Hammond

Jack (Alfred) and Sidney Hammond both enlisted in WW1. In 2014 the East Anglian Daily Times ran a piece by Steve Russell on The First World War and how it ‘touched the lives of everyday families in Suffolk’. Rita Gibbons shared exerts from a letter written to her Aunt by Her Aunt’s brother Jack.

It was ‘written  in pencil on September 11, 1916’ -Jack died on October 7th 1916.

“I should think you had quite an exciting time when the Zepps came that way -I was pleased they didnt do any damage – but its nice to hear of’em being brought down”.

“I don’t want you to worry about me.I’m alright been under horse vans etc. I am trusting to God to bring me through alright. That’s a great blessing to me that I have someone to go to for help and guidance, and trust that the prayers being offered on behalf of the soldiers and sailors will be answered in His good time.”

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Copy of report of Jack (Alfred) hammonds death shared by a relative

On 24/05/1820 an infant James Hammond was buried in a Paupers’ Grave at Onehouse.

And on 02/12/1821 14 yr old Sarah Hammond was also buried in a Paupers’ Grave at Onehouse,  they were both from Stowupland.(From research by Ray Taylor)

From the 15th century

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Aug 3rd 1861, Ipswich Journal ‘POST WINDMILL & message lately occupied by Fuller Felgate, deceased. Messauge used as a double tenement…John HAMMOND & William Head. The tenement became known as Pooles Cottages.

In 1861 a Henry Hammond is named in the census his occupation was possibly a groom (or maybe a grocer) – living aling Saxham Street.

1327 The first recorded mention of Hamondys or Warin Hamond is possibly in Middlewood Green.