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Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Re: Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Posted: 26 Mar 2004 3:44AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 22 Oct 2004 2:06AM GMT
Surnames: Twambly, Twamley, Price, Law
My Twamleys came over from Ireland and settled in L"Acadie, Quebec. Two of the sons moved to Iowa, and Nebraska where the descendants moved onto other places. My ancester as Richard Twambly b 1767 Ballinglen, Kilcommon Parish, County Wicklow and was married to Mary Ann Price b 1784 Ballycumber, Kilcommon Parish, County Wicklow. They first settled in Franklin Center and then moved to L'Acadie in 1828 when they had met friends who were already homesteading in L'Acadie and mentione that a farm was for sale and the Twamblys didn't like Franklin Center, Quebec. The homestead is till standing and they are redoing it to its original design. The surnamed changed when two sons, George went to Nebraska and John went to Iowa. They started spelling it Twamley. My great grandmother was Ann Twambly was the daughter of Robert and Jane Law Twambly who were both born in County Wicklow. Robert was the son of Richard and Mary Ann Price Twambly. Somewhere in the mix there was a Peter Twambly in Quebec but I am sure he moved onto Ontario. I have seen reference to him in some census records for Ontario.

Re: Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Janet Davis (View posts)
Posted: 26 Mar 2004 4:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks.Don't know if there might be a connection here or not. I really have to find out more about Henry Twamley and Mary Malloy in order to trace them back to Ireland. All I have is the names, dates and their daughter's name. Thanks for sharing your info.

Re: Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 9:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
There are some Twamley in Shillelagh on www.findagrave.com

Re: Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 9:18PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Richard, Peter Twamley
I'm trying to find if my ancestor James Twamley who was born in 1795 in County Wicklow, Ireland is related to Richard Twambly who was born in 1767. I don't know what Parish and townland my James was born in and told possibly in Shillelagh Parish. Do you have anymore info on Richard's children or possibly his siblings? Peter settled in Elma, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada and he died there. His son Peter immigrated to USA and settled in North Dakota. Have more info on both Peter's if you want them.

Re: Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:17PM GMT
Classification: Query
I wish I could help you. Unfortunately the Twamleys are the branch of my family that I know little about. My great great grandfather was Henry Twamley who came to Canada and settled in Ontario. I don't know the year of his birth. He married Mary Malloy and they had a daughter Marguerite Twamley, born in 1856. They ended up in upstate NY as that is where they are buried. My cousin sent me some genealogy charts and said he would send more later, then he died so this is all I know.

Janet Davis

Re: Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Posted: 1 Sep 2011 3:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Twamley
Thank you anyway! In researching Twamleys in US since 1840 I only saw a Henry b. 1815 who came from Ireland to NYC in 1840 and children Sarah, Elizabeth, Henry, and David...with the children all born in Ireland too. Could have been more Henry's, but after a point I gave up connecting from New York. If I do come across anything that could help you, will send you message. When I don't know a birth year of someone, and they have at least one child I do have for, I subtract 21 years from the child's birth just to get a starting point...in your case that would be about 1835 that your Henry was born. Start with census reports because from 1850 on, they list children and their wife's name, and are available up through 1930.

Re: Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Posted: 1 Sep 2011 7:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks for the tips. I know my Henry lived in Canada until some point after his daughter was born in 1856 and I don't know when they came to the US.

Re: RIchard Twambly or Twambley & Mary Ann Price, Twamley, Twombly, Twombley ????????

Posted: 17 Sep 2013 3:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Twamley, Twambly, Twambley, Twanley, Twombley, Twombly, Price, Brownrigg, Law, Taylor
According to Canadian census records, Richard Twambly, Sr., farmer, born abt 1755 in Ecosse (Scotland) and his family; Peter Twamley, also a farmer (listed in the 1842 Lower Canada Census in St-Athanase), and Richard's son George Twamley, a farmer (cultivator) who was born 1801, emigrated from Ecosse (Scotland) to Ireland, and later to Rouville, Quebec. Richard, Sr. is first found in the 1825 Census for Lower Canada, in St. Constant, St. Philippe, Quebec, 20 mi. NW of Lacadie, Quebec, as Richard Twambly, cultivator, 70 yrs. (born abt 1755).

Also listed in later censuses for East Canada are Peter Twamley (1842 St-Athanase, Iberville, Rouville, Quebec, Canadian Census) lists two people in his household; George Twamley, born 1801, Episcopalian, from Ecosse/Scotland (listed in the 1871 St-Athanase, Iberville, Rouville, Quebec/East Canada Census), his wife, Marguerite (Shortly) also from Ecosse/Scotland, and their children, Mary Twamley 1854-1873, Catherine M Twamley 1856-1913, Richard Twamley Jr 1858-1924 and Benjamin Twamley1861-1936.

Another family member found in the 1842 St-Athanase, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Census), is Joseph Twamley (Twamason), farmer, with four people in his household. (Ecosse is the French word for Scotland.)

Hope this helps.

Sherry Twamley
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