Don & Judy Rawls

 

Welcome to our Web site. This site is primarily to post our Ancestral tree so that further links to past Ancestors can be found. It consists of several lists, The Rawls side, The Barnes side and all my Ancestors, from Great Britain and currently going back to the 1700s.

Also see The Goles, The Wilkies and The Letsons who are Judys Ancestors.

 

These pages are kept a simple as possible for faster download by rural residents. Please view at full screen width.

This site was moved Jan 04 Please bookmark the new location.

This project has taken on a life of its own and the number of pages on this site have expanded rapidly and now contain pictures of our house and Woodland trails.

Here are updated links to the main pages of my site that are not included in the above files.

 

The Rawls of Dorset pages with Rawls/Rawles listings from several sources loose ends and other links.

The Barnes of Pembroke page with Loose Ends and Lists for Barnes in Pembrokeshire.

The Blundon Pages  contain details of another area of family research, the Blundons from Newfoundland.

My Links PagesBritish, Canadian, Family & other sites I have found useful in my internet wanderings.

Tricks & Tips  for searching, organizing and saving BMD listings and finding Census film #s on the LDS site.

Family Photos – Several pages of  Family Photos, mostly Rawls & Barnes from the 1900s

Woodland Pages – A list of the woodland plants & birds found in our bush with several pages of photos.

The House that Don Built – A pictorial essay of my house from empty site to finished home.

Creating your own Web Pages  -- A brief basic overview of what I’ve learned since the spring of 2002.

 

A little about us.

 

This site was started in March 2002 and has grown rapidly as new information has come in from many sources, it is my first effort at a web site and has been a “learn as you go” project. I have tried to keep it simple and have kept photo pages separate so that those with slow dialup connections like myself, do not have to wait forever. Anyone with suggestions, corrections or additions is welcome to contact me.

We live in rural Ontario, Canada about 100 Miles NW of Toronto, on 33 acres of scenic wooded land in an area known locally as “The Klondike”. I am a licensed Industrial Electrician with many years of experience in electrical and mechanical repairs, self employed I also now do small engine and lawn and garden equipment repair which will help keep me occupied during retirement coming soon. (I hope!)

The past three summers have been spent building and completing our house, now 99% done, pictured in “The House that Don Built”. Constructed entirely by myself (with a little help from friends and neighbors) It is a single story 1200 sq ft wood frame, open plan house with full basement, clad with pine board and batten siding sawn from our own pine logs. A 350 sq ft solarium / greenhouse extends along the entire south side.

Judy works part time for Habitat for Humanity in the ReStore recycled building materials outlet whose proceeds go to supporting Habitat affordable housing projects. We both enjoy the outdoors and continue to develop our trail system through our hardwood and pine bush, document and photograph our wild flowers, and to add perennial flower beds and wildflower gardens around the house.

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Last update December 6, 2007   

 

This web site contains family historical records on the following surname s and places:-Rawls, Gole, Barnes, Wilkie, Letson, Rawles,  and many other related families from Melplash, Netherbury, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England and Pembroke Dock, Wales, Great Britain and West Montrose, Bloomingdale, Elmira, Woolwitch, Waterloo and Grey County Ontario, Canada and Germany. This text is an indication of content for search purposes only, Please see the specific pages and associated gedcom files for details of each ancestor and their descendant s.

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