Guild of One-Name Studies
One-name studies, Genealogy
Study: Hindry
Variants: Hindery, Hindree, Hindrey, Hindrie
Category: 3 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way on a global basis.
Contact: Mr Martin Hindry
Starting in the late 1990's, as a result of becoming interested following a relatives foray into researching her family history, I actively started collecting information 'properly' about 2005.
Initial information was compiled for my own direct family but I was aware of other researchers with links to the Hindry line and following their research was able to widen my own information considerably.
Special recognition to the 'Smith of Blickling' family tree is given as this is where my wider research started and to Fleur Pettie who made contact upon my registration to the Norfolk Family History Society and who has shared her research into her branch of the family although to date, despite a reasonable suggestion, we have not been able to prove a link.
It was not until 2010 that I realised that the information I had, although becoming extensive, was not properly recorded and I have been revisiting the information compiled and ensuring recording was improved. I am undertaking a comprehensive review of all the information to date which I hope to have completed by the end of 2013. This work still continues as new avenues of research have opened up and new contacts made taking the research into new areas..... Update 2022: I have realised that whilst reviewing my information there are so many new sources to be explored which not only takes me down new avenues but has slowed down my initial intent to the point that I now believe it will never be something that I can complete!
Research to date tracks the name back to the Norfolk area, notably Blickling, and following registration with the Norfolk Family History Society further information has been compiled from their on-line records and a visit to their extensive library. Like most studies, I presume, there have been multiple miss-transcriptions, miss-spelling, and other variations.
I would consider the information from England to be fairly comprehensive but Scotland and Ireland are poorly represented. In all cases, however, I have little information covering living members and this is an area for further work. Update: I am finding that trying to contact fellow living 'Hindry's' a real challenge and I put this down to the fact that there is little, or no, interest in researching their family history despite the amount of TV programs on the subject. A lot of the younger generation do not even watch the TV these days!
With respect to worldwide occurrences there are some, particularly those of passenger lists and Census records, which have been compiled but are in no way complete but will aid worldwide research in the future. Recent contacts have taken research into the wider 'family' being the maternal lines which have proved a distraction to the main objective! Having compiled a list of transcriptions I need to work further to create sub-branches ready to amalgamate once links have been established and proven. To date I have three distinct branches / trees and one created by Fleur.
I would welcome contact from any Hindry with a view to exploring potential links and sharing research. I am also willing to search through my records should information on a Hindry be needed although not saying that I would have already obtained the relevant facts.
Details of all believed 'Hindry's', irrespective of spelling, are recorded but in order to ensure that I am not overwhelmed with information I only complete records of the male lines and cease recording on the female line(s) when/if a marriage takes place with the date of marriage and spouse name being noted. If a date of death is encountered then this would be recorded as well but details of children, spouse parents, or siblings are not followed up at this stage.
UPDATE: June 2021: Following the review of the information I have compiled I decided in 2013 to include some information on the 'Hendry' surname due to frequent 'mis-transcription' of Hindry. My initial work was to use Parish Transcripts from Norfolk as this seems to be where the research on my own tree has led me. FreeReg returned in excess of 3000 Birth, Marriage, & Death events which need to be collated, along with additional Census returns, and this is just for Norfolk! Widening the information on Hendry initially looked at Parish Records from other counties but it still continues and is a slow process. As intended after the addition of available Parish Record information the scope was widened, and is continuing.
Work continues to capture as many references as can be found with the ever growing additions to on-line sources.
It is not intended that I will register the Hendry surname but I am willing to accept queries with the understanding that the information may be limited, or not available.
PLEASE NOTE: I spend time out of the country, primarily during the winter, so contact needs to be via email as I would not pickup post whilst out of the country.
Along the way, so far, I have encountered the following numerous what I consider mis-spellings, and transcription errors rather than variants:
Hindrey, Hindery, Hindri, Hindre, Hindrie, Hindree
In addition the Hindry name is often confused with HENDRY (Hendery, etc.) even Henry.
Looking at early source documents it is easy to see how spelling problems have occurred with the poor handwriting and the fact that the person writing the name might be writing what is, or what is thought to have been, heard.
I do not know the origin of the name but believe it to originate in Norfolk. Could it have originated from a misspelling of 'Hendry' in the 1600's ?
It is also worthy of note that there is a village called Hindringham which may, or may not, have relevance although there are events recorded dating back to 1737 (courtesy of the parish church).
I am hopeful that a more experienced researcher may be able to advise further......
The earliest records for my branch originate from Norfolk, and there are occurrences still in this county today.
Quoting from my own branch of the Hindry tree, commencing circa 1728 in Norfolk, it was not until the late 1800's that records show movement out of the county and these were primarily as a result of marriages into Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire. Further movement to London and the southern counties followed.
In 1937 one member migrated to Florida via Quebec where my American research begins.
I have also recorded other 'Hindry' occurences in America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Some research in these countries has been possible, although to a very limited extent. Update: during 2021 it has been possible to extend research into South Africa, Australia, & New Zealand.
It is also worth noting that there are buildings, roads, and similar with the 'Hindry' name.
I have transcribed all the information I have found into an Excel spreadsheet which now contains over 10,000 (2021) records and includes records believed to be for Hindry but also include those recorded under Hindrey and other noted as Variants. which cannot be validated until viewing the original documents.
There is also a certain level of duplication as information has been recorded from different sources but may be for the same event.
I maintain spreadsheets containing a diagramatic layout of my own tree and two other trees but for which no link has been found and have a copy of the tree compiled by Fleur Pettie with a possible link to my tree but which requires further work and validation; this link is currently concerning me as it contains information which questions information in my own tree - Investigation continues!
I also have numerous paper records covering my own branch and also computer files of some records from which I have extracted information and which are primarily original documents rather than transcriptions.
Certificates for a number of the events within my own branch have been purchased but would appreciate copies of any others should they be made available.
Recent contact with other 'Hindry's' has enabled the compilation of the two additional Trees covering other branches and on which research will continue.
DNA has not figured as an activity and there are no plans at this stage to include it primarily due to the lack of knowledge on my part and lack of time.