Mark Dorney
Honor Code SignatorySigned 24 Jan 2017 | 195,977 contributions | 7,923 thank-yous | 6,896 connections
Signed 24 Jan 2017 | 195,977 contributions | 7,923 thank-yous | 6,896 connections
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Mark S. Dorney
Born 1970s.
Ancestors 
Son of
[private father (1940s - unknown)]
and [private mother (1940s - unknown)]
and [private mother (1940s - unknown)]
Father of
[private son (2000s - unknown)], [private son (2000s - unknown)] and [private son (2010s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2017
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Biography
The public master copy of my research is maintained at http://www.dorneyfamilyhistory.net/famtree_web/
I live in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
I only manage profiles of people that are either blood relatives or their spouses, so if you see my name on a profile I'm related! (There are a handful of exceptions) I Manage 2,817 profiles as at 1 January 2021.
Of course some of my blood relatives are managed by other people as well.
I do a lot of edits as part of the Data Doctors project, so I'm not just editing my relatives.
Ten most recent brickwalls
- Elizabeth Hughes 1851 County Donegal, Ireland Unresolvable I have DNA matches, geographic area, date of birth, religion, baptismal records supposedly exist, but she's not there.
- Margaretha Schubert 1840 Herzogtum Nassau Waiting on records to be indexed I have DNA matches, geographic area
- Elizabeth Grove 1823 London, England Father unknown Father's last name probably Grove, probably well off, hoping to get a lucky DNA match
- Isaac Love 1820 Ireland Forget it Irish, all I have is a name
- Mary O'Brien 1820 Ireland Forget it Irish, all I have is a name
- Mary Ann Hall 1810 England Likely impossible No father's name, no DOB, no DOD
- William Hillier 1807 Lambeth, Surrey, England Mother not known Mother's first name only known, no dates
- Ann Jarvis 1806 Devon, England
- Sarah Deed 1806 Westleton, Suffolk, England
- Ann Lambourne 1806 England
Completed Genealogy Goals
- Biographies written for all ancestors of my children
- All blood relatives and spouses entered (where deceased and straightforward to do so) (ca 15,770 persons in tree as at 5 September 2021)
- Tree extended using Ancestry's thruline tool
- All person and photo hints at Ancestry checked (I will repeat in the future if I ever get an Ancestry subscription again)
- Gone through Wikitree matches - just same year and surname, too big a task otherwise
- Gone through familysearch matches
- Uploaded available ancestor photos
- Photographed all headstones at South Brisbane Cemetery (billiongraves project)
Future Genealogy Goals
(more or less in order)
- Add all nineteenth Century Western Australian profiles
Useful Tools
https://apps.wikitree.com/apps/nelson3486/connections/
https://apps.wikitree.com/apps/nelson3486/stats/
https://apps.wikitree.com/apps/nelson3486/brickwalls/
http://wikitree.sdms.si/default.htm?report=srch2
DNA Confirmation
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Mark Dorney and his first cousin once removed Stuart Dorney. Stuart is a son of Kiernan Dorney and our most-recent common ancestors are Kiernan's parents, James Dorney and Marie Kiernan. We share 472 cM across 21 segments. Stuart's DNA is no longer public on Ancestry.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Mark Dorney and his first cousin Bradley Cox. Bradley is a son of Lesley Clapp and our most recent common ancestors are Keith Clapp and Marjorie Ridley. We share 748cm across 40 segments.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Mark Dorney at registration.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Mark's formal name
- full middle name (S.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (3)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Mark or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Mark or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Mark Dorney: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #IN91052, MitoYDNA ID T15456 [compare]
- Mark Dorney: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U5b2b4a, FTDNA kit #IN91052, MitoYDNA ID T15457 [compare]
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100.00%
100.00%
Mark Dorney:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A700575 [compare], Ancestry member msdorney
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Helen Toey
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nikky (Brearley) Campbell :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AX1561235 [compare]
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Mark:
- Mark Dorney is a Wonderful WikiTreer Feb 16, 2024.
- Mark Dorney is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 1, 2023.
- Meet our Members: Mark Dorney Nov 27, 2023.
- Mark Dorney is a Wonderful WikiTreer Oct 20, 2023.
- Mark Dorney is a Wonderful WikiTreer Mar 24, 2023.
