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About The Vayro Ancestry
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It was in the early 1980's that I first took an interest in my ancestors and  after contacting close family relatives I discovered numerous details of my  Grandfather's eight siblings. Then in an old tin box containing souvenirs  there were two Victorian Funeral Invitation Cards that turned out to be for my  Great Grandfather James (G2 1853 - 1893) and Great, Great Grandfather William  (G3 1825 - 1907).

The remembrance cards pinpointed places and dates that led me to search the  archives for North Yorkshire and East Witton in particular, where my ancestors  had lived and worked as tenant farmers, on the Jervaulx Estates in Lower  Wensleydale. In the nearby village of Ellingstring several generations had  lived at Moorcote, Tranmire and Angram Cote Farms between 1800 and 1960.

This meant that many of the Births, Banns, Deaths and Marriages for early  Vayro ancestors were found in the East Witton Parish Registers for the Church  of St John the Evangelist from 1780 onwards.  A search of other local village  Parish Records proved that even earlier generations were living in Middleham,  Healey, and Coverham to the west, as well as Masham, and Clifton to the east.

A casual comment made by my paternal Grandfather Thomas suggested that we  originally came over with the Spanish Armada, whereas I think that Italy is a  more likely alternative. However the evidence proves that my own ancestors  came from Uredale or Yoredale and Coverdale and that the VAYRO and VARO  ancestors have intermingled with families such as POUNDER, BERRY, LYE, WALKER,  HARDCASTLE and HORNER from 1650 onwards.

In over twenty years I have never found anyone rich or famous, but if large  headstones are an indicator of wealth in 19 th Century Britain then some of  those who lie in East Witton, and Masham Churchyards may well have been more  than simple farm hinds.

I was born in Willington, a mining village in County Durham, where both my  father and grandfather worked at Brancepeth Colliery.

Influenced by Mr George Turner, my woodwork teacher at Crook Alderman Cape  School, I followed a five year course in Furniture Design, but was never  tempted to go into industry. Instead I spent forty years in teaching, holding  various appointments in Primary and Secondary Schools, and Hartlepool Art College  before 
 finally retiring from Durham University School of Education, as Lecturer in  Art and Design Technology on Undergraduate and Post Graduate courses.

When I first started my research into Family Ancestry I was not aware that  Genealogy was one of the fastest growing hobbies or pastimes, and initially I  relied on close friends and relatives, but over the years have made many  contacts with individuals who have shared the same interests, both in the  origins of our surname Vayro/Varo and also who have tried to put together the  evidence leading backwards in time, through the generations. These really are  too numerous to mention, but in particular, Marjorie Powner, Barbara Massam,  Stanley Varo and Steve Walker in the U K, Ian Ross Vayro in Australia, Sophie  Vayro in Canada, and several members of the Dales Family History Society E- mail group. All have given their help and assistance freely and as well as  many having been proved to be long-lost relatives they have also become  close friends through a common interest in finding out more about our family  history.

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There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.


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