I'm looking for some help in rounding out the following families, and hopefully also in pushing the records back (or forward) farther along the respective lines...... =])

My 3rd great-grandfather, JOHN DALBY was born sometime between 1790 and 1810, likely in England. I have not yet determined his parents' names, nor whether he had siblings. Family records indicate that John died in Barbados on Dec 16, 1832.

Family records further indicate that my 3rd great-grandmother, DEBORAH ELIZABETH PIERREPONT was born Sep 05, 1796, possibly in England, or perhaps in Barbados. i believe CHARLOTTE PIERREPONT (found on LDS IGI) was a sister, and a THOMAS PIERREPONT (many on LDS IGI, but not connected) was their father. A miniature portrait of DEBORAH ELIZABETH as a young lady (about 14 or so), painted circa 1810, is in storage at the Barbados Museum, Bridgetown -- I was permitted to photograph it on a recent trip there. DEBORAH ELIZABETH may have died in Barbados, but I don't have a date or place of death/burial.

JOHN DALBY married DEBORAH ELIZABETH PIERREPONT in St. Michael parish, Barbados on Feb. 20, 1829. This is the only definite record that the LDS IGI database has for either of them. (LDS misspells her last name as "Pierrepout", and there are _lots_ of John Dalby's, but none I can connect to my history with certainty.)

John and Deborah Elizabeth had a daughter, CHARLOTTE MARIA(H) DALBY - b.1833, d.1908 - and possibly a son, EDWARD DALBY b.abt.1834/1835, who died in early childhood. I don't know if there were more siblings but given the usual size of families in those days, it's likely (see farther below).

CHARLOTTE MARIA(H) married my 2nd great-grandfather, WILLIAM CLARK HAYNES, at Guelph, (Ontario) Upper Canada on August 12, 1852. [There is an interesting bit of family lore surrounding this union -- a tale of marriage permission denied and eventually circumvented!] I have a photocopy of the original marriage certificate from St. George's Anglican Church. Witnesses were Henry Crichlow and Charlotte Crichlow (probably the bride's maternal aunt, Charlotte Pierrepont), who resided in the village of Fergus, Twp. of Nicoll, Canada West -- just north of Guelph where the wedding took place.

While recently researching CHARLOTTE and WILLIAM's marriage location, I've discovered four DALBY brothers -- Robert, Francis, William and John, who in 1871 lived and ran businesses less than 10 miles west of Fergus, in Elora, Ontario (1871 Census of Canada). I may be pushing matters to think that these four are somehow related to John Dalby and Deborah Elizabeth P., but there were so few DALBYs in Canada in the mid-1800s, that although the coincidence is a stretch it is possible.

If you recognize any of the above names, and can help fill in blanks and/or confirm connections, I'd love to hear from you! My email can be viewed by clicking on the Author name above.


A Toast to the fun and excitement of Researching!!



DALBY, (DALBEY), PIERREPONT, (PIERREPOINT, PIERPONT), HAYNES, SEALE, CRICHLOW (CRICHLEW, CRICKLOW)