Looking for information or descendants of my HANSON family. My great great grandfather Edward HANSON was born in 1843 or 1844 in Shoreditch Middlesex. I have not proven for sue yet but am pretty sure he was the son of John and Isabella MACKASKIE HANSON. Edward married a Margaret PRESCOTT the daughter of Richard and Ann DANIELS PRESCOTT. Margaret was born in 1846 in Leigh Lancashire. Edward served in the military from 1861 to 1876. He was in the 5th Regiment of Foot and then transferred to the 25th Regiment of Foot. Edward and Margaret had several children They were as follows. John born in Colombo Ceylon in 1868. Julia born in Barielly East Indies in 1870. Clara born in Aden Camp Col AS in 1876. George born in Hornsey middlesex in 1878. Charles born in Hoxton Middlesex in 1880. Herbert or Robert born in 1884 in England and Richard born in 1887 in England. I believe that they may have had other children as well but have yet to find their names. Edward passed away in 1899 in the Chelsea Workhouse Infirmary in 1899. At this time I have found that the family was living at 6 Marlborough Place in Chelsea. At the time of his death he was listed as a carman and a pensioner. In 1899 Margaret came to Maine in the USA, she brought sons Richard and Herbert or Robert with her. She came to the USA to help her son John with his children as his wife had passed away. In 1902 she remarried to an Ernest Gilmore. They lived in Guilford Maine and then later in North Andover MAssachuesetts. From there I have no idea what happened to her if she stayed in the USA or returned to England. Leslie Hanson Freeman