Here are zip files which contains the latest available tree and notes data on the Male family origins. To download these files to your computer, right click on the file and Save Target As (MS Explorer) or left click and Save Link As (Netscape).

Once you have downloaded the file, place it where you want to keep it and use your zip program to expand the file into its original components.

Files [Tree] last updated 10 August 2004

For a large range of files on parish registers and census data

go to Sarah Hawkins site

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sarahhawkins/index.htm

Thanks must go to the following people for providing information that has contributed to these Family Tree documents

Mrs Don ( Barbara) Male nee Hills) of 149 Baxter-Todradin Road BAXTER 3911Vic. Barbara started the Tree beginning with William and Ann.

Mrs Frank ( June ) Male ( nee Riley ) of 2 Tanna St Pialba. 4655.

Jessie Cameron of 50 McMahon St, St Arnaud. 3478. Jessie was the Research Officer of the ST ARNAUD Historical Society.

Dennis Drayton of 5 Orchard Vale ILMINSTER TA 19O EU. Somerset. UK. Dennis has been a help with both the Barrington Male TREE and the Drayton TREE

'Middy ' Sprouting from somewhere on the Gold Coast Qld. 'Middy' a 5th cousin to Dennis Drayton was responsible for the Winter TREE, and help in the Drayton and Barrington Male TREES.

Keith McGill now deceased for releasing the work of his late wife on the Barrington Male TREE.

Stella Wilson 14 Portland Grange, Upper High St Taunton TA13PZ Somerset. Stella released all her life research into the Males of Somerset.

Mary Harrison of California. mharrim@rglobal.net Most of the work on the Johannis Male Tree was Mary's. She paid for research services and information by Peter HOBBS of 14 South Road. HORSELL. WOCKING. SURREY

Sarah Hawkins nathes@plymouth,supanet.com Sarah has supplied the Databases

Elizabeth Patterson Canada. plpatter@sympatico.ca Work on the Johannes Male TREE.

Brian Pettey of ILMINSTER. A noted and reasonably priced researcher.

Brian.Pettey@ufk.net Mrs Laurice Sly 16 Ferrier St. Lockhart. NSW 2656

The Barrington Male TREE Mrs Bunty DEAL 154 Victoria St Temora. NSW 2666 The Barrington MaleTREE

Nalda Biela for help in putting Don Males line into the Barrington Male TREE biela@bigpond.com

Caroel Foster laurel@optinet.com.au for the Harriet Male Tree

NoeleenJMc@aol.com

Heather Male at 22 Gray St Donald. Victoria 3480 for Uriah Talbot

Grant Male gmale@on.aibn.com

Kay McCullough mccullou@netspace.net.au

Dr Ron Male late of Adelaide now at King George St Mannum S.A. 5238

Ethel Pink. 2/9A Holton St Glenside. S.A. 5065

Ruth McMahon 8283 Beacon Lane Northville. Michigan 48167-9469

Ruth McCaffery 8 Olsen St Guildford NSW 2161

Neville Male 9 Rosebank Terrace STOKE NELSON New Zealand

Bettee Dryden bdryden@ozemail.com.au

Max Warren 78 Somerset Drive Mount Martha Victoria 3934

Pauline Garus garus@wave.co.nz

Debbie Godbold canpeg@in.com.au

Sue Boughton, Broome Males
 

This following information is taken from the web address shown below:
http://www.trabel.com/gent-history.htm

From the 11th until the 12th century Gent rose to become an important trade centre, especially because of the production of cloth based on the import of English wool. In 1178 Count Philip of Alsace granted Gent its first privileges. The same Count also transformed the wooden fortification into the impressive stone Castle of the Counts. In the 13th century the city was governed by an oligarchy of patricians who, continuously, defended their own (mercantile) interests against the Count and the corporations.

 During the Hundred Years' War the count of Flanders chose the side of the French king. Gent, however, depended heavily on the import of English wool. Therefore, the people of Gent asked Jacob van Artevelde, a corporation frontman, to try and preserve the trade-relations with England. Through diplomatic actions he succeeded and managed to avoid an open conflict with the French King. Jacob was killed by his own people in 1345 but his son Fillip van Artevelde continued the opposition against the Count of Flanders Lodewijk van Male.

Van Male Coin

Other Links

Colin PINK’s parish registers site address is: www.parishregisters.co.uk

http://castus.com/Geneology/malelinks.htm

This link from Marshall info@castus.com who says that he has been researching "mayle" for 3 years and is a Mayle of Native American Descent. Marshall says they are called "Melungeons"

*SOME* but not all MALE families in NC/VA/KY/TN/WV *may* belong to a group of fascinating people called Melungeons, or to a cousin group called the Guineas of WV, as this surname is considered to be common among them. You can find a complete list of common surnames at this site:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/sparkys9/melungeons.html

Male Family Forum Question and Answer web site

http://genforum.genealogy.com/male/

THE MALE NAME

The surname Male appears to be locational in origin. Research indicates that it can be associated with the Danish, meaning, dweller at a bald or bare hill. Although this interpretation is the result of onomastic research, you may find other meanings for the Male family name.

SPELLING VARIATIONS OF THE FAMILY NAME

Knowing that different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence, it is not surprising that dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations of the Male surname to be Males, Mayle and Mayles. Although bearers of the old and distinguished Male name comprise a small percentage of individuals living in the World today, there may be a large number of your direct relatives who are using one of the Male name variations.