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I am trying to find the marriage details of my late Uncle Henry Westbury’s in laws, he married their daughter Florence Lillie Hammond (born in Dover in 1886) on 27/09/1910. Both my Uncle and Aunt died many years before I was born.
The details of his in-laws are as follows:-
George HAMMOND born in LITTLEBOURNE, Kent in ca 1853 & his wife(?)
Ann HORN born in BLEAN, Kent in 1858.
They are shown as being married in the 1881, 1891, 1901 & 1911 censuses and in the latter census, shown as being married for 33 years, ie in 1877/78. Their eldest child was born in HYTHE, Kent and the mother’s maiden name is shown as HORN.
Living abroad does not make this task too easy and any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards
Peter Westbury
MOSS, southern Norway

Have you looked on FreeBMD

Edit it doesn’t look like they married

I had come to the same conclusion but I thought that I would give this message board a final and possibly futile chance!
Thanks Shirley

Could George have been already married to someone else, and not free to marry Ann?

BTW, living outside the UK is no hindrance to online research.

George Hammond
England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986
Name:
George Hammond
Event Type:
Baptism
Event Date:
30 Nov 1853
Event Place:
Littlebourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Littlebourne, St Vincent, Kent
Event Place Note:
1558-1912
Father's Name:
Thomas
Mother's Name:
Harriet
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBPRS/CANT/B/96439921

George Hammond
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
Name:
George Hammond
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Place:
Hoo, Kent, England
Registration District:
Hoo
County:
Kent
Registration Quarter:
Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:
1877
Volume:
2A
Affiliate Line Number:
317
Possible Spouse:
Richard Brown
Possible Spouse:
Maria Jane Jenkins
Possible Spouse:
Sarah Ann Miskin

Ann Horn
England and Wales Census, 1861
Name:
Ann Horn
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Chislet, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Chislet, Kent, England
County:
Kent
Registration District:
Blean
Residence Note:
Chislett Forstale
Gender:
Female
Age:
20
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Farm Servant
Birth Year (Estimated):
1841
Birthplace:
Blean, Kent
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
523 / 15
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/0523/00091A&parentid=GBC/1861/0003452846
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Horn Head Male 24 Ash, Kent
Ann Horn Wife Female 20 Blean, Kent
Anne Horn Daughter Female 2 Blean, Kent
George Horn Son Male 1 Blean, Kent

Ann Horn
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name:
Ann Horn
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:
1865
Registration District:
Blean
County:
Kent
Event Place:
Blean, Kent, England
Volume:
2A
Affiliate Line Number:
32

George Horn
England and Wales Census, 1901
Name:
George Horn
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Ickham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
County:
Kent
Civil Parish:
Ickham
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Ickham St John The Evangelist
Sub-District:
Barham
Registration District:
Bridge
Gender:
Male
Age:
64
Occupation:
TEAMSTER ON FARM
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1837
Birthplace:
Ash, Kent
Schedule Type:
41
Page Number:
6
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Horn Head Male 64 Ash, Kent
Jane Stickells Daughter Female 25 Ickham, Kent
Mabel R Stickells Grand Daughter Female 3 Wingham, Kent

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my message, it is much appreciated. I realise now that I should have made it clear that it wasn’t online records I meant but local church records, as I know that not all of this type of record is, as yet, fully online. I didn’t mean to waste anyone’s time and should have been more precise. I apologise.
Kind regards
Peter

No-one’s time has been wasted, Peter.

But you may like to consider looking for a marriage for George which would have prevented his marrying Ann.

At the moment, as I’m sure you know, UK Records Offices are not open, so it simply isn’t possible to access info anywhere except on line.

George was unmarried in 1871:

George Hammond
in the 1871 England Census
Name: George Hammond
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: 1853
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Littleborough Kent England [ Littlebourn on image ]
Civil Parish: Wickhambreux
Ecclesiastical parish: Bridge and Canterbury
Town: Grove
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Bridge
Sub-registration district: Barham
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 25
Piece: 966
Folio: 44
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
John Holdstock 24
Louisa Holdstock 23
Frederic J Holdstock 4
Walter A Holdstock 2
Herbert W Holdstock 1
George Hammond 18
Mary A Shersby 14


No marriages for him on FreeBMD.

There is no birth record for an Ann (or similar) Horn(e) in Blean 1852-1870 and later.


There's a Minnie Horne born in Blean in 1859, but she's accounted for in later censuses and marriage.

For elimination -
this is NOT Ann's birth below - this child died.

HORNE, ANN JANE PAY
GRO Reference: 1859 J Quarter in CANTERBURY Volume 02A Page 537

Death:
HORN, ANN JANE 2
GRO Reference: 1862 M Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 407

Her parents (Maria and William) and siblings (mms Pay) are in Greenwich in 1871.

The 1861 posted by Malyon, with parents George and Ann Horn seems to be the correct one for Ann 1859.

Possibly the birth of the brother George?

HORN, GEORGE mms BURTON
GRO Reference: 1858 D Quarter in BLEAN Volume 02A Page 528

Parents' marriage:

Marriages Jun 1858 (>99%)
Burton Ann Blean 2a 805
Horn George Blean 2a 805


Young Ann is not with her parents in 1871.


The 1877 marriage of George Hammond to Maria Jane Jenkins (also posted by Malyon) is a possibility.
I can't see any sign of that couple (or of Maria Jane on her own) after that.

Perhaps they parted almost immediately, and George took up with Ann.

Marriage entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Kent
Place (Links to more information) Hoo St Werburgh
Church name (Links to more information) St Werburgh
Register entry number 145
Marriage date 04 Nov 1877
Groom forename George
Groom surname HAMMOND
Groom age full age
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom occupation Sailor
Groom abode Hoo
Bride forename Maria Jane
Bride surname JENKINS
Bride age minor
Bride condition Spinster
Bride abode St Margaret's Rochester
Groom father forename George
Groom father surname HAMMOND
Groom father occupation Labourer
Bride father forename George
Bride father surname JENKINS
Bride father occupation Fisherman
Witness1 William HAMMOND
Witness2 Eliza JENKINS
Notes Both signed
Transcribed by Peter Honeywood

????

this could be them in devon

Record Transcription:
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census

?, Otterton, St Thomas, Devon, England

Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Hammond Head Married Male 29 1852 Coast Guard Hoo, Kent, England
Maria Hammond Wife Married Female 23 1858 Coast Guards Wife Rochester, Kent, England
Ellen Hammond Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - Otterton, Devon, England
Rupert Hammond Son Single Male 0 1881 - Otterton, Devon, England

Yes, you're right, safc.

HAMMOND, RUPERT HENRY GEORGE mms JENKINS
GRO Reference: 1880 D Quarter in SAINT THOMAS Volume 05B Page 34

Oh well, that's clearly not the same George Hammond!

Thanks so much for all your help but it seems fairly obvious to me now that I can’t get any further with my quest to find actual marriage details that will link them both to their parents’ generation. The Hammond name was more common than I originally thought!
Kind regards
Peter