NameSamuel SANDS, 2C3R
Birth22 Dec 1861, Armley, Yorkshire
Baptism23 Aug 1863, Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Death12 Jun 1926, Halifax, Yorkshire
Spouses
Birthabt 1860, Wellington, Somerset
Death28 Jun 1939, Halifax, Yorkshire
Notes for Samuel SANDS
Parish Records St. Margaret, Horsforth, West Yorkshire
Born December 22 1861, baptism August 23 1863, Samuel Sands, parents William and Hannah Sands of Horsforth, father is a blacksmith, ceremony by WHB Stocker
In the 1871 census 74 Wellington Street, Bradford, Yorkshire
Head William Sands, age 43, blacksmith, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Wife Hannah Sands, age 38, born Horsforth
Son Joseph Sands, age 14, forge labourer, born Horsforth
Daughter Louisa Sands, age 11, cotton spinner, born Horsforth
Son Samuel Sands, age 9, scholar, born Arnley, Yorkshire
Daughter Eliza Sands, age 7, scholar, born Horsforth
Son Henry Sands, age 4 months, born Bradford, Yorkshire
In the 1881 census Bachelor Row, Horsforth, Yorkshire
Head James Nunns, widower, age 79, woolen weaver, born Horsforth
Son Samuel Nunns, unmarried, age 43, born Horsforth
Grandson Samuel Sands, unmarried, age 19, general labourer, born Armley, Yorkshire
World War I Service Records
Samuel Sands
Joined the West Riding Regiment at Halifax, Yorkshire on September 15, 1881 Regimental number 26 [or possibly 26 followed by obscurred digit]
In the Parish of Horsforth near Leeds, Yorkshire
age 19 years 10 months
trade labourer
Served in the 3rd Battalion West Riding Regiment
Have you bee rejected as unfit?: yes under chest measurement
weight 116 pounds, height 5 feet 5 1/4 inches
chest measurement 34 inches
fair complexion, brown eyes, fair hair, Church of England
attested private September 14 1881
promoted corporal February 22 1882
entitled to Good Conduct pay September 14 188?
appointed Lance Sergeant April 26 1885
deprived of Lance Rank, now Corporal August 9 1886 to 30 April 1887
In couft? awaiting trial May 1 to May 2 1887
tried and reduced to the ranks
sentence remmitted by confirming officer
released corporal May 3 1887
forfeited Good Conduct Pay
In couft? awaiting trial July 19 to July 27 1887
tried and reduced to the ranks July 28 1887
Released Private July 29 1887
transferred to 1st class army reserve as a private August 21 1887
discharged on termination of 1st period of limited engagement as private September 13 1893
In the 1891 census 6 Naylor Street, Halifax, Yorkshire
Head Samuel Sands, age 29, mechanics labourer, employed, born Armley. Yorkshire
Wife Anna Maria Sands, age 30, born Wellington, Somersetshire
In the 1901 census 6 Naylor Street, Halifax, Yorkshire
Head Samuel Sand, age 38, tram driver (electric?), worker, born Armley, Yorkshire
Wife Anna Maria Sand, age 39, born Wellington, Somerset
In the 1911 census Daisy Bank, Ledger Lane, Outwood, near Wakefield, Yorkshire
Head Samuel Sands, age 48, news agent, own account, born Armley, Yorkshire
Wife Maria Sands, age 45, married 20 years, no children born alive, born Wellington, Somerset
National Probate Calendar
Samuel Sands of 30 Laurel-crescent Halifax died 12 June 1926 Probate Wakefield 8 July 1926 to Anna Maria Sands widow. Effects 1742 pounds
Notes for Anna Maria (Spouse 1)
In the July to September 1886 marriage index Anna Maria Tinewell and Samuel Sands are on the same page, Halifax, Yorkshire West Riding, volume 9s, page 723
National Probate Calendar
Anna Maria Sands of 44 Saville-drive Halifax widow died 28 June 1939 Probate Wakefield 26 July 1939 to Mabel Greenwood (wife of Thomas Henry Greenwood) and the said Thomas Henry Greenwood hosier. Effects 1788 pounds
Parish Records Christ Church, Mount Pellon (Halifax), Yorkshire
Anna Maria Sands of 44 Savile Drive Halifax, buried July 1, 1939, age 79, ceremony by George Jobling