Hammond Family History
This is a summary of my own research into my family tree which led me to Hatfield in Hertfordshire. I used the usual sources to get this far back, civil registration, census returns and the IGI/Parish Register copies at the
Society of Genealogists. For a brief description of Hatfield follow this link:I found the following marriages in the Hatfield Parish Register
26 Apr 1781 Sidney HAMMOND m. Mary CATLYN, a widow
Then from a book of Hertfordshire strays at the SOG I found this marriage at St George's, Hanover Square, London
13 Feb 1804 Sydney HAMMOND of Hatfield, Herts bachelor m. Mary POOPE, widow of this parish
Although I have yet to find the birth of either Sidney, I am convinced that these are father and son. The next generation were christened as follows
i |
21 Jul 1805 |
Elizabeth HAMMOND |
ii |
21 Sep 1806 |
George HAMMOND |
iii |
? Jan 1809 |
Mary HAMMOND |
iv |
14 Oct 1810 |
Thomas HAMMOND |
v |
26 Dec 1813 |
Joseph HAMMOND |
For a long time this was all I had prior to the 1841 census until I struck gold when reading a posting to the
I sent an email query to the
Herts Record Office and they recommended a book called 'Cricket In Hertfordshire' by R.G. Simons. Sure enough, from this excellent book I found that Sidney Hammond (1786-1836), a tailor with a shop in Fore St. Hatfield, played cricket for the local team. I am convinced that the Hammond jnr. mentioned above was George Hammond, Sidney's second eldest son. There is a picture of George dated 4th July 1865 with the Hatfield team taken during an away game against North London at Islington. He was the umpire and would have been aged about 58 at the time.I plan to complete this page soon with the next generations including census details, etc.