The Fergusons: One-Name Pages

The Northern England Fergusons


to my one-name study.

According to my family folklore our Fergusons came originally from Dumfrieshire in Scotland, however, to date no evidence of this has been found. My own family is known to be descended from the Fergusons of Kendal and specifically from Ben Ferguson who was living there in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born about 1766 in Pardshaw near Cockermouth, Cumberland. His father was Samual Furguison, but no details are known.

Ben had four sons, Samuel, William, Benjamin and James. As these names run through the families and since they seem to hold to the tradition that the first son should be named after his grandfather it is quite possible that Ben's father was also named Samuel. My third great-grandfather was Ben's son, William, and a comprehensive pedigree of my own family will be found on: my own page on this website.

Like many genealogists, whilst researching my family I found many Fergusons with whom I was not related. Rather than just file or discard them I decided that I would create these pages using that information. Since the beginning many other names have been added but the concentration on the Fergusons has remained the primary objective. Thus, where daughters of Fergusons marry, whilst their children may be shown, the lines continue no further. This project is still in its infancy and at present the data is concentrated on the north of England, but traceable lines are followed through should an individual move.

Registration

To register please contact me at the address below, quoting "Register" in the subject box. Apart from my own family, details of living people have been withheld but registered users may obtain those which I have. Registered users may also access additional on-site Source information.

American Connections

Should you have, or be looking for American commections then Fern May, daughter of Ola Rada Ferguson, has a large number of records and may be able to help. See her Ferguson Family site.

Disclaimer

Although every effort has been made to ensure that the information given is as accurate as possible no guarantees are made, and users are urged to verify the information for themselves. The data may be freely used, subject to the Creative Commons license (see link below), provided that an acknowlegement of this site is made in the event of it being published.

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