John Thomas Hardy (abt. 1857 - abt. 1908)

Born about 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah Emily Potts — married Jun 1893 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died about Jun 1908 at about age 51 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

1871 Census ^[1] has them living at 46 Bristol St. Robert Joseph Hardy 38, Solicitors General Clerk born Salford Hannah Hardy 35, Born Ipswhich Gustavus Jos Hardy 18 Commercial Clerk John Thomas Hardy 14 Commercial Clerk Robert Adolphus Hardy 12 James Harbert Hardy Arthur Alexa Hardy 7 Katherine Celina Hardy 5 Leonora Hannah Hardy 3 Catherine Barron (or Barrow) 37, Sister and Shop worker Elizabeth Sollinger 14

1861 Census ^[2] has Robert Joseph Hardy as head of the family at 110 Dorset St, Hulme, Lancashire. Age 29 born in Salford. Occupation is Solicitors General Clerk. Other household members are: Hannah, wife, 25 born in Ireland, Gustavus Joseph, 8 born Lancashire, John Thomas, 4 born Lancashire, Robert Adolphus, 2, also born Lancashire Also an Ellen Smerk, 18 year old domestic servant and a James Mc Connell

Marriage between Susannah Emily Potts and John Thomas Hardy Registered in Chorlton ^[3]

1911 Census ^[4] has John Thomas (51 - Estate Agent born Manchester), wife Susannah Emily (38 born Manchester), son James Alan (10 born Heaton Norris Stockport, Lancashire and Mary Alice Sinnot (19 born Barrow, County Wexford) all living at Didsbury, Chorlton, South Manchester

Family Website ^[5] lists Birth as 1863, Death as 1908 with Burial 26 June 1908 Southern cem . Manchester Grave plot H 2941 c of e

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Class: RG10; Piece: 4004; Folio: 5; Page: 1; GSU roll: 846102
2. ↑ https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59035dade9379091b185d307/robt-adolphus-hardy-1861-lancashire-manchester-1859-?locale=en
3. ↑ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search Jun 1893, Chorlton Volume: 8c, Page: 1319
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWBX-5JY : 3 May 2019), John Thomas Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ https://hardyfamilyhistory.weebly.com/robert-joseph-hardy.html

• Family Tree from another family member

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7DN-QN9 : 6 April 2016), Gustavus Joseph Hardy in household of Robert Joseph Hardy, Hulme, Lancashire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Notes

https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/101958789/person/410011668429/facts lists death as 1940 • Chorley Lancashire Southport Reg 8b 1993 aged 76 Jan Qtr. Also lists wife as Susannah Emily Potts (1873-1948) and children as John Vincent Hardy (10 January 1895 in Ashton under Lyme- 30 January 1956 in Tofino BC), William Lennox (Len) Hardy 01 January in Didsbury Manchester 1897-01 February 1954 in Palmerston North New Zealand) and James Alan Hardy (17 November 1900 in Heaton Norris, Stockport- 19 December 195 in Manchester)

• John Vincent married Grace Eleanor (Hardy??? 1913-2009) and had daughter Barbara Anne.
• William Lennox married Ada Butler (1910-1991) and had daughter Christina Lennox Hardy
• James Alan married Grace Kent and probably had daughter Stephanie