This is what I have so far. I would love to hear
from any relatives, especially those who can
add to this tree. Is the family truly Irish, or are they possibly
Ulster-Scots? I know that my grandfather, William James, was head of
the Winnipeg Orange Lodge. Also, does anyone have a better copy of the
family crest? This is just a rough drawing that we have that was
supposedly taken from a rubbing of a Gingles gravestone in Northern
Ireland.
Karen and I hope to travel to N. Ireland sometime in the future to see where the family came from and perhaps meet some of the relatives.
Please email me at agingles@nucleus.com if you can help.
A bit of an update...I've been in contact with some relatives who confirm that my Gingles ancestors did indeed come to Co. Antrim from Scotland.
They aren't sure when this happened, but some more digging should provide answers.
The Scottish Register of Tartans even has a listing for a Gingles tartan.
An aunt recalls that my grandfather had a kilt and a set of bagpipes when she visited their house as a small child in the 40's,
although she can't remember what tartan it was.
Gingles tartan
Karen and I hope to travel to N. Ireland sometime in the future to see where the family came from and perhaps meet some of the relatives.
Please email me at agingles@nucleus.com if you can help.
A bit of an update...I've been in contact with some relatives who confirm that my Gingles ancestors did indeed come to Co. Antrim from Scotland.
They aren't sure when this happened, but some more digging should provide answers.
The Scottish Register of Tartans even has a listing for a Gingles tartan.
An aunt recalls that my grandfather had a kilt and a set of bagpipes when she visited their house as a small child in the 40's,
although she can't remember what tartan it was.
Gingles tartan
From the 1851 Antrim census I was able to determine
that the family was living in the townland of Ballyedward, Parish of
Kilwaughter, near Larne, Co. Antrim. At that time the family consisted
of the following (birth years are approximate as I don't know when in
1851 the census was taken and it just listed ages, not birthdates.):
John Gingles (1812) & Elizabeth maiden name?(1811) My great-great grandparents
Children:
John (1833)
Andrew (1835)
Elizabeth (1837)
William (1839)
Mary (1841)
Nancy (1843)
Thomas (1845)
Margaret (1840)
Patrick (1849) My great grandfather
Patrick married Agnes Magill(*) on June 22, 1877
(*Agnes' parents were Matthew Magill & Annie Crawford, Annie's parents were John Crawford & Annie Lyle)
Children:
Mary Elizabeth (b. 26/06/1878, married Robert Hall 17/11/1899)
Isabella (b. 29/04/1880, married Thomas McDowell 13/03/1903)
Agnes (b. 13/02/1883, married William McIlroy 19/10/1906)
Sarah Ann (b. 25/03/1885, married Thomas H. Gingles 25/11/1911)
John (b. 20/09/1887, killed in action in WW1 20/11/16)
William James (b. 15/09/1889, killed by drunk driver 14/10/1949) My grandfather
Patrick Crawford (b. 20/10/1891)
Maggie Jane (b. 14/09/1893, d. 29/11/1914)
Arthur (b. 04/12/1895)
Thomas Andrew (b. 26/09/1897)
Emily (b. 17/10/1900)
William James Gingles sailed to America on Nov 1, 1913 and settled in Winnipeg Manitoba. He married Dagney Neilson on July 14, 1928. They had three children:
Margaret Eileen (b. 14/08/1929, d. 15/08/1929)
John Nelson (b. 18/03/1931, d. 27/11/1977) My father
William Raymond (b. 23/08/1932)
William, Dagney, John, and Raymond. Winnipeg Manitoba, circa 1935.
John Nelson Gingles married Frances Mary Clarke on September 8, 1956. They had 4 children:
Kenneth Antony (b. 29/12/1958)
Gordon William (b. 5/12/1959)
Alan David (b. 16/6/1963) Me!
Brenda Gayle (b. 10/2/1970)
The Gingles family in 1971.
Dad, Gordon, Ken, Mom, Brenda, and me in the front.
I married Karen Helen Peters on May 17, 1997.
We have no children together, although I have a daughter from a
previous
relationship who was given up for adoption at birth. Happily she has
tracked me down and is now a part of my life again.
Me, Karen, and my daughter Kate (standing). November, 2004.