Ancestor Links – Genealogy Data

This section includes:

1. Subsections with the ancestors of each of my grandparents – the
   HAYES, WEBB, ARCHIBALD, DAND and related families.
• Each of the subsections includes:
1. A list of ancestors by generation.
2. A list of family surnames.
3. An index of individual names.
4. A list of sources (bibliography) used.
5. An Ancestor Chart.
2. Additional subsections with cousin and allied family ancestor lines - the
   DENTON & JONES/CHALMERS, DIXSON & HONEYMAN, HILLIS & MILNE, LAWRENCE, MACKENZIE & MILLER, MILES and related families.
3. Ancestor & Descendant Summaries - James I Stewart, King of Scotland; Henry III, King of England and Edward I "Longshanks" King of England
4. Comments regarding the Genealogy Data and “General” & “Research” Notes.
5. General Comments regarding Spelling Variations of Family Names.
6. General Comments regarding Genealogy Sources.
7. In Development.

1.1  HAYES Ancestors and related families - Index

 (Updated & expanded - 2018)

• This section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Scotland and England (15th to 19th Century).
  Plus over 70 early New England Settlers (17th Century) and 10 early Lower Canada Settlers (18th to early 19th Century).
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Harrison Cooley HAYES, CA
• New 2015 - HAYES-HORNE Ancestor Summary
• New 2018 - Summary Ancestor Chart for Peter HAYES [West Shefford, Que. - 1796]
  "Gateway Ancestor" added with Early New England Ancestors, Magna Carta Links and Royal Ancestors ...

1.2  WEBB Ancestors and related families - Index

 (Updated - 2011)

• This section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Ireland and England (back to the 18th Century).
  Plus emigrants from Ireland and England to Canada (early 19th Century).
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Anna Muriel WEBB

1.3  ARCHIBALD Ancestors and related families - Index

 (Udated 2011 - with 4th Generation Updated 2022)

• This section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Scotland and the Isle of Man (back to the 18th Century).
  Plus emigrants from Scotland and the Isle of Man to Canada and the U.S.A. (19th & 20th Century).
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Alexander ARCHIBALD, CA

1.4  DAND Ancestors and related families - Index

 (Updated & Expanded - 2010)

• This section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with the first recorded ancestors for over 50 Scottish Family Clans.
  Plus Holy Roman Emperors (including Charlemagne); Emperors of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire; and early Kings and Sovereigns of Scotland, England, Wales, France, Burgundy (included Western Switzerland), Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic (Bohemia), Hungary, Poland, Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, and Kievan Rus (included Ukraine and Western Russia).
  
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Rose Wilson DAND (first 37 generations)

2.1  HILLIS & MILNE Ancestors and related families - Index

 (New - 2011)

• This cousin and allied family lines section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Scotland and Northern Ireland (back to the 19th Century).
  Plus emigrants to Canada (20th Century).
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Thomas Samuel HILLIS

2.2  DENTON & JONES/CHALMERS Ancestors and related families - Index

 (Updated & Expanded - 2012)

• This allied family lines section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales and Holland (15th to 19th Century).
  Plus early New England, New York, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania Settlers (17th to 18th Century) and early Upper & Lower Canada Settlers (17th to 19th Century).
  Plus early Kings of Scotland, England, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Sweden; and Holy Roman Emperors (including Charlemagne) ...
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Peter Denton JONES/CHALMERS
  

2.3  MACKENZIE & MILLER Ancestors and related families - Index

 (New - 2012)

• This allied family lines section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Scotland and England (16th to 19th Century).
  Plus early New York State Settlers and Upper Canada Settlers (early 19th Century).
• Summary Ancestor Chart for 4 MACKENZIE siblings
  

2.4  DIXSON & HONEYMAN Ancestors and related families - Index

 (New - 2011)

• This cousin and allied family lines section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Scotland (18th to 21st Century).
  Plus emigrants to Australia (19th Century).
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Douglas Honeyman DIXSON

2.5  LAWRENCE Ancestors and related families - Index

 (Updated & Expanded - 2013)

• This cousin and allied family lines section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with Scotland and England (15th to 18th Century).
  Plus early New England Settlers (17th Century) and early Lower Canada Settlers (18th to early 19th Century).
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Winona LAWRENCE MATTHEWS

2.6  MILES Ancestors and related families - Index

 (Updated - 2012)

• This cousin and allied family lines section includes: Family & Ancestor Links with early emigrants from Wales, Ireland and England - to Pennsylvania and New England (17th Century).
  Plus early Kings of Scotland, England, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Sweden; and Holy Roman Emperors (including Charlemagne) ...
• Summary Ancestor Chart for Sarah H. MILES WILLIAMS

3. Ancestor & Descendant Summaries

(Updated - 2023)

Interesting summaries of the variety of Ancestors and Descendants that would be found on an Hourglass Ancestor/Descendant Family Tree for:

• Ancestor/Descendant Summary - James I Stewart, King of Scotland (assassinated 1436/37) [*1] - and his Parents - Robert III (John) Stewart, King of Scotland (d. 1406) & Annabella Drummond of Stobhall (d. 1401)


