Person:John Hammond (59)

John Hammond was baptised on 19th October 1823 at Pagham in Sussex, son of Ann Hammond, formerly Woolgar, and her husband John Hammond, a blacksmith. The family lived at the hamlet of Lagness in Pagham. John was the youngest of the couple's eight children.

By the time of the 1841 census, John had left home and was working as a servant at a house on The Steyne in the nearby town of Bognor. He was still there ten years later, working for a banker called Henry Stracey. Some time between 1851 and 1854 he moved to the neighbouring parish of Felpham, where he was married on 23rd May 1854, aged 30, to a Belgian lady named Marie Thérèse Boutray (who was known by her middle name). They had a son named John born close to the time they married, who was apparently born in Belgium. John was followed in 1856 by a son named George, born at Felpham. John's mother died in 1858 and his father in 1860.

The 1861 census finds John working as the butler for a clergyman named George Luxford, who may well have been related to John's previous employers - his wife Ann's maiden name was Stracey. In the 1861 census John's wife Thérèse was a lady's maid to Ann Luxford. Thérèse and John's two sons were not living with them at the Luxford's house in Felpham. They were being looked after in the village by a couple called William and Ann Prior.

Some time between 1861 and 1864 the Luxfords left Felpham and moved to Salehurst, sixty miles away at the other end of Sussex. John and Thérèse went with them. In 1864 they had a daughter named Thérèse Hubertine Hammond, born at Salehurst. The 1871 census finds John and Thérèse and their daughter living at Higham House in Salehurst, the home of the Luxfords. By this time, Thérèse was working as the housekeeper.

Between 1871 and 1881, John and Thérèse left the Luxford's service and moved to Hove on the Sussex coast, where they set up a lodging house at 53 Brunswick Road. They now took on their own domestic servant, Elizabeth (Bessie) Kitchenham, who would stay with the family for many years. The 1881 and 1891 censuses both find John and Thérèse, their daughter and their servant Bessie living at 53 Brunswick Road.

John died on 17th August 1891 at 53 Brunswick Road, aged 67. Thérèse outlived him by eighteen years, and continued to run the lodging house at 53 Brunswick Road with her daughter.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Pagham (Sussex). Parish registers for Pagham, 1707-1901. (Chichester: West Sussex County Council).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Pagham in the County of Sussex in the Year 1823
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   380	October 19	John	John & Ann	Hammond	Lagness	Blacksmith	E. Goddard, Vicar

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1099; Book 1; Folio 9; Page 11, 6 June 1841.

   Address: Steyne, Bognor, South Bersted, Sussex
   John Hammond, male, 15 [1821-6], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   Martha Gordon, female, 30 [1806-11], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   HO107; Piece 1653; Folio 431; Page 20, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Steyne, Bognor, South Bersted, Sussex
   J. Henry Stracey, head, married, male, 70 [1780/1], Formerly Banker, b. Madras, India
   Dinna Stracey, wife, married, female, 71 [1779/80], b. Bombay, India
   Mary Strath, visitor, unmarried, female, 50 [1800/1], b. Bristol, Somerset
   Emma Ellis, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 23 [1827/8], b. London
   John Hammond, servant, unmarried, male, 28 [1822/3], House Servant, b. Lagness, Pagham, Sussex
   Mary Harrisson, servant, widow, female, 46 [1804/5], House Servant, b. Eastry, Kent
   Ann Clement, servant, unmarried, female, 22 [1828/9], House Servant, b. Funtington, Sussex

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 619; Folio 60; Page 19, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Felpham, Sussex
   George C. Luxford, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Rector of Middleton, b. Kent
   A.M.P. Luxford, wife, married, female, 40 [1820/1], b. Marylebone, London
   Catherine P. Luxford, daughter, unmarried, female, 20 [1840/1], b. Bersted, Sussex
   Elizabeth M. Luxford, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], b. Bersted, Sussex
   John C. Luxford, son, male, 14 [1846/7], b. Felpham, Sussex
   John Hammond, servant, married, male, 36 [1824/5], Butler, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Threse Hammond, servant, married, female, 34 [1826/7], Lady's Maid, b. Lisle [sic], France
   Mary A. Northeast, servant, unmarried, female, 24 [1836/7], Cook, b. Walberton, Sussex
   Rhoda Farrow, servant, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], House Maid, b. Selsey, Sussex
   John Cobby, servant, male, 15 [1845/6], Servant, b. Middleton, Sussex

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1047; Folio 41; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Higham House, Higham, Salehurst, Sussex
   George C. Luxford, head, married, male, 69 [1802/3], P "With cure of Souls", b. Horsmonden, Kent
   Ann M.P. Luxford, wife, married, female, 52 [1818/9], b. Marlebone [sic], Middlesex
   John Hammond, servant, married, male, 47 [1823/4], Butler, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Maria T. Hammond, servant, married, female, 44 [1826/7], Housekeeper, b. Belgium
   Mary A. Baker, servant, unmarried, female, 29 [1841/2], Cook, b. Alfriston, Sussex
   Sarah H. Wordgate, servant, unmarried, female, 19 [1851/2], Kitchen Maid, b. Salehurst, Sussex
   John Cobby, servant, unmarried, male, 25 [1845/6], Footman, b. Middleton, Sussex
   Thirise H. Hammond, daughter of housekeeper, female, 8 [1862/3], b. Salehurst, Sussex

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1095; Folio 47; Page 30, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 53 Brunswick Road, Hove, Sussex
   John Hammond, head, married, male, 58 [1822/3], Lodging House Keeper, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Theresa Hammond, wife, married, female, 54 [1826/7], b. Belgium
   Theresa H. Hammond, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1864/5], b. Salehurst, Sussex
   Elizabeth Kitchenham, servant, unmarried, female, 21 [1859/60], General S[ervan]t Domestic, b. Etchingham, Sussex

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 816; Folio 23; Page 40, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 53 Brunswick Road, Hove, Sussex
   John Hammond, head, married, male, 67 [1823/4], Lodging House Keeper, b. Paugham [sic], Sussex
   Therese Hammond, wife, married, female, 63 [1827/8], b. Serning [sic], Belgium
   Therese Hubertine Hammond, daughter, single, female, 26 [1864/5], b. Salehurst, Sussex
   Bessie Kitchingham, servant, single, female, 30 [1860/1], General Domestic Servant, b. Etchingham, Sussex

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. John HAMMOND, September Quarter 1891, Steyning Registration District, Volume 2b, page 162, aged 67 [1823/4]

9. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1891
   HAMMOND John.
   Personal Estate £877 11s. 9d.
   10 October. The Will of John Hammond late of 53 Brunswick-road Hove in the County of Sussex Lodging-house Keeper who died 17 August 1891 at 53 Brunswick-road was proved at Lewes by Thérèse Hammond of 53 Brunswick-road Widow the Relict one of the Executors.