My 16 Great-Great-Grands

Although it is Sunday afternoon, I feel that it really is never to late to participate in Randy Seaver's "Saturday Night Genealogy Fun". This one is really quite worthwhile.  Here is the assignment:

1) List your 16 great-great-grandparents in pedigree chart order. List their birth and death years and places.
 
2) Figure out the dominant ethnicity or nationality of each of them.
 
3) Calculate your ancestral ethnicity or nationality by adding them up for the 16 - 6.25% for each (obviously, this is approximate).
 
4) If you don't know all 16 of your great-great-grandparents, then do it for the last full generation you have.
 
5) Write your own blog post, or make a comment on Facebook or in this post.

 

Here are my 16 great, great, grandparents:

1) John LAKE, born 1827 in Kirton in Holland, Boston, Lincolnshire, England. He died 6 February 1898 in Wigtoft Fen, Boston, Lincolnshire, England.  English

2) Naomi DOWSE, born 1828 in Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire, England. She died 14 August 1907 in Halton Holgate, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.  English

3) Frank CRAWFORD, born 16 January 1859 in Wainfleet All Saints, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. He died about 29 April 1938 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.  English

4) Sarah Ann STAINFIELD, born 10 June 1855 in tutbury, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.  She died 16 December 1890 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.  English

5) William Eugene RYCKMAN, born 17 April 1851, Houghton Township, Norfolk County, Canada West (Ontario).  He died 24 May 1921 in London, Ontario, Canada.  Dutch

6) Elizabeth Saphronia RAYSON, born 4 July in Niagara Falls, Stamford Township, Welland County, Canada West (Ontario).  She died 5 November 1929 in Aylmer, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.  Possibly Scottish

7) George Edward IRWIN, born 15 August 1866, London Township, Middlesex County, Canada West (Ontario).  He died 6 June 1945, London Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.  Irish

8) Sarah Sylvia GARDINER, born 6 June 1865, Canada West. She died 18 November 1956, London, Ontario, Canada.  English

9) Jonathan GEORGE, born about 1826 in Llangoedmore, Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales.  He died 12 April 1882 in Hayscastle, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.  Welsh

10) Martha NICHOLAS, born about 1822 in St. Dogwells, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. She died 12 August 1870 in St. Dogwells, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.  Welsh

11) David DAVIES, born about 1826 in Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He died in the first quarter of 1891 in Cardigan,Pembrokeshire, Wales.  Welsh

12) Lydia JOHN, born about 1826 in Nevern,Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, Wales. She died in the first quarter, 1910 in Pembrokeshire, Wales.  Welsh

13) William EVANS, born 1837 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. He died 10 July 1885 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.  English

14) Elizabeth BIRLEY, born 1839 in West Appledore, Bideford, Devon, England. She died 24 April 1910 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.  English

15) Thomas Matthews WHITEHOUSE, born about 1829 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. He died 16 June 1871 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.  English

16) Emma KETLAND/KETTLEDON, born 28 March 1838 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. She died 4 August 1890 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.  English

My ancestral ethnicity results is overwhelmingly, European (Y-DNA haplogroup is R, mtDNA haplogroup is H).

Nationalities:
9 ancestors are English = 56.25%
4 ancestors are Welsh = 25%
1 ancestor is Dutch = 6.25%
1 ancestor is Irish = 6.25%
1 ancestor is possibly Scottish = 6.25%

Copyright ©2009 by Kathryn Lake.

Wordless Wednesday

Ann (Davies) George, circa 1923, Llandstadwell, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Digital Image. Copy of original photograph in possession of Kathryn Lake Hogan, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Windsor, Ontario. 2003.

A Place Called Home: Sea View Cottage, Hazel Beach

This post is written for the 47th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy.


The topic for this edition is: A Place Called Home. It's time for a geography lesson. Pick out a city/town/village where one of your ancestors once lived and tell us all about it. When was it founded? What is it known for? Has is prospered or declined over the years? Have you ever visited it or lived there? To a certain extent, we are all influenced by the environment we live in. How was your ancestor influenced by the area where they lived? Take us on a trip to the place your ancestor called home.


The place where my maternal grandfather, Joseph Brinley George was born and grew up has always been on my wish list of places to visit. It is not likely you have been there. I haven't - yet.
Joseph Brinley George, son of Joseph George and Ann Davies, was born in 1894 at Sea View Cottage, Hazel Beach, Neyland, Llanstadwell, Pembrokeshire, Wales.


This is a picture postcard of Sea View Cottage. The George family lived in the second unit inland from the beach. The house was still there in 1998 when my brother visited Wales.



Llandstadwell used to be the name of the parish. Neyland is located 78 miles of the capital city of Cardiff. It is close to Milford Haven. The county of Pembrokeshire is now called Dyfed.

The modern town of Neyland was founded exactly on Tuesday, April 15th, 1856 when the South Wales Railway officially opened in Neyland. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) is regarded as the founder of Neyland Town. Prior to this Neyland, the insignificant village, in 1851 had fewer than 200 inhabitants. In 1855/56, the Railway Company levelled all of the old buildings. The modern Neyland become a true railway boomtown. By 1861 Llandstadwell parish had increased to 1, 045 people. The inhabitants of this sleepy little village could hardly imagine the importance Neyland acquired and status it gained. A new hotel, shops, housing and churches were built. The town was also known for its fishing and shipping docks. Across the bay was Pembroke Dock. My grandfather, Joseph Brinley George apprenticed as a shipwright there. He also worked for the docks during the Great War. His father, Joseph George worked for the Great Western Railway as a Railway Goods Guard.

This golden period lasted fifty years.


Things abruptly changed in 1906 when the Irish rail traffic was rerouted from Neyland to Fishguard. Nonetheless, the people of Neyland pulled together and made it through. They have continued to do so through good times and bad - loss of the railroad, loss of the ferry service to and from Pembroke, closing of the Dock Yard at Pembroke Dock,etc.



And yet, this tiny little town still exists today!


The area is now called Milford Haven. There is a hotel called the Ferry House Inn located on Hazel Beach. I hope to stay there one day when I get to Wales. I wonder if Grandpa George's house is still there.


Maps:http://maps.live.com/


Historical information: http://www.neyland.org.uk/ - "An Historical Sketch of Neyland"