Lord Belmont In Northern Ireland

10/07/10 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

I have found a blog site called Lord Belmont In Northern Ireland which has some interesting stuff about the Archdale's including Castle Archdale and Archdale Baronets.

The above mention pages are both on the dgenweb site and they both link back to the Lord Belmont site. Have a look, it is a great read.

Thanks Timothy

Lord Belmont In Northern Ireland

Castle Archdale on Dgenweb

Archdale Baronets on Dgenweb

Renovations almost complete

10/07/10 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

The dgenweb site is almost done and most things appear to be up and going. I have checked most links and the appear to be working ok, if anybody noticed anything not working please let me know.

Integration of all dgenweb sites is almost complete as well. Main site, Family Tree, Forum, Private Message, Chat and Photo Gallery are now all linked to one username and password. Please log in to main Dgenweb page on the left hand side.

Dgenweb Renovations

14/06/10 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

The whole of Dgenweb is having a revamp so there will be some minor issues and hiccups. I am integrating the website, forum and gallery so as one username and password will sign you in to all. There is some new software available to me as well which will give me the ability to put more of the family tree stuff on the actual web site. (Convert gedcom to HTML)

I have noticed that during this transition some of the links are not working correctly but I will fix soon. Please bare with me.

Sallaway from St Neots, Huntingtonshire, England

03/05/10 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

I have recently recieved an email from someone researching the Sallaway family -

"Hi

I am hoping that you might be able to assist me.

I am looking for information on my Great Grandfather who was Daniel Fauel Sallaway.

I am lead to believe that he was born in 1863 and died in Bourke Australia on the 6^th August 1950 at the age of 87.

I do know that he married a Hannah Josephine or Maria Morrissey who died in Charleville on 15-05-1950 Queensland Australia.

They had had 2 children Norma Mary and Olive Catherine.

Unfortunately due to a fire that occurred sometime ago this all the information I can obtain.

I am currently seeking help from the New South Wales births, deaths and marriages register but they also hold little hope in me obtaining any other information as some of the spelling of the surnames have been incorrectly recorded.

Norma Mary and Olive Catherine both children are now decease.

Norma Mary died in Quilpie Queensland

Olive Catherine died in California USA.

If there is any connection to your family tree I would dearly love to hear from you.

Regards"

My reply - " I have just had a bit of a look around for your Daniel Sallaway and it looks like both our families hail from St Neots, Huntingtonshire, England.

Daniel F Sallaway’s parent appear to be Favel Sallaway and Catherine M Jennings (he also had a prior marriage to Mary Ann Cuhane). Favel was born abt 1837 and died in 1903 at Cobar, NSW

Their seems to be a name change before that (appears about the same time with my lot) Favel’s parent look to be Samuel Salloway (or Sallaway) and Francis Favel.

I will keep delving when I get a chance and will send you some links etc as well."

Samuel Aitkens Sallaway's father was John Sallaway born in 1827 in St Neots and Favel Sallaway appears to be born at St Neots as well (Favel sailed on the Hilton in 1855 aged approx 18yo) I would think that somehow this family is related.

Web-sites back up and running

08/04/10 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

I stuffed up and almost lost my web sites. My domains where not accessable and at one stage it looked like I was going to have to rebuild every thing which would have been weeks of work. Everything is back up and running now including my dgenweb email account.

Will be a little more careful from now on.

James Henry b1909 Moneystaghan, Ireland

22/12/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

Brother in-law has just given me a copy of his grandfathers birth certificate. Already have leads on the family.

James Henry

District registered - Bellaghy, Superintendents registrars district - Magherafelt, County of Londenderry

Date & place of birth - 23 Aug 1909 Moneystaghan
Father - James Henry from Glenore, Labourer
Mother - Annie Henry (formerly Henry?)

James married Rosina Ellen Downey in Brisbane Australia in 1937.

James Married Annie on 4th June 1909, James, Annie and 1yo James appear to have come to Australia 12 June 1911 on the Fifeshire. In the 1911 census (2nd April) it shows the family living with Annie's sister Rose Henry.

Approx birth dates - James 1886, Annie 1880

Now the costly part of the exercise starts, records from Ireland do not come cheap.

Making it hard by doing things backwards

22/12/09 http://dgenweb.blogspot.com/ (Daves Genealogy Web - Blog)

Not enjoying this..... I would recommend to anybody starting out on their family tree to start of slow and make sure they put all information, especially sources etc. into tree as they go, do not do it all later as I have done. I am going through each person individually and inputting sources manually, what fun. The only bonus I can see is the fact that I will get to check all individuals for mistakes even though it will take me months to do it.

Tree is starting to take on shape now with over 1600 people in it and thats after I pruned a few branches that were a little to far away from main branch. Still have not finished Nevell branches but I am still checking a few things on that side as I go.