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Welcome!

Ralph:

Welcome to the Whitney Research Group website! I did a little sleuthing and came up with the following records:

1841 Wales Census, District 9, Llangibby, Monmouthshire, Wales Henry Evans, farmer ... David Whitney 30 Ag Lab (b. Monmouthshire) 1851 Wales Census, District 10, Lanvair Doscoed, Monmouthshire, Wales #9 - Village David Whitney Head Mar 40 Agr Labourer Mon Llanishan Louisa " Wife Mar 30 " Clytha Ann " Dau 7 " Panteague Hannah " Dau 3 " Lanvaches John " Son 1 " " 1871 Wales Census, District 3, Ifton, Monmouthshire, Wales # 1 - Ifton Farm Thomas Dowle family James Whitney Serv. 14 Servant - domestic Monmouth Usk #4 - Lower Ifton John Whitney Head Mar 21 Ag Lab Monmouth Caldicot? Ellen " Wife " 24 " New Church William " Son 7M " Ifton #5 - Lower Ifton David Whitney Head 60 Sheppard Monmouth Llanishen Louisa " Wife 55 " Clitha George " Son 19 Ag Lab Llanvair Discoed David " Son 15 " " Ush Thomas " Son 9 Scholar " Pewhow 1881 Wales Census, District 3, Lower Llanvrechva, Monmouthshire, Wales # 119 State Row Crombra_ #5 John Whitney Head Mar 31 Colly Laber Miner Mon Llanvair Eleanor " Wife Mar 33 " Chepstow William " Son 10 Scholar " " Thomas " Son 8 " " " Ann L " Dau 6 " " Llanvrechva Elizabeth J " Dau 3 " Llangibby Sarah M " Dau 1 " " 1891 Wales Census, District 20, Llantarnum, Monmouthshire, Wales # 30 12 Raglan Terrace John Whitney Head Wid 41 Coal Miner Monmouth Llanvair Thomas Whitney Son S 18 Coal Miner Do Portskewett Luisa Whitney Dau S 16 Monmouth Llanpeckle Sarah Whitney Dau S 12 Scholar Do Llangibby George Whitney Son S 6 Do Do Llantarnarn 1891 Wales Census, District 20, Llantarnum, Monmouthshire, Wales # 31 13 Raglan Terrace James Whitney Head M 33 Laborer Do Trostrey L____ Whitney Wife M 34 Do Llanbgibby Harold Whitney Son S 8 Do Do Amy Whitney Dau S 7 London Arthur Whitney Son S 3M Monmouth Cwmbran

So it appears that your James Whitney was probably the son of David Whitney, b. ca. 1811, Llanishan/Llanishen, Monmouthshire and his wife Louisa. I wasn't able to locate them in 1861 to confirm this however. The British census records begin in 1841, so we can't trace them back any further using the census. You'd have to go to church records, wills, etc. to go further.

Are you aware of the Whitney DNA Study which we have been working on for over a year now? Some 40 or 50 individuals have had their DNA tested and we now can determine which Whitney family most people belong to. We have very few people from England and none from Wales. Would you consider joining the study? We would LOVE to see if you match any of the other groups. This would tell us if the Whitneys in Wales were related to any of the Whitneys who emigrated to America in the 1600s. Note that this DNA testing is NOT the testing done to test for diseases, etc. It's a specialized family history test that just looks at areas that help to group families together. The cost for the basic test is about $100, but if that's not doable for you, we do have a fund that our members have donated to that we might be able to pull from. I think this is the best way for you and your family to determine how you might or might not be related to the other larger Whitneys of America.

I look forward to hearing from you!

- Tim Doyle - Talk to me 14:54, 5 January 2008 (CST)