My Hensby Family Tree
| Henry (Harry) Edward Hensby Born 1874 Heacham, Norfolk Died 1935 |
Married 18?? | Emma Lord Born 1874 Egham, Surrey Died 1926 |
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| Edward Hensby Born 1899 Elsenham, Essex Died 19?? |
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George Hensby Born 19?? ? Died 19?? |
Walter Hensby Born 1902 Stansted, Essex Died 1992 |
| Alice Dorothy Thurley (Doll) Born 1901 Stortford, Herts Died 1985 |
Married 1926 | Harry Hensby Born 1901 St. Pancras, London Died 1967 |
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| Irene Hensby Born 1928 Stansted, Essex |
Lt. Col. Roy Henry Hensby Born 1926 Stansted, Essex Died 1986 |
Married 1950 | Rita May Rose Born 1922 Leytonstone, London |
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| Caroline Ann Bass Born 1962 Brentwood, Essex Died 2010 |
Married 1981 |  Simon Edward HensbyBorn 1959 Woolwich, S.London |
Peter Charles Hensby Born 1954 Tripoli, Libya |
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| Michael Simon Hensby Born 1982 Chelmsford, Essex |
Richard Edward Hensby Born 1984 Chelmsford, Essex |
Alan Roy Hensby Born 1986 Chelmsford, Essex |
Click here to email meI just discovered that my Great, Great Grandmother was Frances Wells, whose brother, Joseph Wells was the father of none other than Herbert George Wells. Perhaps best know as H.G.Wells the famous author and free thinker. This apparently makes him my 1st Cousin 3 times removed. How cool is that! See the link here.
The 1901 census lists what I believe to be my great grandfather Harry Hensby. He worked as head coachman for Gilbey's (Sir Walter Gilbey) as did my grandfather and the address given is a few yards away from Gilbey's distillery in London, St.Pancras. My grandfather's brother Walter, has a birth record listing his father as Henry Edward Hensby and mother Emma Lord and he apparently remembered hearing the lions of London Zoo at night when very small, when the family were staying in a flat above the Gilbey Stables. This, I believe, strongly supports the entry in the 1901 census of Harry Hensby at Park Village West Mews, St.Pancras, just opposite Regent's Park.
This Harry (Henry) in 1901 listed his birth place as Heacham in Norfolk.
There is the following entry in the 1881 census which ties up with dates and names etc., and seems to form the next generation in my tree but still more digging to do.
Henry HENSBY Head M Male 38 Heacham, Norfolk, England Agr Lab
Louisa HENSBY Wife M Female 36 Heacham, Norfolk, England
Rosa E. HENSBY Daur Female 12 Heacham, Norfolk, England Scholar
Emma HENSBY Daur Female 10 Heacham, Norfolk, England Scholar
Henry E. HENSBY Son Male 8 Heacham, Norfolk, England Scholar
Edward L. HENSBY Son Male 3 Heacham, Norfolk, EnglandSource Information:
Dwelling Malthouse Row
Census Place Heacham, Norfolk, England
Family History Library Film 1341479
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1991 / 78
Page Number 25If you have any other information I would be very interested to hear it.
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