Origins of the Irish Hungerfords: New Evidence
This article was extensively researched and written by Peter Sherlock [E.4.1a.6b.5c.1d.2e], and initially published in HAFS Journal Vol 15 No 4. One of the greatest mysteries in the Hungerford family history is the origins of the Hungerfords of Ireland, and how they are connected to the medieval English Hungerford family. The ancestor thought to be […]
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19th HAFS Annual General Meeting (2020)
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A Letter From the Front, 1916
Roy Hungerford Wilshire [E.6.13a.1b] was born on 12 July 1895 at Mooriwarra, Mosman, NSW. He served with the AIF in World War I, initially as a driver with the 8th Field Ambulance, Sec A. Roy was later attached to the Australian Army Pay Corps and made an Hon 2nd Corporal. His regimental number was 6678. This […]
Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting
Dear Member The Hungerford & Associated Families Society Inc’s Annual General Meeting will be held on 7 November 2020, however, this year the HAFS AGM will be different in two important respects (see earlier news about holding this AGM): Please login to continue reading. Not a member? Subscriptions support our research costs. Find out about […]
“The Duchess” – Margaret Wolfe Argles Hungerford
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is a quote that is well known to all of us and was originally penned by Margaret Wolfe Argles Hungerford [H.2a=] (born 27 April 1859) in her book Molly Bawn, the story of a flirtatious and petulant Irish girl, who arouses her lover’s jealousy and naively ignores […]
Website Updates
The List of Certificates and Transcripts has been updated with the latest results of recent visits to the various State archives etc by Pauline Tyrrell [E.2.4a.10b.1c.2d=] and Brett Harvey [E.1.1a.15b.1c.1d.1e=].
Membership Renewal Time 2020
Have you renewed your HAFS membership? Subscriptions run until 30 September each year. You can use this Membership Renewal form which will also be sent out with the next Newsletter, or simply pay online with a debit or credit card: go to My Membership, view your Subscriptions, then press Renew or Change Plan. Please contact us […]
Hungerford Families in the Great War
In 2015, HAFS published In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918 which was put together for the Anzac Day 2015 Centenary. HAFS member D Evan Evans [E2.2a.5b.2c.1d.1e] has now extracted core information from this publication and made it available in the PDF file below. This file lists Hungerford’s who served in […]
Important News about the 2020 Annual General Meeting
Current COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings have meant that we need to change how and where our 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held. Please read this post for news on how the restrictions will affect our AGM and what our plans for holding the AGM are. Please login to continue reading. Not a member? Subscriptions […]
AncestryDNA changes in August – act now
AncestryDNA is making several during August 2020 to improve accuracy and validity of matches. From late August (no specific date) they will remove matches which only share 6-7.9 centimorgans because there are many matches in this range that are not valid 5-8th cousins. They could be as distant as 20th cousins. These false matches tempt […]
Errata for Printed May 2020 HAFS Journal
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The “SS” Collar – Robert, 2nd Lord Hungerford (1406-1459)
Robert, 2nd Lord Hungerford was buried at Salisbury Cathedral, and his memorial clearly shows an “SS collar” on his effigy. “Collars” have long been used as insignia to symbolise a rank, a relationship, an award or honour or some other form membership (eg member of a lodge). They have taken many forms over the centuries […]
Knight Hungerford ancestry – what the DNA showed
Following the story that John Knight appeared to be the son of Emanuel Hungerford, John’s great-grandson Alan Knight did an AncestryDNA® test and a Y-DNA test to confirm this link to the Hungerfords. Our former HAFS president John BS Hungerford did the same so we had a comparison. The results were exciting and a bit […]
Margaret Hungerford (?-?1690)
Margaret Hungerford was born at unknown date, probably in Co Cork, to Thomas Hungerford and Mary May. She was born after her parents’ marriage in 1640 and, as she was married in 1680, probably no later than the early 1660s. Margaret Hungerford and Thomas Knolles were married in 1680 (Cork Marriage Licence Bonds). They had […]
Thomas Knolles (1660-1707)
Great-great-grandfather of Emanuel Hungerford (1785-1872) Lineage: Emanuel Hungerford < Ann Daunt < Ann Daunt < Ann Knolles < Thomas Knolles Thomas Knolles was born on 6 December 1660 probably at Co Cork, the only son of Thomas Knolles and Dorothy Busteed (Burke, Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, 1850 v 3 p 361). Please […]
Mary Hewytt (?-1684)
Great-great-grandmother of Emanuel Hungerford (1785-1872) Lineage: Emanuel Hungerford < Ann Daunt < Achilles Daunt < Elizabeth Synge < Mary Hewytt Mary Hewytt was born on an unknown date probably in Co Cork, the daughter of Thomas Hewytt of Clancoole and an unknown woman. As she was married in 1681 and had children in 1682 and […]
George Synge (c1649-1692)
Great-great-grandfather of Emanuel Hungerford (1785-1872) Lineage: Emanuel Hungerford < Ann Daunt < Achilles Daunt < Elizabeth Synge < George Synge George Synge was born about 1649, Co Cork, the youngest son of George Synge, Bishop of Cloyne, and his second wife Elizabeth Stevens. Please login to continue reading. Not a member? Subscriptions support our research […]
George Daunt (c1631-c1697)
Great-great-grandfather of Emanuel Hungerford (1785-1872) Lineage 1: Emanuel Hungerford < Ann Daunt < Achilles Daunt < Thomas Daunt < George Daunt Lineage 2: Emanuel Hungerford < Ann Daunt < Ann Daunt < Henry Daunt < George Daunt George Daunt was born about 1631, possibly in Cork. He was the fourth and youngest son of Thomas […]
Martha Turner (?1650-1710)
Great-great-grandmother of Emanuel Hungerford (1785-1872) Lineage 1: Emanuel Hungerford < Ann Daunt < Achilles Daunt < Thomas Daunt < Martha Turner Lineage 2: Emanuel Hungerford < Ann Daunt < Ann Daunt < Henry Daunt < Martha Turner Martha Turner was born on an unknown date, the daughter of Henry Turner and Dorothy Boyle. She was […]