WINSTONE Genealogy (UK)

WINSTONE is a fairly unusual surname, which is both a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because it's easy to read on microfiche, there aren't hundreds of entries to go through when you do find them, and because there are fewer alternative spellings than with some surnames. It's a curse because very few people seem to be researching it in the UK, so there isn't a lot of help coming from others! Having said that, a few people have been very, very helpful.

My wife Lynne and I emigrated to Canada in 1972, so my research is slow and difficult - it isn't easy from 3000 miles away, and very few relatives are really interested in tracing their ancestors.

My branch of the WINSTONE tree is located in Walsall, Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England, where my father was born. I came across many Winstone's in Gloucestershire, but had no known family connection to there. After about 4 years looking I found a link to the Chedworth / Cirencester area, and so the hunt continues. There is a village named Winstone in Gloucestershire but there were no Winstone's actually living there when we visited, at least not according to the telephone book.

About the other pages of our Website.

The major family names I am actively researching at this moment are WINSTONE, STEPTOE, MEDHURST, and BIDDULPH. I hope to move on to ALLSOPP and GUNTER later.

There are three pages dedicated to each family.

The first page is for linked surnames - take a look, your name may be in there and hey, we may be related!.

The second page is for a descendant tree - exported from Family Tree Maker;

The third page is for any COA's (Coats of Arms) I have found for that surname.

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