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William Ross Hand 1905–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1905

Birth Location: Hamilton, Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 February 1989

Death Location: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Hand

Mother: Ellen Pettit

Spouse(s): Rachel Heming, Mary Patchell

Children(s):

The story of William Ross Hand began in 1905 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. William Ross Hand married Mary Adeline Patchell, Rachel Genevieve Sutherland Heming. William Ross Hand passed away in 1989 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ross Hand began in 1905 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • William Ross Hand married Mary Adeline Patchell, Rachel Genevieve Sutherland Heming.
  • William Ross Hand passed away in 1989 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA.

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William Hand's Ancestors

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William Hand
1905–1989
Birth Place: Hamilton, Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Thomas William Hand
1868–1945
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Ellen (Bathsheba) Pettit
1871–1956
Stoney Creek, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William (Thomas Hand) Professor
1833–1901
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Coombes
1840–1912
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
John (Kennedy) Pettit
1822–1906
Wentworth, Canada
Elizabeth (Prudence) Springsteen
1833–1903
Stoney Creek, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hand's Timeline

2 Records

1905
16 April 1905
Birth of William Ross Hand in Hamilton, Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1989
28 February 1989
Age 84
Death of William Ross Hand in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1905
    Event Place: Hamilton, Wentworth, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1989
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA

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