Heritage 1066 - Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, USA & Britain
St Margaret library
Book 2
Guest Maternal Heritage 2024
The notable contributions highlighted in this second book include, but are not limited to, family members who played a significant role in the development of the Colony of Victoria during the 19th and early 20th centuries. In this book are contained the life biographies, factual narratives, genealogical continuity records, Illustrations, maps, photographs and other images spanning generations and time since 1066. Narratives cover Guest, Lillee and Halifax [Hallifax] family history in Australia, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England, Maternal lines flowing to Guest included Hay, Hallifax, Simmie, Justice, McLean & Bains, as well as Cummane, Jusic, Slocombe, McArdle, Orsino, Mirabella. Research conducted by historian and author, John Guest, FCDA of Melbourne Australia. John Guest is also a Genealogist (MAIGS, MSAG).
This second book in the Guest family's heritage series, further delves into the genealogical and biographical history of the early Australian pioneer contributions from the researcher's and author's maternal ancestors, including the "Hay", "Hay-Simmie" (adoptive and biological ancestry) (Simmie-Justice-McLean), "Hay-McArdle," "McArdle-Orsino," "Palmer," and "Orsino-Mirabella" families.
Hallifax Family Petition 2023
This third instalment of a four-part series begins by exploring key aspects of peerage law from a layman's perspective, in support of the 2023 Petition by Guest, Lillee, and Hallifax [Halifax]. This petition aims to update the College of Arms Hallifax family record, Ms 7D 14/45, which has been in disrepair since December 16, 1788. It includes genealogical evidence tracing back to 1066. The petitioners were encouraged to provide additional information for Majesty's consideration regarding the creation of an Earldom for Edgar the Atheling by William I.
Third book in the four-book ancient Guest family of Britain's Heritage1066 series, linked to the Guest Melbourne branch, serves as a petition for the reconciliation of records for Guest, Lillee, and Halifax families of Australia. It references the mixed male-female lineage recorded in the College of Arms Halifax pedigree MS7D1445 on December 16, 1066, tracing back to the first from the record dated 1586. The author presents a compelling Layman's legal argument in the first part of the book, asserting that this petition, though invited, should be considered by His Majesty, King Charles III. The lineage extends beyond the initial records, which start with the researcher's grandsons, and carefully encompasses all bloodlines for the family, taking the reader back to 1066 across England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Europe, while also focusing on their dynastic connections pre-1066. The Crown authority examiner validated these lineages, prompting the petitioners—Guest, Lillee, and Halifax—to submit further evidence for His Majesty's consideration regarding their ancestor William I creating a case for their ancient great uncle, Edgar the Atheling, Earl of Oxford, in 1067.
Book 3
Book 4
Supplemental Petition
Creation of Earldom of Oxford 1067
This book marks the final instalment in the Guest Family Heritage series. It recounts the Crown's invitation to researcher and author John Guest, along with his relatives Dennis Lillee and Darren Halifax, on February 1, 2024, to present evidence from the Guest family's maternal line, confirming that William I appointed Edgar the Ætheling as Earl. John Guest uncovered additional documentation in the Domesday Book, revealing that Edgar held the title of Earl between 1066 and 1086. This finding was further validated by credible evidence from the 14th to 16th centuries, sourced from the College of Arms peerage library and British museum archives, demonstrating that Edgar's title as Earl of Oxford was omitted from the Peerage Roll established in 1484. John Guest, along with his co-petitioners Darren Lillee and Darren Halifax, consulted experts, including Professor Tom Licence, who concluded in favour of the petitioners statement that it was probable William I designated Edgar the Ætheling as Earl of Oxford. Darren is recognised by the prior petition of 2023, also invited by His Majesty's authority, as the most senior descendant of the Hallifax family line and serves as the Clan Chief.
Complete collection of books for Guest's maternal family
Guest's Hay, McArdle, Orsino Bloodlines
William Simmie 1825-1901 & Flora Simmie, 1827-1897,
nee Penny
Hallifax
- Anne Paul's Family
Simmie's companion family site
Simmie Family Harpsdale Victoria, Australia
Dr Andrew Kilby is an independent historian and published author of "Family Business" who has had careers in military and diplomatic service in Australia and Asia. Dr Kilsby holds a PhD in history from UNSW. Click the image to connect with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria who stock Andrew's book.
