An ongoing research project tracing the documented ancestry of a single British family across the British Isles.

Tap any surname to view its line in detail

17th c. 18th c. 19th c. early 20th c. mid 20th c. present 12 GENERATIONS Denny SUFFOLK · NORFOLK · ESSEX 3 GENERATIONS King SUFFOLK · DENNY + KING · 1923 5 GENERATIONS Walker SUFFOLK · WALKER + SPINDLER · 1906 · DENNY + WALKER · 1946 3 GENERATIONS Spindler SUFFOLK 11 GENERATIONS Pickin SHROPSHIRE · STAFFORDSHIRE 3 GENERATIONS Ibbs STAFFORDSHIRE · PICKIN + IBBS · 1886 10 GENERATIONS Bright ESSEX · PICKIN + BRIGHT · 1917 4 GENERATIONS Knights SUFFOLK · KNIGHTS + PICKIN · 1952 The living generations · held privately

The diagram shows the recent marriages where the principal lines came together. Earlier ancestral surnames are documented in the surname pages below.

Paternal lines

Suffolk · Norfolk

Denny

12 generationsSuffolk, Norfolk, Essex

Walker

6 generationsSuffolk, Essex

King

4 generationsSuffolk, Norfolk

Spindler

4 generationsSuffolk


Maternal lines

Essex · Staffordshire · Shropshire · Suffolk

Bright

11 generationsEssex

Pickin

10 generationsShropshire, Staffordshire

Knights

5 generationsSuffolk, Norfolk, Essex

Ibbs

4 generationsStaffordshire

Sewell

3 generationsEssex

Butcher

3 generationsSuffolk

Pye

3 generationsSuffolk