The Dron line
Ancestors of John Dron and Agnes Drummond
Both sides of the reunion
Family tree
Start with the two families at the reunion and scroll down to go back in time, one generation at a step. Select anyone to see their story.
Generation 1
The reunion families
Generation 2
Parents
Bruce and June's parents
Generation 3
Grandparents
Wallace's parents
Generation 4
The four family lines
The Dron line
The Drummond line
The Paton line
The Shrimpton line
Further back
Each family line from generation 5 onwards. Open a branch to go further. A gold ring marks the line to Rome.
The Drummond line
Ancestors of Alexander Drummond and Emma Louisa Bullard
The Paton line
Ancestors of Major Robert Mercer Paton and Maria Young
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The Shrimpton line
Ancestors of Jonah Shrimpton and Maria Heslop
All the way to Rome
Keep scrolling. From Major Paton the gold line runs back through the Staffords of Mayne, the Howard dukes, the kings of England, the counts of Flanders and Charlemagne to a Roman consul. The line shows how well each link is proven.
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Generations 5–9 · County Louth and Bengal
Howard Stafford of Mayne
Major Robert Mercer Paton, son of Emilyrecords
Generation 5
Emily Howard Stafford
c.1803-1871
Emily Howard Stafford, daughter of Hughrecords
Generation 6
Lt-Gen Hugh Howard Stafford
1753-1819
Hon. East India Company
Lt-Gen Hugh Howard Stafford, son of Hugh of Maynerecords
Generation 7
Hugh Howard Stafford of Mayne
c.1721-1783
Of Mayne, Co. Louth
Hugh Howard Stafford of Mayne, son of Henry (per the family manuscript)disputed
Generation 8
Henry Howard Stafford
c.1688-1743
Died at Paris
Henry Howard Stafford, son of Francisrecords
Generation 9
Hon. Francis Howard Stafford
d. 1708
Groom of the Bedchamber to James II
Generations 10–17 · Arundel and Framlingham
Howard
Hon. Francis Howard Stafford, son of Williamrecords
Generation 10
Sir William Howard, Viscount Stafford
& Mary Stafford, Countess of Stafford
1614-1680
Beheaded in the Popish Plot
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