Irish Courtenay line

fname=Anne
lname=McCarroll
address1=10 Beaumont Hill
address2=Ballymena
city=Ballymena
state=Co Antrim
country=Northern Ireland
zip=BT43 6BJ
bty10@btinternet.com

ancestor=Irish Courtenay line

comments=My mothers's brother Henry Courtenay helped to organise the 1977 Courtenay trip to France and Powderham Castle. My Mother's name was Myrtle Courtenay and she was brought up in Danube St in Belfast. Henry Courtenay has since died but his wife Ivy lives with her daughter in Hawaii. Are there any books etc to show the family tree?

I visited Courtenay last week on my way home from holiday -unfortunately it was Sunday and the tourist office etc was closed so I couldn't get any information.

Anne McCarroll

Jean (John) Courtenay, 1784-1870 came to America from France

fname=Kenneth
lname=Courtenay
address1=5908 Louisville Drive
address2=
city=Frisco
state=Texas
country=USA
zip=75035
bbcwebguy@hotmail.com

ancestor= Jean (John) Courtenay, 1784-1870

comments= My family was able to trace our family line back to Jean Courtenay who apparently came to America from France. Unfortunately, we do not know what part of France he was from or who his parents were.

Jean Courtenay's wife was Marie Turin (1812-1884), and his children were: Urinte Courtenay, Cloiselle Isodore Courtenay, John Talmage Courtenay, Azoline Courtenay, Joshlin John Courtenay (my great grandfather), and Zoe Courtenay.

I'd appreciate any help you could provide in finding Jean Courtenay's parents, and/or where he was from.

Thanks.

Rev. Richard Hudson Courtenay, born 1869

fname=Bryan
lname=Stone
address1=Gempenweg 20
address2=
city=Ettingen
state=
country=Switzerland
zip=CH-4107
stone@eye.ch

ancestor= Rev. Richard Hudson Courtenay, born 1869

comments= I am the Historian of the Anglican Chaplaincy of Basel, Switzerland. Rev Richard Hudson Courtenay was Chaplain here from 1928 to 1945. He died in Les Planches, Montreux, Switzerland, on July 19 1945. We know that he was born 1869, and in 1900 to 1923 was Chaplain of the St John's Anglican Church, Rangoon, Burma.

We know that he was married to a lady of maiden name Riley, but find no reference to her until the probate document of the Basel Switzerland city administration, which shows here as a next of kin in London in 1945. We have no further details since all church archives are lost or destroyed.

We would like to know who he was, where he was born, family circumstances, and any descendants. We wish to record him properly and with honour, as he served here for 17 years and was virtually forgotten.

Thank you!

Bryan Stone

Margaret Courtenay m. Theobald Grenville

fname=Margaret
lname=Feeney
address1=51 Bridge Rd
address2=
city=Beechworth
state=Victoria
country=Australia
zip=3747
maj_36@bigpond.com

ancestor=Margaret Courtenay

comments= I am desperate to find the REAL Margaret Courtenay who married Theobald Grenville. Most say she is the daughter of Hugh & Maud Beaumont but others say differently, I can't marry her up with the birth of her children date wise.

Can you help me please ???

Thanks,
Maj

Sir Hugh Courtenay m. Philippe L'Arcedekne abt.1410 Haccombe, Devon. had daughter Joan 1411.

fname=Anthony
lname=Cross
address1=9 holywell close
address2=
city=poole
state=
country=england
zip=BH17 9BG
acbc@cross1938.freeserve.co.uk

ancestor=Sir Hugh Courtenay
comments= m. Philippe L'Arcedekne abt.1410 Haccombe, Devon. had daughter Joan 1411.

de COURTENAY

fname=Andrew
lname=de Courtenay
address1=calle Irlanda,Faro Park 160
address2=Playa Blanca, Yaiza
city=Las Plamas
state=Lanzarote
country=Spain
zip=35570
tacuma_cdx@yahoo.co.uk
ancestor=
comments=Hello, I came upon the website by chance today,
what a suprise to see that there are so many de Courtenays about!!!
I have never really thought of finding my ancestors,
maybe someone can help me on that one??
I am also having trouble downloading
the forms to join the "Courtenay society."
Can anyone help me on that as well???

Take care all
Andrew de Courtenay

Gertrude Courtenay, born Abt 1521

fname=Karen
lname=Hanson-Perlman
address1=1129-D Jernigan Ave
address2=
city=Norfolk
state=VA
country=USA
zip=23513
karigetsmail@yahoo.com

ancestor= Gertrude Courtenay, born Abt 1521
comments= Looking for sources and documentation on Gertrude COURTENAY b: ABT 1521 d: 30 APR 1556, mother of Urith Chichester and wife of Sir Knight John Chichester, b: ABT 1516/1522 d: 30 NOV 1568.

Best regards,

Karen Lynn Hanson-Perlman

Daughter of William Courtenay, Eleanor Courtenay, (23.11.1772, d 23.02.1789)

fname=Herman
lname=Sullivan
address1=3060 Rothesay Road
address2=
city=Rothesay
state=N.B.
country=Canada
zip=E2E5V6
sumroo@nb.sympatico.ca

ancestor=Eleanor, (23.11.1772, d23.02.89)

comments= William Courtenay had 13 daughters, 1 of whom was said to have married a captain Sullivan of the British Army. Not many Sullivans did well in the British Military. None made colonel in 1700s and the only captain located is Daniel O'Sullivan Esq., Cametringane, of the Berehaven Loyal Infantry. The marriages of the 13 daughters are all accounted for except for Eleanor and Amelia, and Amelia is probably too young.

Any connections?

Courtenay middle name

fname=Joe
lname=Courtenay Wheller
address1=ACN, Tecasin Business Centre, 243 Hoang Van Thu Street
address2=
city=Ho Chi Minh City
state=Vietnam
zip=xxx
joew@acnielsen.com
ancestor=Any

comments=This query is perhaps too general, but maybe somebody is aware of a solution.

Courtenay has been my family's middle name for generations, always alongside Wheller (but without a hyphen).

The Wheller family was from Devon, though now spread around UK.

The family explanation (or perhaps myth) has been that many generations ago one of the Courtenays was a little wayward with the domestic help. This led to an illegitimate birth. Given the social system of the time, the mother was not able to legitimise the child but instead inserted the Courtenay name into the family name as an ongoing reminder.

A fanciful family legend? Quite possibly. But I would be interested to know if anyone was aware of whether such namings in such circumstances were common practice or even perhaps if there was a more 'legitimate' connection between the Courtenays and Whellers in times gone past.

Thanks for your help,

Best regards
Joe

Daughter of Earl - married sea captain circa 1775

fname=Edith
lname=Close-Vaziri
address1=12712 Byron Ave.
address2=
city=Granada Hills
state=Calif.
zip=91344
closevaziri@yahoo.com
ancestor=? daughter of earl married sea captain circa 1775

comments=My great,great grandmother Elizabeth Sarah Courtney Harris is said to have been the granddaughter of a daughter of the Earl of Devon. This daughter is said to have been disowned by her father when she married a sea captain. The sea captain's name could have been Harris as Elizabeth's father was Edward Harris. Elizabeth was born in Exmouth. At this point I do not have any exact dates. She could have been born about 1820 as her husband Daniel Close was born in 1817.