CWGC Appeal for relatives of Lance Corporal J F S Hards

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CWGC wish to make contact with any family members of Pvt John Frederick Stanley Hards born 1879 Rugby, Warwickshire to Leonard and Jane Hards. Family moved a few times. John passed away at the Eastern Hospital Hove 12 may 1915 but according to probate lived at 13 East Sheen Avenue East Sheen Surrey. Probate granted to his mother Jane.
Regiment:   Cyclist London Regiment - death was not due to a motor cycle accident according to a list of soldiers effects.

This could be put on many boards but chose the place where he was living with his mother in 1915.

1881 census "George Hotel" 1 Mkt Place Rugby.

RG11 Piece 3078 Folio 31 Page 56

Leonard Hards   45 Hotel Keeper.
Jane Hards   32
Olive Armstrong   23
Leo.Arthur Hards   11
Henry W. Hards   9
Jeanette Hards   6
John F.Stanley Hards   2
plus other non related people.

1891 census London, Hammersmith.

RG12 Piece 35 Folio  66  Page  55

Jane Hards   42
Leo A Hards   21
Henry W Hards   20
John F S Hards   12
Sarah A Armstrong   44

1901 census Headington Oxford

Leonard Hards   65 Retired Hotel Keeper.
Jane Hards   52
Henry W Hards   30 Bankruptsy Clerk.
John F S Hards   22 Builders Manager.

1911 Mortlake, East Sheen S W, Surrey.

RG13 Piece 1379 Folio 64 Page 9

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWDQ-8QD

FIND A GRAVE

Lewes Cemetery Lewes, Lewes District, East Sussex, England
PLOT   II. YL. 10.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59972714

If you are related CWGC would love to hear from you

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Brother Leo Arthur Hards married Ethel Mary Elizabeth Sly 1 September 1901 Salisbury, St Edmund, Wiltshire. 

Leo born 1869 passed away Redruth Cornwall - September 1940 - 5c 523
Probate Llandudno 11 january 1941 to Ethel Mary Elizabeth Hards.

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Leo and Ethel had a son Richard Leo Hards - 4 August 1903 - Brentford Middlesex -
Richard passed away 19 May 1988 Great Missenden Bucks  - probate 3 January 1989 - Registry:   Oxford.


Book of remembrance - Chilterns Crematorium Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144717908

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UK Return Passenger List shows Richard L Hards aged 42 years - merchant -  with Stella M Hards aged 30 years and 2 children female born 1940 and male born 1944 - travelling from Bombay, India all going to 52 St Johns Park Blackheath London SW5 - 7 May 1946 - Empress of Australia - could not see births for those 2 children.

His wife may be Stella Margaret Hards - 1 October 1915 - November 1999 - Chiltern Buckinghamshire. L3B 3271 B


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Thomas Marshall Hards son of Leo and Ethel - born 27 June 1906 passed away June 1987 Worthing West Sussex.  Volume 18 page 2203

Thomas M Hards  may have married Kathleen M Norman - Q3 1938 - Hendon Middlesex - 3a 1890

At least one son born to this couple in 1939 Hendon but possibly more if they moved around.

According to a UK return passenger list for that young man he was a  english student returning from New York to Southampton and going to  to 3 Eastbury Road Oxhay Watford  in 1959 - so another of the births for a female in 1946 Watford could be a sister.

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Henry W Hards brother of John Frederick Stanley Hards was born in Dublin 25 december 1870 to Leonard Hards and Jane Marshall -

Henry passed away 24 October 1958 - probate 24 March 1959 to Frances Hards - spinster and Janet Constantine - Registry Oxford, England

Possible banns for marriage for Henry W Hards to Maude Vanda Elizabeth Marillier - spinster.
St Mary and St John Cowley

Maude Vanda Elizabeth Hards - wife of Henry William Hards - passed away 28 January 1956 Abingson - probate 4 June to Frances Hards - spinster and Janet Constantine (wife of Norman)

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Frances Mary Hards daughter of Henry William and Maude born 6 March 1909 passed away October 2000 West Oxfordshire.

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Jeanetta Hards - daughter of Leonard and Jane Hards born 1874 passed away Q4 - 1883 Rugby - 6d 312

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