- Mark Dorney is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 15, 2023.
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Can you please send me a private message regarding the WA team? Me and a few others have been discussing some ideas on Discord that I think you will be really interested in.
I am a new Project Leader for the Australia Project and my field of expertise and interest is in Western Australia. Working together will be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards, Kylie
edited by Mitch Stefanek
We're contacting you for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. We really appreciate your involvement in the Project in the last year. Thank you so much for all your help to improve Australian profiles on WikiTree.
Please could you reply to this message, or send me a private message to let us know if you'd like to stay on in the Project, and if you'd like to make any changes to the teams that you belong to. The teams are listed on Australia Project Teams.
If you've moved on to other things for the moment, that's absolutely fine. We'd appreciate if you'd let us know so that we can remove you from the membership list.
Over the past year, Australia Project members have been more active on Discord. We're finding it a fun way to communicate as a project. If you're not on Discord yet, here's some information - Help:Discord. If you are already on the WikiTree Discord server, let us know, and we can send you an invite link to the dedicated Australia Project server (WikiAustralia) where all our chat channels are located. It's a great way to communicate with other members on your project team/s, or for any general questions.
We're always happy to receive any ideas or suggestions that you have to make our project even better.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The Australia Project Leadership Team ~ Gillian, Margaret and Veronica
Regards, Margaret
I just came across the Western Australia Project and was happy to follow up on the MCB link where I found an entry for my father who passed five years ago. He had emigrated to Western Australia in 1983 and became a naturalized citizen in 1985, meaning he spent the second half of his life down under. Obviously, I can no longer ask him, so I wonder whether there are any more traces of his Western Australian life, apart from the few I added to his profile.
Cheers! Oliver
Information from 1983 to present is hard to come by. Not even the historical Electoral Roll is easily available after 1980. Historic newspapers are available but coverage is extremely spotty for the period of interest. I did search https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ for Udo Stegen and also Rettmer but didn't find anything. The search also includes Government Gazettes, which are comprehensive to the present, but no results there either.
Cheers, Mark
I wasn't very hopeful to start with as my father was extremely careful about not leaving a trace online, but I thought it doesn't hurt to ask - and you're obviously much more knowledgeable than me about where to look. So I guess I can close that chapter now ...
Cheers, Oliver
My interest in tracing my family history is fairly new. My partner gifted me a DNA test with Ancestry and I have been hooked since.
I really like your profile page. It's well organised and categorised and it's really easy to find things. I particularly like your brick wall section. I've spent a lot of time trying to work out if certain people are related or even real, and its hard work!. I've obtained memberships with the WA State Library and also the National Library, because I think sitting in those establishments searching thru microfiche records might be the only way I will resolve them. There are far too many errors propagating through dozens of family tree's on all the sites for my liking..
Thank you for editing my great Aunty (I can't work out what you've done). Probably cleared up some error that I myself have copy pasted from elsewhere.. Trust me there's likely to be lots..
You can access the change log for a profile using the Changes tab and clicking on the text starting “edited the…”
If it’s still not clear what changes I made just let me know the profile in question and I’ll let you know.
It’s true some WA records are only on microfiche or in books, but if you’re able to be specific State Libraries will do limited lookups and scans for free.
Cheers Mark
It's time for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. Thank you so much for contributing to the project and Australian profiles on WikiTree during the last year. We really appreciate you!
If you would like to stay in the project, please reply to this message or send me a private message to let us know that you would like to stay on. Alternatively, if your WikiTree and research interests have moved away from Australia, please let us know and we can remove you from the membership list for the moment. You will, of course, be very welcome to rejoin the project down the track whenever you want to.
We are also keen to know if you want to make any changes to the team or teams that you want to focus on. Take a look on Australia Project Teams to see what teams there are to choose from. If you want to discuss this, or have any questions or suggestions about the Australia Project we'd love to hear your ideas.
Thanks for taking the time to get back to us!
Kind Regards Margaret Haining Membership Coordinator
Yes, please keep me in the Australia Project. I'm just chugging along working away on Western Australian profiles, which is an interest of mine.
