Ancestors of Thomas Hardy Generation 1 1. Thomas Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Jemima Hand was born on 02 Jun 1840 in Upper Brockhampton, Stinsford, Dorset, England. He died on 11 Jan 1928 in Max Gate, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Probate: HARDY O.M. Thomas of Max Gate Dorchester Dorsetshire died in January 1928 Probate London 22 February to Lloyds Bank Limited. Effects £91,707 14s. 3d. Resworn £95418 3s. 1d.). He married Emma Lavinia Gifford, daughter of John Attersoll Gifford and Emma Farman on 17 Sep 1874 in St Peter's Church, Paddington, England (Address (Thomas): 4 Celbridge Place Address (Emma): 54 Chippenham Road). She was born on 24 Nov 1840 in Plymouth, Devon, England. She died on 27 Nov 1912 in Dorchester, Dorset, England (Probate: HARDY Emma Lavinia of Max Gate, Dorchester, Dorsetshire (wife of Thomas Hardy) died 27 November 1912 Administration London 15 January to the said Thomas Hardy esquire. Effects £218.). He married Florence Emily Dugdale on 10 Feb 1914 in St Andrews's Parish Church, Enfield, Middlesex (Thomas address: Fordington, Dorset Florence Address: 5 River Front, Enfield). She was born about 1914. Generation 2 2. Thomas Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born about Dec 1811 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. He died on 20 Jul 1892 in Dorset, United Kingdom (HARDY Thomas the elder of Higher Bockhampton Stinsford Dorset retired builder died 20 July 1892 Probate Blandford 15 September to Thomas Hardy gentleman and Henry Hardy builder Effects £849 15s. Gd.). He married Jemima Hand, daughter of George Hand and Betty Swetman on 22 Dec 1839 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. 3. Jemima Hand, daughter of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born on 21 Sep 1813 in Melbury, Dorset, England. She died on 03 Apr 1904 in Upper Bockhampton, Stinsford, Dorset, England. Jemima Hand and Thomas Hardy had the following children: 1. i. Thomas Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Jemima Hand was born on 02 Jun 1840 in Upper Brockhampton, Stinsford, Dorset, England. He died on 11 Jan 1928 in Max Gate, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Probate: HARDY O.M. Thomas of Max Gate Dorchester Dorsetshire died in January 1928 Probate London 22 February to Lloyds Bank Limited. Effects £91,707 14s. 3d. Resworn £95418 3s. 1d.). He married Emma Lavinia Gifford, daughter of John Attersoll Gifford and Emma Farman on 17 Sep 1874 in St Peter's Church, Paddington, England (Address (Thomas): 4 Celbridge Place Address (Emma): 54 Chippenham Road). She was born on 24 Nov 1840 in Plymouth, Devon, England. She died on 27 Nov 1912 in Dorchester, Dorset, England (Probate: HARDY Emma Lavinia of Max Gate, Dorchester, Dorsetshire (wife of Thomas Hardy) died 27 November 1912 Administration London 15 January to the said Thomas Hardy esquire. Effects £218.). He married Florence Emily Dugdale on 10 Feb 1914 in St Andrews's Parish Church, Enfield, Middlesex (Thomas address: Fordington, Dorset Florence Address: 5 River Front, Enfield). She was born about 1914. ii. Mary Hardy, daughter of Thomas Hardy and Jemima Hand was born about 1842 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. She died in Oct 1915 in Dorset, England. iii. Henry Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Jemima Hand was born in Sep 1851 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. He died in 1928. iv. Catherine Hardy, daughter of Thomas Hardy and Jemima Hand was born in Jul 1856 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. She died in Dec 1940 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Generation 3 4. Thomas Hardy, son of John Hardy and Jane Knight was born in 1778 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. He died in Sep 1837 in Bockhampton Dorest. He married Mary Head, daughter of England. He died in Sep 1837 in Bockhampton Dorest. He married Mary Head, daughter of William Head and Mary Cutler on 19 Dec 1799 in Piddletown, Dorset, England. 5. Mary Head, daughter of William Head and Mary Cutler was born in 1773 in Edmondsham, Dorset, England. She died in Jan 1857 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. Mary Head and Thomas Hardy had the following children: i. Mary Ann Hardy, daughter of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born in 1807 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. She died in 1844. ii. Martha Hardy, daughter of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born on 07 Mar 1800 in Puddletown, Dorset, England. She died in Oct 1870 in Isle of Wight, England. iii. John Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born on 21 Aug 1803 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. He died in 1866. iv. Jane Hardy, daughter of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born in 1809 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. She died in 1809 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. v. James Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born in 1804 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. He died in 1880. 