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Hello...If
this is where you planned to be, welcome, I'm
delighted you were able to make it.
If you got here by chance, you're welcome also, and I hope you'll hang
around long enough to find out something about the name Dufton.
After all,
it has taken us an age to get here, as the name Dufton has been passed
down through the generations for well over a thousand years.
And, it certainly has been a long and fascinating journey from those
distant times, a journey that has taken Duftons to all parts of the
world, and weaves many interesting characters and intriguing events
into the story of the Duftons.
But it hasn't
been an easy journey. In the shadows of the Border Battlelands of England
and Scotland the Duftons have been outlawed, hanged and even branded
as traitors and murderers by the King of England. They endured rebellions,
wars, looting, pillage and plagues whilst they dwelt in those harsh
'Debatable Lands'. However, there have been heroes, champions, writers,
explorers and inventors, and even some Duftons that have walked with
kings and emperors.
But the story is mostly
of hard working ordinary folk......and precious every one.
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Over many years it has
been possible to gather a wealth of information regarding the
name Dufton.
The purpose of this website is to simply keep all that information in one convenient location. And.......if the information is of some interest to others, now or in the future, then so much the better. |
This family history research has been
carried out with amateurish enthusiasm, and lacks many of the finer
skills that would be displayed by a serious family historian. But,
it seems that the collecting and fitting together of the various pieces
of the family history jigsaw puzzle will always be a personal interpreptation
of the facts. Some of the pieces in our puzzle are over 800 years
old, many pieces are missing, so it needs to be emphasised that this
is the way in which I have put the pieces together, and I gladly accept
the blame for any errors.
But, it is hoped that the way in which these pages attempt to piece
the puzzle together is one that produces an acceptable and reasonable
picture. However, we need to bear in mind........
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the arrow of truth has
to be winged by the feathers of speculation.
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Engraved into the pavement of the main
street in the ancient Northumbrian city of Newcastle is a rather thought
provoking, and prehaps appropriate quote that states........
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Our past is my present
for your future.
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Any information you have about the name Dufton would be most welcome.
Visitors since
1st January 2008
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amateurish attempt, and on ocassions the information displayed
may appear 'untidyly'. Users with newer browsers who experience
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or difficulty viewing the information would be most welcome.
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Dufton family history website....last updated August 2011