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Paul Harris (re Gowin and Appach)

Paul Harris sent this email message on Jan 11th, 2016.


The Webmaster (Andre), after a search, has found some information.

The following is a death notice for Hannah Blades Hobson: in the London Gazette of 1870.

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23688/page/5810/data.pdf

Francis Hobson Appach was Hannah’s nephew and some information about her will is mentioned here (page 330 under ‘Wills and Bequests’):

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Q4ZUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA330&lpg=PA330&dq=Francis+Hobson+Appach+Shinfield+Lodge&source=bl&ots=qyS-L4HNde&sig=0EHIExdzcwkyeMoHNObMzPRS7ds&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4rMGqwqnKAhXLFz4KHdlWDa4Q6AEIIDAA#v=onepage&q=Francis%20Hobson%20Appach%20Shinfield%20Lodge&f=false

Francis was the only son of Emily Hobson (13 Jul 1793 - 22 May 1869) and Thomas Appach (1791 - 6 Jan 1877) who were married on 5 May 1825 in Tottenham.

They are descendants of the Pease family, who have a well-documented lineage here:

http://www.pennyghael.org.uk/


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