2. vi. Thomas Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born about Dec 1811 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. He died on 20 Jul 1892 in Dorset, United Kingdom (HARDY Thomas the elder of Higher Bockhampton Stinsford Dorset retired builder died 20 July 1892 Probate Blandford 15 September to Thomas Hardy gentleman and Henry Hardy builder Effects £849 15s. Gd.). He married Jemima Hand, daughter of George Hand and Betty Swetman on 22 Dec 1839 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. She was born on 21 Sep 1813 in Melbury, Dorset, England. She died on 03 Apr 1904 in Upper Bockhampton, Stinsford, Dorset, England. vii. Jane Hardy, daughter of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head was born in 1815 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. She died in 1877 in Dorset, England. 6. George Hand, son of William Hand and Elizabeth (Betty) Symonds was born in 1773 in Aftpuddle, Dorset, England. He died in 1822 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. He married Betty Swetman, daughter of John Swetman and Maria Childs on 27 Dec 1804 in Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England. 7. Betty Swetman, daughter of John Swetman and Maria Childs was born in 1778 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. She died in Apr 1847 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. Betty Swetman and George Hand had the following children: i. Martha Hand, daughter of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born in 1816 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. She died in 1859. 3. ii. Jemima Hand, daughter of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born on 21 Sep 1813 in Melbury, Dorset, England. She died on 03 Apr 1904 in Upper Bockhampton, Stinsford, Dorset, England. She married Thomas Hardy, son of Thomas Hardy and Mary Head on 22 Dec 1839 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. He was born about Dec 1811 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. He died on 20 Jul 1892 in Dorset, United Kingdom (HARDY Thomas the elder of Higher Bockhampton Stinsford Dorset retired builder died 20 July 1892 Probate Blandford 15 September to Thomas Hardy gentleman and Henry Hardy builder Effects £849 15s. Gd.). iii. William Hand, son of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born in 1810 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. He died in 1880. iv. Henry Hand, son of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born in 1807 in Melbury iv. Henry Hand, son of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born in 1807 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. He died in 1883. v. Maria Hand, daughter of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born in 1805 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. She died in Nov 1868 in Puddletown, Dorset, England. vi. Christopher Hand, son of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born about 1813 in Puddletown, Dorset, England. He died in Jun 1886 in Puddletown, Dorset, England. vii. Mary Hand, daughter of George Hand and Betty Swetman was born in 1815 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. She died in Dec 1891 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Generation 4 8. John Hardy, son of John Hardy and Elizabeth was born in 1755 in Owermoigne, Dorset, England. He died in 1821 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. He married Jane Knight on 01 Dec 1777 in Woodsford, Dorset, England. 9. Jane Knight was born in 1750 in Spetisbury, Dorset, England. She died in 1823 in Piddletown, Dorset, England. Jane Knight and John Hardy had the following children: 4. i. Thomas Hardy, son of John Hardy and Jane Knight was born in 1778 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. He died in Sep 1837 in Bockhampton Dorest. He married Mary Head, daughter of William Head and Mary Cutler on 19 Dec 1799 in Piddletown, Dorset, England. She was born in 1773 in Edmondsham, Dorset, England. She died in Jan 1857 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. ii. John Hardy, son of John Hardy and Jane Knight was born about 1792 in Piddletown, Dorset, England. He died on 31 Aug 1844 in Puddletown, Dorset, England. iii. Mary Hardy, daughter of John Hardy and Jane Knight was born in 1790 in Puddletown, Dorset, England. 10. William Head was born in 1745 in Edmonsham, Dorset, England. He died in 1814 in Dorset, England. He married Mary Cutler, daughter of John Cutler and Elizabeth Masters on 22 Nov 1770 in Edmonsham, Dorset, England. 11. Mary Cutler, daughter of John Cutler and Elizabeth Masters was born in 1748 in Edmondsham, Dorset, England. She died in 1816 in Dorset, England. Mary Cutler and William Head had the following children: 5. i. Mary Head, daughter of William Head and Mary Cutler was born in 1773 in Edmondsham, Dorset, England. She died in Jan 1857 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. She married Thomas Hardy, son of John Hardy and Jane Knight on 19 Dec 1799 in Piddletown, Dorset, England. He was born in 1778 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. He died in Sep 1837 in Bockhampton Dorest. ii. Jane Head, daughter of William Head and Mary Cutler was born in 1775 in Edmonsham, Dorset, England.