SURNAME LIST (DIRECT ANCESTORS)
See also the Supplementary Surnames List
BLOOR - West Hallam area of Derbyshire.
I have traced my own surname back to around 1780, when my great great grandfather was born. Unfortunately he died before the 1851 census was taken, so I could not determine his birthplace and the trail went cold. The family stayed in the same area until my father's generation, and some of my relatives still live there today. A number of photographs are included in this section.
CAMM - West Hallam, Derbyshire
I have only some very tenuous ideas about this family at present.
CARTER - West Hallam, Derbyshire
I have just one generation researched at present, the previous generation seems to originate at Foston, near Uttoxeter.
CLARK - Stanley, Derbyshire
Three generations researched in Stanley and West Hallam, with a possible link back to Heanor. I have quite a good selection of photographs in this section.
(There is also a second CLARKE line, unrelated to the above, in Lincolnshire, for which I have researched one generation)
CLAY - Wirksworth (Derbyshire) until the 1830's then extending to Belper, Derby, Birmingham and Leicester.
My mother's family is one of the most extensively researched lines in my records. I have a database of over 200 descendants of George Clay and Elizabeth Bacon, who married in Wirksworth in 1652. As much of this tree has been given to me by others, I have only included the portion for which I can claim at least some of the credit for the research. See the acknowledgments page for details of others working on the Clays. There are a number of photographs of family members going back 100 years or more, included here. You can also read a narrative version of my research of the descendants of James Barton Clay (my great great grandfather) by following this link (Note: you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to open this, and the file is 6.5Mb so may be slow to open on a dial-up connection).
COOPER - Farnsfield (Notts)
Two generations of this family have been researched.
COTTON - Stanley (Derbyshire)
Information is available on five generations in Spondon and Stanley.
EXTON - Rutland and then moving on to Leadenham, Lincolnshire.
This is another tree on which others have done most of the work. A database exists with over 4000 names on it, but on this site I have only gone back as far as the mid 18th century. Again, see the acknowlegments page for more details.
FLETCHER - Heanor, Derbyshire
Information is available on three generations of this family.
FLINT - West Hallam, Derbyshire
I am still at the beginnings of my research into this family.
HALLAM - West Hallam and Heanor, Derbyshire
I have researched two generations so far.
HARRIS - Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire
One generation researched 1796 to 1837, which then dovetails into my MATTHEWS family.
HART - Stanley, Derbyshire
This family was also known by the surname HARTSHORN. This is one of the largest trees on this website, spanning nearly 300 years. Also included is a link to the THOMPSON family (via a 1st marriage), which also links into my CLARK tree.
Only one generation is documented so far.
MOORE - Heanor, Derbyshire
Another family that I am only at the beginning of my research into.
NALL - Middleton -by - Wirksworth, Derbyshire
Two generations from 1750 to 1830 are listed here.
STANGER - Rutland
This tree goes back to the late 17th century before connecting up to my EXTON line in 1780. I have researched several side branches of the family too, though I am still working on this tree so not all the branches are on this site yet.
TAYLOR - Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Only one generation researched so far.
VICKERS - Melbourne, Derbyshire
Starts in Thorney, Notts then moves on to Melbourne.