Three Irish Coats of Arms have been transcribed by DGS Historian, Lucy J. Slater of Cambridge. I. Count D'Alton of Grenanstown, Co. Tipperary II. D'Alton (Dundonnell co. Westmeath) Az. a lion ramp. guard. ar. charged on the shoulder with a crescent sa
betw. five fleur-de-lis or. III. D'Alton (Reg Ulster's Office) For those who have asked questions about heraldry, some pertinent facts follow. For a fee of about $1200, the College of Arms will inform you of the the grants made to individuals with a particular name. Their records go back to 1484 when the college was set up. The following sources can be consulted. Our appreciation is extended to John Titterton, Guild of One Name Studies for the above input. |
From Millicent V. Craig Over the past ten years, there has been a significant number of Daltons who have written and expressed frustration at not being able to learn who their Dalton founding father or first Dalton emigrant ancestor was in Virginia. Just how many were there? Curiosity led to a simple mathematical regression approach but the final number was so small, that the assistance of a professional with a background in statistics was enlisted. By using an elementary approach with the assumptions and methodolgy outlined below, he produced results shown in the graph at the end of this article. What is now needed is to apply a higher level of technical skills to resolve the question. Perhaps a mathematician, demographer or actuary will lend his/her hand. You may change the assumptions based on your particular knowledge of Dalton demographics, apply gender-mix, longevity or other appropriate factors to the puzzle. There is no right nor wrong answer but a clustering of results by different methods may be meaningful. We invite you to give it a try and will print your solution in a future issue of "Daltons in History". How Many Founding Fathers Would It Require to Reach the 1880 Dalton Population Figure of Virginia? Introduction Assumptions 1. Included in this Census figure were the wives who
were not born Daltons, but remain in the population to compensate for
the female Daltons who married, and therefore would not be in the count.
(If we took wives out, there would be a much smaller figure for founding
fathers). Discussion Discounting the founding parents as well as generation
two and three that were most likely deceased at the time of census, a
total of 120 males could be produced from this single founding family.
When female spouses are included, we have a total of 240 Daltons resulting
from one father extending over 6 generations. Using the numbers from this
estimate for one founding father, we can plot multiples of Dalton family
trees produced from one through five founding fathers. Conclusions Editor's note. We hope that our Dalton mathematicians, demographers or actuaries will weigh in with a Dalton population estimate. Incidentally, the first mathematical attempt produced the number four. |
from Millicent V. Craig The following Daltons were extracted from the 1881 Census of the UK. This covers only Dalton seamen who were enumerated either at sea or in a foreign port. The name of the ship is included. Agincourt Bacchante Boadicea Cruiser Emerald Euphrates Iron Duke Jumna Minotaur Temeraire Tourmaline Turquoise Victor Emmanuel |
Queries and Responses As usual there were a large number of queries that arrived by e-mail or were posted on one of the Guest Books of the Dalton websites. Many queries were answered by referring the originator to the DALTON DATA BANK. (New files are announced on Dalton-L@rootsweb.com when they are uploaded). Other responses have involved multiple e-mails to DGS subscribers and have been handled by Query Team members in the US and in the UK. Posted below are some queries that either require additional information for searching or a response from a reader. Cathy Evans Buckland's grandmother was Edna Mae Dalton, a twin born to James and Laura Dalton. Her father was born in 1874 in Lawrence County, OH. Response: Cathy if you supply your grandfather's name, we may be able to locate him and his parents. Cathybuckland@hotmail.com A query from England asks whether there are any D'Altons "out there". He/she is trying to trace Walter Thomas D'Alton born about 1857/60. Response: There are D'Altons primarily in Ireland and Australia. There was a cluster in 1880 in the Portsea area of Hampshire. Please check each file as it is uploaded for the D'Altons in that county/shire. Can anyone help?Contact: alahujo@aol.com Linda Dalton, from Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England needs information on her immediate family. Her father Ronald James Dalton, was born 4 Apr 1933 and died 20 Feb 1982. His mother was Minnie May Hannington Dalton and her brother was John Weston Dalton.Are there any cousins who can help?Contact: lindypops100373@aol.com Joanne Carter is still attempting to locate "Nick Dalton" born in early 1900's.He is listed on her mother's birth certificate as her father and from Texas. Joanne's grandmother was Emma (known as Vandora) Caesar from Wisconsin. Response: A search of available records has failed to reveal a "Nick" who is the likely person.Contact JKCarter101098@hotmail.com Kris writes that she is looking for information on a Dalton family from Warren Co., IN. Carter Dalton married Susan High, daughter of Isaac High. Carter was the son of Joseph and Woody Dalton. Kris please provide some dates.Contact: Kristracer@aol.com Alice Neirynck is researching descendents of Nathan Dalton, b. 1772 in England.He spent most of his life in the Vinton County, OH. His children were Katherine, John, William, Evan, Elizabeth, Mary and Nicholas. Response: By September 2002, the OHIO File will be uploaded to the DALTON DATA BANK. The records of Nathan are in the Census, a Marriage and Land Grants in Vinton County.This should show marriages of children if they remained in OH. Suggestion: As the Files for England are uploaded each month to the DALTON DATA BANK, check each one for a birth for Nathan in 1771. Alice: cornish@bwsys.net Michael W. Dalton has traced his family to Pulaski, KY. His father was Thurlow Weed Dalton, son of Nathaniel, son of Burrel, son