This family genealogy has been created using Gramps, free open source genealogy software. The formatting used does not conform entirely with that found in some genealogy databases.
For example, place names do not follow the convention of multiple layers of content separated by commas. For example, Louisville, KY is not listed as Louisville, Jefferson [Co], Kentucky, USA, but simply as Louisville, KY.
Surnames are entered as generally available, and some names have been grouped by location in lieu of traditional surnames. For example, "surname" Bourgogne relates to a group of individuals who originated from that area but did not have surnames. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages from the tradition of "bynames", which indicated occupation or place of residence. In that vein, the Scottish tradition of adding the suffix "of that ilk" was begun to indicate an individual whose last name and place of residence were the same. [e.g., Walter Ruthven of that Ilk resided in Ruthven]
Titles are generally given in the style of the time, rather than listing the English equivalents. There are multiple sources online to explain their meanings.
Dates have been entered as accurately as possible from online sources. However, if the record states an occurrence took place in June 1824, you will see that date shown as 1824-6-0. Zero entered for day of the month will in all cases indicate an uncertain reference.
In most instances, only those children of a particular individual who are linked to others in our family tree are shown. In the same manner, other spouses may or may not be listed.
There are numerous online sources of information, and a faithful attempt has been made to verify all information from public records and family accounts. Sources that require paid membership were not accessed, and caution should be taken when consulting records posted by amateur genealogists. Many of those sources import and append information from elsewhere, and the chance for errors increases rapidly. Public government documents, scanned handwritten records, and published research from historians, mainly those in academia, were the main sources of information.
The scanned records available through the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints at https://familysearch.org/ are exhaustive, and many may be found on other open source websites as well. Most state and local government entities in the United States have begun compiling scanned records of births, deaths, marriages, and property transfers. US Federal records of immigration, naturalization, and census information are or will be soon placed online. Amateur genealogists have begun storing photographs and written records for gravesites around the world at www.findagrave.com Groups with particular interests, such as the Irish Genealogy group, have their own websites as well. Most text in the Notes for members of European royalty may be found on the website www.thepeerage.com, where the actual source citations are provided. The main sources of information for this genealogy are shown in the Sources tab. Additional links to books and other records available online are listed under Downloads. No attempt was made to exhaustively annotate the individual records. Any information found here is available online.
The latest file which generated this website is found under Downloads. If you have gramps software installed, you can import this file to explore custom reports and charts for your own use. Be sure you have the most current version of gramps software to open this file. The gramps website is linked at the bottom of each page.
Each individual name can be clicked to see additional information. Each family (set of parents) is linked, as well as each of the place names. At the bottom of each page you will find a Note showing the Home person entry for the genealogy ("Created for ....."). You may click that name to return to the Home person's individual page.