Answers to your questions

about the new Maybury book

What does the book contain?

The hardbound book is 654 pages long, including the index. In addition there are nearly 1,100 pages of descendant listings and other information on a compact disk that comes with the book.

The book begins with the story of John Maybury of Sussex (c1540-1618), the common ancestory of most modern Mayburys, Mayberrys, etc. Succeeding chapters tell how the Mayburys spread to various parts of England and then to Ireland, America, Australia and New Zealand.

Chapters on major branches of the family include the earliest generations of descendants. More extensive descendant listings for some branches of the family (down to about 1920) can be found on the compact disk. The final chapter looks at future research on yet to be identified Maybury lines.

Is my ancestor be listed in the book?

Sometimes people ask if their great, grandfather (or other specific ancestor) will be included in the book. The focus of the book is limited to the early generations of most families. Later generations of some branches of the family, up to about 1920, can be found in the extended descendant listings on the CD. But there are others whose names will not be found at all. The reason is obvious. The book is not intended to be a listing of all Mayburys (Mabrys, Maberrys, etc.) who ever lived. If that were the case it would be larger (and less interesting) than the New York telephone directory!

The common ancestor of most Mayburys was John Maybury, who lived more than four hundred years ago in Sussex, Staffordshire, Monmouthshire, Hampshire and Shropshire. If he had only only three children and each succeeding generation produced three more children -- and so on down to the present time -- he would have more than a million descendants alive today! The actual number is probably much larger since most of the 18 or so generations had more than three children. Those who are skeptical should do the math! Rather than listing over a million names, the purpose of the book is to tell the story of how the 16th century English family divided into branches that are now found, not only in England, but in Ireland, America and Australia. The only way to tell that story is to focus on the larger branches of the family and even then it is not possible to name every individual.

Ordering information:

The price of the book and CD is $50, plus $5 shipping/handing for books mailed within the U.S.

More information and order form

If you are ordering from the U.K, Ireland, Canada, or Australia, please contact Don Collins for information about shipping/handing costs and method of payment.

Please address all orders to:

Donald E. Collins
3377 Mill Vista Road, Apt. #3207
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129

Please address any questions to Don Collins

November 2011