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The Hann Family
Nearly all the information on this page is courtesy of Eddie Hann and is published here with his kind agreement. To see more about the Hann family you should certainly refer to his Hann family web site. For more references to the Hann family see here, for general information on West Dorset, see here. If you think you may be related to any of the above we'd love to hear from you.
The eldest ancestor we have in this line is William Hand and the story starts with him here:
William Hand (senior)
He was born in about 1540, probably in Dalwood. This is during the reign of Henry VIII. William later married Johane Radon in Offwell, Devon, in 1560.
William Hand (junior)
The eldest son of William Hand and Johane born in born in Dalwood in about 1566. He married Alice Stocker there in 1593.
Thomas Hand
The eldest son of William Hande (junior) and Alice born in Dalwood in about 1593. He married Dorathe Purchasse in Dalwood in 1615 and died there many years later in about 1667.
John Hanne (senior)
The second son of Thomas Hand and Dorathe born in Dalwood, Devon, in about 1620. He married Mary Newbery in Stockland, Devon, in 1648, and died in Dalwood in about 1693.
John Hann (junior)
The only son of John Hanne (senior) and Mary born in Dalwood, Devon, in 1655. He was a husbandman and married Mary Turner in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, in 1693. He died there in 1730.
Arthur Hann (I)
The youngest son of John Hann (junior) and Mary born in Stoke Abbott in about 1715. He was a parish clerk and married Mary Samways in the village in 1744. He died and was buried in the village in 1783.
Arthur Hann (II)
The fourth child of Arthur Hann (I) and Mary born in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, in 1749. He married twice, first to Mary Fowler in Stoke Abbott in 1768 (no issue that I know) and secondly to Mary Chard in Beaminster in 1776. He died and was buried in Beaminster shortly afterwards in 1783 leaving his wife to bring up the family alone.
Arthur Hann (III)
The youngest child of Arthur Hann (II) and Mary born in Beaminster, Dorset, in 1783. He was a labourer, salicloth weaver and linen bleacher at various times. He married Elizabeth Elliott in Stoke Abbott in 1813 where he died many years later in 1870.
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