Notes on a Search for the Descent of William Arthur Cecil Sandford-Thompson

Author of the manuscript: the Sandfords of Westmorland

A HISTORY OF THE FAMILY

OF SANDFORD

OF

SANDFORD, ASKHAM, HOWGILL AND HELTON

IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND

FROM THE YEAR 1174 TO THE PRESENT DAY.

By

William Arthur Cecil Sandford

Written 1924, corrected and retyped 1950

Q3 1879 marriage William James S Thompson to Alice Mary C Freeman

Birth Kensington Q4 1880 : William Arthur C Sandford-Thompson

resigned commision as 2nd lieut Royal Engineers Times 13 may 1911

William J Sandford-Thompson died Q1 1914 age 70 kensington ie born c 1844

10 apr 1918 marriage w a Cecil Sandford-Thompson to Olive muriel Faulder, widow announced times 10 aor 1918

duaghter born 10 aug 1919 to wife of Major W A Cecil Sandford-thompson late royal airforce of 4 Cambridge Place kensington -- Times 15 Aug 1919

Youngest brother? reginald married to Helen Heard 10 june 1920, Times 20 june 1920

Death of Alice mary (widow of William James Sandford-Thompson 30 march 1931 age 74

Unity Ruth Sanford-thompson Only daughter of Engineer-Commander W A C Sandford Thompson RN and mrs sandford of 8 Roland gardens SW7 enaged Times 19 jul 1940 marriage took place 9 april 1941 - Times 12 april 1941

London Gazette 15 septemeber 1914 :
The undermentioned Gentlemen have been appointed for temporary service in His Majesty's Fleet: — To be Engineer-Lieutenants. William Arthur Cecil Sandford-T'hompson.

CECIL SANDFORD-THOMPSON

SANDFORD OF WESTMORLAND Notes and Queries 1922 s12-XI: 31; doi:10.1093/nq/s12-XI.221.31

 

Sandford, W. A. C. 'Medieval clerical celibacy in England'. Genealogists' Magazine, 12:11-12 (1957), 371-5, 401-3.

Sandford-Thompson, W. A. C. 'A side-light on customary tenure in the seventeenth century'. Genealogists' Magazine, 5 (1929). ISSN 00166391.

	Place index:	Westmorland
	Period covered:	1600 - 1700
	Other subject information:	Court of Chancery, Anne Countess of Pembroke, Tenants, Westmorland

Transcibed various church registers including Wrockwardine. -- 1907

I think the most probable person for WACS's father is shown on page 245 of the Sandfords of Westmorland manuscript - in the chapter Sandfords of Helton in the bottom right of this tree is a William son of Agnes Sandford (1813-1883) who married James Thompson in 1843. ***NOTE I cant at present identify a living line of Sandford descendants for the Helton branch for Y-DNA testing.

WAC Sandford (he dropped the -Thompson later in life) corresponded with Arthur Wellesley Sandford in 1838 about the family history at that time WACS was at 8 Roland Grandens, London. Later in 1950 (now living at 44 Onslow Gardens SW7) he corresponded with Arthur's son Christopher, owner of the Golden Cockerel Press. it appears to have been decided that publication was not appropriate, so 5 typed copies of the manuscript were prepared by a Secratrial Service in February 1950. His orginal mauscript and research notes were deposited at the Soc gen, where they seem to be still listed in the catalog - I will go and read them.

Research in progress by Michael Sandford 21 August 2009