The Tragic Story of Humphrey Ezekiel Hancock
Humphrey Ezekiel Hancock was born on November 26 1856 in Woolwich, Kent, England. His father, James was 34 and his mother, Sarah (nee Hancock) was 28. James was from Ettington, Warwickshire, and Sarah was from Smethwick in Staffordshire. They married in 1845 and lived in Staffordshire, then somewhere between 1852 and 1856 the family moved […]
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Robert William LACY is my 3rd Great Grandfather. He is related on my Mum’s paternal side of the family and, well, he just looks like a big character with a lot of stories to tell! From previous research I know that Robert William Lacy was born 1824 in Devon, UK. I know this from census documents […]
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