There aren't many Burgoynes around but we are spread fairly thinly over the whole country. Don't make the mistake of assuming that because the name is slightly unusual that we are all related. There are quite a lot of Burgoynes in Devon, including my lot in the South Hams and at least 4 other lines who are probably related, but with missing links, probably around the Blackawton area in the 1730s. The family probably originated in North Devon - I have seen a claim that there was a Bergoine in the Domesday book near Bideford but I have never been able to track down an authoritative reference. You should be able to go back from 1911 through the GRO and censuses to refine where the family came from; it's unreasonable to expect this list to do that for you. If you find a definite link to Devon then this list may be able to help but you need to give more detail. If it is from the South Hams, then I have quite a lot of linked information but I don't have information about 20th century Burgoynes other than my direct family. There is a Burgoyne One-Name society which you can find on the GOON web site. Chris Burgoyne OPC for Aveton Gifford Hingston One-Name study group On 03/01/2014 10:41, elizabeth howard wrote: > Hi, any other details like places ? dates ? > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adele Pentony-Graham" <pentonygraham@xtra.co.nz> > To: <DEVON@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:02 PM > Subject: [DEV] Burgoyne > > >> My sister has given me a task. find out about a Margaret M. Burgoyne, now >> did check up the 1911 Census, nearest I got was a Mary M. Burgoyne, now I >> don't know if its her maiden or married name.. trying to find out more, >> could have had a big house with staff >> >> >> >> Happy New year from the south pacfic.. New Zealand, our weather, summer >> has >> got lost its more like the English summers I remember as a child living at >> home in London! And having caravan holidays down in Devon. >> >> >> >> Thank you >> >> >> >> Adele >> >> Clareville NZ >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) >> and >> the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> List archive for Devon can be found at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message