansas. Mike Dalton is always adding to his data file of Kerry Daltons and reports that he has found four more of them in the Ellis Island Index listed on the home page of the Dalton Data Bank. To contact Mike E-mail: Mikedirp@teleport.com Michelle needs help in finding records of her Ollie Dalton and J. A Dalton. Response: A search of all available sources did not find the principals with the specific ages and locations that Michelle provided. Can anyone help her? E-mail: MRichar864@aol.com |
Our DGS Committee Member, Dr. Lucy J. Slater is to be congratulated for organizing one of the most enjoyable and successful AGM's in the history of the DGS. Dr. Lucy, a resident of Cambrige and graduate of the University, applied her particular talents to scheduling sightseeing excursions to Dalton places of interest in the vicinity of Cambridge. Members attended from Australia, Brazil, Ireland, the U. S. A. and of course from England as well. Superb progress is being made by DGS Archivist, Michael Cayley, in preserving all records and correspondence for the 31 year history of the DGS and an announcement of the new on-line data bank was made to the members. In addition, a proposal for a feasibility study to explore possibilities of a Dalton family DNA study was made by your American secretary. Please bring your membership dues up to date if you have not already done so. Your continued support is needed as the DGS adopts new techniques and organizational responses to better serve its members. A complete account of the meeting will be printed in the Fall issue of the DGS Journal. |