After being stuck for eleven years I recently made a breakthrough on my Eggleton line to a family from Norfolk, England. In August 1871 the family of Robert & Lydia imigrated to Damascus township, Wayne Co. Pennsylvania. My Great Grandfather, John, for whatever reason, run off to join the army in February 1871 at the age of 15 years, later being posted to Belfast where he met and married my Great Grandmother. So the morale of the story is don’t give up in the search of those elusive ancestors

I am now very keen to make contact with some living descendants of Robert and Lydia in America, learn more about the family life and history there and also find out when my ggreat great grandfather, Robert, died and where he lies. If you are a descendant of any of the following in Wayne County, PA then I would love to hear from you.

Charles, Mable & Mahala Agath Eggleton (Lent) - children of James & Minnie Eggleton

Sarah, Honor, Robert, Welcome & William Lake - children of William Lake and Honor Eggleton

Frank, William, Lydia Ewain (Ewin) - children of John Ewain and Hager Eggleton.

Any family connected with Gladys R. Ross, Nicholson, Clara H. Hector and Kingsley Hunter of the Beach Lake area.

A more detailed note of the detail I have at present is listed below :-

1-Robert Eggleton

b: 1824 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

d: aft 1910 in USA?

 +Lydia P Armiger

b: 1824 in Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England

m: 1844 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

d: 1886 in , Wayne County, Pennsylvania

. . 2-William Robert Eggleton

  b: 1846 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

  d: 1869 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

. . 2-Honor Elizabeth Eggleton

  b: 1849 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

  d: 1907 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . +William Lake

  b: abt 1839 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

  m: 1870 in Docking

  d: 1906 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Honor Egleton Lake

    b: 1870 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

    d: 1873 in Docking

. . . . 3-Sarah Lake

    b: abt 1874 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Honor Lake

    b: abt 1876 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Robert Lake

    b: abt 1878 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Welcome Lake

    b: 1881 in , ,Pennsylvania

    d: 1906 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-William Lake

    b: 1883 in , ,Pennsylvania

    d: 1947 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . 2-John Armiger Eggleton

  b: 1851 in South Creake

  d: 1852 in South Creake

. . 2-Mary Ann Eggleton

  b: 9 Feb 1853 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

. . 2-John Armiger Eggleton

  b: 27 Apr 1855 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

  d: aft 23 Jul 1883 in a place unknown

. . +Eliza Jane Surginer

  b: abt 1857 in a place unknown

  m: 1876 in St Annes Cathedral, Belfast

  d: 1889 in Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

. . . . 3-William Robert Eagleson

    b: 1877 in Clifton Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

    d: 1964 in City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast

. . . . +Mary Jane Surgeoner

    b: 1880 in Ballygallagh, Ballylinny, Co Antrim

    m: abt 1902 in a place unknown

    d: 1944 in Belfast, Shankill, Co Antrim

. . . . . . 4-Ruby Eagleson

      b: 1906 in Duncairn Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

      d: 1981 in Belfast, Shankill, Co Antrim

. . . . . . 4-William Robert Eagleson

      b: 1907 in Court Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

      d: 1926 in Belfast, Shankill, Co Antrim

. . . . . . 4-Thomas James Eagleson

      b: 1911 in Ballyclare, Ballynure, Co Antrim

      d: 1966 in Court Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

. . . . . . 4-Mary Elizabeth Eagleson

      b: 1917 in Court Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

      d: 1924 in Belfast, Shankill, Co Antrim

. . . . . . 4-Jackson Eagleson

      b: 1922 in Court Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

      d: 1996 in Mater Hospital, Belfast

. . . . 3-James Eagleson

    b: 1879 in Ballyclare, Ballynure, Co Antrim

    d: 1882 in Workhouse, Belfast, Co Antrim

. . . . 3-Agnes Eagleton

    b: 1881 in Clifton Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

    d: 1883 in Clifton Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

. . . . 3-John James Eagleton

    b: 1883 in Clifton Ward, Shankill, Co Antrim

    d: 1955 in Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

. . . . +Ellen Allen

    b: abt 1894 in a place unknown

    m: 1916 in Presbyterian Church, Belmont, Belfast

    d: 1961 in Belfast, Shankill, Co Antrim

. . . . . . 4-John Eagleson

      b: 1916 in Belfast

      d: 1979 in Newtownards, Co Down

. . . . . . 4-George Eagleson

      b: 1918 in Belfast

      d: 1918 in Belfast

. . . . . . 4-Rose Anna Eagleson

      b: 1919 in Belfast

      d: 1920 in Belfast

. . . . . . 4-Sarah Eagleson

      b: 1921 in Belfast

. . . . . . 4-James Eagleson

      b: 28 Sep 1924 in 29 Fox Street, Belfast

. . 2-Mary Jane Eggleton

  b: 1857 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

. . 2-Prudence Armiger (Lydia) Eggleton

  b: 1859 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England

. . 2-Armiger James Eggleton

  b: 1861 in South Creake, Norfolk, England

. . +Minnie

  b: 1861 in , ,Pennsylvania

  m: abt 1885 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Mable Eggleton

. . . . 3-Charles Eggleton

    b: 1885 in , ,Pennsylvania

    d: 1954 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . +Kathryn M

    b: 1889 in a place unknown

    d: 1967 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . . . 4-M Thelma Eggleton

      b: 1915 in , ,Pennsylvania

      d: 1929 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Mahala Agath Eggleton

    b: abt 1906 in , ,Pennsylvania

    d: 2004 in Waymart, Wayne, Pennslvania

. . . . +Guy Hunter

    m: aft 1914 in a place unknown

. . . . . . 4-Gladys R Hunter

. . . . . . 4-Kingsley Hunter

      b: aft 1914 in a place unknown

      d: bef 14 Sep 2004 in a place unknown

. . 2-Armiger Mary Ann Hagai Eggleton

  b: 1863 in Docking, Norfolk

  d: 1910 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . +John Ewain

  b: 1857 in , ,Pennsylvania

  m: abt 1878 in a place unknown

  d: 1923 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Frank J Ewain

    b: 1880 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . +Lena M

    b: abt 1889 in , ,New York

    m: bef 19 Apr 1910 in a place unknown

. . . . . . 4-Harold Ewain

      b: abt 1912 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . . . 4-Gertrude Ewain

      b: abt 1913 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . . . 4-Lavina Ewain

      b: abt Apr 1916 in , ,New York

. . . . . . 4-Walter Ewain

      b: abt Jul 1917 in , ,New York

. . . . . . 4-Bernice Ewain

      b: abt 1920 in , ,New York

. . . . . . 4-Stanley Ewain

      b: abt 1922 in , ,New York

. . . . . . 4-Marie Ewain

      b: abt 1924 in , ,New York

. . . . 3-William Ewain

    b: 1882 in , ,Pennsylvania

    d: 1899 in , ,Pennsylvania

. . . . 3-Lydia Ewain

    b: 1884 in , ,Pennsylvania