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Looking for parents of John Charles DUFORT, born in Paris, France; became a British citizen.  All I have for this John Charles DUFORT are the details below.  I am hoping there might be additional resources this group may have to find his parents. 

I've also checked for Jean Charles DUFORT, no luck.

Thank you,

Robert van Haastert
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1847   Birth in Paris, France

1880        London City Directory.  104 Hatton Garden E C, brokers Diamond & Pearl
1880        London City Directory.  104 Charles Street
        Hasluck Brothers. Gilbralter merchts
        Hasluck Brothers, goldsmiths
        Dufort John Chas. Diamond bro
        Auerhaan Louis M. jun. diamond splitter
        Lewis & Marks, diamond mers
        Wilson J. A. & Co. diamond mer

1881      England Census lists him at St. Giles, North, St. Giles in the Fields, London
        Living at 3 Barley Street as a Commission Agent; age 34 and born in Paris
        George de Bassomlan, age 26, other occupant. Commission Agent, born in Brussels

1882      Marriage to Anna Caroline NESBITT, 19 Sep 1882 St. Cyprian’s Church, Kimberley, South
             Africa.  Anna Caroline is daughter of Lt. Col Richard Atol NESBITT and Francis Amelia
             THORNHILL.
        Marriages soleminized at St. Cyprian's Church, parish of Kimberley
        No. 282.  19 Sep 1882 John Charles Dufort age 35 bachelor and Anna Caroline   Nesbitt,
             age 20, spinster; profession: Diamond Merchant; residence:  Kimberley;    after Bands with
             parents’ consent.
       Rector:  W. F. J. Hanbury

1883       October 1883, birth of daughter, Mabel Frances DUFORT (later Nesbitt-Dufort) in Fulham,
            London, England.  Mabel’s baptism was on 17 October 1883 at St. Andrews,    West
            Kensington, London, England.

1883       Naturalisation 13 Oct 1883 – no identification of parents
       Naturalisation Certificate: John Charles Dufort. From France. Resident in London....
       Reference:   HO 334/11/3985
       Description:   Naturalisation Certificate: John Charles Dufort. From France. Resident in    
            London. Certificate A3985 issued 13 October 1883.
       Date:   1883
       Held by:   The National Archives, Kew
       Legal status:   Public Record(s)
       Residing:    25 Perham Road, West Kensington, County of Middlesex; married, no children

1886      February 1886, birth of son, Athol Charles DUFORT (later Nesbitt-Dufort) in London.     
           Athol’s baptism was on 4 April 1886 St. Mary, Wimbelton, Surrey, England

1887    Newspaper article
      Great St. Helen's, E.C. .T. W. M. Cotton (Director of the Livingstone Gold Mining Co., Ltd.),
           28, Ampthillsquare, N.W. John Charles Dufort. Esq. (late Kimberley), (Messrs. Dufort and de
           Bassompierre, Diamond Merchants and Brokers), 104, Hatton Garden, E.C
      06 August 1887 - Derby Daily Telegraph - Derby, Derbyshire, England

1892      Newspaper article
      New South Wales
      Bingera Diamond Fields, Limited
      Directors
      John Charles Dufort, Esq. (late of Kimberley) (Messr. Dufort and de Bassompierre, Diamond
           Merchants and Brokers), 104 Hatton garden; one of 5 directors listed.

1892      Antwerp, Belgium, birth of son, Cyril John DUFORT (later Nesbitt-Dufort)

1900      London, Electoral Registers, 14 Horbury Cresent, Kensington North
1901      London, Electoral Registers, 14 Ladbroke Gardens, Kensington North
1902      London, Electoral Registers, 14 Ladbroke Gardens, Kensington North
1904      London, Electoral Registers, 14 Ladbroke Gardens, Kensington North
1905      London, Electoral Registers, Cumberland House, Kensington High Street
1906      London, Electoral Registers, 2 Cumberland House, Kensington North
1907      London, Electoral Registers, 2 Cumberland House, Kensington North
1908      London, Electoral Registers, 2 Cumberland House, Kensington North
1910    London, Electoral Registers, 95 Queens Gate, London, England
1911    London, Electoral Registers, 95 Queens Gate, Kensington South

1911    Death.  Wokingham, Berkshire, England.  Jul-Aug-Sep; age 63
1911      Burial.  17 August 1911 Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England

1918       25 March 1918.  Marriage banns of daughter Mabel – John Charles listed as deceased South
           African Merchant

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Hello,

Need assistance with finding the death record for James Blanch(e).  Time frame: 1797-1799. 

Can someone provide me some clues/suggestions where to check for his death record?

Here is what I know about James BLANCHE.

James BLANCHE married Nancy Ann BROWN(E) on 12 November 1776 in Saint Mary Parish, Middlesex county, Islington borough.  It was listed he was a member of the parish.

His occupation was a HOSIER and their home was at 417 Strand, 1777 to 1784.

James' wife, Nancy Ann, has a brother, John Browne.  In John Browne's will, dated 8 June 1799, it listed his sister Nancy/Ann Blanche as a widow.  In Nancy Ann's father's will, dated 22 February 1797, Nancy/Ann was not listed as a widow.