A Family History of Cornelia Creek Run and the Simmie's by Mike Hamblin
Mike Hamblin documents the history of the Simmie family, focusing on the Cornelia Creek Run and the settlement of Victoria from the 1840s to the. This account is authored by Mike Hamblin, a maternal descendant of William and Flora Simmie (née Penny) and distant nephew of squatter George Simmie (1828-1906). He further highlights the connection to William and George's older brother, John Simmie (1823-1857), who is the curator's third great-grandfather by adoption. , Click the book image to connect to Mike via his Facebook page to secure a copy of his book.
Book 4
Halifax Antiquarian Society Papers & Reports 1916 & 1917
It is from Robert Waterhouse 1544-1598, MP, Barrister, and Jane Waterhouse c1557-c1608, nee Waterton, daughter of Sir Thomas Waterton II, MP, and of Shibden Hall Yorkshire, to whom our Hallifax family of Springthorpe descends. This first journal publication, Part I, like its companion journal article the following year, 1917, also available below were meticulously researched by John Lister 1847-1933, MA, and last male owner of Shibden Hall (History of Shibden Hall - Part 1- The Waterhouse Family, 1916, Continued from VOL. II, p149).
History of Shibden Hall - The Waterhouse Family, April 3rd 1917 (Part 2).
Dr. J. W. Walker The Burghs of Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire and the Watertons of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
Discover the captivating insights shared by Dr. J. W. Walker in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Vol. 30, 1931, pp. 311-419! He unveils the most intriguing evidence tracing the noble family lines of the Burghs of Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire, as well as the Waterton's of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. This remarkable history is celebrated by the petitioners, John Guest, Dennis Lillee, and the esteemed Hall clan chief, Darren Halifax! Click the cover and Heritage1066 will take your straight to the digital flip book.!
The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales : With their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects
The Scots Peerage
Paul, James Balfour [Sir], (1904, p4) - The Scots peerage by Balfour 1904, is founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. It is a beautiful book stepping out apex extensions in the families lineage to Margaret and Malcolm III of Scotland.
A Short Account of the Origins of the Hallifax patrilineal family incorporating the paternity of Reverend Robert Waterhouse 1586-1660, son of Robert Waterhouse 1544-1598 MP, Barrister & Jane Waterhouse, nee Waterton
The evidence-based paper accounts for the patrilineal bloodline flowing to the third born son of Robert Waterhouse 1544-1598 MP, Barrister & Jane Waterhouse c1557-c1608, nee Waterton of Shibden Hall. It also includes 3rd born son, Robert Waterhouse 1586-1660, Vicar of Springthorpe, and his wife, Margaret, nee Bensons genealogical legacy known to the College of Arms Hallifax Family Pedigree, MS 7D14/45, 16th December 1788. Biographical treatment is further given inside to the original senior Hallifax patrilineal line extant in 1788 but subsequently extinct when the last male of the line had three daughter.
Historical Account of the Family of Hay of Leys
Includes Kinship Branches, Hay of Kinnoull (Balhousie Castle) Perthshire, and Hay of Smithfield and Haystoun, County Peebles
The Hay family lineage can be traced back to Hay of Errol and Hay of Tweedale, with ties to the Hay families of Kinnoull and Balhousie Castle in Perthshire, as well as the related branches of Smithfield and Haystoun in nearby County Peebles. The surname "Hay" from de la Haye in Normandy, associated with the adventurers who accompanied William the Conquer in 1066. The Smithfield and Haystoun branches are descendants of John, the3rd Lord Hay of Yester, who came from Hay of Errol lineage. In 162, James Hay of Smithfield was appointed esquire to James VI became a baronet of Nova Scotia in 1635, receiving land that established the barony of Smithfield. He had two sons a daughter, Mary, who married Sir James Douglas. His son John was disinherited, while William inherited the estates but died without children. The title through several generations, with Sir James, the last representative, dying 1683 without male heirs. In 1805, Dr. James Hay claimed the dormant title, becoming the 5 baronet, and his lineage continued through his son, Sir John, the 6th baronet, and then Sir Adam Hay, the 8th baronet. Sir Adam had a son, John William Hay (1824-1857), a military Captain, who died in Madras in 1857 after leaving Glasgow in 1854, where he had lived since 1847.