Andrew Shapton's Page

"Hi Janet - dont suppose there are any Shaptons in Thornhillhead ?"

"Interesting ! My Shapton family connect to the fulford family via John Fulford (1783 - 1863) and his marriage to Grace Shapton (1784-1858) - my 3rd great aunt. I'd be interested to communicate and exchange information with anyone in the fulford…"

"I have a Mary Heal in my family - she was married to Samuel Shapton, born 1756. Samuel was the son of my 4xgr-grandfather. She was buried in Buckland Brewer churchyard in 1848. Mary Heal Birth 1792 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England Death 17…"

"Hi Andrew,   What is your connection to the Cole and Heal families?   John"

"I'm trying to export my file as a pdf now - its gonna be big ! Ive posted it internet for us to download - its just the practicality of a print out - so zooming in is the best bet - Use the tree as you see fit - fill in your gaps or collaborate…"

"ok - i agree and concur with Christopher's comment. I'll upload my tree in pdf form tonight and we can connect !   thanks for your advice, all !"

"ahhh - ok that will be fine - I could send you a copy of my tree - can you import a GEDCOM file ?"

"Janet - is there a way we can view your composite family tree on this site ? It would be great to grab data from it and contribute to it to fill in the missing pieces ?  "

"I think that we could possibly schedule a chat - unless we use skype for a conference call........... Using skype (free) we can also exchange files....."

"Not sure - doesnt seem to be a way of doing personal chat - only "group presentaions" on the chat menu - how about using skype  or Google Talk ?"

"Is there any way we can share family trees here ?"

"Chris - the John Fulford you mention (1783-1863) - (if it is the right one in my family tree) married Grace Shapton - she is my gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-aunt on my father's side - glad to share any information I have with you !"

"Eileen - further breaking news - I have a bunch of hindmarsh's too !!!! (just noticed)!"

"Eileen - that means that we are related then !!! Grace's FATHER, Samuel Shapton was my 5th great grandfather ! I have my family tree stored in Family Tree maker, but could export to another programs' format if you want - happy to share!"

"Hi John - I also have some Heal's (spelled Heale) in my family (a Mary Heale) - I'll figure out a way of sharing my family tree with this group somehow....."