Alma May HANSFORD

Brief Life History of Alma May

Alma May HANSFORD was born on 19 July 1895, in York, Ontario, Canada as the daughter of Walter James HANSFORD and Jennie Elizabeth JOHNSON. She married William Herbert LEWIS in 1912. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Brant, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 16 February 1986, in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

William Herbert LEWIS
1892–1948
Alma May HANSFORD
1895–1986
Marriage: 1912
Irene Pearl Lewis
1914–2008
Jeanne Lewis
1915–2002
George Herbert LEWIS
1919–1925

Sources (5)

  • Elma Hansford, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Alma Hansford, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Elma Hansford, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

World Events (6)

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1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Hansford Barton in Ashreigny, or from one of two other places called Hansford or Handsford in Chawleigh and Bondleigh (all Devon). The origins of these placenames are uncertain; some may be derived from the surname, and it is not clear which early forms belong to which place. The form Hamtoneford, recorded in 1205, suggests Old English hām-tūn ‘home farm’ (from hām ‘homestead’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’) + ford ‘ford’, though hām-tūn is very rare in Devon. Another possibility is Old English hēan, dative form of hēah ‘high’, + tūn + ford.

variant of Hanford with an intrusive -s-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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