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It would be great if visitors to the site could let us know what you would like to see added !
It is with very great sadness that we have to announce
that John East, the founder of our Society, passed away
on the 1st December 2014.
that John East, the founder of our Society, passed away
on the 1st December 2014.
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We send our most sincere condolences to
John's wife Andrée and their daughters.
John's wife Andrée and their daughters.
The EAST Family history society was launched in 1993, to bring together people researching ancestors with the name EAST and to build a database of family tree's for EAST families worldwide.
In addition to the name EAST, we also research variants of the name such as EASTE, EASTES, EST, ESTE, & ESTES.
In addition to the name EAST, we also research variants of the name such as EASTE, EASTES, EST, ESTE, & ESTES.
Last year the EAST Family History Society celebrated 20 years of helping people worldwide to research their EAST ancestors.
Could we help you?
Could we help you?
Please consider joining the East Family History Society as the very small membership fee helps us to provide this website and maintain the society.
FLEUR EAST |
WE HAD AN
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Fleur is a 26 years old singer /
songwriter from Walthamstow in East London who came 2nd in the competition and has now been signed by Simon Cowells Syco record label - We are sure we will hear a lot more from her in the future. Well done Fleur. |
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The winner of the £50 cash prize for the best article submitted for publication in the journal during 2014 is Andy East.
The 2015 competition is now open so please send articles for consideration to our Journal Editor. |
£50
CASH PRIZE |
The John & Andrée East Award
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Membership of the Society is open to anyone with an interest in the surname EAST or its variants.
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Its a Double Mystery !
Can you help us ?
Can you help us ?
Our Society Chairman Ros and her husband David recently visited the World War Battlefields & Memorials in Northern France. While visiting the Thiepval Memorial where 72,191 missing soldiers with no known graves are listed, they noticed an inscription for “East J “ a member of the Durham Light Infantry.
Our Society Research Manager Anne, has found that the soldier was 28 year old Captain John East of the 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, who died on the 1st July 1916. He was the son of John East from Auckland, New Zealand and husband of Marguerite East (nee Jacquet), of 33, Hatherley Rd., Sidcup, Kent.
We currently have no details of this family tree in our records but we would love to know more about this family. If anyone visiting the site has any information about Captain John, his father or any relatives in the UK or New Zealand, please let us know.
We currently have no details of this family tree in our records but we would love to know more about this family. If anyone visiting the site has any information about Captain John, his father or any relatives in the UK or New Zealand, please let us know.
We were also contacted by the Llandiloes community project who asked if we knew anything about H.H. East who is recorded on the towns WW1 war memorial. Harold Henry was recorded as having been born in 1885 and he died age 32 on the 6th November 1917. He was a Private in the 1st/1st Bn. Herefordshire Regiment. His parents were Edwin and Laura East, of Newport & his wife was Edith Emily East, of "Dyfnant," Queen's Terrace, Aberystwyth. Harold's grandfather was Job Dawson EAST born in Reading about 1827 but moved to Wales by 1861, where he worked on the railway.
Unfortunately although Harold came from a fairly large family, we do not have his family or his immediate ancestors in our trees. Can anyone tell us anymore about this family ?
Unfortunately although Harold came from a fairly large family, we do not have his family or his immediate ancestors in our trees. Can anyone tell us anymore about this family ?
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Even as a non-member you can have the complete EAST Births database free
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In England EASTS have been traced right back to the arrival of the Normans.
The EAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY, was founded in England and has helped many members to trace their ancestors back to the 16th century. Some of these members live in Australia and we are sure that many EASTS living in America can also be traced back to these times. |
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Can you help us ?
Our aim is to compile a database of all East family trees. If you have traced your EAST family tree, please let us know the details of the earliest EAST ancestor that you have found - you may be able to help us record a new family line that we don't yet know about ! |
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Information from the Society's database is provided to Society
members and to the public. Research assistance can also be provided. Look at the database page for details of the information we have available to members. |
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