Hi
Wow, what can I say, a veritable treasure trove of info on Symons, Martyns, Turnavines, Johns,, Bonythons etc - and new to this thread, by way of introduction, my line of ancestry begins with my grandmother Violet Symons, dau of William Henry Simons-(Elizabeth Jane Smith), son of John Symons (whose wife was Ann Musson), son of Samuel Symons (marr to Harriet Cobbledick), son of Samuel whose wife was Gertrude Martyn born abt 29 Nov 1766.
My mother Venus had her middle name as Gertrude, no doubt given to her by her mother Violet.
This Martyn-Symons/etc tree is a very difficult one, with so many inter marriages. I am at the perplexed stage but very appreciative of the efforts of so many to present this material that seems to go back, although I cannot directly show my Symons back to Shaa etc as yet.
I would love to make contact or hear from you cousins, if this thread is still going, the latest of which appears top be September 2009.
Cheers
Cuz Keith