Moore, Simpson, Ballard Family Tree - England and Scotland to Australia

<body> <p>This <b>genealogy report</b> is about <i>Moore, Simpson, Ballard Family Tree - England and Scotland to Australia</i>. It contains 452 individuals and 174 families, and also 582 Pictures from the family tree. Welcome to the history of the families Moore, Simpson, Gwynne and Ballard.<br /><br />This is an ongoing work in progress compiled by Dr. Ralph Gwynne Ballard.  More data is being added frequently.<br /><br />You will see from the family tree that the history of the families is very clearly documented and verified back to the early 1800's.<br />Prior to that there is a definite link to the Gwyn / Gwynne family - landed gentry who lived at Forde Abbey in Dorset, England.  You will see that this was a well-to-do family who married into Irish nobility, and perhaps into one of the great English noble familes - the Percy family, hereditary Dukes of Northumberland.<br /><br />The most contentious point is the figure of "Richard Percy of Deer Park, Devon" in England.  He is a crucial link as family lore claims that he is a son of Hugh Percy, second Duke of Northumberland.<br />However despite extensive searching little can be found about him.<br />What is verified is that "Richard Pursey" was the father of Louisa Matilda Percy who married Thomas Webber Moore - a copy of the marriage certificate is in Ralph Ballard's possession.  In addition "Richard Pearsey" is listed in the 1841 census as residing at a farm close to the Moore farm in Luppitt, Honiton, Devon, England.  Note that prior to the 1900's there was little consistency in spelling surnames - the sound of the name was the key.  Hence the same surname could be spelled variously as Percy, Pursey, Pearcey, etc.<br />Famly tradition claims that Richard was a son of Hugh 2nd Duke of Northumberland but who died young - either due to being gored to death by a bull or subsequent to wounds obtained in a duel.<br />Despite extensive research there has been no evidence so far to prove the link Richard Percy may have with the Percy family.  In fact the librarian at Alnwick Castle, seat of the Percy's, suggested that Richard may be an undocumented illegitimate son of the second Duke.  Hugh Percy was well known for his enjoyment of the ladies and fathered many illegitimate children - including the scientist James Smithson who founded the Smithsonian Institute in the USA.<br />So appealing as the story of Richard Percy is, at present we can only class this as a wonderfully romantic tradition - yet to be substantiated.<br />If Richard is indeed a son of Hugh Percy (whether legitimate or "natural" - ie. illegitimate), then the Moore family links into the history of the Percy family which can be traced back to the 6th century.  I particularly enjoy the fact the the patron saint of brewing "Saint Arnold Of Metz" could be a direct ancestor.  You will also see other significant historical figures in the Percy ancestral line - such as the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and King Heinrich the Fowler who has a role in the opera "Lohengrin" by Richard Wagner.  The Percy linkage also connects the Moore family to Thomas Percy, one of the plotters with Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up Parliament and King James The First.  We even have a linkage to various English monarchs through the Percy's - distant relatives by marriage include William The Conqueror, Richard The Lionheart, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard - wives of King Henry The Eighth, and Queen Elizabeth The First.  Quite a list for the history buff.<br /><br />If anyone can shed extra light on Richard Percy, especially to prove his connection with the Percy family, this would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Anyhow the rest of the family ancestry is well documented:<br />- The Moore family had its origins in Wales and then moved to Devon as land owners and farmers.  In the 1850's various members emigrated to America and then to Australia in search of fame and fortune in the gold rush - and perhaps to avoid family disgrace in England after Richard Percy fought a duel and killed a man.  The Moore family did well with gold and settled on a sizable property at Nowhere Creek, Elmhurst in Victoria.  They have continued there as successful graziers.  Later generations have also moved into the professions - law, medicine, art, and dentistry for example.<br />- The Simpson family originally sprang from lowland Scotland as a sept of the Fraser clan.  For a number of generations they lived in middle England as labourers, miners, etc. then emigrated to Victoria in the mid-1860's to join in the gold rush.  They went on to set up a thriving mixed business in Ballarat.  Family members subsequently spread out around Australia, generally following successful careers in business.  <br />The Simpsons were originally an old Anglo-Saxon family living in south-west England but many of them had to move north under pressure from the Normans following their invasion in 1066.  Subesquently members of this large family spread to the midlands & northern counties of England and up into the borderland of Scotland (especially around Fifeshire and Peebles).  Here in lowland Scotland they became associated with the Fraser clan.<br />- The MacKinnon family were highland Scots farmers who emigrated from the Isle of Mull in the mid-1850's, and who married into the Simpson family in Australia.  The MacKinnons left Scotland  as a result of famine, and had assisted passage to Australia.<br />- The Ballard family came from working class stock in Birmingham, England.  The surname is French, but the family is very English.  So what is the story here?  There was a famous music publisher in France by this name.  And a Jesuit priest named Ballard tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth The First.  Do these individuals have any connection with my branch of the Ballard family?  Who knows.  Anyway my branch of the Ballard family were quite well known for running a big pub, the Barrel Inn, in Birmingham in the 1800's.  The Ballard's migrated to Melbourne, Australia after World War I.<br /><br />More family connections will be added over time.  Please contribute to expanding this family web.<br /><br />Feel free to add or correct information, and send photos, by contacting Ralph Ballard at:<br />- Email:  rballard@iprimus.com.au<br />- Post:  P.O. Box 2, Warburton. Vic. 3799. Australia<br />Your contributions are valued.<br /><br />All relevant documentation is held by Ralph Ballard, and he maintains this webpage.<br /><br />You can navigate around the webpage using the icons at the top of the page.  This will take you to such things as a pictorial family tree or "genogram", all individuals listed in the tree, and all the photos and pictures on the webpage.  In addition there is an alphabetical navigation bar on the left to help you access all individuals and families listed.<br /><br />Researching family history is a fascinating, complex and dangerously addictive pursuit.  