It seems highly likely that this line is connected in some way to that of the Applebys of Brompton, as many of the early members of both lines appear in the parish records for Brompton by Northallerton and families from the two lines are living alongside each other in early censuses.  We would be delighted to hear from anyone who is able to provide the records to prove the connection.

Although we know that descendants of this line were living in Thornaby in recent years alongside descendants of the line of  Robert of Eryholme and Thornaby, we are fairly certain that there is no connection.

We have called this line 'Salvation Army Applebys' because of the involvement of George Alfred Appleby and his wife Isabella in the organisation, and understand that others in their family continued to be members.

All the members of this line that we have found living in the later censuses were descended from Sarah Appleby (daughter of Thomas Appleby and Mary) - so unfortunately it will not be possible to use yDNA to search for a connection to other Appleby lines from the same area.