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Peter Walker’s Genealogy Interests

Photo from c1860 of my GGG Grandfather Joseph Hollyer, a Herald Painter and Artist on Glass, and his son George (my GG Grandfather who also became an Artist on Glass). Many Hollyers were connected with this trade or signwriting.

For those sharing my interests in genealogy and family history, I am interested in or actively researching the following family names:-

WALKER at Greenford, Brentwood, Great Warley and Enfield. Stuck with John Walker born c1770, married 1800 in Hanwell.

HOLLYER, worldwide. My branch hales from Woodchurch in Kent, the name then being Holyer. All Hollyer contacts welcome. Hollyer/Holyer/Hollier One Name Study

IDIENS from Shropshire, Trysull (Staffs), Wolverhampton and Birmingham. I have an extensive database of this family, mainly 18th century and first half of 19th. The were mainly farmers and publicans - often both.

HAMER from Nantmel, Radnorshire in Wales. Yeoman farmers. My 1/16 Welsh connection.

HOWARD/HAWARD from Sternfield, Sweffling and surrounding area, Suffolk. Good Ag Lab stock!

DANBROOK from Suffolk. A surprisingly rare name; I have ancestors in this name back to c1550. Most present day Danbrooks are in Canada.
Photos of my Danbrook ancestor, Ellen Howard (née Danbrook) can be found here.
Information on Danbrooks in Canada can be found here and here.
Send E Mail to Suzanne Schaller, who has masses of information on Danbrook in Canada.
Send E Mail to Kelly Mitchell who helped put the first page together.
Also Carol Morrow, who produced the second.

BAKER, from Bury St Edmunds and Clare in Suffolk. Robert Baker was a Baker by trade!

FORTINGTON, ‘Gentry’ from Ely. Wigmakers and Barbers, but also into banking. Pillars of the community, many were choir boys or lay preachers at Ely Cathedral. Most present day Fortingtons seem to be in Australia.
Send E Mail to , who is researching Fortington in Australia.

HILLS from Hertford. Another Ag Lab line.

SHAMBROOK from Hertford. Very much a Herts name. I'm ‘stuck’ in Hertford, but the family could be connected with earlier Shambrooks from Benington and Graveley.

SAUNDERS from Little Berkhampsted, Herts. A family who were connected with Enfield and Northaw, several generations later, I've been connected with these places too.

MAYES from Luton, Beds

MANNINGS from Hythe and Dover

SELDEN from Folkestone, Kent.

REED from Great Stanmore, Middx

PEPLOE or PEPLER from Great Stanmore, Middx

HAYNES, Screw Gilders from 7 Dials area of St Giles, London. Anyone know what a Screw Gilder is?

VASEY from South Shields, Durham and later London (7 Dials). My ‘Geordie’ connection.

KING from Manuden, Essex

WHALE from Brailes, Warwickshire and later Birmingham.

SHALE from Birmingham.

Also, my wife's connections:-

DROSSO worldwide, but connections in Greece, Italy, Egypt and France. They don't come much more cosmopolitan than this!

NICOLSON from Twatt, Shetland

SINCLAIR from Twatt and Lunnasting, Shetland

WHITE from Greencastle, Kilkeel, N. Ireland

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