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GAMBLE |
variants
include Gambell, Gammel and Gamel - the name Gamble derives from the Old
Norse "gamall" meaning "old" - back in the nineteenth
century the greatest concentration of Gambles appears to have been have
been Leicestershire, England - this site includes notes on various members
of the Gamble family and a list of contactable Gamble family researchers
with their specific interests |
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GANDER # |
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family name is most probably Saxon in origin - even today that most Saxon
of counties in England, namely Sussex, has the highest proportion of all
Gander registrations in England - this comprehensive site contains detailed
notes on the origins of this surname along with a host of birth, marriage,
death, census, wills and apprenticeship records pertaining to the family
name |
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GANT # |
this
attractively laid out side contains a host of useful information on those
bearing the Gant surname - it has deservedly been awarded second place in
the 2007 Guild of One-Name Studies awards for best one-name websites - included
within its comprehensive contents are indexes to BMD registrations, wills
and military records relating to the Gant family along with over 30 family
trees containing over 3,000 individuals - each family tree is related to
its Google Earth placemark, a novel touch in this age of the rapidly growing
internet use |
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GARDNER |
variant
Gardiner - the name Gardiner appears in English Medieval registers with
one of the earliest recorded being Geoffrey le Gardiner of Oxfordshire -
the first Gardiner to migrate to America was George Gardiner who arrived
in Boston circa 1637 -
included within the contents of this site are notes on the Gardners of Rhode
Island and Massachusetts |
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GARFAT |
variants
include Garfutt, Garfet, Garfit, Garfitt, Garfatt and Yarfit - the recorded
history of the Garfat family begins in the year 1700 with the birth of William
Garfutt in Yorkshire, England - this site focuses on the descendants of
William Garfat who migrated to Canada in 1833 with his wife Margaret |
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GARFIELD |
this
site focuses on the Garfields of French Creek, County of Chautauqua in New
York State starting with Edward Garfield who migrated to America in 1630 |
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GATENBY |
the
Gatenby surname originated in Yorkshire, England - this site lists over
1,000 birth, marriage and death records within the UK, together with census
records of Gatenby in England and Wales |
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GEE |
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name Gee appears to have originated with the Normans in England and was
prevalent in Leicestershire from 1400, Nottinghamshire from 1460, and Lincolnshire
from about 1340 - this site includes a downloadable Gedcom of the descendants
of Charles Gee who migrated to Virginia in the 1680s which contains over
1,000 names - it also contains a Gedcom of the descendants of Solomon Gee
who lived in Connecticut in the early 1700s with over 10,000 names listed
- the site also contains some interesting notes on notable members of the
Gee family |
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GENT #
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this
site focuses on the descendants of George Gent who was born circa 1728 and
lived in County Durham, England |
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GENTRY |
this
site focuses on the history of the Gentry family beginning with its origins
in the British colonies in North America in the 1600's with emphasis on
the period before 1860 - it uniquely contains a series of detailed articles
relating to individual members of the Gentry family and other aspects of
the Gentry family history |
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GERNET |
variants
include Grenet, Garnet and Garnett - this beautifully illustrated site contains
a wealth of fascinating historical information on this family name along
with the closely connected family names of Hissem and Montaque - this really
is a site in a million - the author's passion for his subject is obvious
in this superbly crafted site - well worth a visit even if you have no Gernets,
Hissems or Montaques in your family tree |
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GILLBANKS |
the
Gillbanks name is of Norse origin meaning "dweller by the bank or ridge
of a ravine" - the surname is widespread in the English counties of
Cumberland, Yorkshire and Lancashire - this site focuses on the descendants
of Isaac Gillbanks who was born in Lancashire circa 1699 |
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GIRDLESTONE |
variants
include Girdelstone, Girdleston, Girdelston, Girlestone and Gerdalstone
- included within this site is a searchable family tree containing over
700 individuals - the site also contains articles and photographs relating
to the Girdlestone family |
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GINGELL |
variants
include Gyngell, Gingall, Gangell, Gingill and Gingle - this excellent and
easily navigable site contains a wealth of information on the Gingell family
lines - it includes no less than 285 family trees, an extensive collection
of census records relating to the Gingells, over 300 photographs of family
members and a very neat side panel window which lists individuals on a selectable
geographical basis - click on an individual and information about that person
will be displayed along with means of contacting the submitter of the information
- in all, a very impressive site |
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GIRLING |
most
Girlings originate in the English counties of Norfolk, Essex and particularly
Suffolk - this site list births and marriages relating to the Girling family
- it also contains a list of contactable Girling family researchers |
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GLEDHILL |
the
name Gledhill existed in Yorkshire, England right back in 1275 and by 1545
there were 18 families bearing the Gledhill surname - this site includes
detailed histories of notable members of the family from 1650 onwards |
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GOAD |
variants
include Goade, Goard, Goarde, Gord and Gode - this site contains a
wealth of information about the various branches of the family dating back
to early settlers in Virginia |
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GOLDSTRAW |
variant
Goostrey - although spread worldwide, the most prominent location for current