of George. Is there any one with more info? Contact: DaltonVF84@aol.com Laura Velasquez of San Antonio, Texas is seeking information on the family of Charles Fox Dalton, 1837-1900. He married Martha "Mattie" Livingston and the children were - Charlie, Delma, James, Caswell Reece, Eldrich and Mattie.He believes that this family was in Rosebud and Belfalls, TX about 1900. Contact: laurakatiev@msn.com J Legere of Canada is looking for information on Mary and Elizabeth Dalton who were born in Ireland and came to Saint John, NB, Canada in the late 1820's. E-mail: jlegere@nb.sympatico.ca Chris Dickman of Lemoore, CA states that Charles James Dalton of London may have been a drummer boy on board the "Victory" during the Battle of Trafalgar. Charles James was also said to have been an Alderman in London. Is there any way of confirming this? Contact: cdickman@kings.k12.ca.us Sue Marelich, nee Dolton of Australia knows of no other Doltons in Australia but knows that her great, great grandfather, Edward John Dolton lived in Twickenham, England, was a Col in the British Army. She has wondered whether he was born in Ireland, or whether he was of English origin and changed the spelling of his name. Response: We have advised Sue on the prevalence of Doltons as shown in the English counties/shires of the Dalton Data Bank. (Also the U. S.) This fall we will be posting the first Australian files and there will be Doltons in some of them. Does anyone recognize the Colonel? E-mail: marelich@ozemail.com.au Berna Novak had hoped that the middle name of her ancestor would facilitate finding his parents. Henry "Solin" Dalton went from Illinois to Missouri where a child Harry Lester Dalton was born in 1884. He left Missouri and went to Iowa where he married Sadie Rozella Higgens. Sadie was born 26 Oct 1891 and died on 5 Apr 1964 in Los Angeles, CA and Berna believes she is listed in the SSDI without a place of last residence. Harry and Sadie had nineteen children and Berna is willing to share information on them. Does anyone recognize the name, Solin? If so contact Berna at RNovak2761@aol.com Bob George writes that Henry Dalton and Mary J. Grintell are from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. He cannot find the marriage but has the birth date of a son, Earle Dalton, b. 27 Nov 1896 and d. Nov 1867 in Lodi, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA If you can shed some light on a marriage contact Bob. E-mail: bobkay1@tsn.co Through Delbert Dalton who was 2 years old in th 1880 Census, the ancestors of Reba Bush were located. Delbert's father, Thomas A. or J. Dalton and Mary Crum were the parents. Needed is information on Thomas' father Dalniel Dalton - age, children, origins. His wife was supposedly named Malinda. Contact Reba at: E-mail rhollyb@yahoo.com Gina Matthews of Council Bluffs, IA, is starting to put her Dalton information together. Ellen Dalton married William Noonan, they had Catherine, Ellen and Michael. Her brothers were William, Patrick,Thomas and Michael. William had three children also:Margaret, Jeremiah and Thomas. Ellen and her brothers were of Kerry County Ireland and came to USA in 1860's and 1870's settling in Bellevue & Papilion Nebraska area. William moved into a house owned by a Patrick Dalton who was born in Tipperary county Ireland.The house was signed over to William by his siblings(Catherine Dee, Ellen Noonan, Michael Dalton & Thomas Dalton) in 1882. Then the place was deeded to William's son Thomas, found on 1913 platmap. Thomas moved from his home in early 1920's to Omaha , Nebraska. William's sister Ellen Noonan is her great great grandmother. They located to Wisner, Nebraska in early 1900's, was found on the 1880 census living with brother William and other siblings and husband and children. Hope someone out there can help put the pieces together. Reggie904@aol.com Adolphus William Dalton is still looking for his relatives from Pittsylvania County,Virginia. John Henry Dalton married to Emma Wyatt, but was married before and had 3 children. Annie, Bessie, Jesse. Any help would nice.adalton@ccrtc.com S. Whisenhunt of Alabama is looking for information on
her great grandparents, Judge George Henry Dalton and Mahalia Elizabeth
Green Dalton, who lived in Mills County, Texas from about 1880 until 1939.
They had several children: Sara Dalton James (I think), Katherine Dalton
Isenhower (my grandmother), Edward, Grover, and more. Does anyone know
this family? Shirley Kovar is trying to locate the parents of Jesse William Dalton who married Nancy Smith Clark. Jesse and Nancy were both born in Tenn. So far she has not been able to find his parents nor siblings. Shirley at: mjk@inebraska.com |
from Millicent V. Craig What is the origin of the Daltons who were born in Sweden and emigrated to the US.? There are several who were enumerated in the 1880 Census of States. There did not appear to be any Daltons of Swedish birth who were present in the 1881 Censuses of the UK. or of Canada. There seems to be more information on those who migrated to Washington State and perhaps descendents may be able to help with identification. From the 1880 Census of Massachusetts
From the 1880 Census of Texas From Washington State Records Emil Conrad Dalton of Wenas Valley, Yakima Co. farmer in
1919; b. Sep 12, 1870 in Sweden; From 1900 Soundex of Washington State Sixten Hjalmar Dalton, Yakima Co. Merchant, b. circa 1879 in Sweden; parents Nels and Matilda Larson Dalton of Sweden; Declaration of Intention for U. S. citizenship, Mar 14, 1902, Yakima Co.; Marriage Sep 25 1909, age 30, in Yakima to Anne Marie Satterberg, tailor, age 26, b. Sweden to John Satterberg and Annie Olson; Witnesses were Emil C. Dalton (brother) and wife Hulda Dalton. Sixten was most likely the brother to Carl Roberts Dalton
as well. The birthdates of the three (1870, 1877, 1879) suggest that the
marriage of their parents, Nels and Matilda Larson Dalton From the IGI Timeline of Births 1870, Emil Conrad Dalton There appears to be two different generations of Daltons in this data. If you are descended from any of the above please be in touch so that we may learn the origin of these Daltons, Millicenty @aol.com |