The Orys and Cook Family Tree » william Hards (± 1780-1872)

Personal data william Hards 

  • He was born about 1780 in Pembury, Kent, England.
  • He was baptized on May 30, 1779 in Pembury, Kent, England.
  • Profession: in the year 1841 Brick Layer.
  • Resident:
    • from 1835 till 1847: Pembury, Kent, England.
      NAME: William Hards POLL YEAR: 1847 DISTRICT: Tunbridge PARISH OR RECTORY: PemburyCOUNTY: Kent

      Name: William Hards Poll Year: 1835 District: Tonbridge Parish or Rectory: Pembury County: Kent
    • in the year 1841: Honcount House, Pembury, Kent, England.
      Name: Wm Hard Age: 59 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1782 Gender: Male Where born: Kent, England
      Civil Parish: Pembury Hundred: Washlingstone County/Island: Kent Country: England
      Registration District: Tonbridge Sub-registration District: Brenchley Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 461 Book: 12
      Folio: 4 Page Number: 2 Household Members: Name Age Wm Hard 59 Hannah Hard 62
      Thos Haron 21
    • in the year 1851: .
    • in the year 1861: .
  • He died on October 11, 1872 in Pembury, Kent, England.
    Name: William Hards
    Death Date: 11 Oct 1872
    Cemetery: Old Churchyard of St Peter
    Burial or Cremation Place: Pembury, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Has Bio?: N
  • He is buried October 1872 in Old Churchyard, St. Peter, Pembury, Tumbridge Wells, Kent.
  • This information was last updated on January 17, 2023.

Household of william Hards

(1) He is married to Ann Groves or Grover.

They got married on October 26, 1801 at Pembury, Kent, England.

First name(s) William Last name Hards Role Groom Residence Pembury Marriage year 1801
Marriage date ? Oct 1801 Place Pembury Spouse's first name(s) Ann Spouse's last name Groves Spouse's residence Pembury County Kent Country England Notes 28th ? Supplier Kent Family History Society

Name: William Hards Gender: Male Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1801 Marriage Place: Pembury, Kent, England Spouse: Ann Groves

Name: William Hards Gender: Male Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1801 Marriage Place: Pembury, Kent, England Spouse: Ann Groves FHL Film Number: 1469265 IT 2

Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Hards  1811-1891 


(2) He is married to Hammah Campion.

They got married on November 17, 1829 at Pembury, Kent, England.

England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
View record
Record details
Name Hannah Campion
Gender Female
Marriage Date 17 Nov 1829
Marriage Place Pembury, Kent, England
Spouse William Hards
FHL Film Number 1473705
Reference ID p30

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Ancestors (and descendant) of william Hards

william Hards
± 1780-1872

(1) 1801

Ann Groves or Grover
1781-1824

Elizabeth Hards
1811-1891
(2) 1829

Hammah Campion
± 1779-1850


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Historical events

Christening day May 30, 1779

  • The temperature on May 30, 1779 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1779: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
    • February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
    • March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
    • August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
    • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
    • September 23 » American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSBonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.

Day of marriage November 17, 1829

  • The temperature on November 17, 1829 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: sneeuw half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1829: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 22 » In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
    • May 2 » After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMSChallenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
    • June 10 » The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
    • October 1 » South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa. It will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.
    • October 8 » Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials.
    • November 30 » First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.

Day of death October 11, 1872

  • There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
    • February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
    • February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
    • April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.


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