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# indicates that the surname is registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies
   
  HADFIELD variant Hetfield - the name Hadfield derives from the Saxon Old English, Hetfield for ‘open country' or 'heathlands’ - this site contains a wealth of information on different branches of the Hadfield family with over 20 family trees plus numerous birth, marriage, death and census index records - helpfully the site indicates which family trees have connections with Australia, Canada or the United States
     
  HAGGER # variants include Haga, Hagar, Hager, Haggar, Haggarjudd, Haggaer, Hagger, Haggers, Haggerwood and Haggor - this very impressive and comprehensive site includes a family tree containing over 3,900 individuals, transcripts of relevant birth marriage and death certificates, census returns, wills and GRO BMD indexes plus a list of researchers with uniquely their respective connections to the site's family tree shown
     
  HALE # variants include Hale, Hail, Haile, Heale, Hales Heald and Hayle - the name of Hale is probably of Welsh origin, being derived from 'hal' which means moor - the family was prominent in England during the reigns of Edward III and Richard II - the site includes genealogy lineages of Hale descendants from all over the world as well as notes on famous members of the Hale family
     
  HALSEY this site includes birth, marriage, death and census records relating to the Halsey family both in the United Kingdom and the United States
     
  HALSTED # variants include Halstead, Holsted, Holstead and Alstead - this site includes searchable lists of births, marriages and deaths related to the Halsted family name
     
  HAM this site includes downloadable Gedcoms and geographically ordered lists of contactable family researchers - unusually this site was developed on an Amiga computer (which shows just how advanced they were before the PC and Mac took over the world of personal computing)
     
  HAMMOND this site contains Hammond family trees searchable on first name 
     
  HAND this site focuses on the descendants of John Hand and Alice Gransden who migrated from England to Massachusetts circa 1636
     
  HANDSAKER this site contains a database of over 2,000 individuals in the Handsaker line  
     
  HANKS variants include Hankes and Hancke - this site contains civil registration index records for births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales of those with the Hanks name between 1837 and 1899
     
  HARBERT # variant Herbert - this site focuses on the descendants of Thomas Harbert (born 1734) and Isabelle Wright (born 1738) of New Jersey 
     
  HARDISTY variants include Hardesty, Hardestye, Hardistye, Hardestey and Hardester - this anglo-saxon name originated in the parish of Fewston in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England - this site includes a database of over 17,000 individuals connected with the family going back to the 16th century
     
  HARRIMAN variant Harryman - this site includes a database of 5,000 individuals connected with the Harriman family 
     
  HARRINGTON variant Harington - the Harrington family take their surname from their place of origin, the village of Harrington on the Cumbrian coast in England - this site focuses on the descendants of Edmund Harrington born circa 1665 in Great Tey in the county of Essex, England - in addition to the family tree of his descendants, this site includes notes on famous Harringtons including Sir John Harrington who was responsible for inventing the first WC right back in 1592!
     
  HARROD variants include Herrod, Harod and Herod - this site focuses on the descendants of John H. Harrod who was born in 1812 in Alabama
     
  HARTLEY this well illustrated site contains a whole host of information on the origins of the Hartley surname, the history of early Hartley settlers in America, famous members of the family and vaious other facts about the Hartleys
     
  HATHAWAY variants include Hathways and Hatheways - this site is run by the Hathaway Family Association - included within its contents are several downloadable Gedcoms relating to the Hathaway family
     
  HAWGOOD # this site includes entries for the surname Hawgood in the GRO indexes to births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales
     
  HAYDEN variants include Heydon, Haydon, Haden, Hadden, Hyden, Headen and Haddon
     
  HAYNES this site contains a series of detailed biographical notes on past key members of the Haynes family
     
  HAYTER # this site focuses on the descendants of John Hayter born about 1700 in Melbury Abbas in Dorset, England
     
  HEALD this site contains a wide variety of information relating to the family name including birth, marriage, census, probate, migration and university alumni records
     
  HEARNE the Hearne family traces its roots in England to the time of the Norman Conquest - this site includes a web version of the 812 page book on the Hearne family that was written by William Hearne and published in 1907 (Brief History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family)
     
  HEBBORN # this attractively laid out site includes over 30 linked family tree charts, a searchable database with over 7,000 entries and, uniquely, a month-by-month newsletter detailing the latest research into the family
     
  HEMINGWAY # variants include Hemmingway and Hemmenway - the site includes an extract of over 2,800 Hemingway entries in the 1901 census for England and Wales and indexed abstracts of Hemingway wills - it also contains the det5ailed findings of the Hemingway DNA Genealogical Project
     
  HEVINGHAM the Heveningham family first rose to prominence in the early 14th century when they held lands in the English counties of Essex and Suffolk - this site contains several family trees along with numerous family photographs and various notes of interest
     
  HEWITSON # variants include Hewartson, Hewertson, Hewetson, Hewison and Huitson - this well organised site contains indexes to Hewitson births, marriages and deaths complete with links to family trees where appropriate - it also contains some extracted index entries to Hewitson wills between 1858 and 1899
     
  HIBBARD variants include Hebbard, Hebard, Hibard, Hibbert, Hibberts, Hibberd, Hibberds, Hibert, Hiberts, Herbert, Herberts and Hibbards - most of the Hibbards in America are probably descended from Robert Hibbard and his wife Joanna Luff who migrated from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England to Salem, Massachusetts in 1635 - this site contains a large database of information on individuals connected with the Hibbard family worldwide
     
