This is probably the first attempt to take the ongoing research on to the Internet. The intention is to build a complete record of every Honeybone who has ever lived. All contributions are welcome. This is a project every Honeybone can take part in and one every Honeybone can use for their own researches.

Opinions expressed within the articles are entirely those of the authors. Any article relating to the history of the Honeybone Family in any part of the world is welcome.
The main body of this site is the First Name A~Z Index of 969 known Honeybones through the ages. These have been compiled from a variety of sources, including William Abraham's original researches, the International Genealogical Index, parish records and replies to several questionnaires sent out over the last fifteen years or so. There are still many gaps which need to be filled and a number of entries which need updating. Contact me if you can fill a gap or update an entry.

To access the lists just click on the initial letter of the first name of the individual you are looking for.
Tracing ancestry is easy. The letter b. in the lists refers to year of birth or baptism along with place of birth if known.
d. refers to year and place of death.
fl. means the individual is still alive.
p. refers to parentage.
m. refers to year of marriage and spouse's name.
c. refers to known offspring.
All entries are now reciprocally linked to parents and children. Click on the name next to p. or c. and you will be taken direct to that entry.
Only those who were born with the surname "Honeybone", or adopted as children, are listed. Those who became Honeybones by marriage have their own section - "Wives". William Abraham had a tendency to include all those whose mothers and grandmothers had been Honeybones. In order to keep this project within manageable proportions, I have decided against maintaining that policy. In addition, there is a section listing the families female Honeybones married into. Not all of these necessarily adopted their husband's surnames.

There are dozens of photos of various family members dating back to the early-19th Century in the archives. Some of these are in the Gallery. If anyone has old photos that are not in the Gallery, you can e-mail them (link below) for inclusion.

Please note, no addresses, telephone numbers or e-mail addresses will be listed on this site without the consent of the individuals concerned.

I try to reply to e-mails on a monthly basis, circumstances permitting. If you haven't received a reply to an e-mail sent recently, don't fret. I will get round to it eventually!

Latest News
It's been some time since my last update for which I apologise. In addition to me suffering several bouts of illness, a number of major domestic crises and problems at work, my PC contracted a rather nasty virus which irreparably damaged a number of important operations and disrupted my e-mail access. Although things still aren't back to normal, I thought it best to try and get the website updated at least.
Bronwen Campbell reports that "the Honeybone Reunion held in Christchurch NZ went very well and was attended by about 130 people over two days. Families came from all over New Zealand and from Australia as well. The oldest Honeybone descendant who attended was 90 and the youngest 3 months old. It was a fairly informal affair and everyone had a wonderful time with lots of talking and loads of laughs. Families brought their photos albums and family information with them to share with everyone else. We would like to thank the Honeybone families in the UK who emailed us sending us their best wishes for the reunion weekend. A big thank you goes to John Honeybone from Christchurch who was the driving force behind the Reunion and to Howard Booth who took most of the photos over the two days.

Photos are currently being uploaded to an online album at the following address. More photos will be added over coming weeks so people should check in periodically to see what's new.
picasaweb.google.com/honeybonereunion"