William Henry Lamb (abt. 1864 - abt. 1920)

Born about 13 Nov 1864 in Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Bates) Rollett — married 8 Oct 1891 in Derby, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1920 at about age 55 in Derby, Derbyshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

William Lamb was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

William was born 13 November 1864 at 29 Goodwin Street, Derby. He was the son of John Lamb and Hannah Toon.^[1][2]

William Lamb was a chimney sweep (1891-1911).

On the 5th of April, 1891, William was living with Hannah and 2 of her children (John & Rose). Hannah was listed as his 'housekeeper'. ^[2]

The couple married 6 months later, on 8 October 1891, in the All Saints Parish Church, Derby. However, Hannah actually gave her name as Ann Banner (her sister's married name) and said she was a widow. The witnesses were John Lamb & Hannah Lamb. ^[3]

The 1911 census stated that his marriage to Hannah had so far lasted 28 years and that they had had 10 children together, 5 of which were still living.^[4] (This would mean they were together since 1883. It is possible that some of the children were born to Alexander Rollett.)

Research Notes

Messages from RR (grandaughter) sent 2 Aug 2016

"No, all I ever assumed as that he died,I was never told anything about it,just that she had been wed beforeand the surname.I know there was at least one son [John] because Dad used to visit him in Gisbourne St Derbytaking me with him...

And Hannah's maiden name is stated as Bates,I honestly can't imagine what happened to the Rollett husband,when I was a child girls were never told anything important." - RR

"I also met a woman not much older than I was who said she was my cousin, named Ann I think...

There was an older lady who had a small sweet shop near St Dunstan,s school when I was very young on my way to school ,used to call me in and give me sweets, I always thought she was some kind of relative." - RR

"... my Dad had a sister we called Sally. She married a man named Woodward who left her and went to America. During the war an American soldier had a piece in the Derby Evening telegraph asking for her, But my Dad wouldn't let us answer it." - RR

"My grandfather died with throat cancer... It must have been in the late twenties. Or early thirties...

I don't remember either of them although it,s said I used to breakfast with Grandma... He must have been in Derby because my Mother said she used to change his dressing every day" -RR

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XMT-XLY : 1 October 2014), William Henry Lamb, 1865; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Derby, Derbyshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Record Image Held0
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:46VC-5N2 : 5 May 2019), William Lamb, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Derbyshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Marriage certificate of William Henry Lamb & Ann Banner
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TN-832 : 15 July 2019), William Lamp, Derby, Derbyshire, 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.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJG-JVR : 29 September 2019), William Lamb in entry for John Lamb, 1871.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27K-5KH1 : 12 December 2017), William Lamb in household of John Lamb, St Alkmund, Derbyshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 26, Piece/Folio 3405/59, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,994.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJ2-V91 : 21 May 2019), William Lamb, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Derby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• The Hannah Chronicles: Enter William post on geneageek.com