Margaret Hands (1903)

Born 1903 in Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Biography

Maggie Hands was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England.

Margaret Hands was born in 1903 ^[1] in Warrington, Lancashire, England, the daughter of Joseph Hand and Margaret Lester.^[2]

Her mother died in 1908.

In 1911, Maggie was living with his father and 3 siblings in Dale Street, Sankey Bridges, on the outskirts of Warrington. The house was the home of her grandparents. Her father was an iron worker (a puddler and furnaceman). ^[2]

Research Notes

Margaret's father Joseph was registered at birth under the surname Hand and married under this name. His 4 children were all registered with the surname Hands.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Entry England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp database entry for HANDS, MARGARET    Mother's maiden surname: LESTER  ), GRO Reference: 1903  M Quarter in WARRINGTON  Volume 08C  Page 255
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 1911England #23841384 (subscription required, accessed 17 January 2022)
   Maggie Hands (8) daughter, School, in household of Joseph Hands (71) at 31 Dale Street Sankey Bridges. Born in Warrington.