A surname of England, Ireland and Jersey (Channel Islands), from the French place names Neville (Seine-Inferieure) or Neuville (Calvados and elsewhere); also in Ireland for Nee, O Niadh, Ir.niadh champion, and (Mac)Nevin,Mac Cnaimhin, ? Ir. cnamh - bone. (MacLysaght, Turk).
Traced by Spiegelhalter in Devon and by MacLysaght in Cos. Limerick, Clare, Kilkenny and Waterford.
In New Foundland:
James Neville of Topsail, 1835 (Voter's List)
Gregory Neville, farmer of Topsail, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
James Neville, farmer of Topsail, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Gregory Neville, fisherman of Topsail, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
James Neville, Jr., fisherman of Topsail, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
James Neville, Sr., fisherman of Topsail, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Richard Neville, fisherman of Topsail, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
So we ask: is James Neville 1855 - 1900 of Roscommon, Ireland. connected to any of the above?
William Jackson Loftus 1850 - 1925 Liverpool, England Marion Lean Courteney 1865 - 1943 ScotlandMarion 1888 - 1955 Lean HelenDorothy 1892 - 1986Hilda 1894 - 1964Phylis 1900 - 1972Valerie 1904 - 1964
Catherine 1883 - 1963Henry 1855 - 1955 Northern Ireland William 1886 - 1918
James Neville 1855 - 1900 Roscommon Ireland Catherine Loby 1852 - 1940 Wexford IrelandJames Matthew William1884 - 1945 Northern Ireland Mary 1885 - 1965 Catherine Josophine 1889 - 1988 Patrick Edward 1890 - 1976 Elizabeth 1894 - 1981
Courteney James Neville 1914 - 1977 married (1944) Martha Dunlop 1917 - 1988They have four childrenJanet Lean 1945 -Marion Yvonne 1947 -Philippa Ann 1949 -Alistair Ballantyne 1954 -
Dorothy Patrica Neville 1915 - 1977 married (1945) Ralph Herbert Kenkins 1916 - They have three childrenNeville Ralph 1948 -Campbell 1950 -Timothy 1951 - 1951
Valerie Lean Neville 1917 - married (1940) Elwyn Dickie 1914 -They have four childrenDavid Neville 1945 -Lewis James 1948 -Patrica 1949 -Heather Mary 1951 -
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William Henry Neville 1920 - married (2007) Patricia Takerberry (Andrew) 1918 - 2009They have two childrenGeoffrey Philip 1946 -Patrick Edward 1956 -Patricia was previously married and divorcedThey have one childTara 1942 - 1996
David Jackson married Patricia
No children to this marriage - Patricia had six children to a previous marriage
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James Neville 1855 - 1900
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James Neville 1890 - 1963
James Courtney Neville 1914 - 1977
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William Henry Neville 1920 -
Alistaire Ballantyne Neville 1954