DGS Librarian, Michael Cayley has written a major article, "Early Daltons in Parliament", for the Spring 2001 issue of the DGS Journal. He has shared his list of MP's with "Daltons in History" as indicated below. The Journal article, an impressive piece of work, expands on the life and political activities of these men about whom we have hitherto had very limited information. Dalton MP's John Dalton, MP for Newcastle, 1449. John Dalton, MP for Hull, 1485-6 Thomas Dalton, MP for Hull, 1487 and 1496. Thomas Dalton, MP for Hull, 1555 and 1572. Thomas Dalton, MP for Leicester, 1455-6. Richard Dalton, MP for Worcester, 1478. John Dalton, MP for Derby, 1659-61. Roger Dalton of Kirkby, Misperton. Robert Dalton, MP for Carlisle, 1561. James Dalton of London. Michael Cayley's E-mail address: Cayley@lineone.net |
extracted by Millicent V. Craig The following account of a Dalton family from County Limerick, Ireland appeared in the Limerick Leader, May 19, 1999. Our thanks go to Rodney Dalton for bringing it to our attention. James Dalton emigrated to Australia in 1849 from his birthplace of Ballinanoma, Galbally, Limerick. His first Australian venture was to build a store near the town of Lucknow followed by the purchase of land from an original grantee. He named this section of land "Duntryleague" after an historic site near his birthplace. With the discovery of gold at Ophir in 1851, Dalton's business grew and with the emigration of his brother, Thomas, and half brother, Michael, the firm of Dalton Brothers was formed. They acquired extensive land holdings in the Orange district and in the Lookout, Kangaroobi and Amerdoan Stations. In 1861 Dalton opened his first flour mill in Orange and this successful venture earned him a succession of prizes at exhibitions around the world. In 1884, the Daltons built the original Australia Hall at Lords Place at a cost of some 7000 pounds. Once the largest hall in Orange, it is now the Australia Cinema. In Sydney the Dalton Brothers established a warehousing and wholesale empire and after many successful years in business, dissolved their partnership. The now Honourable Thomas Dalton MLC managed the Sydney businesses. James Dalton now a Papal Knight, extended his land holdings to Springdale, Canbolas and Mymagee. James Dalton married Margaret Collins of the Springdale
Collins family in 1858 in NSW and the couple had twelve children as follows: In 1876, Dalton began construction on a splendid mansion that he named Dun Tri Liag and then transcribed the Gaelic name to Duntryleague, the Irish site of his youthful memories. It was here that King Cormac of Munster was mortally wounded. The literal translation of Duntryleague is "the fort of the three flags or pillars of stones" referring to Cormac's final resting place. When Dalton was invested as a Papal Knight by Pope Gregory, a stained glass window was presented to him that bears the Dalton motto " Inter Cruces Triumphans in Cruces" and also the Papal Crest. The window was installed in the magnificent home that James Dalton and his wife occupied for the remainder of their lives. Dalton died in April 1919 at the age of 84 years. Margaret Collins Dalton had died earlier in 1904. The properties were eventually sold to the Orange Golf Club where several descendents of the Dalton family are members. In Galbally, Ireland, Jane Dalton a national schoolteacher and occupant of the Ballinamona farm where James Dalton was born, married into the Hogan family. The land is still farmed by Hogans. Other Daltons related to James are located in the parishes of Mallylanders, Knocklong/Glenbrohane, Emly and Galbally. Editor's note. In the formative years of their family the Daltons had moved to France but returned to Australia. This may account for the absence of birth registrations for some of the children in the Vital Statistics of Australia. |
