Annual Gathering of Hagger researchers
In the last Newsletter we reminded you of the meeting in March of the North Hertfordshire Village Research Groups when a number of Hagger researchers meet up. This year we had the following folk present:
Peter Hagger, descended from Edward Hagger of Therfield (born abt 1763), his son Henry (1804) and his son Arthur.
Martin Hagger, also descended from Edward and Henry, but then from Henry’s son Alfred who married Eliza Anderson.
Andrea Humphrey with her husband Paul. Andrea is also descended from Edward and Henry and then from Henry’s son William Henry.
Jean Kelly, descended from Edward and his son Thomas (1790)
Doreen Oakman descended from Edward and his son John (1793). Doreen was born in Therfield and still lives nearby at Meldreth.
Mike Hagger descended from Lavender Hagger (born abt 1767) in Therfield.
Audrey Green and David Robertson both descended from Thomas Hagger and his son William (born abt 1798) in Therfield. Audrey was born in Therfield and lived at the Vicarage where her father was the gardener.
Paul Hagger descended from William Hagger (born abt 1750) in Kelshall.
Dennis Hagger descended from George Hagger who was buried in Barley in 1840.
We were also joined by Janet Robinson, her two daughters Lucy and Sarah plus a great niece Amy Elliot from Australia. Janet is not directly descended from a Hagger as she descends from John Robinson and Jane Anderson. Jane was the sister of Martin’s 2xGt Grandmother, Eliza Anderson, who married Alfred Hagger (see Martin above).
Next year’s meeting on 14th March will feature a talk on the Hagger One Name Study and its connection with the North Hertfordshire villages. So if you can travel to Kelshall / Therfield book the date now and we will let you have more details in the new year.
The picture shows, going around the table from front left – Audrey Green, Doreen Oakman, Mike Hagger, Jean Kelly, David Robertson and Dennis Hagger in the Fox and Duck, Therfield.
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