Robert Bills Hammond (c1819-1893)

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Robert Bills Hammond was born circa 1819 in Kent, England, United Kingdom and died circa 1893 England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Mary Grace Murray (c1820-1909) 13 June 1844 in Saint Botolph, Bishopsgate, London, England, United Kingdom.

Robert ran a jewllers in Horsefair, Birmingham with his son William: "R. B. Hammond and Sons". They declared bankruptcy in 1878[1].

In 1851, Robert was staying at a temperance hotel in Halifax, a traveller selling "paper hangings"[2]. He lived with his wife and daughter in London in 1861[3].

In 1881, the family had moved to the Kings Norton area of Birmingham, and lived at 240 Balsall Heath Road. Robert is seemingly absent[4]. In 1891, they lived at 140 Church Road, and Robert is described as paralyzed.

Children

Offspring of Robert Bills Hammond and Mary Grace Murray (c1820-1909)^¢
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
William Hammond (c1850-)
Robert John Hammond (c1853-aft1911)	1853 London, England, United Kingdom	1911	Lucy E Banner (c1856-1915)
Elizabeth S Hammond (c1856-)

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Footnotes (including sources)

Ω Birth

"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7YCV-M6Z : 1 April 2016), Robert B Hammond, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Worcestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

₪ Wedding

"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJPN-8YV : 10 December 2014), Robert Bills Hammond and Mary Grace Murray, 13 Jun 1844; citing Saint Botolph Bishopsgate,London,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 380,150, 380,151.

¢ Children

No primary source has been found confirming Robert John Hammond's parents, but they are suggested by https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/14190208/person/19772024880/facts.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7YCV-M6Z : 1 April 2016), Robert B Hammond, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Worcestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-1NHR : 20 August 2016), Mary G Hammond, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 50, Piece/Folio 2950/29, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,836.

¶ Death

"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J24-HVQ : 31 December 2014), Robert Bills Hammond, 1893; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.