Matt Sears at University College London is collecting DNA samples from males with Devonian Surnames and is currently looking for volunteers who have the male inherited Y chromosome from an Easterbrook of Devon. The research will provide data that will shed light on medieval migrations and population movements in the British Isles.

If you have the surname Easterbrook inherited from the male line and are willing to give a DNA sample for research purposes, please use the Researchers' page to contact Matt.

Normally the DNA samples are anonymised so your sample cannot be traced back to you. If you are willing to agree to a limited waiver of this then your sample could possibly be used to prove or disprove links between the branches of the Easterbrook families. This is completely voluntary and should only be done if you are related to a family on this site and are happy for your DNA sample to be linked to you. DNA Y-chromosome provides a biological link through the male line, whereas most of the research on this site covers the documented relationships: Comparison of the two may indicate that the biological and documented male lines are not the same! If you are not happy with this, please still consider an anonymous DNA sample for Matt's project.

More information about the project at:

Centre for Genetic Anthropology (Departments of Anthropology and Biology at University College London)
Why Y?

The project is covered by the Joint UCL/UCLH Committees on the Ethics of Human Research, Study number 99/1096. Please contact Dr Mark G Thomas at UCL for further information.

Site Update History

2008

July - The 1901 census is now about 90% complete. Incorporated many minor additions from researchers. Tidy up of researchers links.
February - Re-organisation of London area section into South East England. The 1901 census is now about 40% complete.
January - First update from analysis of 1901 census for Devon.
Early January - First Irish census records released on-line. Dublin 1911 family added.

2007

December - Scottish census records 1841-1901 fully analysed and all families added to site.
August - Updated various families from new information received.
March - Linked the various Penrose Easterbrook families of South Africa.
February - Added post-1912 BMD transcriptions. More Cornwall research results. New Researchers.
January - More research from Holne parish records and later Cornwall census records.

2006

December - Added families from research of Cornwall parish and (early) census records.
November - Added families researched from parish record transcripts of Holne and nearby parishes.
October - Added Great War page.
September - Enhanced hyperlinks on Families page. Added more descendants of James and Jane from Cornwall.
July - Added lots of details on the descendants of James EASTERBROOK and Joan TOLCHARD of Holne and their children who emigrated to Canada. This linked several Holne families.
26th June - Added Monumental Inscription section with gravestones from SE Dartmoor villages.
31st May - Added MASON, PEARSE, PULLING, ROWLAND, and TOMLIN.
19th April - Updated from recent research and other recent database updates including bringing the families and first names lists up-to-date and incorporating more information obtained from the Holne parish records.
28th March - Guestbook added.
16th March - Donation option added.
14th March - Easterbrook families from Jersey, Cornwall and Lancashire added.
4th March - Ancestor Trees section added.
21st February - McWHINNEY added.
16th February - McGOWAN added.
14th February - HUBBARD added.
12th February - COPPINGER, HAYNES and HEMSLEY added.
6th February - Rewrite of other surnames section started: BARNARD, CAPEWELL.
26th January - New Website Live (go to old website pages).
January - Website restructured. Non-genealogy pages moved to easterbrook.f2s.com.

2005

8th Nov - All surnames capitalised as per normal genealogy practice.
5th Nov - Information from the 1851 census added. My tree now links back to Holne, Devon.
16th Oct - Morrison and Murphy family added to "Other Surnames" section.
10th Oct - Haynes family added to "Other Surnames" section. More internal linking added.
4th Sep - Many more descendants of Elias William Easterbrook filled out in Easterbrook family tree (visible to registered users only).
18th Aug - Capewell family added to "Other Surnames" section.
13th Aug - Barnard family added to "Other Surnames" section.
Spring - Genealogy research first added to my web site.

Easterbrook Family History Last Updated: Site 2008-07-22 Page 2008-07-09