Vicki I have Hammersleys in Bedworth back to the early 1700s so I think it likely that your Henry was from the close neighbourhood. Have you looked at adjacent parishes such as Bulkington, Chilvers Coton and Nuneaton which all had sizeable weaving communities? Richard Ancestors (some back to the 1500s) with 300 different surnames from Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. 180 village photos. 40 trade guide extracts. Visit my web site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~richardkendellfamily/index.html -------------------------------------------------- From: "Vicki D" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 3:15 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [WAR] Henry Hammersley of Bedworth > > > > > > > Hello, > > I'm relatively new to the search, but have hit a wall when trying to > research further back for my 6times great-grandfather Henry Hammersley's > birth and parents. Henry Hammersley was born around 1761. He married to > Sarah Butcher 17 July 1785 in Bedworth Independent Chapel and they had 4 > children, Hannah b1787, Martha b1789, Henry b1796, Diana aka Dinah 1798. > This is according to Bedworth parish records and the 1821 Census. Henry > was a silk weaver, so I believe his father or parents probably were also. > Henry died January 1824 in Bedworth. > > Does anyone have suggestions where I might start looking for Henry's > parents? Any suggestions are very welcome as the possibilities are > daunting! Huguenot connection through Spitalfields is a possibility, but > that's only a guess, and how would I know how/where to look for that > connection? > > Thanks in advance, > > Vicki D. > > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My GGrandfather Henry Hancock married Esther Hammersley (father Robert Hammersley mother Esther Randall ) on 2nd April 1882. If anyone can help with information on this it would be greatly appreciated. Regards Bill Hancock