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Thomas Wanless - was born on 19 Mar 1786 in Howick-heugh, Howick, Northumberland, England
Ann Wandless - was born on 19 Mar 1809 in Eighton Banks, Lamesley, Durham, England
Thomas Wanless - was born on 19 Mar 1810 in Bath Co, Virginia
Isabella Wanless - was born on 19 Mar 1842 in Bath Co, Virginia
Margaret Wanless - was born on 19 Mar 1860 in Low Moorsley, Durham, England

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Tree #12: James Wanlass & Margaret Neilson

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James Wanlass (1825-1895) of Midlothian, Scotland, married Margaret Neilson of East Lothian, Scotland in 1845. Most of their family immigrated in 3 groups to Salt Lake City, Utah in the mid 1870s. Family lore from several sources says James's mother died in an accident when he was young and he was raised first in an orphanage and then by a family called Ramsey. James's parentage is uncertain.

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Site upgraded (questionably!)

We had to make a semi-emergency move to a new server last week and I finally got around to upgrading the TNG software that runs the trees on this site. I was shocked to discover […]

GRO Birth Index 1837-1911 updated with mother’s maiden surnames

Updated the GRO Birth Index for 1837 to mid-1911 with mother’s maiden surnames, which are now supplied on the main GRO site.

Thomas Wanless & Ann Marshall moved to tree 52

Moved the 45-person tree of Thomas Wanless & Ann Marshall from the catch-all database (tree 100) into tree 52 (John Wanless and Ann Harpley/Hartley). We’re 90% sure Thomas is a son of John and added […]