Dear Members, Looking back through these "Daltons in History" newsletters, I find that it is three years since I last wrote a “Letter from the Chairman”. The time just seems to fly by and, through the hard work of all the other DGS officers and committee members, I am delighted to report that the Society continues to expand and flourish. I feel honoured and privileged to act as the Society’s President and Chairman and I want first of all to pay tribute to all my colleagues on the committee who serve us so well. Since the turn of the millennium we have grown considerably, particularly outside the UK, and we are a truly international society. In these troubled times it is very reassuring to be brought together with people from so many countries who share a common interest. I am confident that all visitors to this website will value this aspect of the Society, and its work. Many of you will know that we had an extremely successful DGS Gathering and AGM held at Pickering in North Yorkshire, England over the weekend of 31st August/1st September 2002. Details of this have already been reported on the website and I simply want to thank our Treasurer, Howard Dalton, and his wife Jenny for all their efforts, which ensured such a memorable time. At Pickering it was agreed that the 2003 Gathering and AGM should be held in South Wales over the weekend of 31st May/1st June 2003 and I have been busy making arrangements for this. South Wales was the home of several generations of Daltons between the mid 17th and mid 19th Centuries and the villages of Pembrey and Kidwelly provide the focal points for these Dalton forebears. It is planned to stay nearby on the Gower Peninsular, which lies to the south west of Swansea, at the North Gower Hotel in a little village called Llanrhidian. Full details of this event will be carried in the December 2002 issue of the DGS Journal (Volume 37), and they will be published in "Daltons in History" on 1st February 2003. Anybody who is interested in receiving earlier notification is invited to email me at michaelndalton@aol.com for immediate information. When we met in Pickering, we talked about the possibility of an Irish tour taking place either immediately before or immediately after this 2003 AGM/Gathering weekend. I understand that some of our American members are putting some arrangements in place and an email to Millicent Craig (millcenty@aol.com) will provide further details. We also discussed a plan to hold a DGS event in Australia in late December 2003/early January 2004. Our Australian secretary, Maureen Collins is responsible for the arrangements for this and she will provide more details in due course. Her email address is mmcollins@ozemail.com.au. With all these plans being put into place for gatherings,
visits and meetings, I can only report that the Society continues to flourish
and the committee will endeavour to carry on meeting the demands of members
for these types of events. I personally always very much enjoy the opportunity
to meet members and what better occasion is there for this than when one
is discovering family history in a place with Dalton connections? In conclusion, I wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas
and a genealogically rewarding New Year. I look forward to hearing from
many of you confirming that you will be joining us in South Wales or at
one of our future events. Honorary Life President and Chairman of the Society |
An Ireland/Thurnham Connection? In the mid 1800's the Woodpark properties were sold and the family removed to Dublin. Dr. D'Alton is of the opinion that the County Clare family originated in Thurnham, Lancashire, England. The pedigree of this branch of the Dalton family will be published in a forthoming issue of the Journal of the Dalton Genealogical Society. Editor's note. The DGS has compiled data on the Woodpark Daltons and it may be scanned in the Dalton Data Bank at: Daltondata@0pi.com/ Click on Ireland, County Clare and type in the keyword Woodpark. News From Croston News from Parbold News from Essex re: Toronto One More Newfoundland Death Note from Cynthia Snider |
from K. T. Mapstone The following list of Daltons was extracted from Bassets Directory by DGS member, K. T. Mapstone. Note the number of D'Altons who are listed. According to one of our Irish correspondents, use of the apostrophe became an affectation in the 1880's. Tipperary, 1889- Bassett's Directory
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