The Hampshire Family Historian | Vol.49 No.3 | December 2022

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now living at Kandy, Ceylon while her sister Georgiana Elizabeth was then unmarried and a minor, but went on to marry Gilbert De Souza in Madras later in 1857. Adelaide and John MAXWORTH made a declaration on 13 December 1856, in which they appointed Henry Adams to represent them at the hearing. Administration was granted to him, witnessed by Stephen Adams (“gentleman”; he was Henry’s father and had been a hairdresser) and Robert MITCHELL (“perfumer”; still a hairdresser in 1861, by 1871 he had become a licensed victualler at the White Swan Tavern in Broad Street). It isn’t known whether the sisters remained overseas or later came to England – or if they have descendants. I’ve not been able to find any record of the value of James Dance’s estate at the time of his wife’s death or the amount consequently involved in each of the eight shares. Presumably Henry Marshall received his share in due course. He had four brothers living at the time, one of them in New Zealand, and it is unknown whether this was

came to Winchester, though he may have found out later – presumably the respective authorities made no connection at the

The first marriage of James Dance, above, second marriage, below

apportioned among them. And then there is the unexpected complication that Walter Marshall had in fact made a Will. This was possibly unknown to Henry when he

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