Ancestors who were landowners, gentlemen, or pillars of the community

[DavidG02]

Doffs cap

''begging pardon sir, but could I be so bold to mention Mister Robert who owned Manor Hall in Milton Ernest for a few years, and begging sirs pardon but his son see had 466 acres and employed me and my lad see while his family left for Australia''

And a few more landowners in Leicestershire.

[loopyc170]

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With regard the message relating to the above (Dec ) , I am trying to trace my family back and note that the Hempson family are mentioned in the message from Coombs.
  My great grandmother was Caroline Ann Hempson daughter to John Amos (or Amis) Hempson who was a landowner in Erwarton Suffolk.   I have no info relating to anything earlier than John Amos who was born circa 1822.   Only know that his wife was called Mary Charlotte  but have nothing else.
Any info eagerly received
Thank s
Caroline

[hurworth]

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10152-115300200/john-amis-hempson-in-1861-england-wales-census  (this should be free to view for a couple more days)

Looks like he married in Tendring, Essex in 1849.  That record might be available from SEAX.  It would say who his father was.

[Greensleeves]

I have a Rebecka Hemsen in my FT, born 1630, Rattlesden, Suffolk.  Quite a long way from Erwarton but you never know - people did move about quite a bit.  Rebecka married  Edmund Pearl at Rattlesden in 1654, and they are my 7x great grandparents.

Regards
GS

[coombs]

Its a myth that before the railways were invented that people rarely moved more than 5 miles from their birthplace. I have come across 1700s poor law documents of people being sent back to places like Essex, Kent, Suffolk from the other side of the country. And landowners and gentry would deffo have moved around a lot more.

[ThrelfallYorky]

And please don't forget how people moved about via the canal systems!

[scatty]

Rayne in Essex is where most of my pillars of the community seemed to have been located.At least five generations of Hance men folk from 1637-1813 were church wardens and parish clerks and at least two of them were Constable of Rayne,the office passing down from father to son and grandson along the line.
Regards to all

Scatty