Graham Irwin
Honor Code SignatorySigned 30 Aug 2017 | 4,024 contributions | 96 thank-yous | 455 connections
Signed 30 Aug 2017 | 4,024 contributions | 96 thank-yous | 455 connections
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Graham R. Irwin
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Son of Brian Irwin
and [private mother (1920s - unknown)]
Brother of
[private sister (1950s - unknown)]
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Biography
Graham Irwin is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.
Graham Irwin was born in Hertfordshire, England.
Donkey's years ago I came across a typed family tree produced by a great aunt even earlier. Whilst it was a great start for my researches, it took me a while to learn not to trust any dates, spelling, even names, without verifying them myself, and to take family "traditions" with a very large pinch of salt!
When I started my research it involved visiting St Catherine's House, Somerset House, the General Record Office and other record centres in central London; it involved pouring over microfiche and learning not to load microfilm readers the wrong way(!) The internet has revolutionised family research.
I found my ancestors came from all parts of England, Wales and Ireland; and later I found a branch of French Huguenots.
I hit a brick wall with my maternal grandfather who vanished without trace in 1927.
Family names I am researching include:
Aaron, Bacon, Bird, Briscoe, Caveler, Cole, Davies, Fell, Fox, Furse, Gearing/Garing, Hamilton, Hind, House/Howse, Houston, Hunt, Irwin, Lacam, Lawson, Lund, Macaree/Macaré, Mann, Moore, Oddboy, Parry, Richardson, Scott, Shearsmith, Simkins, Sparks, Staples, Swindell, Taylor, Tuffnall, Vesey, Wadman, Wiseman.
A DNA test suggests my family origins are 76% England, Wales and Scotland and 24% Scandinavia, although I'm not sure how accurate this is: the same website previously had me 9% British Isles, and I know I have Irish and Huguenot ancestors. More importantly, the DNA suggests my ancestors come from Rathmoyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, and further back that my ancestry comes from Rutledge rather than Irwin, the NPE most likely occurring before c.1600.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Graham Irwin.
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- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Graham Irwin: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #188547
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Graham Irwin:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T852918 [compare], FTDNA kit #188547
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Graham:
- New and stuck on my own profile! Sep 1, 2017.
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Categories: Barnet, Hertfordshire | Huguenot Migration Project | Huguenot Descendants
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