William and Mary Ann Hands

[lindaduncanjohnson]

Thanks,
I've had difficulty finding any of the family, I think the biggest problem was that he was in the army and travelled around  ended his career as a Lt. Colonel. and sending most of his time is South Africa, I know he was the governor of a large jail there and the children were sent away to school in the UK so it's hard to find any of them on censuses. I'll keep searching, thanks for the info.
regards
Linda 

[Paz]

He sounds interesting.  I haven't found anybody that illustrious  in my family's past .    He doesn't sound like any Hands I know but, hey, he may be the exception that proves the rule!
Good luck with your research.

Pam

[lindaduncanjohnson]

Thanks, he did return to england and opened a corner shop in Durham which his son George took over after he died, so he was quite ordinary in the end.  I just wish I'd asked about the family while they were all still alive, don't we all ah?
regards
Linda

[Paz]

Absolutely.   I could kick myself for not being interested enough at the time to get to know more.

However, if  you conclude that there is a connection between the families, I have info re the Hands going back to the 16th century.   Let me know if you would like to see it.  In fact I'm not sure if it isn't on rootschat.  I can't remember  but I certainly got it with the aid of the very helpful people on this excellent site.   You might like to delve further into my posts.   Hands is not a common name and I'm pretty sure that there must be a connection.   


Once again, good luck!

Pam

[lindaduncanjohnson]

Thanks Pam, I will have a look
regards
Linda