• Ancestor/Descendant Summary - Henry III, King of England (d. 1272) [*2] - and his Grandson - Henry of Lancaster, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (d. 1345)


• Ancestor/Descendant Summary - Edward I "Longshanks" King of England (d. 1307) [*1] & [*2] - and his Grandson - Edward III, King of England (d. 1377)


• Ancestor Index - James I Stewart, King of Scotland (assassinated 1436/37) [*1] - son of - Robert III (John) Stewart, King of Scotland (d. 1406) & Annabella Drummond of Stobhall (d. 1401)

Notes:

[*1] James I Stewart, King of Scotland - was 5th/6th Cousin 4/5 times removed with - Edward I "Longshanks" King of England.

[*2] Edward I "Longshanks" King of England - was a son of Henry III, King of England & Eleanor of Provence.

4. Comments regarding the Data and “General” & “Research” Notes

The Ancestor Links - Genealogy Data web pages will be updated from time to time - as the pages are all part of an in-process family genealogy – that is being updated as new information is uncovered.

“General” and “Research” Notes have been added and include information such as:

1. For the earliest recorded ancestor of a Scottish Clan Chief – the name of the Clan and brief information regarding the Clan.
2. For ancestors who were Early New England Settlers - the name of the ship (where known) and the name of the town and year - where the individual first settled in New England.
3. For ancestors where a relevant Memorial Monument/Tablet has been identified – information regarding the wording and location.
4. For ancestors where Notable and Famous Descendants have been identified (such as Kings/Queens; U.K. Prime Minister; U.S. Presidents, Senators and Governors; Inventors; Founders of well known Companies/Organizations such as Kodak; and others) – the name and brief information regarding the notable descendant.
5. “To Do” notes have also been added where further research is needed (such as to identify earlier ancestors; to identify the name of a spouse; to check a published source).

Please let me know if you come across information that is not correct and/or if you have information (supported by sources) that would help add known information to the Ancestor Links – Genealogy Data on this website (such as information for additional siblings, spouses and ancestors).

There is a wealth of further background information included in the sources that have been cited – especially in the published family specific genealogy sources.

5. General Comments regarding Spelling Variations of Family Names

When searching information (both electronic and non-electronic) for Family Names (Surnames, Last Names) - it is important to search for several variations of spelling for any given name.

As an example - some spelling variations for the name Hayes - Hay, Haye, Haya, Heye, Haies, Hais, Haise, Haig, Haize, Hays, Hayse, Hayz, Hayze, Haz, Haze ...

It is not uncommon to come across an ancestor - where his/her family name is spelled differently on his/her Birth, Marriage and Death records and other documents.
One of the main reasons for this is that the further back in time we go - there was no “correct” spelling for a name.
In addition, some cultures use different spelling of family names in order to identify whether the individual is male or female.

The issue/problem has become even more complex with the rapid growth of electronic search possibilities and searchable electronic databases.

In addition to the above mentioned historical spelling variations - electronically searchable information has unfortunately introduced additional spelling variations due to the following:

1. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) issues where OCR software may not correctly interpret/transcribe written information.
   This can be due to software issues and/or poor quality of the original text and/or a poor quality electronic scan.
2. Manual errors made by individuals transcribing original documents/texts.
   This can be due to a high volume of information being transcribed and/or misinterpretation of difficult to read text and/or handwriting.
3. Errors made by non-native speaking individuals transcribing original documents/texts that are in a different language.

Any of the above can be the source of significant issues/problems with large electronic databases.

As an example the conversion of old genealogy books into electronic databases may be done using OCR software - see point (i) above - or by the re-typing of the entire book - see points (ii) and (iii) above.

6. General Comments regarding Genealogy Sources

“Primary Sources” (such as Birth, Marriage and Death records, Wills, Land records ... and for Medieval genealogy - Patent Rolls, Fine Rolls, Close Rolls ...) are considered to be the most reliable sources for genealogical information.

“Secondary and Other Sources” (such as Published Family Genealogies; Town Histories/Genealogies; Regional Histories/Genealogies) include valuable information for different generations of a family and/or families. However, these “Secondary and Other Sources” are also somewhat like a database - and as we all know - most databases tend to include a certain percentage of errors. The drawback of any errors that these “Secondary and Other Sources” may contain - is usually more than offset by the wealth of background information and clues included in these sources.
When available - it is important to check the addendum and corrections section(s) for any important corrections and/or additions that may relate to your research.

An on-going and significant genealogy research challenge - is to identify whether published information has been subsequently updated with more recent published research that enhances, amends or corrects earlier published information.
For a short list of reference books with lists of published information by family name (U.K.) or by individual name (Early Eastern North American Settlers - New England, New York …) - plus regional compendiums - click here.

7. In Development

Also check the “In Development” section of this website - which includes the new “GenBooks2Trees” section that presents Genealogical information from Sources - such as Published Family Genealogy Books - transformed into Dynamic Family Trees.

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