Ryk Brown, Genealogist
Rev. Ryk Brown, BA, MDiv, FSAScot
Researching:
BROWN in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Tandragee & Portadown, Armagh, Ireland; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
STEWART in Hamilton, Puslinch & Bayham, Ontario, Canada
ANGUS in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Lancashire, England
JONES in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Flintshire, Wales
DUNCAN in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
HUNTER in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
GILLESPIE in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada and Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
ORD in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada and Berwickshire, Scotland
TAIT in Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
LIPTROT in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Bolton, Lancashire, England
Host of the Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Group
Welcome
Welcome to my genealogy website. Here you will find information on all the current families that I am researching. You can discuss these families with fellow researchers on my Discussion Forum. And you can access fully detailed information on every individual on my fully searchable online Family Tree.
About Me - Rev. Ryk Brown, BA, MDiv, FSAScot
I have 30 years of experience as a genealogist. On this site, I present my own family history research as well as a link to the research project I co-host for the Stewarts of Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.
In 2025, I was honoured to be nominated and admitted as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland for my published work in Scottish history.
Latest Blog Post
The “Donkey Sanctuary” Stewart Farm in Puslinch
Star the Donkey The Donkey Sanctuary and its Original Stewart Owners This is the early history of the farm property that is now The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada (DSO) in Puslinch Township in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, southwest of the city of Guelph. The farm...
Families Being Researched
Introduction
I am researching the following families:
- The Brown family in Tandragee, Armagh, Ireland and their related branches:
- The Brown Family in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland
- The Brown family in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Stewart Family in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
- The Stewart Family in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- The Stewart Family in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
- The Stewart Family in Bayham, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
- The Stewarts of Dalveich, Ardveich, and Ardvorlich, Perthshire, Scotland are being moved to the new Stewarts of Balquhidder site
- The Angus Family near Lancaster, Lancashire, England and Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
- The Jones Family from Flintshire, Wales
- The Duncan Family in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
- The Hunter Family in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
- The Gillespie Family in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland and Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
- The Liptrot Family in Bolton, Lancashire, England and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- The Ord Family in Berwickshire, Scotland and Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
- The Tait Family in Northumberland, England and Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
In order to keep this site manageable, the following families from my old website will not be migrated here. I will no longer be researching these families:
- Bell
- Belyea
- Bradt
- Bridgman
- Cuthbert
- Dawson
- Drummond
- Furler
- Haddlesey
- Harold
- McNaughton
- Prangley
- Richardson
- Sharpe
- Tasker
- Taylor
- Thorton
- Voller
The data on these families will remain primarily in its 2012 state in my accompanying database.
My Other Webites:
Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Project
A collective research project, which I co-host, studying the ancestors and descendants of Clan Stewart of Balquhidder in Perthshire, Scotland. Including:
- The Stewarts of Baldorran and Balquhidder
- The Stewarts of Ardvorlich
- The Stewarts of Glenbuckie
- The Stewarts of Gartnafuaran
- The Stewarts of Annat
- The Stewarts of Garchell
Scattered Wisdom from the Saddle
My personal blog site where I discuss:
- Progressive Faith
- Neurodiversity (ADHD), Mood Disorders (Type II Rapid Cycling Bipolar) and Healing (cPTSD)
- Faith-Based Productivity (especially for neurodivergent minds)
- Motorcycling as a Spiritual Discipline
- Ant-Bullying and Anti-Violence Work
- Genealogy as a Spiritual Discipline