William Hardy c1803 . Ash ?

[JeannieR]

Hello There.

I have William Hardy and his wife HAMNTUL House, residing at Puddletown on the 1841/1851/1861 census.......

On the 1851 census, he states he was born Pales Ash ?? and on the 1861 he says Puddletown. Hamntul was definitely born and baptised there, but I can find no trace of William (Dorset online parish clerk project )

Is there such a place as Ash ? and where would it's residents be likely to be baptised ? I am looking for William's parents.......

Any help much appreciated

Kind Regards

JeannieR

[Richard Knott]

There is a Doles Ash Farm just East of Piddletrenthide. It is about five miles North of Piddletown/Puddletown, and not in the same parish, but the 1861 entry may be wrong.

The 1851 entry does look like Poles/Pules Ash, rather than Doles, but it may be worth looking further North. I looked in Dorset-opc and could see a John Hardy s Edward and Mary Hardy, b 1806 in Piddletrenthide (and died in 1807), but no William. Frustratingly though the 1803 entries are missing from the BT, so it may be worth looking in the originals.

Richard

[JeannieR]

Thank you Richard

I am hoping to visit Dorset in the near future, so all information is gratefully received......

I think a ordnance survey map may come in useful. My knowledge of the English countryside has improved greatly, since I started genealogy !!

Thank You once again, I shall certainly look in to this further.

Kind Regards

JeannieR

[rayharris185]

Hi Jeannie

This may help - Doles Ash is/was adjacent to Piddletrenthide

There is a baptism in Piddletrenthide for William Hardy on 13 Jan 1805 - son of Joseph & Sarah Hardy

Ray

[rayharris185]

Hi Jeannie

Follow up on previous reply

There was a marriage between Joseph Hardy and Sarah Stainer on 29.12.1792 at Melbury Bubb (not that far away from Piddletrenthide) - witnesses John Knight and Thomas Edmonds

Hope it helps
Ray

[JeannieR]

Ray..........

That's it !!

Thank you very much. I was going around in circles , so put my Hardy's on to the back burner for a while......

John Knight is the link......He was the father of Jane Knight, who became Thomas Hardy's great grand mother.......

Must get out my pieces of paper again.......

Once again, thankyou

JeannieR

[jonnyreb]

William Hardy is the brother of my grt grt grandfather.William was baptised at Piddle Trent Hide in 1805.He married Hamutal House in 1827.
William had 4 brothers,2 born Melbury Bubb & 2 born Puddletown.There has always been a query where William actually born,the problem is his parents moved around quite a lot.
I believe that William was born Mel Bubb,but will confirm one day.
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[JeannieR]

Hello Jonny,

And welcome to Rootschat....

Well, I have spent all morning searching my tree, for this William Hardy , born 1803 to no avail. I thought I was going loopy !!

Then I realised , that He is connected to a gentleman, who approached me through GenesReunited, who asked me to help him prove that this William is connected to the Thomas Hardy and Thomas Masterman Hardy trees.....

I though at one point I could . (Because of John Knight being a witness at a wedding to his possible parents ) I am  a 4th great grandaughter of John Hardy, and Jane Knight , who were the great grandparents of Thomas Hardy, the writer. I tried to make a connection to your William and just couldn't......

If you would like the name of the person who contacted me , I will send it in a PM , when you have responded to this post.

With Kind regards

JeannieR

[jonnyreb]

Many thanks for your reply,would appreciate any info.

There is a connection to Thomas Hardy but it is only a distant one.For example my grandfather Charles Valentine Hardy was a second cousin.

The tree split 3 distinct  ways from the time of Thomas Hardy of Toller Welme,my direct line,yours & the Puddletown line.I have tracked back to
Drouet le Hardy in Jersey.

Best wishes,

John