Cheers Mark
Regards, Margaret
Best wishes, Nikky
On my mother's 'Churchwards of Stoke Gabriel' line, I can trace myself back to William Churchward 1539-1610 (one of the first baptism entries when Stoke Gabriel parish records started to be kept). I understand from a US contact that William's father, John Churchward, left a will of 1553 listing all his children, including William and the youngest of whom (not including William) are said in the Stoke Gabriel register as being born to "John of Hill [House]", indicating the family had moved into that house replacing unspecified relatives sometime in the 1540s. However, I can't find any more information about John himself. Could you please advise whether your "Lookup OFFER: Devon Lay Subsidy Rolls, 1543, 1544, 1545" could reveal any evidence of that Stoke Gabriel family in those years and, in turn, whether at least an age is given for John and a name and age given for his wife (and, to be greedy, any of the children who happen to be specified in those rolls? I am happy to provide other details I know of that or subsequent generations, but assume you may not be that interested (with the best will in thee world). Thank you and regards, Colin Macdonald, Canberra
John Churchward 20 Richard Churcheward 8 John Churchward 5 John Churchward jun 5 Thomas Churchward 3
There is no indication of relationships, entries are pretty much in order of rateable valuation. The assessments are of goods, not land. (Some assessments were of land but these are marked separately.) Assessment is in pounds. 20 pounds is the largest assessment in the parish, but about a quarter of people were rated at that amount.
Not sure if you are aware, but most Devon wills were destroyed in a bombing raid on Exeter in 1942. Some summaries are available, made prior to 1942. They can be access at a LDS centre or affiliated Genealogical Society. They are:
In 1544, 'my' ancestor John would quite likely have also been in his 20s, with children: ('my') William 5yo, Thomas 4yo and Thomasine 1yo. He and his own family moved into Hill House by 1547, as daughter Kateren's 1547 baptism is recorded in the parish baptismal records as of "John of Hill [House]" (as were the two subsequent children of his, Nicholas and Alse).
No dramas if you cannot find another John Churchward - with children as specified above and ideally with a named wife - in your copy of those 1544 records.
Thanks for the tip re wills: my US contact (Michael Leclerc, apparently a very active US genealogist) extracted the very few details available from the relevant 1553 will, just involving names not ages (nor including the mother of the family).
Best wishes
Colin
I am working on the passengers of the Travancore arrived January 1853. There were over 100 single Irish females on board.
We may cross over on some profiles. Happy to merge any we may double up on.
Cheers Kelly
In case it's of possible use I have marriages spreadsheeted by year with links to wikitree profiles here.
You seem to be working through my list of Clara 1853 passengers.
Thank you for the thank yous.
Let me know if you find anyone I haven’t located to date.
I am trying to complete the list of passengers. 124 single females were unnamed on arrival.
Kind regards Kelly
All the profiles I create I do add the ship arrival as a category when I know it, but I haven’t added any known Clara immigrants.
On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!
The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.
I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.
Many thanks!
Amelia, England Project Leader
You can probably remove me from the England Project. My focus is now on Western Australia.
Cheers Mark
Thank you for getting back to me! I've gone ahead and removed your badge; feel free to rejoin at any time, should you wish :)
Regards, Amelia
Carol
Cheers and good luck with your research!
The Australia Project leadership team are carrying out our annual check-in to see how you are going in the project. We'd really like to give you a huge thank you for all your work on Australian profiles over the past year! We've made great progress in 2020/21 with your assistance.
Please could you reply to this message, to let us know if you would like to stay on in the project and if you are happy with your current role and team involvement.
If you would like to do something additional or different, take a look on the Australia Project page to see what other opportunities there are.
It would also be great to get any feedback or suggestions that you have to improve the project.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Gillian, Co-leader, Australia Project
Yes I am happy to stay involved and in my current situation. I've mostly been focusing on Western Australian profiles, mostly making sure all profiles from the 1830s are in wikitree, have all their family connections and at least one source.
Cheers Mark
Here’s an extract of Luxton in the Devon records. Hope it proves useful,
Best wishes, David
1524 roll:
Winkleigh
Lots of Luxtons in Winkleigh:
Thomas Luxton, £11, L.
William Luxton, £2, G.
William Luxton Snr., £3, G.
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Joan Luxton, £8, G.
Hugh Luxton, £3, G.
John Luxton, £4, G.
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Hugh Luxton, £3, G.
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William Luxton, £3, G.
