George William Hammersmith

[shirley harrison]

I am looking for descendents of George William Hammersmith and Emma Orbell, married in Stepney, London (Mddx) in 1856. Does anyone have a lead. He was a shipwright and her father, Ambrose, was an officer in the navy.

 

[juliejtp]

Re: timbuctu

Hi Shirley,

Found the following

1841

Ambrose Orbell age 55 pensioner navy born out of county
Robina Orbell age 40 born out of county
Robina Orbell age 20 born out of county
Ambrose Orbell age 15 cotton? born out of county
Ann Orbell age 15 born out of county
James Orbell age 11 born out of county
Emma Orbell age 7 born Scotland
George Orbell age 1 born Middlesex

civil parish Stepney county of Middlesex

1861

under the name of Hammerly (as transcribed by Ancestry)
civil parish Minster reg dist Sheerness county Kent

George Hammersmith age 33 occ shipwright born Rotherhithe Surrey
Emma Hammersmith age 23 born Scotland place not quite clear could be
Inv..........
Robina Hammersmith age 11 months born poplar Middx

Death for a Robina Orbell year 1844 Sept 1/4 dist Stepney vol 2 page 333

1861

civil parish Bromley, reg dist Poplar

Robina Orbill head widow occ pensioner royal navy born Suffolk Ga........
George Orbill son age 21 occ looks like a cripple in brackets then at the end ms which could mean male servant born Stepney

Julie

 

[familyman]

Re: timbuctu

same with this as well