More complications following a reply from my Hambler contact, who says that John Kershaw Hambler was the daughter of Alice Kershaw, who she says was David Hambler's first wife and who died in Mar Q 1862! I cannot find such a marriage, also JKH was born in June Q 1862, whilst Elizabeth was still alive. She died in Saddleworth in Sep Q 1863.
Oh, these Kershaws! so far I have
1) Hannah Kershaw, wife of Charles Wild and mother of Alice Wild
2) Elizabeth Mills whose father's name was given on her marriage entry as John Kershaw
3) John Kershaw Hambler, whose mother may have been Elizabeth Mills/Hambler or Alice Kershaw.
4) Alice Kershaw, possible mother of JKH; her parents are given by my contact as Thomas & Mary Kershaw
5) John Kershaw, son of unmarried Ann Kershaw, who married Sarah Hambler, daughter of David Hambler and Alice Wild
I was wondering if Alice Kershaw was a sister/half sister of Elizabeth Mills, who died in childbirth and whose child, John Kershaw, was taken in by David and Elizabeth, however, that doesn't seem to work as the death of Alice Kershaw in Mar Q 62 is followed by the birth of JKH in JunQ 1862! Although John's name is registered in Saddleworth as John Kershaw Hambler, I can't find a birth/baptism record on Family Search for either a John Kershaw or John Kershaw Hambler in 1862 or thereabouts.
Just how many Kershaw families are involved here, I wonder? More work to do, obviously.
SWar #38
Yes, the marriage of John Hambler and Sarah Butterworth in 1895 is that of John Kershaw Hambler. It was possibly their son Fred who was executor on his aunt Sarah Hambler/Kershaw's will
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