compiled by Diane Jackman About These Records Records of Daltons for the Exploits area of Newfoundland were gathered from the Registers of Vital Statistics (Black Books) at the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland. Civil Registration started in Newfoundland and Labrador in 1891. Prior to 1891 there was no central registry so BMD records were held only by the church. To prevent loss of the records, Sir James Puddester initiated a program to have the churches transcribe the pre 1891 records and the Department of Public Health and Welfare offered ten cents per name as compensation to those clergy who complied. The collection is not complete, as many clergy did not comply. The collection is predominately Protestant; Church of England, Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian and Reformed Episcopal Churches. Only 6 of the 24 volumes are Roman Catholic. There are errors in the volumes and care should be taken to verify the data. Records Source: Vital Statistics (Black Books) vol. 88, Methodist, Twillingate & Exploit Districts Births Source: Vital Statistics (Black Books). Vol. 92, Methodist, Twillingate and Exploit Districts Births Marriages Dalton Witnesses to Other Marriages The Following Marriages Were Extracted from
Gert Crosie's Books. Our appreciation is extended to DGS member Diane Jackman for all of the assistance she has given and data that she has generated for "Daltons in History" and for Daltons world-wide. |
extracted by K. T. Mapstone, DGS Researcher Eclipses, comets, meteor showers! All were recorded in the Irish Annals, as well as other significant events. Warfare amongst the Irish and against invaders is the common theme. Mediaeval Daltons (Dalatun, Dalatunaig, Dhalatunachaibh) have been extracted from the Annals of Connaught, Annals of the Four Masters, Annals of Ireland and Annals of Ulster. They were scribed by many authors. A good number of the unknowns were monastics and most of the known chroniclers were family historians. These Annals have been reorganized into a date order that begins in 1328 (July 2001, Vol. 4, No. 7) and continues through 1554. The result is before you - a timeline of your "Daltons in History". Annals of Ireland Volume 4 M1452.19 Annals of the Four Masters Volume 4 M1464.15 Annals of Connacht AC1464.46 Annals of the Four Masters Volume 4 M1467.15 Annals of Connacht AC1467.15 Annals of the Four Masters Volume 4 M1467.16 Annals of Connacht AC1468.38 Annals of the Four Masters Volume 4 M1472.12 Annals of Connaght AC 1472.12 Annals of Connacht AC1475.12 Annals of the Four Masters Volume 4 M1475.12 Annals of the Four Masters Volume 4 M1478.18 Annals of Connacht AC1478.28 Annals of Ireland Volume 5 M1544.2 Editor's note. The Annals of Ireland are one of the few resources that exist that place our Daltons and their activities in the historical past of the country. |
from Millicent V. Craig Because of recent interest in New Hampshire Daltons an article relating to Londonderry Daltons and their migrations is being repeated in this issue. The genealogy section of the "History of Canterbury, NH" yielded much information on Londonderry and Canterbury, NH Daltons. Canterbury was one of the earliest Shaker communities in America and one of the last two remaining communities. (The other was at Sabbath Day Lake in Maine). This is the second lineage of a Londonderry- born Dalton that has been printed on "Daltons in History". The other lineage began with William Dalton*, likely the brother of Samuel, but unproven. As with all data, the following statistics provide clues and should be verified from the original records. 1. Samuel Dalton was born 19 July 1757 in Londonderry,
NH and married Polly Merrick, born 16 March, 1778. Beside Samuel's name
there is a notation (John 1) which suggests that his father was John Dalton
but no other information was provided. (At that time in history, Haverhill,
MA adjoined Londonderry, NH and there was a John Dalton who had emigrated
there. No other information was available). Editor's note. It would appear that there was another family of Daltons living in the Canterbury/Northfield area at the time. Below are some additional entries. Elick Brown born 25 Aug 1787 and a descendent of John
Brown born in England 1589 and emigrated in 1635, settled in Hampton, NH
in 1639. Elick married Mary Dalton. He died 2 Sept 1872 and she died 23
Feb 1878. Editors Note. The History of Canterbury, NH has helped to link the migration of a branch of the New Hampshire Dalton family from Londonderry, Northfield, Canterbury, Sanbornton, Laconia and to Gilmanton NH, the lakes area, where there was a large family of Daltons. A future issue will provide data on the Laconia and Gilmanton family. Meanwhile the search continues for the head of this family, John Dalton, who was reportedly born about 1730. (One reference states that he was born in Northern Ireland but no documentation has been found). Please contact Millicenty@aol.com if you have further information on this branch of the Dalton family. |