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Note. These persons were listed in four separate groups within the roll. This may have some significance, so I have indicated how they appear in the list.
Brushford parish is unfortunately missing from 1524.
1543 Roll
Brushford (1544)
Hugh Luxton, £20
Winkleigh (1545)
Bernard Luxton, £5
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William Luxston, £1
Richard Luxston, £1
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John Luxston, £2
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Edmund Luxston, £4
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Hugh Luxston, £2
Devon taxes
1581 Subsidy:
Brushford
Robert Luxton, £6, G.
John Luxton, £5, G.
Winkleigh
Barnard Luxton, £4, L.
Thomas Luxton, £2, L.
Joan Luxton, wid., £1, L.
Mark Luxton, £1, L.
1642 Assessment:
Winkleigh
Barnard Luxton, 6s 8d.
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Samuel Luxton, 20s.
Thomas Luxton, 26s. 2d.
Scipio Luxton, 17s. 4d.
George Luxton, 17s. 10d.
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Joan Luxton, 4s.
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Emanuel Luxton, 1s 10d.
John Luxton, 5s. 6d.
Bernard Luxton, 3s.
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George Luxton, 4s.
Joan Luxton, 4s.
I would to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We have achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.
As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members. Are you happy to stay in your current project teams? Which teams are you most active in? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future? Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks!
Mike Christmas, England Project Leader
No change required. I'm still chipping away at the 851 errors, which being all privacy locked take some time. Making some progress recently and are down to 423 profiles, not of all which will need chasing up.
Cheers Mark
Welcome to the Australian Projects team. I am working on the Eureka Stockade project. You will find most people on Wikitree to be supportive & helpful. If there you have any questions I'm happy to find an answer. Ken
No sure what the Eureka Stockade project is, however, I am researching what the Eureka Agitation was as they 'support/sponsored' various ships to bring immigrants to Victoria. My gr grandfather, Joseph Hunt, arrived on the Aberfoyle, which is one such ship which arrived on 12 December 1854. Can you help in advising me where to look for such information. Thanks
I think someone's leaping over from the Floods in Ireland soon. Cheers Wheels Flood
It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around.
First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on? Are you happy with the team(s) you're in, or would you like to change things up?
Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Joan, Amy & Lizzie.
I choose not to get emails from the google group. Too many "Comment on" messages and the like. Discord is cool but just doesn't seem to fit in with the way I do things.
Your England Leaders are completing the six monthly check in with all team members. I wanted to thank you for your work on English Profiles. These are unprecedented and difficult times, and we understand as Project Leaders that your situation may have changed somewhat in the last few months. What we are all able to/ wish to contribute on Wikitree has changed. Please let me know if you are happy with your current role and team choice or if you wish to do something additional or different. Thank you again on behalf of all the project leaders for everything you do!
Kindest Regards, Amy Utting
Also, while looking up your ancestor, I found an Isaac Love in an 1849 land assessment document living in the same building in Cork City as a William O'Brien (maybe related to Mary O'Brien?): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94J-MSFZ?i=304&cc=2329951&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQVMG-3Q27
Other Cork family names I am working on: Hunt, Love, Compton, Kemp, Rountree, Ball. I haven't yet had the opportunity to upload my tree to WikiTree, but you can have a look at Family Search if you like.
Let me know if you find a connection, and PM me if you like.
On behalf of the England Leaders, I wanted to say a huge thank you for all your contributions towards the project in the past six months as a Team Member for GEDcoms and Managed Profiles. We've achieved a great deal during this time and we couldn't have done it without you.
Are you happy to stay in your current teams and the project as a whole? Are there any other teams you'd like to join? What are we doing well, and what would you like to see us doing differently moving forwards?
Please respond to this message via e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks,
Susie, England Project Leader :-)
Regards,
Margaret
Pippin Sheppard
WikiTrees Appreciation Team
Pippin Sheppard
WikiTrees Appreciation Team
In July 2019, you made 1000+ (actually, over 2900!) contributions to our Shared Tree! I commend for your time and effort. Keep up the great work!
Pip Sheppard
WikiTree Appreciation Team
Many thanks for all your work. I have inserted the date of birth and death for Michael Hallissey. When I have more time I hope to add some more information to the Hallissey tree. Ellen