I am trying to find information on a John Dalby born 1872 who married Eliza Taylor - this is my ggrandfather... gfather is John Dalby(1899). we know my gfather's info but are lost at my ggrandfather... I think I'm waiting for info from the registrar about him... anyone know anything ??? any info appreciated... thx JD

Mr, Dalby,
I saw your post on Ancestry.com and I don't know if by chance we will be of any assistance to each other, but I figure it is worth a try!
I am helping a dear friend to search for information on his mother who was a Dalby
from Nottingham or Leicester.
He unfortunately knows very little about her, for she died in child birth having him Sept 18th 1932. His father spoke rarely about her, but he knows she was originally a
Dalby, and was either called Edith or Edna.
She married a Dean. It is known that she was an accomplished harpist and opera singer, who performed in large venues, but it is not known if she was famous.
My friend grew up in Leicester, but mentioned that it might be helpful to check Nottingham.
I don't know if you can help, or if any of this is help to you. I would greatly appreciate any information you might know.
Thank You!
Pam Goodson

unfortunately I only have Dalby information back to 1872(my GGrandfather). I need to write to the registrar to get his information as I know nothing of the rest of his family, just his wife. If I find more info I will be posting as soon as I get it.. I have 1000 names in my Ged ,and only about 30 of them are Dalby.

thx JD

Hi there. I just had to ask if this Jim Dalby is my Uncle Jim? Either way, please let me know. Thanks, Steve.

sorry steve .. I have no nephews by the name of Steve . My family is based in Oshawa Ont and came from England 2 generations ago from Leicestershire(but that's all I know so far)

Steve, have you ever encountered an ETTA DALBY. this would have been a married name. She married my gr uncle during ww2 and was from OK. its a longshot. jabeck@aol.com

jabeck@aol.com
Hi there and thank you for the note. I do not know of an Etta Dalby in our side of the family, eventhough I can't imagine that there are "that many" different lines of Dalby's in the state of Oklahoma. The name Dalby is just not "that" common of a name.
I have got to find a report that I had been given - back in the early 1980's (probably 1980) that confirms who we are and where we came from. The report is "safely" hidden in my garage - hadn't looked at it in ~15 years - but I need to locate it so I can add some real substance to this website's endevor.... as far as where I came from.
Good luck in your search - sorry I wasn't much help - please keep in touch,
Steve.

now that I am up and running again.. the only Edith Dalby I have would have been born before 1895, so not knowing the age of your friend it would be hard to say... I don't have dates on this person listed in my ged, but I thought I had something on paper that Ill have to search for.

Thank you for the information Mr. Dalby.
I got frustrated enough with my search to consult an expert, Mr. Ian Rose from England.
I now have a copy of my friends mother's death certificate. I don't know if her information will do you any good, but I am glad to tell it.
It turns out her name was Edna Mabel Dalby.
She married Edward Leslie Dean.
My friend had been told she died in child birth having him, but she actually died a week later. The son was Edward Benard Dean,
goes by Ted, and he is alive and is 67, born Sept. 18,1932. She died Sept. 27 1932, at Royal Infirmary, U.D.
They lived in Leicester.
As I believe I said before, she was supposed
to be a harpist, and an opera singer,in Nottingham, and possibly Leicester, although she was not necessarily famous.
Edward Benard(Ted), was an only child.
I would love to find out more about his mother for him, and I have begun to try with the more detailed information I have.
I hope this will be of some use!

My apologies! Mr. Jim Dalby did not post the message about Edna Dalby!
My intent was to reply to a message he had posted in response to questions i had about the Dalby surname!
Sorry for the error!