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Being part of the  Hardy Clan myself I'm interested in Ollie (Norville Hardy for posh. He adopted Oliver -= his fathers name - as part of his stage name but was called by his friends 'Babe'). There is a biography of him but sadly there is little to say on the subject of his geneology. His father left him when he was quite young - a baby I think -and his mother brought him up with a black 'mama' - like an india aya. He was more attached to his 'mama' than his own mother who he always referred to as 'Mrs Hardy'. He thought he was related to Hardy at Trafalgar but it has never been proved. He liked to think he was. The information from the L & H museum in Ulveston didn't bring anything else to light either. The biography of him is so scant it only covers about 200 pages but Stan Laurel's (Jefferson) covers nearly 1000.

I hope this is of some help. Otherwise try 'sonsofthedesert' website as this is the L & H appreciation society. You might get some more info from them as some of them are in the States. I think they also have a chat board so some one may be able to help you with your seach.

As little was known of his father and he didn't remember him there is little to go on.
Sorry

Good luck. If you do have any luck please let me know as I'm interested.


Ernestine

thanks so much that will help a lot. Do you have any relations that are woodheads?

Jesse Woodhead married someone called Elizabeth but can't find as before 1837. Three of his sons emigrated to US and Canada but 2 came back before 1891. One of his sons was called Jesse after him. Any information would be helpful.

George was a boat builder and was dead by the time his daughter Sarah Anne was 3. His wife Charlotte brought up 2 children by herself until Sarah Anne married husband 1. She then married a man in Derbyshire. Does anyone out there have any further info on the name Shuttleworth and any info of where it orginated and  how it would have migrated to Nottingham would be helpful. Was it because of the lace/knitting manufacture. 

My Harrison relations are elusive. I was once told that they may have been Romanys as there was a large amount of them around there. Cannot find anyone apart from Great Grandma and Great Granddad's marriage cert 1876 both being resident in Dawley Magna. Nothing else fits either on census and can't find anyone on bmd. Does anyone out there have any info.

My G Granddad was Benjamin Harrison and his father was Benjamin Harrison too. The son married Sarah Hill in 1876 and they had a number of children. The first Ruth was born in Dudley before going to Derbyshire where the rest including Ethel, my Grandma was born.