Philip H. Dorland (1949-2016)

Philip Henry Dorland
(1949-2016)

Today I heard the very sad news that yesterday Phil Dorland lost his year-long battle with leukemia. 

We had been corresponding since July 2003. He was an avid family historian. 

He was a descendant of George Robert Uridge who was born on 10 August 1842 in the Isle of Grain, Hoo, Kent, England. George immigrated to America, and married Julia Caroline Tremaine in 1867 in Detroit. 

His family tree is detailed in Chart 13: Descendancy Chart for George Robert & Julia C. Uridge née Tremaine, and the much larger Chart 4: Descendancy Chart for William & Elizabeth Uridge née ? who lived in Meopham, Kent in the early 1700s.

My thoughts go out to his family. I will miss him. Although we were not knowingly related, it was such a pleasure to know him. He helped me so much with the URIDGE one-name study. 

R.I.P. Phil

Website Update 12 July 2015

The Uridge, Euridge website was updated today Sunday 12 July 2015.

There are now 2,788 detailed narratives available on the website.

Since the last update, 7 new narratives have been created, and 55 narratives changed.

However, overall in the URIDGE, EURIDGE database there are now 3,936 (57 new) people, including living people. 

This update again focuses on the descendants, and their spouses, of George & Frances Uridge née Lane. In 1851, their son Philip and his wife Sarah née Barton, immigrated to America, with six of their children. They settled in Michigan. 

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.

Website Update 2 July 2015

The Uridge, Euridge website was updated today Thursday 2 July 2015.

There are now 2,781 detailed narratives available on the website.

Since the last update, 10 new narratives have been created, and 34 narratives changed.

However, overall in the URIDGE, EURIDGE database there are now 3,879 (28 new) people, including living people. 

This update focuses on the descendants, and their spouses, of George & Frances Uridge née Lane. In 1851, their son Philip and his wife Sarah née Barton, immigrated to America, with six of their children. They settled in Michigan. 

Again, many thanks to Phil Dorland, who has provided a significant amount of information on the URIDGE family, and the associated families of BADDER; De VRIES; FAWCETT; FISHBURNE; GALLEY; GAY; GETZ; GOODSPEED; HATFIELD; JENNINGS; JOY; KOOPMAN; LAPPARD; MOLHOEK; OLIVER; ORGEN; ORLEMAN; REDMAN; RICKARD; THICK; TREMAINE; and WILLIAMS families.
 
A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.

Tremain and Uridge Photo Albums

Philip Dorland recently advised that he has three 1800’s Tremain and Uridge photo albums.

Picture from Tremain and Uridge Photo Albums

These photo albums are from the Eleanore Frances (Uridge) Koopman's house in Falmouth, Michigan.  Many of the pictures are from her mother's (Julia Tremain) family. However Owen Uridge is written on one of the photo sleeve.  It is a possibility that more Uridges are included in those albums.  

Pictures from the albums have been digitized and uploaded to https://www.flickr.com/photos/130354469@N07/ with the hope that some other family members may have an idea as to the identity of the people.
 

Website Updated 14 June 2015

The Uridge, Euridge website was updated today Sunday 14 June 2015.

There are now 2,771 detailed narratives available on the website.

Since the last update, 31 new narratives have been created, and 61 narratives changed.

However, overall in the URIDGE, EURIDGE database there are now 3,851 (67 new) people, including living people. 

This update focuses on the 430 descendants, and their spouses, of George & Frances Uridge née Lane. In 1851, their son Philip and his wife Sarah née Barton, immigrated to America, with six of their children. They settled in Michigan. 
Many thanks to Phil Dorland, who has provided a significant amount of information on the URIDGE family, and the associated families of BADDER; De VRIES; FAWCETT; FISHBURNE; GALLEY; GAY; GETZ; GOODSPEED; HATFIELD; JENNINGS; JOY; KOOPMAN; LAPPARD; MOLHOEK; OLIVER; ORGEN; ORLEMAN; REDMAN; RICKARD; THICK; TREMAINE; and WILLIAMS families.
 
A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.

Website Update 13 October 2014

The Uridge, Euridge website was updated today Monday 13 October 2014. The updates focus mainly on :

Chart 4: Descendancy Chart for William & Elizabeth Uridge née ? who lived in Meopham, Kent in the early 1700s #406

This includes extensive information researched, together with Phil Dorland, regarding the family of Philip & Sarah Uridge née Barton, who emigrated to Michigan, USA in 1851. They settled in Delaware Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA.


A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.

Philip Uridge

Judith Batt from New Zealand has been in contact with me again. In 2002 & 2003, Judith provided an extensive amount of information on the Uridge Families in New Zealand, including several photographs on the New Zealand Descendants of Pheoby Uridge and Richard Bathurst.

She has started looking at Uridge records again. I welcome this as researching such a unique name has it's downsides as new information does not come up often.

Judith has looked further afield from New Zealand, and is looking at USA census records, and tracing the families of Philip Uridge, also known as James Philip Uridge who went to Michigan.

She writes:

The most interesting family is William Uridge (1830-1898). I believe that he married twice. With his first wife (Marg or Mary born in Canada abt 1836) he had four children

William 1862-1880
Philip Alex 1866-aft 1880
George 1867-aft 1920
Daniel C 1869-aft 1930

His first wife died 1870-1876 and he then married Mary Lappard or
Sappard (on 21 September 1876 in Detroit) and had six children with her

Elizabeth (Schwergert) 1878-aft 1910
Sarah Ann 1879-bet 1880-1900
Willis William 1882-aft 1920
Ethel Barton (Schumacher) 1886-1946
Two other children were born and had died before 1900.

Judith's information will be included in the next website update.

Descendants of Philip & Sarah Uridge née Barton

Today I received an e-mail from Ellen Kennedy who lives in Michigan USA. Ellen is a descendant of Philip & Sarah Uridge née Barton, who lived in the Isle of Grain, Kent.

Ellen advised that Philip & Sarah emigrated to Michigan, and lived in Sanilac County, Michigan. Philip died on 30 March 1880 at Delaware Township of pneumonia. Their daughter Sarah (not previously listed in the database) was baptized 12 April 1835 in St. James, Isle of Grain and married James Taylor on 25 Dec 1852 in Wayne County MI. Ellen is a descendant of James & Sarah Taylor née Uridge.

Ellen provided valuable information on this family, in particular from the 1860 & 1870 US Censuses, including the families of William & Mary Uridge who also lived in Delaware Township, Sanilac County, and Philip & Ann Uridge, who lived in Detroit, Wayne County.

This information has been included in the database, and will subsequently updated in the next website update. Most sincere thanks to Ellen for this extensive information.