MY family came from Hemel Hempstead in the 19th Century and early 20th Century, my great great grandfather was the proprietor of the Old Kings Arms in Old Hemel.
The children of Thomas and Anne were John, Edwin, Herbert, Thomas and Sarah. Sarah married Harry Hayward.
I am descended from Herbert Phillip Watkins who ran away from his family when his father died and he inherited a larger part of the estate than his brothers.
Jennifer Pearson, of 56 Teddington Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hants.
June 7, 2002 16:30
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