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17-02-13, 12:38
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Delusions of grandeur?
I am transcribing some Buckinghamshire wills and am presently working on one for William Hayward, surgeon, of Aylesbury for 1830. He is the brother of the girl who married John Parrott, the solicitor brother of my ancestor Ann.
Anyhow, he mentions his sons in great detail so I thought I'd look to see what happened to them. Charles Francis Hayward, baptised 1814, became a solicitor and in 1851 is with his married brother Henry in Aylesbury. I found a death for him in Dec qr 1881 at Edmonton, so then I found him in 1881 at Edmonton. 1881 Census HAYWARD, Charles F EDMONTON, Middlesex RG11 piece 1389 folio 129 page 47 His entry: St George's Castle Charles F Hayward Heir Unmarried 65 Duke (can't make out the writing added next to it) Bucks Aylesbury In 1871 he is at Harwich: 1871 Census HAYWARD, Charles F TENDRING, Essex RG10 piece 1680 folio 27 page 12 This time he says "Esquire by Ancient Royal Grant". Hmm, interesting! 
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17-02-13, 12:44
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There is a death notice for him in the Bucks Herald which just gives him as "Esq.".
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17-02-13, 14:26
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I haven't found anything to explain the heir / duke stuff, but have you seen his entry in the Articles of Clerkship database on ancestry? He seems to be related to a John Hayward, gentleman? (Also the document is signed by John Parrott junr)
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?h...src=&pid=51857
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17-02-13, 14:29
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He was buried at Edmonton 11 Nov 1881, address on the burial record is S James Road, and there is no mention of a title.
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17-02-13, 14:42
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Thanks, Kate. I have downloaded his articles of clerkship. The Roses, Haywards and Parrotts all seemed to have had solicitors in the families.
The John Hayward from Dartford, Kent, keeps popping up, with family down there on some censuses but I haven't made the connection yet. (Not that the Haywards are my line - I'm just nosy!) I wonder if it was tongue-in-cheek or if he really thought he was a Duke. It certainly wasn't in the family. Kate, thanks for the burial which I didn't have.
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17-02-13, 14:43
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He doesn't seem to be in the National Probate Calendar. I've been looking at some Edmonton entries in street directories for the 1870's but not found a St George's Castle listed yet - a St George's Terrace is the nearest I can see! Also there is no Hayward listed in Edmonton in the 1878 Post Office Directory which is the closest to 1881 I've found so far.
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17-02-13, 14:45
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In 1861 Charles is down in Dartford with the Hayward family:
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/CensusHo...dc&pagetype=6#
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17-02-13, 14:49
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Kate, thanks for looking. I wonder if he was rather an oddball.
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17-02-13, 14:54
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If it was just the one census, it might be a joke, but the "esquire by ancient royal grant" on the other census does suggest he believed it, don't you think? There may have been one of those family stories that they were the true heirs to something or other.
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17-02-13, 15:36
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He was the 5th son so way down in the pecking order!
Very intriguing, though.
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