Goldstraw families is Staffordshire, England - this site contains birth,
marriage and death indexes relating to the Goldstraw family along with extracts
from census, parish and immigration records - it also contains several family
trees |
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GOMERY #
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variants
include Gumery, Gummery, Gomori, Gomory and Gunmere (see site for the
other many variants) - this site includes notes on prominent members of
the family. |
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GOODENOW |
variants
include Goodenough, Goodnough, Goodno and Goodnow - this site is operated
by the Goodenow Family Association - this site focuses on the descendants
five Goodenows who migrated from England to Sudbury, Massachusetts in 1638
- the association is a very active one that organises worldwide reunion
trips for those fortunate enough to be within the Goodenow family |
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GOODHIND |
the
Goodhinds were yeomen farmers who came to be the leading family in the town
of Saltford in the county of Somerset, England during the fifteenth, sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries - this extensive site provides detailed notes
on both Goodhinds that migrated to North America and those that lived in
England |
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GOODMAN |
this
coordinating site (appropriately named the Goodman Clearing House)
provides links to a host of information on the members of the Goodman family
who lived in England and Wales and those that settled in North America |
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GOODWIN |
this
site focuses on the Goodwins of New England and Nova Scotia |
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GOTTS #
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variant
Gott - the name Gotts originates from East Anglia - the site includes
entries from the 1881 and 1901 censuses relating to the Gotts surname |
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GOWDY |
variants
include Goudy, Goudey, Gouedy, Gowdie, Goudie, Gowdey and Goudey -
this site includes a list of Gowdy marriages in the United States between
1600 and 1900 - it also includes notes on famous Gowdys |
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GRAVES |
variants
include Greaves, Grave, Grieve and Greve - this site is run by the Graves
Family Association - the association has compiled genealogies on more
than 900 major family segments and on their site facilitate access via alphabetical
list, geographic area, inter-family connection and name variation |
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GREATHEAD #
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variants
include Greatheed, Greathed, Greethead, Grethed and Greated - this exceptionally
well organised and indexed site contains a wealth of information on the
Greathead family together with numerous photographs of family members |
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GREENWOOD #
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this
site contains a comprehensive history of the Greenwood family dating back
to Wyomarus de Greenwode who lived in Yorkshire, England in the 12th century
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GRIBBLE # |
variants
include Griball, Grbbel, Grible, Gribbyll, Greebel, Grybbell and many
others - the Gribble name originated in Devon, England - many of the Gribble
emigrants, to Australia, New Zealand, United States, South Africa, and
other places seem to have been by miners, usually from Cornwall, and mainly
in the 1800's - this site includes a family tree of descendants of Samuel
Gribble (baptised 1661) together with notes on famous Gribbles and worldwide
demographics of the Gribble family name |
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GRIMSHAW |
variants
include Grimsargh, Grimsagh and Grimshagh - the earliest Grimshaw on record
was Walter Grimshaw who lived in Lancashire, England in the 13th century
- this site contains a wide variety of information on the Grimshaw family |
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GRINTER |
this
site focuses on the Grinter family of Muchelney, Somersetshire, England
who in the course of three hundred or so years have spread worldwide - it
contains a well indexed family tree together with information on the migration
of members of the Grinter family to Australia and the United States |
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GROOM |
variants
include Grooms, Groome and Groomer - this site includes family trees, biographies,
historical notes, wills, photographs and much more about this anglo-saxon
family name |
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GRUBB #
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this
site includes biographical notes about famous members of the Grubb family |
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GUMBLETON #
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variants
include Gomeldon, Gumbelton and Gambleton - the name Gumbleton originates
from the village of Gomeldon near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England - the
site's database includes over 700 individuals which is quite impressive
for a rare surname ( there are currently fewer than a hundred Gumbletons
listed in UK telephone directories) |
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GURR |
variant
Gur - this site focuses on the descendants of John Gur born around
1675 in Kent, England - the site includes several biographies of notable
Gurrs |
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GUTTERIDGE #
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variants
include Guteridge, Guttridge, Gutridge, Goodrich and Guterage - the first
record of this anglo-saxon surname is in Yorkshire, England right back in
the 11th century in the Domesday Book - migrants bearing the Gutteridge
name or variant include John Goodrich (who settled in New England in 1630),
Thomas Goodrich (who settled in Virginia in 1635) and Henry Gutteridge (who
settled in Mary land in 1673) - this site includes partial indexes of Gutteridge
births in England between 1837 and 1859 |
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GUYMER #
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variants
include Gymer, Guymore and Gymore - the site contains over 25 family trees
along with a list of contactable Guymer family researchers |
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GUYS |
variants
include Gye, Gyee and Guye - this site focuses on the Guys of Bottesford,
Leicestershire |
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GWYNNE |
this
site focuses on the Gwynne family of Neath in Glamorgan, Wales and and Lewes
in Sussex, England |
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