Savour it if you dare.<br /><br />Wishing you good reading,  Dr. Ralph Ballard<br /><br />Updated - 3 July 2008<br /><br />Excellent resources include:<br />- The superb website of Mr. Charles Percy in Auckland, New Zealand:  http://www.geocities.com/percyfamilyhistory/<br />- The website of the Duke of Northumberland:  http://www.alnwickcastle.com/<br />- The website of Forde Abbey:  http://www.fordeabbey.co.uk/<br />- The online listing of births, deaths and marriages in the UK:  www.originsnetwork.com/<br />- The online listing of births, deaths and marriages in Victoria, Australia:  http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/<br />- The online encyclopedia:  http://www.wikipedia.org/<br />- The website recording Dawn and Beverly Robertson's trip to England in 2003:  http://www.shutterfly.com/action/sharedproject/0CaOWjly0bMXxA/project/view<br />- The online genealogical records from the Isle Of Mull, Scotland:  http://www.mullgenealogy.co.uk/<br />- The website detailing the origins of the Simpson family:  http://simpsonhistory.com/originsimpson.html   <br />- The trilogy of novels by Carol Wensby-Scott about the Percy family in the medieval period:  "Lion Of Alnwick", Lion Dormant" and "Lion Invincible"<br />- A historical review of the Percy family by Alexander Rose:  "Kings In The North - The House Of Percy In British History"    ISBN 1 84212 485 4<br /></p><ul> <li><a href='toc_individuals.htm#Moore'>Find the Moore family and its 47 ancestors</a>.</li> <li><a href='toc_individuals.htm#Simpson'>Search the Simpson family and its 19 persons</a>.</li> <li><a href='toc_individuals.htm#McKinnon'>Find the McKinnon family and its 10 persons</a>.</li> <li><a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Percy'>Search the de Percy family and its 10 people</a>.</li> </ul><p>You may also search for the following family names: <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Ballard'>Ballard</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#King of France'>King of France</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Gwyn'>Gwyn</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Meagher'>Meagher</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#McKay'>McKay</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Ricciardone'>Ricciardone</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Percy'>Percy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Norris'>Norris</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Gilbert'>Gilbert</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Gaile'>Gaile</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Baron de Percy'>Baron de Percy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Webber'>Webber</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Robertson'>Robertson</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#MacArthur'>MacArthur</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Hall'>Hall</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Dent'>Dent</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Willis'>Willis</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Twining'>Twining</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Toone'>Toone</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#The Great'>The Great</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Prideaux of Forde Abbey'>Prideaux of Forde Abbey</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#McMullam'>McMullam</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#McDonald'>McDonald</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#McCalman'>McCalman</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Leach'>Leach</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#King of England'>King of England</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Keith'>Keith</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Helms'>Helms</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Griffiths'>Griffiths</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Count de Louvaine'>Count de Louvaine</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Wyndham Quin of Adare'>Wyndham Quin of Adare</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Wriothesley'>Wriothesley</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Wise'>Wise</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Widdy'>Widdy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#?Webber'>?Webber</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Veale'>Veale</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Tune'>Tune</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#The Lionheart'>The Lionheart</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#The Fowler'>The Fowler</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#The Conqueror - First Norman King of England'>The Conqueror - First Norman King of England</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Taylor'>Taylor</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Strickland'>Strickland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Start'>Start</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Smithson, scientist.  Founded Smithsonian Institute by bequest'>Smithson, scientist.  Founded Smithsonian Institute by bequest</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Smithson Percy 1st Duke of Northumberland'>Smithson Percy 1st Duke of Northumberland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset'>Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#"Saint Pepin"'>"Saint Pepin"</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#"Saint Arnold"'>"Saint Arnold"</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Richard'>Richard</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Prosser'>Prosser</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Prideaux of Forde Abbey, England - 1640'>Prideaux of Forde Abbey, England - 1640</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Plantaganet'>Plantaganet</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Percy of Deer Park, Devon'>Percy of Deer Park, Devon</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland'>Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Paisley'>Paisley</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Saxony'>of Saxony</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Of Saxony'>Of Saxony</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Savoy'>of Savoy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Ringelheim'>of Ringelheim</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Of Orleans'>Of Orleans</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Of Namur'>Of Namur</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Laon'>of Laon</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Of Flanders'>Of Flanders</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of England'>of England</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Blois'>of Blois</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Bavaria'>of Bavaria</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Aquitaine - Queen of France and England'>of Aquitaine - Queen of France and England</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#of Anjou'>of Anjou</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Narayan'>Narayan</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Mr. Webber'>Mr. Webber</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Mr. Gillies'>Mr. Gillies</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Mr. Ballard'>Mr. Ballard</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Moore OAM'>Moore OAM</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Miss Tippin'>Miss Tippin</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#McLean  (or McDonald?)'