Cliff Truesdale

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I was born in Belfast in the 1950’s to Thomas Truesdale and Beatrice May nee Bancroft, father born in Belfast and mother born in Cheshire England. I am one of seven children five bros and one sister. We lost a sibling Ernest in infancy aged 2 months In January 1949

Having been a member now since 2018 I have got better than when I first began on Wikitree. I have hit my dreaded brick wall so to speak since I started out on my genealogy journey in 2011. So I am reaching out to anybody on Wikitree that might help myself and cousins here on my profile to get further than our 3 x g grandfather William Truesdale/Trousdale b 1815 in Newry Co Down N Ireland and possibly who his wife’s may have been. I have heard that many records was allegedly destroyed in a fire in the Newry registry office about 1920 so it’s difficult locating birth, marriage and death records. The Truesdale surname is spelt in variation of syllables eg: Truesdale, Truesdell used in the USA and Trousdale. See: Truesdale-314 possible ancestor?

Going from my Dna results I have many cousins in the USA with the various spelling on my unusual surname. With my mother’s maiden name being “Bancroft” I also have to note that the name too is used in the USA. I’m hoping to share any names that might be of interest to others here on Wikitree.

Origins

FTDNA

100% European 87% British Isles 9% Scandinavian 4% East Europe

Ancestry

My new Ancestry update Oct 2024

53% England Northwestern Europe

37% Scotland

10% Ireland

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Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by Cliff Truesdale at registration.