On This Day

Ewen Wanless - was born on 19 May 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England Ann Wandless - was born on 19 May 1840 in Coatham, Kirkleatham, North Yorkshire, England Robert Wanless - was born on 19 May 1841 in Longformacus, Berwick, Scotland Betsy Wanless - was born on 19 May 1860 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland Margaret Wanless - was born on 19 May 1884 in St. Mary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland

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Paintings of John Wanliss & Janet Drummond of Perth

Just added these 2 wonderful paintings of John Wanliss (1789-1866) of Jamesfield, Carpow and St. Magdalene’s Farm, Perth, and his wife Janet Drummond. The images of them were supplied to me by Gordon Morrison of the Art Gallery of Ballarat, … Continue reading →

John Wanless & Eleanor Trotter of Evenwood: finding his parents

For a long time, we didn’t have a candidate for a father or mother for John Wanless or Wandless (1777-1819) who married Eleanor Trotter circa 1805 and lived around Evenwood, Low Etherley, and Raby Park in Staindrop parish, County Durham, … Continue reading →

US State Census Data Added

Added all the US state census data that contains Wan(d)lesses, extracted from Ancestry.com databases. US state censuses were generally conducted in years ending in 5, halfway between each federal census. However, they were not done in all states and not … Continue reading →