Richard Hammond

Events

Date of Birth: 8 January 1697/8.

The date is given in the baptism record.

Date of Baptism: 24 January 1697/8.

Place of Baptism: Kinlet, Shropshire, England.

The baptism is recorded in the parish register. It is given in the SRPS transcription of the parish registers (page 48).

(probable) Date of Burial: 21 February 1778.

(probable) Place of Burial: Kinlet.

The burial record simply gives his name. The burial is probably of the Richard Hammond of this page, since his wife was buried in Kinlet in 1771.

Relationships

Father: Henry Hammond (born about 1669).

Richard’s father is named in his baptism record.

Mother: Mary.

Richard’s mother is named Mary in his baptism record.

Spouse: Ann Harper. Married 20 November 1732 in Little Hereford, Shropshire.

The marriage is recorded in the parish register. Her name is given in the baptism records of the children, and in her burial record, in which she is called the wife of Richard Hammond.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All children were baptized in Kinlet.)

Mary Hammond (baptized 8 December 1733).

Sarah Hammond (baptized 30 June 1735).

Allen Hammond (baptized 4 February 1736 - buried 27 December 1809 in Astley).

Richard Hammond (baptized 6 March 1738/9).

Henry Hammond (baptized 30 March 1741 - buried 19 November 1816 in Kinlet).

John Hammond (baptized 2 February 1742/3).

Ann Hammond (baptized 10 August 1746).

William Hammond (baptized 28 August 1748).

Thomas Hammond (baptized 19 October 1750).

Evidence

Richard's baptism (Kinlet, 1697/8):

Richard the son of Henry Hammond & Mary his wife was Born Jan: the 8^th & Baptized Jan: the 24^th

^{Richard's marriage (Little Hereford):}

Anno Domini M.D.C.C. XXXII

Wedd: Richard Hammond & Ann Harper both of Kinlet were married by License the twentieth of November

^{Children's baptisms (Kinlet):}

[1733]

Mary the daughter of Rich^d and Anne his Wife was Born the 23^d of Nov.^br & Baptiz^d the 8^th of Dec^br

[1735]

Sarah the daughter of Rich^d Hammonds and Anne his Wife was Born June 11^th and Baptised 30^th

[1736]

Allen son of Rich^d Hammond & Anne his wife was born Jan^ry 22^d & baptiz^d Feb.^ry 4^th

[1738]

Richard son of Rich^d Hammonds & Ann his wife was born Febry. the 15^th & baptized March the 6^th

[1741]

Henry son of Rich^d Hammonds & Ann his wife was born Feb^y the 25^th & baptiz’d March the 30.^th

[1742]

John son of Richard & Ann Hammonds was born Jan^y 15^th & baptiz’d Feb^ry the 2.^d

[1746]

Anne daughter of Richard Hammond & Anne his wife born July 8.^o & baptized Aug 10.^o

[1748]

William son of Richard & Ann Hammond was born July the 30^th baptized August the 28^th

[1750]

Thomas son of Richard & Ann Hammonds was born Sept.r the 30th & baptized Oct.^r the 19^th

^{Wife's burial (Kinlet):}

[1771]

Ann the wife of Richard Hammond was buried March 20^th

Burial (Kinlet):

[1777/8]

Richard Hammond was buried February the 21^st

References

Kinlet parish registers, digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 29 December 2015.

“The Register of Kinlet” in Shropshire Parish Registers: Diocese of Hereford, Vol. XVII (Shropshire Parish Register Society: 1920).

"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKFR-1MX : accessed 13 Apr 2014), Richard Hammond and Ann Harper, 20 Nov 1732; citing Little Hereford,Hereford,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1040016.

Little Hereford parish register. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 12 March 2018.