THE MALONEY SCRAPBOOK

  Snippet of Family History 9 - " We are born with a History, and we live to tell another Story " (Warren Maloney)   THE YORKSHIRE CONNECTION Migrating In and Out of Yorkshire During the period 1540 to 1650, many of our English Ancestors grouped their families on the farmlands around Dewsbury in Yorkshire. They were solid Protestant stock with the main surnames being Grene, Robinson, Shepperd and Smithson. The Centres of their Universe for that 100 years were the Anglican Churches at Dewsbury and Wakefield [1] , both named “All Saints Church”. 9 miles separated the Churches and it was in those 9 miles that at least 46 family members were born. The Church Cemeteries were the graveyards for most of the families; but the All Saints Church at Dewsbury [2] seemed to be the place of choice for the Weddings, 28 noted in the Dewsbury Church records. All Saints Anglican Church, Dewsbury The Robinsons had migrated South fro

Snippet of Family History 9 - " We are born with a History, and we live to tell another Story " (Warren Maloney)   THE LENGTH OF MARRIAGES Cousin Gary Testro raised the query of who has had the longest marriage in the family. It is of course a moving feast as the relationships of the Baby Boomers and Gen Y are ongoing. It is also an arguable one as (1) there may be significant Separations that did not reach a Legal recognition, and (2) some of our Convict Ancestors had to leave marriages behind as they were transported. So, allowing for those provisos, the listing below is interesting. Note that ongoing marriages are marked with no finishing date, and that Marriages ending in Divorce or Separation are marked with *. The dating is relevant as at July 2020 Years                       Marriage 66                            Brian & Ursula McShane (1954-) 62                            Keith & Jean Maloney (Testro) (1946-2008) 57                            Mari