My Kirkman Family

The name Kirkman is of Old Norman origin and is occupation. It is derived from the term kirkja - or church - and comes from when one of the family worked as a churchwarden - the custodian of a church. 

it has been identified that our branch of the Kirkman family originates from the the Hayes family originated from the Radcliffe area of Lancashire. The earliest known ancestor is Zachariah Kirkman. His daughter Sarah Kirkman married James Heyes and their great grand daughter Mary Hayes emigrates to Australia with her husband David Yates in 1883.

My Kirkman ancestry goes back 9 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links 

• Zacariah Kirkman 1735 - 1790 married Sarah Hampson
  • Sarah Kirkman 1753 - 1833 married James Heyes
    • William Heyes 1782 - ? married Mary Heaton
      • John Hayes 1805 - aft 1881 married Margaret Higson
        • Mary Hayes 1851 - 1929 married David Yates
          
          • Eva Mary Yates 1895 - 1967 married James Bashford Bain
            • Doreen Bain 1921 - 2000 married Douglas James Hardie
              • My father