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Devon / Re: Holland to Ireland via Devon
« on: Wednesday 16 July 14 11:22 BST (UK)  »
Hi Omnitheo

My grandfather John Vanston (1771-1832) had 9 Children two of whom went to Canada.   Margaret Vanston married a Samuel Meredith and emigrated to Seneca Township, Ontario and her brother Thomas Maurice Vanston went to Escott Township, Ontario. I believe both townships were in Leeds County.
There are other Vanston families living close to John Vanston in Ireland and my feeling is that they are related but so far I can't prove it.

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Devon / Re: Holland to Ireland via Devon
« on: Tuesday 11 February 14 20:25 GMT (UK)  »
I appreciate the spelling was down to priests etc. but all the family has always thought the Vanstone name was a totally different ancestry, I'm just trying explore different avenues to try and find an earlier link as to how the family arrived in Maryborough. So I don't know if there is a link to Devon at all.

As for Ireland my father, and all the way back to my 3rd gt grandfather were born in Maryborough, Queen's County, as were other members of the Vanston line which include such names as Turpin, Metcalfe, Maurice, Ince, Switzer etc.

The family in Ireland held respectable positions within the community, such as chairman of the town commissioners and were farmers with several farms each they were also stalwarts of the local Methodist church and were instrumental in it's building.

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Laois (Queens) / Re: LANGFORD
« on: Tuesday 11 February 14 20:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Stuart

In your first post you mention a Jane Langford, do you have d.o.b.?  In my line I have a Jane Alice Langford b.abt1810 she married a Robert Metcalfe in February 1835 and they had 12 children. Is there a connection?, Jane Alice is my 2nd gt grandmother but I no nothing of her parents, siblings or early life
Regards
Richard

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Devon / Re: Holland to Ireland via Devon
« on: Tuesday 11 February 14 19:13 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to KGarrad & Trish,

Yes I found the Vanstone Web which doesn't seem to align with any of the families I have perhaps it's the spelling again? As mentioned before I'm looking for a continuation of the Vanston line going back from John Vanston (b.1771) of Maryborough, Queen's County, Ireland, who were his parents and siblings and where did they come from? Did they in fact ever come from Devon?

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Devon / Re: Holland to Ireland via Devon
« on: Sunday 09 February 14 14:40 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Cemetery Friends
Most ties with what is known the difference between Royalist and Cromwellian armies was perhaps an oversight as the Orange supporters would have been for the Royalist cause, but I got carried away simply because another branch leads back to the Roundhead side.  John Vanston b.1771 (3rd gt.grandfather) is the earliest I can find of that name and he was born I believe in Ireland so am looking to find earlier members of the Vanston family.  My oversight was because another branch of my ancestry which divides via John Vanston's wife Rose Maurice leads back to Nicholas Kempston . 1648, who was a Colonel in Cromwells army and he was my 7th gt.grandfather. (this line incidently leads back to Edward I )  hope you can see the slight confusion however I'm still very much interested in linking the Vanston name back through earlier generations.

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Devon / Holland to Ireland via Devon
« on: Thursday 06 February 14 10:30 GMT (UK)  »
Does anyone know of the Vanston families in Devon. Although my family can be traced back to Ireland an aged aunt was said to have traced the family back to Holland and it is believed they came over with the army of William of Orange and landed in the Plymouth area of Devon and from there travelled  through the Welsh borders to North Wales and across to Ireland where they fought with the Cromwellian army. Can anyone help with the Devon connection?

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Bedfordshire / Re: Looking for the name of an old Inn at Dropshort in Toddington
« on: Wednesday 16 October 13 14:03 BST (UK)  »
Definitely DROPSHORT  never heard of Dropsholt?
The Fancott Arms referred to is on another road out of Toddington towards Luton (B579) it's at the bottom of the hill close to the junction with the B530.

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Bedfordshire / Re: Looking for the name of an old Inn at Dropshort in Toddington
« on: Tuesday 15 October 13 16:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi.
 Don't think there was ever a pub at Dropshort, but Dropshort Farm is on the road out of Toddington (A5120) heading for Houghton Regis & Dunstable.  My grandfather was born at and later for a time ran Dropshort Farm. I think the actual farmhouse has been converted to a private house and I believe the some of the fields may now be part of a fairly new golf course. Haven't been that way for some time.

Regards
Richard

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Lancashire / Re: Burrows and Barry families in St Helens & Rochdale
« on: Wednesday 14 December 11 22:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Heywood
Grandfathers name James Maurice Vanston originally from Maryborough, Queen's county Ireland I think he was studying engineering in the Lancashire area.

Am looking for any info on the Barry & Burrows families

I know there are links with other families in the area - such as Foster, Liptrot, Peace and Crabtree (of electrical fame) it's also these links I would like to pursue.

Regards
Richiev

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