I am currently tracing my family history and found that many of my ancestors came from Hambledon, Thursley and the Guildford area. May I ask you, kind locals, if their are any descandants of the Child family in the village? My Great Great Grandfather, Samuel Child was a loacal blacksmith. Having learned his trade from his father, William Child, he passed the tradition on to his eldest son, also called William. Samuel & wife, Ann (Court), had 10 children.

I have searched the internet for old pictures of Hambledon in the hope that I may come across one of the local blacksmith hard at work, but my search has not yeilded anything.

Looking at pictures & photographs of your beautiful village has been very rewarding. The local church would have been the venue for all the Child baptisms, most of the marriages and a good few of the burials, too. I would really love to establish contact with anyone who may have any stories, pictures, memories etc of the Child family.

Kind regards,

Ann Clarke

Hello Ann,

Welcome to the forum. I will make enquiries of the Heritage Society who may be able to help with your quest.

:) Yhank yo,Paul. That would be a fantastic help!

Ann X

I am told that a William Child was a Hambledon blacksmith for several years. (I guess that is your family!) the advice is that you should really start at the Surrey History Centre (In Woking) where a lot a family research is done. They have some Hambledon Parish records and the census records. People can do this on your behalf apparently, at a cost. We have a resident here who may also be able to help with additional information..I am sourcing her email address for you... stand-by.

This would be an enormous help! Thank you so very much. I am more than happy for this lady to have my email address! Mum, who has just celebrated her 91st birthday, tells me that William Child (the younger) lived to be about 100 years young. She has extremely fond memories of Hambledon and the surrounding villages and has told me several little stories about her time there as she visited family.
I am planning to spend a few days in the area next year so that I can visit the landmarks that my ancestors would have had _link_s to, like the church where they were baptised, married etc, must get a drink in the local too!!!! Still all very much in the planning stage.

Hi Ann,

The Village network has generated this info forwarded to me:

William CHILD or CHILDS

Records taken from Census Returns


1841 Born Hambledon. Age 75. Blacksmith
living with Wife Sarah also born Hambledon, aged 60 and two daughters Sarah 10 and Rosa 5

1851 Age 85, occupation described as Smith
Wife Sarah72 and Rosa 15

1861 Age 94, described as blacksmith
Wife Sarah 83

The Tithe Award shows he occupied a house on Rock Hill, owned by Henry Mellersh

Job CHILDS - Possibly same family

1851 born Hambledon, Age 35. Blacksmith
wife Martha, 32, born Hambledon
(living at Buss Cottage)

1861 Age 45 Blacksmith
Martha 46 and Thomas (son) 15, David 13, Louisa 6, Jane 9 months
living ?by the Common)

Charles CHILDS

1871 Born Kirdford. Age 30. Farmer
Wife Barbara born Sussex, Age 27
Anne Maria Age 5 born Wisborough Green and Agnes Ellen 9 months born Hambledon
Farming Hurst Farm 100 acres employing three labourers and two boys.


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Visit the Surrey History Centre 130 Goldworth Road Woking, GU21.6ND. The County record office. Very good facilities for searching family history. Will hold Census records and some Parish Records.
Visit their website www.surreycc.gov.uk/surrey history service and also
www.exploring surreyspast.org.uk

Paul,

This really is above and beyond the call of duty! This has given me a few new names to research and will, undoubtedly broaden my family tree. I cannot thank you enough!

My most grateful thanks,

Ann

Ann

I'm not sure if you're still following this thread - however I happen to own Busses Cottage, so it piqued my interest as I assume it's the same cottage - it's in the parish of Hambledon and I don't think there's another similar name.

I have often wondered why it's called 'Busses' cottage, particularly as old maps describe the common as Buss's Common, suggesting the common owned by Buss.

When looking at the 1871 Census I noted that living at the same address on 'Hambledon Common' (which leads onto Buss's Firs/Common) were:

Job Childs 57 Blacksmith
Martha Childs 54
Thomas Childs 23 Blacksmith
David Childs 21 Stonemason
Louisa Childs 16 no occupation
Jane Childs 10 Scholar
Joseph Buss 20 (nephew) Agricultural Labourer
James Buss 45 (brother) Agricultural Labourer

James Buss seems to have become what is described as an 'indoor pauper' in a later census.

My goodness! I haven't been back to this thread for a while; I was generously given so much information last time, and it has taken me a while to pick through and sort it, if you see what I mean. I have to say that I DO believe this is the same cottage & family. My Samuel Child(s) had a brother, Job, who married Martha Buss, and they did, indeed live at Buss Cottage. Interestingly (for me, any way) Martha had a brother, Daniel who married another of 'my' Samuel's sisters, Hannah Child.

I have just looked at the 1841 census return again, and I have found that William Child (the elder ie Samuel, Job and Hannah's father) is resident at the vague address of Hambledon Village. The next entry, which was not necessarily the door nieghbour, just the next property that the enumerator went to, was called Hambledon Common! Living there was one David Buss, Mrs Elizabeth Buss, Daniel, James & Joseph Buss. This is definitley the same Buss family that the Child family seemed to get on so well with!

I would love to hear back from you!

Yours, Ann

Hi Ann

It sounds the same.

Well you're very welcome to come around and see the house any time you like....

Neil

Hi there, Neil

I have just found that for some reason, any notifications regarding this thread have been redirected to my spam folder! I think I may have sorted that one out now.

I should like to thank you for your generous offer, however, as I live and work in North Norfolk, it may be a while before I visit your lovely village. It is on the cards though; I would dearly love to come down and look round the local church & cemetery, and visit a few of the land marks that would have been familiar to my ancestors.

What wonderful, kind and generous people you have in your community! Restores my faith in human nature!

Ann
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Hi Ann

Let me have your email address and I will send you some pictures of the house - you can then imagine how it might have looked all those years ago...!

Neil

Thanks, Neil

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Regards, Ann

Is your surname Pescod?

Are there any "Pescods" living in Hambledon? Is there any record of a Louisa or Louise Pescod (Bn. 1881) who was living in Hambledon around 1911.
If anyone has any information please reply. Thanks.

Hi not sure how to post on this forum so am jumping in hoping someone can help me

i have found a document saying that i was at the school in 1953 as a seven year old.
I have no memory of this and my parents are dead so there is no one to ask why i would have been sent there at such a young age as i believe then it was a school for problem children and what exactly is meant by that term special school

Thanks for any help

Ray

Was this ST Dominic's School?

yes it was but i wasnt told why i was sent there and would like to know what type of children they took then

1911 census - household tran_script_ion
Person: PESCOD, Louisa
Address: 16 Underwood Road Huslemere


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Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
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PESCOD, Charles Valentine Head Married M 37 1874 House Painter Sussex Westbourne VIEW
PESCOD, Louisa Wife Married
6 years F 30 1881 Kings Rd Haslemere Surrey VIEW
PESCOD, Charles Frederick Son M 5 1906 School Surrey Shottermill VIEW
PESCOD, Thomas Son M 2 1909 Surrey Haslemere VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3150 Reference:
RG14PN3150 RG78PN116 RD35 SD1 ED9 SN46

Registration District:
Hambledon Sub District:
Witley Enumeration District:
9 Parish:
Haslemere

Address:
16 Underwood Road Huslemere County:
Surrey


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