the Appleby DNA project
Surnames covered in our DNA project:
APPLEBY, APPLEBEE,
APPELBY, APPELBE
plus any other variants
The River Tees at Neasham
(public domain image from Wikipedia)
Thomas Appleby of Neasham
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This line begins with Thomas Appleby, a labourer of Neasham in County Durham, where the River Tees marks the border with Yorkshire. Thomas was a great-grandson of Henry Appleby of Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire.
Thomas' only son, also Thomas, was a florist who moved from Neasham, firstly to York, then London before (seemingly after his wife died) migrating to San Francisco where he died.
Thomas the florist's sons William and Charles followed him to San Francisco as nurserymen, but judging by the US census, both seem to have died bachelors. Thomas eldest son, Thomas Henry, emigrated with his wife and children to Texas. He initially worked in Weatherford as a nurseryman and later in Dallas as an account and auditor. Thomas' other son Edwin and stayed in England.
above: SS Erin, the ship Thomas Henry Appleby travelled to New York upon in 1878 (from Norway~Heritage)
In 1878, Thomas Henry kept a detailed diary of his initial stormy trip over the Atlantic to New York, then onto Weatherford via Key West.
Click here to read a transcript of his fascinating Journal - I have tried to contact I. Shields, the person who posted this transcript on rootsweb, but have failed ... if anyone can put me in touch with this person I should be most grateful - and particularly would like to hear from Tom Appleby who apparently possesses the original journal.
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All of Thomas Henry's children were born in the London area, with the exception of the youngest son who was born after the whole family migrated to Texas, and a family story tells how he required his wife to travel back to England to give birth each time! However, given that his diary states his wife and eldest daughter waved him off on his journey in 1878 and he wrote to his wife the next day, it is clear that Thomas came back to England shortly after 1878 and didn't settle in Texas with his family until the birth of his youngest child in 1886 at Dallas. (He also appears living with his family in Barnet, near London in the 1881 census)
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We are looking for DNA-proof that this line is connected to Applebys of Kirkby Malzeard. If you are a male Appleby descendant of this line and would like to take part, we'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch via this link.
Click here to view the descendants of Thomas Appleby
to find out more about Thomas Appleby's ancestors, please refer to the page for Henry Appleby of Kirkby Malzeard.
NAME INDEX
Appleby Ann (1802- )
Appleby Annie Maria (1846- )
Appleby Archibald Charlton (1871-1930)
Appleby Arthur Edwin F (1879-1884)
Appleby Catherine (1906- )
Appleby Catherine Marguerite (1882-1940)
Appleby Charles (1851- )
Appleby Edith Hilda (1880- )
Appleby Edwin (1844- )
Appleby Eleanor E (1901- )
Appleby Eleanor Edith (1874- )
Appleby Eleanor Elizabeth (1873- )
Appleby Ellenor Elizabeth (1840- )
Appleby Ethel Maria (1870- )
Appleby Evelyn May (1881- )
Appleby Frank Charlton (1886-1968)
Appleby Henry (1863-1910)
Appleby Isabel Mary (1875- )
Appleby Kathleen J (1921- )
Appleby Lillian Anne (1883-1911)
Appleby Mabel Agnes (1878- )
Appleby Margaret Ada (1873- )
Appleby Marian V (1923- )
Appleby Marjorie (1903- )
Appleby Marjorie F (1918- )
Appleby Mary (1806- )
Appleby Rosa Louise (1878- )
Appleby Thomas (1806-1871)
Appleby Thomas (1771-1838)
Appleby Thomas Henry (1842-1912)
Appleby Thomas Redgate (1926- )
Appleby Thomas Redgate (1886-1953)
Appleby William (1848- )
Bamber Ann
Blezard Helen Beatrice (1873- )
Deardon George (1875- )
Howard David (1863- )
Jillings Elizabeth (1847-1910)
Lynch Isabel Mary (1915-1989)
Lynch Richard Montgomery Senior
McCaskill Shirley (1927- )
Montague Marian Virginia (1897-1961)
Mountford Julia Maria (1844-1920)
Pratt Sarah (1767-1814)
Stanford Robert William (1874- )
Thompson Eleanor (1808-1868)
Young James Rice (1873- )
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