In the London Gazette, dated 11 June 1880, there is a legal notice for Frances Swaile Fitzgerald, James and Nancy/Ann's 7th child, and it lists that her parents resided in Perth in Scotland where when Nancy/Ann Blanch became a widow, was living in and sometime before 1807, she resided in Lambeth-walk, Surrey and died in Surrey shortly before November 1827.

Why James and Nancy/Ann moved to Perth - I believe their daughter, Catherine, and Catherine's husband Lieutenant Henry HANSON were stationed in Perth and the Hanson's had twins, Mary and Henry HANSON, born 29 March 1806 and Mary was baptised 16 April 1806;  could not locate a baptism for twin brother, Henry. 


At St. Martin-in-the-Fields parish James and Nancy/Ann baptised their children:

1)  Nancy Blanche, born 4 Sep 1777, buried there 16 Oct 1777

2)  James Blanche, born 4 Sep 1778 (yes, same day only a year apart);  died before Aug 1838; wife unknown;  daughter Fanny Blanche

3)  Henry Blanche, born 3 Jan 1800; buried there 17 Oct 1780

4)  Catherine Blanche, born 13 Feb 1781, died 16 May 1832; married Henry Hanson and have 11 children

5)  Maria Blanche, born 21 Aug 1783; no additional data

6)  William Henry, born 6 Aug 1785; no additional data

At Saint James Parish, Westminster

7) Frances Swaile Blanche, born 28 Aug 1787; died March 1838; married Thomas Fitzgerald and have 3 children

8 )  John Blanche, born 6 Sep 1789; no addition data

9)  Charles Blanche, born 17 Sep 1782; no additional data

At Saint Dunstan-in-the-East, London

10) Hannah Blanche, born 19 Jun 1794;  Christening 10 September 1800; married William Thomas Woodham and have 3 children. 

Hannah's christening listed  Jas and Nancy BLANCH as her parents but Nancy/Ann was a widow in 1799 - would the record indicate the father as deceased?  I have not actually seen the baptism record, just the digital details.

I am a direct line descendant from James Blanch(e) and Nancy/Ann Browne and this is one of my brick walls.

Any assistance on what avenues to review to find James' death details will be greatly appreciated.


Rob van Haastert

Need suggestions for finding birth and parents for a William MIDDLETON, born in London, circa 1799.  This is what we know:

William MIDDLETON was born in London, England, about 1799.  William was an Officer der Marine who died at age 48 in Soerabaja 7 Sep 1847.   He married in Batavia on 3 Nov 1840 to Eliza Anne HANSON.  Eliza Anne is the daughter of a British Army Lieutenant, Henry Hanson.

Children, all born in the Dutch East Indies:

1.  Henry Frederick MIDDLETON, born in Soerabaja 5 Apr 1844, died in Sidoardjo 18 Jun 1896, married in Kediri  27 Dec 1870 to Anna Catharina  LEIJDER.

2.  Charles Edward MIDDLETON, born in Soerabaja 15 Mar 1846, died at age 50 on 18 Jun 1896, married 1883 to Sara.

3.  Thomas William Augustus MIDDLETON, born in Krawang 3 Feb 1848, died at age 67 in Bandoeng 22 Jan 1915; married 1897 to Imoeng.

William was the captain of several sailing vessels called barks according to Java newspaper accounts.  They were the Orestes, Jane, and Kalimaas sailing in the east indies in the 1840-1847 era.

We have been wondering if there are any resources available to identify William’s birth details and identity of his parents.

Thank you for any assistance.

Rob van Haastert

     Trying to find the parents of Henry HANSON.  Henry Hanson, probably born in Scotland 1774 or 1776, was a British Army Lieutenant, who served in the Cape Regiment 1808-1818. Ended his career by retiring as the Assistant Ordnance Barracks Master General, and  stayed in Cape Town. He helped build the first library in Cape Town and served as one of its first librarians, 1821-1822. 
     Henry died at age 56 in Cape Town, South Africa, on 26 Feb 1830.  Henry  married in the Holy Trinity Church, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, on 1 Nov 1803 to Catharine BLANCHE.  Catharine was born in 1781 or 1784, died at age 48 in Cape Town, South Africa, on 16 May 1832.  Witness to Henry and Catharine's wedding in Whitehaven was a Maria SCARGILL, nee Hanson.
     This particular Maria HANSON, married to James SCARGILL, has their marriage license listing them both of the parish of St Bartholomew, City of London. The two witnesses were William and Margaret HANSON.
     I suspect Henry and Maria were siblings and William and Margaret are closely related.
     A daughter of Henry and Catharine Hanson, Eliza Anne, married Jan Karel van Haastert in the Dutch East Indies and I am a direct descendant.
     I have most, if not all, of the family reconstructed, but records of Europeans in the Dutch East Indies era is now few and far between.  I am hoping I can identify whom are Henry's parents.

Any Help and assistance will be greatly appreciated!


Rob van Haastert
Eagle River, Alaska