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Re: [Torrens List] Re: Torrens Genealogy Facebook Page.
This email comes at an opportune time. I have sent an odd email here and
there in the past trying to track down the origin of the Spanish Torrens
line, to determine if it's an independent occurrence or in fact somehow
descended from a more ancient branch. Just a couple of days ago I asked a
friend whose family had traced their Spanish genealogy back to El Cid
(certified by the Spanish government), to forward me the resources they
used in tracking their ancestors. I'm hoping during my spare time and with
a little work, to gain some greater insight into the origins of the Spanish
Torrenses. Incidentally my family moved to the US via Cuba in the 1960s,
and I live in San Francisco.
On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 12:09 AM, olivia ashmore <oagrovecottage@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Do you know where they were from
> Regards Olivia Ashmore
>
> On 5 Sep 2016 06:45, "Hazel Paton" <hazelmpaton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi, there,
> > I'm sorry, but I didn't realise how this group works. I'll try to
> > contribute with the hope that I can swap information with other Torrens
> > seekers. It makes my head spin at times, especially when Torrens marries
> > Torrens.
> >
> > My biggest headache at the moment is John Torrens (about 1805 to goodness
> > knows when), married to Martha Hill (born around 1810 to goodness knows
> > when). My great-grandfather was their son Thomas Torrens (10 Jul 1847 to
> > 25 Sep 1911), and he was a simple farmer with 6 acres of land, but the
> > leading trees in Ancestry seem to have him mixed up inextricably with
> > another John Torrens married to another Martha, but whose surname was
> > Morrison. To further complicate things, these trees have included Hill
> > Torrens, who I see as a natural product of a Torrens-Hill union. The
> John
> > Torrens (1804 - 20 Sep 1864) married to Martha Morrison (1810 - 12 Oct
> > 1891) were rich, educated and privileged, having university graduates,
> > while my line was poor.
> >
> > It's hard with the duplication of names, including patterns of, eg, John,
> > Robert, William, Thomas, Agnes, Mary and Martha replicated ad infinitum,
> > and I'm just going in circles.
> >
> > If anyone could help, I'd be eternally grateful.
> > Regards,
> > Hazel Paton
> >
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