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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Sussex => England => Sussex Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Paz on Monday 29 November 04 16:21 GMT (UK)
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Grateful for any info from 1871 census re my ggrandfather, William Hands (or Hand) and wife, Mary Ann Hands née Gray. Their son, my grandfather, Henry, was born in 1865.
Many thanks
Paz
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Hi Paz
do you have any more info?
Paula
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Hi Paula,
I contacted the Sussex board on the off-chance because all of the Hands side ofmy family appear to have come from there. But, inexplicably, my ggrandfather moved to Durham for what I had come to believe was a brief period - my grandfather was born there. It now seems that he may have gone for longer and married a local girl. I am exploring that possibility, too, but haven't had any luck so far.
Many thanks for your patience and interest.
Pam
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living at heworth,durham in 1871-
william hands 36 papermaker born ashling,sussex
mary.a 35yrs born pelton,durham( theres your durham connection)
william 12yrs born bishopwearmouth,durham
joseph 7yrs born bishopwearmouth,durham
henry 5yrs born gateshead,durham
mary.a 3yrs born felling,durham
margaret 1 yrs born felling durham
SOURCE INFO-RG10-5050
FOLIO-88
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merry christmas :)
regards
alli
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1861 RG9 3768 F36 p1 Hillfield Bishop Wearmouth
William Hands Hd 26 paper maker b ??chling?? Sussex
Mary Ann 24 b Pelton Durham
William 2 b Deptford Durham
Henry 1 month "
Looks as if the first Henry died.
There is a stroke in ??chling which goes right through the word - could be Ashling. Not sure where that is though - not a Sussex village that I know but I see it clearly says that in 1891 when they are in Kent.
Andrea
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East and West Ashling are just outside Chichester to the west - you learn something new every day!
Andrea
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Many thanks to you all for the useful information. I have only just seen it.
Thanks again
Paz
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Hi,
Just seem your post re: William and Mary Hands. I see they have a young son William aged 2. I am looking for my Great granddad. That could be him, do you have any later info on the family? He was William Phillip Hands born in Durham. He married Alice Marchant ( I think, I may be chasing the wrong story) and had several children Alice, who married my Granddad Frederick Farrell from Hertfordshire, Mary who married Andrew, and George, don't know his wife's name, I think there may have been another child. Williams' first wife died after becoming ill in South Africa, he returned to Durham and re married having another daughter called May, do you think there is a link?
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I don't have a lot of info re William. He was my grandfather's elder brother and the last we hear of him is in the 1871 Census when he was 12 years old and where it says he was born in bishopswearmouth, durham. At that time they were living in Heworth, Durham. His siblings were Joseph, Henry (my grandfather) Mary and Margaret. Another daughter, Elizabeth, was born 7 years later. He doesn't figure in the 1881 Census when he had probably already left home. For further info you might consult Ancestry.com-
Good luck with your research and contact me again if you need more info.
Paz
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Thanks,
I've had difficulty finding any of the family, I think the biggest problem was that he was in the army and travelled around ended his career as a Lt. Colonel. and sending most of his time is South Africa, I know he was the governor of a large jail there and the children were sent away to school in the UK so it's hard to find any of them on censuses. I'll keep searching, thanks for the info.
regards
Linda
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He sounds interesting. I haven't found anybody that illustrious in my family's past :). He doesn't sound like any Hands I know but, hey, he may be the exception that proves the rule!
Good luck with your research.
Pam
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Thanks, he did return to england and opened a corner shop in Durham which his son George took over after he died, so he was quite ordinary in the end. I just wish I'd asked about the family while they were all still alive, don't we all ah?
regards
Linda
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Absolutely. I could kick myself for not being interested enough at the time to get to know more.
However, if you conclude that there is a connection between the families, I have info re the Hands going back to the 16th century. Let me know if you would like to see it. In fact I'm not sure if it isn't on rootschat. I can't remember but I certainly got it with the aid of the very helpful people on this excellent site. You might like to delve further into my posts. Hands is not a common name and I'm pretty sure that there must be a connection.
Once again, good luck!
Pam
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Thanks Pam, I will have a look
regards
Linda