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« on: Thursday 08 November 07 16:45 GMT (UK) »
I have come to a halt in my searches about my g.g. grandfather and am hoping that someone can help.
The family knew him as John Hammond, but when I found his marriage certificate he is shown as being John Hammond Joyce, son of Robert Hammond.
In the census returns 1851 to 1891 he is shown as John Hammond, born about 1835 in Billingford, Norfolk.
In the 1841 census, I think this might be him –
HO107/763/2/12/18 – Bawdeswell, Norfolk
Name Age Occupation Birth Place
Mary Joice 30 Norfolk
John Joice 6 Scholar Norfolk
William Joice 1 Norfolk
Robert Hammond 25 Ag labourer Norfolk
Alice Buchan 70 Ind Norfolk
I also have a marriage certificate for a Robert Hammond (Labourer, father John Hammond) and Mary Josh (spinster, no father listed) on 1 Nov 1844 at Worthing, Norfolk, which may fit with the later census entries –
1851 Worthing, Norfolk
HO107/1825/501/7
Name Related Age Occupation Birth Place
Robert Hammond Head 39 Ag labourer Worthing, Norfolk
Mary Hammond Wife 41 Gately, Norfolk
John Hammond Son 15 Tan Yard Servant Billingford, Norfolk
Robert Hammond Son 8 Scholar Bawdeswell, Norfolk
Ann Hammond Dau 5 Scholar Worthing, Norfolk
Elizabeth Hammond Dau 3 Worthing, Norfolk
A few years ago I wrote to the Norfolk Record Office and they did a search of the baptism registers of Billingford near Dearham for 1834 – 1838, but could not find an entry for John Hammond/Joyce.
Any ideas about where I go from here would be greatly appreciated.