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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Thursday 03 February 11 14:54 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Val

Thank you again for your kind reply. Thanks for clearing up the cousin thing, it has provided me with something to think about! Iam a member of ancestry however my tree is on my computer rather than on the site itself. i will look out for your tree.

I know what you mean about the confusion feel i have been confused now for two years haha! I do find that Moving back and forth to my grandfathers tree does help as he had a small and uncomplicated family in comparison! It definately clears the head.

My grandmother did also talk of 'kissing cousins' and I also didn't realise to the extent it was.

Thanks again
kind regards
lea

ps this may not be the last you hear from a very confused member of a confusing swales family  :) hope i can help in return somehow.

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Thursday 03 February 11 11:19 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Val and An65,

Thank you very much for your kind replies. Esp Val who has solved a massive mystery, seems i have missed out a whole generation. I had Elizabeth Swales's (1852 stokesley) Grandfather down as her father! I did seem to have lots of swales family that i couldn't place and now have been able to put them all in the right places.

However this family tree is mind bloggling to say the least! The Swales Family are such a big family, i know my grandma had 52 cousins that she knew about!  I seem to be stuck where some others are stuck and that is finding the the baptism of Christiana Stephenson about around the 1780 period and who her ancestors where.

Val, you did mention zachariah stephenson(1806) and christiana stephenson (1812) where brother and sister which i had but was alittle confused at how christiana and hannibal were first cousins?

I hope i can help someone else in return as this site has been so helpful.

thanks again
kind regards lea

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone Looking For Cunningham And Swales In Yorks?
« on: Tuesday 01 February 11 17:01 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Everyone,

 I have been researching my family tree now for about 2 years and have come across this site. I was delighted to see some mention of the very famous Swales family. The Famous Richard Swales (born abt 1850 Stockton) and Elizabeth Swales born abt 1852 Stokesley) were my Great-Great Grandparent. Iam a decendent of their youngest daughter Isabella Swales (born 1896 Guisborough).

 It has been very interesting reading how other seem to have been as confused as I have been with the Swales Family! I have also been very confused with Richards and Elizabeth. I have Richards father as Hannibal Swales (born 1814 Aycliffe (often refered to as Yackley by local people) and Elizabeth's father as John swales (born abt 1806 in Malton) the question is were Hannibal and John Brothers?? making Richard and Elizabeth Cousins??

After researching about cousins marrying cousins in thoses days it appears to be very popular and still happens to be legal in the UK.  i Know some of Richard and Elizabeth's decendents did marry each other, so i do keep coming back to the same idea.

If anyone has any information or suggestions about Richard and Elizbeth be cousins it would solve a very big mystery that i have been trying to solve and i would be very grateful.

Was interesting also to see the picture of elizabeth and richard and there children posted on here, it apprears to have become a very famous photograph amoungst our family.

It is the first time i have ever posted anything on a chat room hope i have done it right.

Be lovely to hear from anyone who can help

thanks lea

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