  HICKMAN this site focuses on the descendants of Nathanial Hickman who migrated from England to Virginia in 1619 - this vast site contains a wealth of information on the Hickmans in America 
     
  HICKMOTT variant Hickmote - Hickmott is an old established family originating in the county of Kent, England - many of the family migrated to British colonies and known descendants are settled in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Malta and elsewhere - this site contains lists of Hickmott baptisms, marriages and burials plus detailed notes on various members of the family who migrated from England
     
  HIDDEN # variants include Headen, Heading, Hedden and Hiddon - the surname Hidden can be traced to the one time hamlet of Hidden near Hungerford in the county of Berkshire, England - this site includes entries for the surname Hidden in the GRO indexes to births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales along with index entries for Probate Registry wills for the family name
     
  HINMAN this site focuses on the descendants of John Hinman who migrated from England to Virginia in 1635 and those of Edward Hinman who migrated to Boston in 1650 - this site is run by the Hinman Family Association - it includes a searchable database of almost 50,000 individuals connected with the Hinman family along with various research papers
     
  HINSHAW variants include Henshaw, Hinshaw, Hanshaw and Henshall - this site, run by the Hinshaw Family Association, includes a database containing over 36,000 individuals connected with the Hinshaw family - it also contains detailed notes on the origins of the family name, its Quaker heritage and migration to and within America
     
  HIPGRAVE the Hipgrave surname appears to have originated in the English county of Hertford - today the majority of Hipgraves are still in the United Kingdom, with a considerable number still living in Hertford - there are also branches of the family in Australia, New Zealand and Canada - this site includes the family tree for the descendants of John Hipgrave (born circa 1757)
     
  HISSEM variants include Haysham, Heysham, Hysham, Heesham, Haysom, Hysom, Hesam, Hesom, Hessam, Hissam, Hissim and Hissom - this beautifully illustrated site contains a wealth of fascinating historical information on this family name along with the closely connected family names of Grenet 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
     
  HOCKINS # this site includes a database containing around 700 individuals connected with this family originating from Cornwall, England
     
  HOGARTH

variants include Hogart, Hoggart and Hoggarth - this site includes several family trees along with scanned images of birth, marriage and death certificates plus scanned images and transcriptions of Hogarth wills

     
  HOGG variants include Hoag, Hoge, Hogg and Hog - among the earliest records of the family were those of Alice le Hog who lived in the county of Oxfordshire, England in the 13th century - this site contains an extensive collection of birth, marriage, death and census records grouped by country and in the case of the USA by state - it also has a list of contactable Hogg family researchers showing their particular areas of interest
     
  HOLLAND this site focuses on the descendants of Matthew de Holland who was born about 1175 and died circa 1224 in Upholland, Lancashire, England 
     
  HOLLOW # variants of this Cornish origin name include Hallow, Hallew, Hallows, Hola and Holow - this site includes a searchable database containing over 9,000 individuals connected with the Hollow family, shipping details of over 150 Hollow migrants to Australia and New Zealand, a list of contactable Hollow family researchers and an online archive of very professional looking past newsletters
     
  HOLLYER # variants include Holyer and Hollier - this comprehensive site includes several family trees, notes on migration of family members to the USA and commonwealth countries, a carefully considered section on the origins of the name and details of the family's DNA project - with many Hollyers having been artists, the site interestingly maintains an online art gallery of some of their works
     
  HONEYBONE variants include Honeybourne, Honeyborne and Honebon - the surname originates from the town of Honeybourne in Worcestershire, England - this site includes a fully linked database of over 900 Honeybones through the ages, extensive notes on the origin of the name and a large gallery of photographs of family members
     
  HOUGHTON variant Haughton - this site includes a database of over 75,000 individuals connected with the Houghton family - it also includes notes on the earliest Houghton immigrants to America, details of the family's DNA project and links to other Houghton sites 
     
  HOWELL variants include Howel, Howl and Hywell - the name is believed to have originated in Monmouthshire, Wales - this site includes an array of American birth, marriage, death and census records along with immigrant arrival records
     
  HOWELL this site focuses on the descendants of Raleigh Howell who was born circa 1775 in Virginia
     
  HUDGELL # variants include Hudgill, Hudswell and Hudgel - the family history goes back to 1550 with the birth of George Hudswell in the town of Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire, England - the site includes a series of notes on the migration of family members from England to commonwealth countries and a series of interesting newspaper articles on Hudgells
     
  HUGHES variants include Hewes, Huse and Hugh - the surname Hughes is derived from the Welsh "ap Hugh" (son of Hugh) - this site includes a name indexed database of individuals connected with the Hughes family along with biographical notes on famous family members
     
  HULLEY # variants include Hooley, Hully, Ulley and Ully - this site includes a series of family trees arranged by English or Welsh county and worldwide by country - it also includes index records of Hulley wills and North American Hulley immigration lists
     
  HUNTINGTON this site focuses on the descendants of Simon Huntington who migrated from Norfolk, England to America in 1633 - although Simon died enroute, his wife Margaret and their four boys safely landed in Massachusetts
     
  HURST this large site contains a series of English and American Hurst family trees along with Hurst will abstracts, letters, anecdotes and other useful family information
     
  HUTCHINSON this site focuses on the descendants of Richard Hutchinson who was born in the county of Nottinghamshire, England in 1602 and who migrated to America in 1634 - the site includes a fully indexed database of over 27,000 individuals connected with the Hutchinson family
   
   
   
 
   
 
This page last updated: 11 July 2008