In case you decided to look for me as "Elizabeth", don't bother ~~ my given name at 
birth was BETTY ~ after my Aunt Betty who was always called Betty even though (for 
her) it was shortened from Elizabeth.  I've been fighting that battle all my life with 
schools & miliary & medicos etc..  Betty is a fine name, I like it & I do not intend 
to let other officious folk change it on me, so there!

In June of 2008 I started gathering information for family trees for my Grandchildren. 
I do this strictly as a hobby and most often find my information from other websites. 
Therefore, I'd like to warn that while I like to have accurate information, I'm not 
someone who always takes the time to find documented sources (such as, certificates 
and other records). My information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate so if you 
find any inaccuracies, please let me know.
 
My Mother's side of my family tree is quite well documented.  Florence Emily (Peters) 
DeLisle(my Mother's Cousin) did the research & compiled most of the information prior 
to February 1961 that is contained in the book "ANCESTRY" printed by George Edward 
Peters (my Uncle) on Jan 10, 1976. Also I have a copy of a PAF (Personal Ancestry 
File" from Dave (Duke) Earl Peters (my Second Cousin) with which I will be able to 
crosscheck (& correct) entries. Since then various bits of information have fallen 
into my hands, mainly from Canada Census, land records, burial records etc., and are 
being incorporated herein.

A "leaf" way over on the other side of this tree from me has recently waved and has 
been extremely helpful by sending me snailmail packages full of information he has 
gleaned from more than 20 years of research.  Wherever I have remembered I have put in 
a 'credit' line ~ but ~ being the excitable (& forgetful) type that I am I may have 
leaped onto the next branch before saying "Thanks" ~ so please know that many of the 
additions and corrections to the Mandeville/Brush/Peters data *includes info kindly 
provided by W. B. Mandeville to me ~ B. A. Ramsay*  

My Father's side is less well documented so I have tried to pull what information I do 
have together so that his branch of the tree leafs out more fully.  The Official 
Records from Scotland have enabled me to fill in a bit more info about great & 
great/great grandparents.

In 2009 I started adding my mother's brother's wife's family - most of whom were early 
settlers of Nova Scotia, Canada ~ whose families before them had settled the Plymouth 
Colony in what is now Mass.,USA.  Stephen Hopkins with two children from his first 
marriage to Mary (Constance & Gyles), his second wife Elizabeth and their daughter 
(Demaris) came from England to the Americas on the ship MAYFLOWER. A son (Oceanus) was 
born aboard the MAYFLOWER. Constance Hopkins is a direct ancestor to my Aunt Lil 
through her father Charles ~ while Gyles Hopkins is her direct ancestor through her 
mother Ethel.  I have charted both those lines and combined them into a .jpg 'photo' 
which may be viewed in the photo (documents) album here.    

A few other trees here on Tribalpages and other websites have branches in common with 
my tree ~ and I have tried to remember to credit them when I have used their 
information. 

The internet gives me source upon source to sites where I can gather, compare and 
verify data ~ so this traveller will have endless trips to take down the information 
highway.  My "real world" travels are a thing of the past ~ I have finally settled in 
Osoyoos, BC, Canada ~~ this is my 56th address (coast to coast & overseas)!  So ~ if 
you hear me zooming through cyberspace you will know I may be taking "virtual 
vacations" ~revisiting places I have been or finding new ones.

May all our trees live and flourish.