Surname Interests
But
these are just the main branches of my family tree
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Deveson (now sometimes spelt as Deverson, Davison or Devison). In the 16th Century the name was also spelt as
either Dubesses or Dubesis |
This is my maternal Grandmother's family name. At present I have information that this family was originally descended from John Dubesses, born about 1525, who lived at Staple near Sandwich in East Kent. John or his parents were probably Huguenot (Protestant) refugees from the Low Countries across the English Channel from Kent. This 'dynasty' eventually extended into other East Kent Parishes where they were mostly farmers and market gardeners. In the early part of the 19th Century at least one son immigrated to Australia to found a branch of the family, which today flourishes, from Melbourne to Perth. In the early years of the 20th Century other Devesons settled in Canada where they also form part of an extended 'clan'. |
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Foad |
My maternal Grandfather's family name and another farming family from East Kent. My Grandfather owned Upper Farm in the village of Sutton, just inland from the coastal town of Deal. |
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Streeter, sometimes also spelt as Streater |
My father's family name, also from Kent. The name is originally thought to be associated with families from the Weald of Kent and East Sussex. Although Streeter is not a very common surname in the UK there seem to be many more Streeters in the USA, even settlements named after them in the mid-west. This seems to be traceable to an early settler, possibly of the 'Mayflower' era. In my case there is much research still to be done on my ancestors in this family. |
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Stainthorp, in this case spelt without a final 'e' - but this could be a local variation |
My wife's paternal family name. I have very little information on the origins of this family except that in 1914 the family was living in County Durham. 18th Century maps of this county identify the small town of Staindrop, near the border with Yorkshire, as Stainthorp. |
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Waddleton (also spelt as Wadlin) |
The family name of my wife's mother. I have received information tracing this family to a Richard Waddleton born in 1723 at St Germans, in Cornwall, England. The family subsequently 'expanded' in Cornwall and at least one member moved to the northeast of England (in connection with mining - originally for tin but later for coal) in the mid 19th Century. Waddletons also emigrated to North America where there are descendants with the name 'Wadlin'. |
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This link will take you to my STREETER
Family GEDCOM in RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project. |
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I am greatly indebted to
numerous family members at home and abroad for the information they have
generously contributed to this database. However I accept full responsibility for any errors and
freely acknowledge there are still far too many significant omissions. If you
have information or would like to make corrections, or otherwise can verify
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