A DUXBURY Family Website

Duxbury Hall in 1846

Please note revised URL & E-mail addresses

This web-site of the Duxbury’s was established by my cousin, Peter Duxbury, with the aim of including all those who bear a Duxbury name and those who are descended from a Duxbury.

Unfortunately Peter died in September 2005 and his wife, Margaret, has written a tribute to Peter.

I agreed to take over the maintenance of the web-site and in the last few years more Duxburys have been added and a number of corrections made to the listing which now has over 13,500 names of whom more that 3,850 were born with the Duxbury name.

Peter said that it was only a matter of time before links were found between the three main lines of Duxbury. Unfortunately this was not to happen in his lifetime, but it would be a fitting memorial to Peter if the connections between these three lines could be found. My analysis of the names on the site indicates four main lines which are not linked.

Much of the information for updating the site comes by e-mail from people like you; those who have entered the website. Meanwhile I have added a limited amount of details from the 1901 and 1911 UK census records which were not available to Peter when he first assembled the information. There is much more to be done!

By virtue of this website I have been in contact with a number of close relations (second and third cousins) with whom our family members had lost contact, a number of not so close relations (sixth cousins!) and many who have no direct family connection. This goes to show that the Duxburys are really one large family!

I have also added a listing of my Taylor relations as far as I know them, and this part of the site is still under development.

Please do get in touch if you have anything to add to the site and I will try and respond to all e-mails received.

Ronald Taylor

November 2011

Recent Events - November 2011

During the last few months a number of minor updates have been made to the master Duxbury Family tree, mainly as a result of e-mail contacts. These amendments are now included in the Duxbury Family Tree.

Of particular interest is the book produced by Stephen Duxbury and published by The History Press. It's The Brief History of Lancashire and the Duxburys get an occasional mention! A recommended Christmas present for those who have everything!

Recent Events - July 2011

The number of Duxburys and those realted to a Duxbury has increased, but there are many more Duxburys still to be added. Work has progressed on expanding the separate Family Tree of the Prestwiches which supplements the Family Tree of the Taylors, which in turn has been expanded to include the discovery of more Taylor (distant) relatives. While these are still small, compared to the Duxbury tree, the number of names has grown to some 400 and 1000 names respectively. A further tree, containing 1100 names, has been added of the Murphy, Johnson, Harrison and Mason families; my wife's family. The majority of those included are Australians, but many other nationalities too. The research for this tree was largely by the late Peter Murphy for the Murphy/Harrison families and by Helen Scaroborough for the Johnson/Mason families.

December 2010

Still further updates largely as a result of invaluable input from the Darwen Roots Group and Ruth Duxbury. A separate Family Tree of the Prestwiches has been added to supplement the Family Tree of the Taylors, both will be expanded when time allows. Compared to the Duxbury tree these are only small trees with some 367 and 825 names at present. Thanks to Ian Rhodes and the Palmers from New Zealand for the details of their Prestwich branches. The main Prestwich Tree links to the Duxbury Tree through my parents; my paternal great grand mother was a Prestwich. The information, such as it is, is believed to be correct and it is hoped that their inclusion will inspire others to provide information which will enable their expansion.

August 2010

Further updates largely as a result of invaluable input from the Darwen Roots Group.

April 2010

George Carr Duxbury (Born in Leeds 21 Aug 1875 and died about 1930)

The Barwick-in-Elmet Historical Society, jointly with Lotherton Hall (Leeds Museum Service), are undertaking a project centred on a group of artists from Leeds, who in the 1890s, rented a thatched cottage in Barwick-in-Elmet as a weekend retreat. The material includes contributions from George Carr Duxbury who became head of the Thanet Art School - Sketches by him and a sketch of him and photographs and other items of interest.

March 2010

A second update this month with corrections and additional family members to the Family Tree. As for the earlier update, these are largely thanks to information from Glenn Taylor, Gordon Andrew and Margaret Parker. The changes mainly affect the Fish and the Ashworth families who married into the Duxburys. The next update will be to add some photographs taken by Geoff Duxbury when he visited Duxbury, MA. - Sorry not yet done, in spite of promises!

December 2009

Duxbury Family and Taylor Family listings updated. The Taylor Family now has 289 names (as compared to the 12,720 for the Duxbury Family). Work on updating the main page continues but will not be uploaded until 2010.

September 2009

Link to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for the Debt of Honour restored.

June 2009

Hopefully all the links will now work when viewed with Firefox. If there are still problems please let me know.

March 2009

1. It is a contuning task adding more names and correcting errors which have crept in. Since last December more Ashworth family members have been added, thanks to Ruth Duxbury's research. Her side of the family are only linked to the main Duxbury tree via two Duxbury / Ashworth marriages.

2. Stephen Prior noted an error on one of his ancestors; Stephen was shown as being descended from the wrong Walter Duxbury. Now corrected and hopefully no more similar errors.

3. There have been other minor updates thanks to many people e-mailing me with minor additions. Keep them coming as the marriages and births occur.

4. Finally the Taylor tree has doubled in size, but still only 130 names.

December 2008

1. More names added and corrections made to the Family Tree, largely thanks to information from Ruth Duxbury and Beverly Sue Hartshorn.

2. Links updated with broken links repaired. (Hopefully all of them!)

June 2008

1. More names added and corrections made to the Family Tree

2. Request from Margaret Hargreaves for any information on the ancestors of Alice Ann Duxbury 1869-1956 who was Margaret's first cousin three times removed. Please contact Margaret with any information. You can find Margaret and Alice Ann in the Main Family Tree file.

3. The link to the descendants of Ralph Duxbury of Colne now points to an area of this website as the previous link was broken. The details are belived to be the same.

Updated 31st July 2011

History and Family Tree over 1000 Years By Peter Duxbury

The DUXBURY family originated in Duxbury, near Chorley in Lancashire, England sometime between 600 and 900 CE (AD). The name Duxbury is believed to have been derived from Deowuc's Burgh, from the original settlement founded by Deowuc, an Angle. From Duxbury the family slowly spread out, initially northeastwards within Lancashire, but as time passed, across the whole country (thinly) and overseas. It was estimated in 1995 that less than 2400 households worldwide bear the surname DUXBURY. Many thousands more can trace their ancestry to the DUXBURY line. This website outlines some of the known family history from the earliest times through to the present day and contains a family tree in a format that the viewer can manipulate.

The Main Family Tree File contains over 13,500 names including about 4,000 DUXBURYs, of all spellings.

(Spellings include Duxbury, Dukesbury, Ducksbury, Dukesbery, Deuxberry, Duxberry)

Covering Ulf de Duxbury born circa 1120 AD/CE to George Duxbury died 1610 AD/CE, descendants of George from the Darwen/Blackburn areas of Lancashire. Descendants of Ralph Duxbury of Colne, Lancashire, born about 1696 AD/CE. Descendants of John Duxbury of Simonstone, Lancashire born before 1615 AD/CE. Now includes 80 descendants of Nicholas Duxbury who died at Great Harwood in 1569 AD/CE, courtesy of Joe Duxbury of Cheltenham. Also includes additional Duxbury Family Trees, as yet unlinked to the 3 main Trees. Now includes Duxburys of Leicestershire, England, courtesy of Julian Duxbury. Also Dukesburys from Buffalo NY and Ontario.

Extracts from family Trees

More General Information

General Record Index of Births --- UK Duxbury Births (1500+ Names) 1837-1863

Census and Parish Record Information --- Duxbury extracts for Lancashire

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URL: http://www.duxburymk.net. E-mail: RonaldDTaylor@gmail.com