>McLean  (or McDonald?)</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#McLaughlan'>McLaughlan</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#McKechnie'>McKechnie</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Martel'>Martel</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Manly'>Manly</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Lunt'>Lunt</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#King Of France'>King Of France</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Joynes'>Joynes</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Holy Roman Emperor'>Holy Roman Emperor</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Holmes'>Holmes</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Heir of Louvaine'>Heir of Louvaine</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Gwyn of Forde Abbey, Dorset'>Gwyn of Forde Abbey, Dorset</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Gwyn of Forde Abbey'>Gwyn of Forde Abbey</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Gwynne'>Gwynne</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#"Gunpowder Plot"'>"Gunpowder Plot"</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Griffin'>Griffin</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Good'>Good</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Gerberga'>Gerberga</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Frazer'>Frazer</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Fitzgerald, Knight of Glyn,  The 'Big Knight''>Fitzgerald, Knight of Glyn,  The 'Big Knight'</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#FitzGerald, Knight of Glyn'>FitzGerald, Knight of Glyn</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Fitzgerald, Knight of Glyn'>Fitzgerald, Knight of Glyn</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin,  The 'Cracked Knight''>Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin,  The 'Cracked Knight'</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Fitzgerald, 29th and last Knight of Glyn'>Fitzgerald, 29th and last Knight of Glyn</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin'>FitzGerald, 28th Knight of Glin</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Fitzgerald, 24th Knight of Glin'>Fitzgerald, 24th Knight of Glin</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Glyn, at Shannon, Ireland'>FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Glyn, at Shannon, Ireland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#  -  First Platagenet King of England'>  -  First Platagenet King of England</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Dyer'>Dyer</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Duke of Normandy'>Duke of Normandy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Duke of Louvaine'>Duke of Louvaine</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Duke of Louvain and Brabant'>Duke of Louvain and Brabant</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Duke of Lorraine'>Duke of Lorraine</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Douglas Scott'>Douglas Scott</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Tunbrigg'>de Tunbrigg</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Thuringia'>de Thuringia</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Ros'>de Ros</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Port'>de Port</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Newburgh'>de Newburgh</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Neville'>de Neville</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Louvain'>de Louvain</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Gaunt'>de Gaunt</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Brus'>de Brus</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Balliol'>de Balliol</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#de Arundle'>de Arundle</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#D'Arcy'>D'Arcy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Crocker'>Crocker</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#- Created Gwyn of Forde Abbey 1750'>- Created Gwyn of Forde Abbey 1750</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Created 7th Earl of Northumberland in 1557'>Created 7th Earl of Northumberland in 1557</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Created 4th Earl of Northumberland in 1469'>Created 4th Earl of Northumberland in 1469</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Count of Louvaine'>Count of Louvaine</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Count of Louvain'>Count of Louvain</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Count of Blois'>Count of Blois</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Countess Louvaine'>Countess Louvaine</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Capet - First Capetian King of France'>Capet - First Capetian King of France</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Burrell'>Burrell</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Baron Percy, 7th Duke of Somerset, Earl of Northumberland'>Baron Percy, 7th Duke of Somerset, Earl of Northumberland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Baroness Percy, Duchess of Somerset'>Baroness Percy, Duchess of Somerset</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Baroness Percy'>Baroness Percy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Baltazar'>Baltazar</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#Anderson'>Anderson</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#9th Earl of Northumberland - "The Wizard Earl"'>9th Earl of Northumberland - "The Wizard Earl"</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#9th Duke of Northumberland'>9th Duke of Northumberland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#8th Earl of Northumberland'>8th Earl of Northumberland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#8th Duke of Northumberland'>8th Duke of Northumberland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#8th Baron Percy & 1st Lord Percy'>8th Baron Percy & 1st Lord Percy</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#7th Duke of Northumberland'>7th Duke of Northumberland</a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#7th Baron de Percy '>7th Baron de Percy </a>, <a href='toc_individuals.htm#6th Earl of Northumberland - 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