Welcome

Welcome to . . .

and there aren't that many of us around.

You will find fewer than 200 addresses for Duckmanton families here in the UK where the name originated. There are of course some Duckmantons in other parts of the world including the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, but records indicate that there aren't many. So maybe we should make an effort to get to know each other and know about our roots. This Duckmanton Web Site is my contribution. And this is what the site is about and how it came to be . . .

In the Beginning

In 1992, out of the blue, I received an unsolicited letter from a 'cousin', Terrence William Duckmanton, on the other side of the world in Australia. He was investigating his family tree and wanted information about other branches of the Duckmanton family here in the UK. His letter inspired me to begin researching my own Duckmanton ancestry in my spare time.

The Archive

Terry already had a substantial archive of Duckmanton related information which he copied for me to help me get started. Over the next couple of years the archive expanded as new material was added. Any and all Duckmanton references that I found were included.

The End?

In 1995, having traced my 4 x g. grandfather and identified most of his Duckmanton descendants to the present day, my enthusiasm for the hobby waned and all the invaluable information that I had eagerly collected over the months was carefully packed away in boxes and simply put in the attic to gather dust.

The Resurrection

So I ended up with a lot of potentially useful information about Duckmantons that I wasn't using and no one else had access to. But in 1999 I was able to indulge a new hobby, namely web authoring, and use it to make much of that information available through this site to anyone with access to the web. And that's what this web site is all about.

So, whether you are heavily into Duckmanton family history or if your are just curious to see if you or your great granddad Duckmanton gets a mention, or just plain curious, please feel free to browse the information in the Duckmanton family history archive.

And if you want to ask any questions or offer any suggestions, feel free - just drop me an e-mail. Or at least leave a note in the guest book just so I can see who's visiting.