Category Archives: Family History

A new Y-DNA surname project has been set up in conjunction with Family Tree DNA. If your surname is, or is similar to those listed below then you are welcome to participate. Registering to become a member of the project … Continue reading →

I have come across the names in bold within a few miles of each other in Cheshire: fathon, feithyon, fethion, fethyan, fethyon, fhithyan, fithan, fithean, fithein, fitheion, fithen, fitheon, fithian, fithians, fithien, fithin, fithins, fithiohn, fithion, fithon, fithyan, fithyon, fythen, … Continue reading →

I have done a quick trawl of various old Ordnance Survey maps and have come up with this early chronology of the mills at Moses Gate: 1850 – no mills at all except for one in the triangle between Bolton … Continue reading →

I’m trying to accumulate documentary evidence John Phetheon’s life. I have documents showing when and where is was transported (Tasmania) and that he received a free pardon after 7 years. John may have returned to England briefly but then went … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Phethean Family History site! This site has just been migrated to a new hosting server and has just been re-constructed. I hope that all the functionality has been restored now! The family tree is available via the … Continue reading →