Greetings Mike! I would be very interested in both the photo and the coat of arms. The only titled people in the family that I know of are Sir Robert Hampson and his descendants. This line died out in the 1920s. Sir Robert was made a baronet by King James I some time around 1620. He was an alderman of the City of London. I have not found any other titled branch of the Hampson Clan. Ralph Hampson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lawton" <Michael@lawtonm.freeserve.co.uk> To: <HAMPSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 12:29 AM Subject: [HAMPSON] Re: HAMPSON-D Digest V01 #28 > My Hampsons:-James Hampson married Hannah Jackson in Trinity Church Coventry > 1804 and at that time James was an umbrella maker but was later a > bookkeeper. He was born about 1792. Soon after getting married they moved to > Manchester in 1809 and his son, James George Hampson, ran a fruit shop in > Eccles. > I do have a strange photo which may or may not be related to the American > Civil War? It is of a group of seven persons standing in front of Beaumaris > Castle in Anglesea North Wales. On enlarging the photo it looks like one is > wearing a large hat with crossed swords like the American Civil War hat. > There is also another with possibly a turban! This photo was about 1880 I > think. There were relatives who said that the Hampsons were supposed to be > related to an earl and I have a photo of a coat of arms of a baron that a > great aunt has but I have not been able to trace the arms (as yet). > Any connections? I can send you the photo/arms if anyone is interested! > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HAMPSON-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <HAMPSON-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 1:00 AM > Subject: HAMPSON-D Digest V01 #28 > > > > > ==== HAMPSON Mailing List ==== > To view the HAMPSON Rootsweb GenConnect Boards or search facilities go to: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/h/a/HAMPSON/ > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >