Just thought I add something here, just in case it inspires anyone.....
We were at M-I-Ls 100th birthday gathering at the weekend and got chatting to a second cousin who I've only met in passing before, she was fascinated to find someone interested in the family and as she had lived with her grandmother, has a wealth of information on all sorts of people! Just as I was about to mention this man, she said "George's father had a rough time" It seems that James ran away from home when he was about 8, he was being sent up chimneys, and wasn't having any of that so ran away and never went back to the family. No wonder we haven't ever been able to find them!
But this has had me looking for Hanmore's that were chimney sweeps, there are some in Chichester.
So, what's the chance that James is not really a Hanmore, or doesn't come from Kent???
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