Hansford

Hansford family page

This family name, which arrived from Dorset, first appeared in Jersey records in 1811

Jane Gregory, nee Hansford

Record Search

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Origins of surname

Hansford appears to be a name of Devonshire origin, although the family arrived in Jersey from neighbouring Dorset.

The Surname Database suggests the following:

"This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is an English locational surname, from an unidentified place, perhaps "Ansford" in Somerset, which is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Almundsford", and is composed of the Olde English personal name "Ealhmund", composed of the elements "ealh", temple, and "mund", protection, plus the second element "ford", a ford. In some cases, the name may derive from "Hanford", in Devonshire and Staffordshire; the former placename is composed of the Olde English elements "han", stone, rock, and "ford", while the latter derives from the personal name "Hana" or "hana", cock-bird, and "ford", a ford ("Handforth" in Cheshire has the same derivation). The surname first appears in records in Devonshire in the mid 16th Century.

Early records

The first Hansford records in Jersey are the baptisms of Robert, Elizabeth Rachel, Mary Ann, William and Sara, the children of William and his wife Elizabeth, who appears as Crane, Cram and Crann in the baptism records and Cran in the record of the couple's marriage in St Helier in 1811.

If the couple and their children remained in Jersey, the line died out with them.

The family trees below show three different and apparently unrelated Hansfords who moved to Jersey from Dorset, or elsewhere in England.

• John Hansford and Julie Goillon, were married in St Helier in 1828, but their connection with the island was very short-lived. John was another immigrant from Dorset, but he emigrated to Australia in later life, although his children remained in Jersey to continue the family line for at least another generation.

• George Hansford, who was born in Dorset in 1814, moved to Jersey after his marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Budden, with their three children.

• Richard Hansford and Olive Taylor arrived in Jersey from England before 1828 and their five children were born and baptised in St Helier.

Family records

Family trees

• John Hansford: 17th-20th centuries
• John Hansford 2: 17th-20th centuries
• Richard Hansford: 19th-20th centuries

Church records

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• Hansford baptisms in Jersey
• Hansford marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Hansford marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Hansford burials in Jersey

Great War service

• Hansford family members who served in World War 1

Family wills

These wills created by members of the Hansford family are now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, dates and reference numbers shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page

• Anna Hannsford of 6, David Place, St Helier 4 December 1843 - D/Y/A/25
• Charlotte Hansford, 13 Garden Lane, St Helier desires to be buried in Almorah Cemetery, bequeaths to 4 names parties 13 Garden Lane, St Helier - 23 December 1920, D/Y/A/80
• Elizabeth Hansford, 13 Garden Lane, St Helier, spinster - 29 April 1905, D/Y/A/64
• Philip Hansford of Askerwell, Devon, now of St Helier 6 November 1861 - D/Y/A/30

Burial records

• Hansford burial records 1820-1978

Family businesses

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  1858

Family album

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  Charlie Hansford (1912-1982) on the Empress of India
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  Charlie Hansford with his wife, Mary Ellen Gullick, and son Tony
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  Elwyn Maud Hansford (1912-1996), daughter of Winter and Elsie Ching and wife of Gerald Michel
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  Julia Hansford (1833-1918) and friends in 1917. Julia married George Gee and James Bridgland
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  Julia Hansford
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  Constance Jane Hansford (1866-1959)
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  The Hansford shop in Roma Street, Brisbane
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  Hansford saddlery in Brisbane
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  George Hansford (1840-1925)
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  George Hansford (1840-1925)
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  Francis William Callow and Olief Charlotte, nee Hansford (1858-1941)
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  Francis William Callow and Olief Charlotte, nee Hansford
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  George Hansford and Louisa Jane Margaret Matilda, nee Main, and their children
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  Vera Hansford and JaneElizabeth, 1953
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  Siblings Charlie and Lilian Maud Hansford
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  Lilian Maud Hansford (1907-1934)
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  Raymond Hansford and his son, also Raymond
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  William Henry Hansford (1839-1924)

Occupation curfew cards

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  A curfew pass issued to Alfred Hansford during the Occupation as a member of the Honorary Police

Family gravestones

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  Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
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  Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
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  St Ouen parish cemetery
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  St Ouen parish cemetery
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  Surville Cemetery

Tips

The church record links above will open in a new tab in your browser and generate the most up-to-date list of each set of records from our database. These lists replace earlier Family page baptism lists, which were not regularly updated. They have the added advantage that they produce a chronological listing for the family name in all parishes, so you do not have to search through A-Z indexes, parish by parish.

We have included some important spelling variants on some family pages, but it may be worth searching for records for a different spelling variant. Think of searching for variants with or without a prefix, such as Le or De. To search for further variants, or for any other family name, just click on the appropriate link below for the first letter of the family name, and a new tab will open, giving you the option to choose baptism, marriage or burial records. You will then see a list of available names for that type of record and you can select any name from that list. That will display all records of the chosen type for that family name, and you can narrow the search by adding a given name, selecting a parish or setting start and end dates in the form you will see above. You can also change the family name, or search for a partial name if you are not certain of the spelling

The records are displayed 30 to a page, but by selecting the yellow Wiki Table option at the top left of the page you can open a full, scrollable list. This list will either be displayed in a new tab or a pop-up window. You may have to edit the settings of your browser to allow pop-up windows for www.jerripediabmd.net. For the small number of family names for which a search generates more than 1,500 records you will have to refine your search (perhaps using start or end dates) to reduce the number of records found.

New records

Since August 2020 we have added several thousand new records from the registers of Roman Catholic, Methodist and other non-conformist churches. These will appear in date order within a general search of the records and are also individually searchable within the database search form

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