The 'EWBANK' Surname

Although by no means a common surname, the Ewbank line and its variations (Eubank, Ewebank, Ubank and several others) is widely spread throughout the United Kingdom, the USA and many other countries. Tracking down its many branches and their connections is, therefore, proving to be no simple task.

Fortunately a great deal of work has already been done by others and I have naturally drawn upon this research wherever possible. Where other people's work is shown on this web site I have attempted to attribute the appropriate credit but I apologise in advance if I have failed to do so correctly - no doubt those concerned will contact me to set matters straight if this applies!

If you want to exchange information about your Ewbank family history interests with other enthusiasts you might wish to leave a message on the Ewbank Forum at Ancestry.Com.

THE EWBANK FAMILY COAT OF ARMS

Arms: Sable, three chevronels interlaced in base Or, on a chief of the last three Pellets.

Motto: Vincit Veritas (Truth Conquers)

Crest: Out of a ducal coronet Gules, on a dragon's head, Or.

In the interests of keeping things as simple as possible I've divided the Ewbanks on whom I have information into different branches - the idea being that when new information eventually surfaces that connects these lines together, I will merge the data in my own records and on this web site. Ultimately, of course, if I were able to go back far enough, managing to fill in all the missing information as I went, the branches would all join together to make a single Ewbank family tree. Unfortunately I suspect that this point is unlikely ever to be reached!

For the moment, however, click on the links on the left hand side of the page to browse the various branches of the Ewbank family on which I have information. I've titled the branches according either to the town or village where the majority of individuals lived or, in some cases, where the first Ewbank member of the tree was born, lived or died:

	Starting with Andrew Ewbank, born 1705 in Ainderby Steeple, and Elizabeth Whitehead, born 1706 in Welbury, both villages in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
	This small Alverstoke branch starts with William Ewbank who was born 1775 and died 1848 in St Germans, Cornwall and Jane Das, born about 1792 in Rowner, Hampshire and died 1870 in Manumead, Devon.
	This branch of the Ewbank family starts with John Ewbank and Ann Chapman in or around the town of Ampleforth in North Yorkshire in the mid eighteenth century. John and Ann emigrated to America in about 1807 and settled in Dearborn, Indiana. The family tree is based on the work of Richard L Ewbank and Louis B Ewbank, who published their research John and Ann Ewbank Family in 1947, and has been expanded with information from IGI entries and the US 1880 Census. No doubt there are inaccuracies and omissions and I would be happy to receive corrections.
	A line starting with John Ewbanck and Margaret Heslop in the mid 17th Century that was centred upon the town of Barnard Castle in the county of Durham and which produced branches of the Ewbank family in France, Belgium and Brazil. Now incorporating the branch starting with John and Elizabeth Ewbank whose son William who was born in about 1760. William later married Ann Ray in York in 1803 and produced branches of the family in Lincolnshire and elsewhere. (Thanks to Wendy Pepper and Janet Bygate for passing me the results of their work on this line).
	My own Ewbank line which starts with the birth of Thomas Ewbank in the village of Barton in the North Riding of Yorkshire in about 1708 before moving to the city of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Like his father before him, Joseph Ewbank (Born 1734, Died 1818), was the Parish Clerk of St Cuthbert's, Barton for a good many years. He left an interesting 'Last Will and Testament' which you may find entertaining.
	A mini branch (twig?) that starts with the birth of Michael Ewbank in Darlington, County Durham, in about 1802.
	Gargrave is a small village in the Yorkshire dales, about 4 miles North West of Skipton. This is another small branch which starts with the birth of Thomas Ewbank in about 1729 and his wife, Elizabeth Brown born around 1733. it needs a great deal more work and I would be grateful for any additional information that readers may have.
	Descendants of John Wilson Ewbank who was born in about 1799, possibly in Gateshead in Northumberland. After moving to Edinburgh he became a noted landscape painter - his work is exhibited in the British Museum and various Scottish galleries. Sadly his wife and at least one daughter seem to have left him for the sunnier climes of Australia and he then appears to have drunk himself to death!
	A branch of the family tree that starts with John Ewbank and Mary Haistwell who married in Kirkby Stephen in Westmorland in 1748/49 and then centres upon the village of Birstwith near Harrogate in Yorkshire. (Thanks to Wendy Pepper for providing the results of her research on this line).
	John Ewbank (born about 1763) seems to have been born in the village of Brough (then Westmorland, now Cumbria) but married Elizabeth Bradwell in Middleton in Teesdale in the County of Durham in 1791 and then spent the remainder of his life there, dying in 1837.
	A branch of the family that starts with the birth of Thomas Ewbank in Keld, Westmorland in about 1825, shifts to Liverpool and then Birmingham and ends up today with Chris Ewbank and his family in Holland.
	Ewbanks originating from the town of Staindrop to the north east of Barnard Castle in the county of Durham and starting with John Ewbanck and his wife Mary Heslop in the mid 17th century.