6 comments on “Sir Hugh Hamersley”

1. Found you while tracing my family. I am possibly a relative. I do not know who you are or where you reside. I live in Phoenix AZ, USA.

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   • Hello Paul,
     My ancestor was Sir Hugh Hamersley (1565-1636), and through his wife, Mary Derham, I can trace the family tree back to Edward I- exciting stuff! My late mother was a Hamersley, descended from the Pryton Hamersleys ( their estate in Oxfordshire, UK). Apparently a branch of Pryton Hamersleys went to USA. We probably are related- though the spelling of your surname is slightly different.
     My link to Graham Senior Milne is via Great x 4 Uncle Hugh Hamersley, b 1813.
     How far back have you traced? If you let me know some names, I’ll see if I can make any links.
     I live in the southwest of the UK- and only blog very occasionally! The blog was developed mainly as a link to a ghost story novella I wrote, published by an American company. Hence all the references to haunted houses!
     Best wishes
     Van

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     • Hi Van, Thank you so much for your kind and informative reply.  I only recently began looking into my history.  I am attaching a pdf file of my lineage though the “Hamersly – Hamersley – Hammersley” side of the tree.  As I have looked up; various birth, death, baptism, and immigration documents, one thing I have learned is that the census takers and other doing the recording on various documents apparently made changes to the spelling.  I am quite confident of the lineage on this side though because I have ben able to find multiple documents supporting my findings both inside and external to Ancestry.com.   I have only briefly looked into your work on the Happy Warrior site, but your work is amazing.  I do not think I will ever be able to find as many resources as you have.  I would love to be able to visit the Church of St. Andrews Undershaft to see the Sir Hugh Hamersley monument.  I have several pictures of it, as well as the Ashbourne portrait and the one at the Haberdasher’s.  I know of an Australia connection apparently involving settlements in the northwestern protion of the country, but have not uncovered anything to document this so far.  My father died when I was 17 and he never told us anything.  His mother told us a bit, but she and my grandfather died while I was young too.  An aunt apparently did some research in the 1950s, but none of my siblings have her results and we do not know of any further family here that is still living.  But, I have only begun looking this month.  I will attempt to find some of the books you reference on the happy Warrior site as they may tell me much more than doing Google searches. If you do not mind, I will notify you if I find anything of value on the Hamersly side. Warmest regards, Paul

       van andrew commented: “Hello Paul,My ancestor was Sir Hugh Hamersley (1565-1636), and through his wife, Mary Derham, I can trace the family tree back to Edward I- exciting stuff! My late mother was a Hamersley, descended from the Pryton Hamersleys ( their estate in Oxfordshire” | |

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   • Hi
     Just to clarify- the happy warrior website isn’t mine- it was created by Graham Senior Milne!
     Yes, I aim to visit St Andrews Undershaft one day!
     Let me know when you have a few names.
     Also another link is Powderham Castle in Devon. The family tree is shown – the Pryton Hamersleys / Sir Hugh link into this family by the marriage of Sor Hugh de Courtney to Margaret de Bohun.
     There are quite a few family links to the south west. Maybe that’s why I had the urge to move here!
     Alfred St George Hamersley is a key figure 1848-1929. He played in the first ever rugby international!

     Best wishes
     Van

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2. Hello! I have just stumbled upon this thread in my search for information on Sir Hugh Hammersly. My maternal grandmother was a Hammersly and she lived in Allentown, PA. There are a lot of Hammersly’s there but I don’t know from which branch they originate. I cannot be sure of my link to Sir Hugh because there were some damaged church records from the 18th century that have brought me to a dead end. However, this has been a very interesting and rewarding find for me!

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   • Hello
     How lovely that you might be a relative! There is a great deal of info on wikitree.com about Sir Hugh, both ancestors and descendants. Might be worth checking out?
     Thanks for looking at my blog!
     Best wishes Van

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