Joseph William Rands

27 August 1827–11 October 1875 (Age 48)
Hampstead, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Joseph William

When Joseph William Rands was born on 27 August 1827, in Hampstead, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Isaac Rands, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Short, was 30. He married Sarah Anderson on 29 March 1847, in Hampstead St John, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 11 October 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph William Rands
1827–1875
Sarah Anderson
1829–1880
Marriage: 29 March 1847
Henry James Rands
1848–1862
Sarah Rhoda Rands
1851–1908
Joseph William Rands
1854–1911
Lydia Jane Rands
1856–1920
Hyrum Rands
1859–1942
Jessie Lavina Rands
1862–1945
Helena Ruth Rands
1864–1879
Martha Rands
1870–1870
Elizabeth Rands
1870–1916

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 March 1847Hampstead St John, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830
    Age 3
    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 3
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1843
    Age 16
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    Name Meaning

    English and German: patronymic from Rand 1. Compare Rance .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rand

    Story Highlight

    Joseph Rands.

    George Raymond Mace says that Joseph Rands was the son of a well to do Englishman. Sarah Anderson, his future wife was the family maid. She was a Scotch girl and considered beneath the son, Joseph's r …

    Sources (42)

    • Joseph Rands in household of Isaac Rands, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    • Rands in entry for Sarah Leigh, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
    • Joseph Rands, "United States Census, 1870"

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