Genealogy Chat

Thanks for that added info Potty, brill! So, perhaps a Scottish link going way back... If Margaret Morris was born about the same time as Daniel McAdams, It seems very likely that was Margaret McAdams mother. Not sure about this other Daniel living in Rotherhithe ? Anyway, it's all very useful info, and that I never knew. :-D

So, this has helped me get back further... however, it's probably the case with many people doing their family research, you can get back this far... and after that it becomes harder to find out any more... ( find the correct family line...) Anyway, I have gone back this far with your help, so thanks very much once again.

Wondering how you got back to Margaret & Thomas.

I think I can find a Margaret on the 1861 with son Thomas, Ships Smith, b 1817 Rotherhithe, and granddaughter Catherine A, 13 (shown on image as daughter, but I doubt the Margaret, who is 79 on the image, had a child at 66!) Also, can find that Thomas on 1851 with wife Eliza, 34 (mis-transcribed as 14), b Devonshire. The only baptism I can find for a Thomas with mother Margaret in Rotherhithe has father Thomas, blacksmith but the Thomas who married Margaret Trumble was a mariner.

This is on my mother's side of the family through my Lewis/Legge/Sprules. My grandfather on this side of the family was Richard Lewis, his parents were Daniel Lewis and Ada Margaret Sprules, her parents were: John Sprules and Margaret Jennings, her parents were Henry W. Jennings and Mary Hackett. Henry's parents were: Thomas Jennings and Margaret Trumble. Then follows on to the others you mentioned. Hope it's correct. My grandparents on this side were: Richard Lewis and Margaret Emily Legge, I seem to have lots of Margarets' in my family tree!