(WMA 26881) A single light lancet window in the south wall of the nave in Holy Trinity church depicts a scene from 'walking on the sea' (Matthew 14. 29-32) with a second depiction beneath from Matthew 14. 25-27. Inscription at the bottom of the window: 'In loving memory of Sydney Hanson, Captain South Notts Hussars, who gave his life for his country when the Leasowe Castle was torpedoed 27th May 1918.'
Nottingham Evening Post, 1 June 1918 (extract): ‘Local Yeomanry Officers. Reported Missing, believed Drowned. Official news reached Nottingham yesterday that three well-known Yeomanry officers, Captain Fredk. Wm Piggin, MC (T2T ROH] Captain Sydney Hanson, and Lieut. JCG Warwick {T2T ROH], are missing and believed drowned. Telegrams conveying the sad messages were received by the parents from the authorities at York, and in a fourth case, that of Captain FP Holmes, a similar intimation was happily followed by a telegram containing reassuring news that he was a survivor. Further information as to the missing officers is being awaited with keen anxiety ... Captain Sydney Hanson is the youngest son of the late Mr RG Hanson and Mrs Hanson, Cloverlands, Kimberley, and prior to the war was a partner in the firm of Messrs GR Long and Co. malsters, of Nottingham. He is 33 years of age, and was educated at Repton, joining the Yeomanry some years ago. He has served in the Dardanelles operations, in Salonika, and Egypt.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘In Memoriam’, 27 May 1919: ‘Hanson. In proud and loving memory of Sydney Hanson, captain, South Notts Hussars, drowned on active service, sinking of HM troopship Leasowe Castle, May 17th 1918.’.(www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Probate: Hanson Sydney of Cloverlands Kimberley Nottinghamshire captain in HM army died 27 May 1918 at sea Administration Nottingham 13 June to Robert Adolphus Hanson esquire. Effects £8988 8s. 10d.
Nottingham Journal, 22 June 1893: ‘Fashionable wedding at Kimberley. Kimberley yesterday was dancing to the music of wedding bells. The little mining centre had done its utmost to throw off the sombre aspect it wears on workdays. The long uninviting length of its principal street was decorated with bunting, and assumed the reckless gaiety that flags and spangled banners alone have the secret of imparting. The good people gathered to their doorsteps, lined the roads, and helped to make the fine dust finer … They assembled n little crowds at the numerous cross-roads, and massed themselves into a large crowd at the gates of holy Trinity church. Miss Annie E Hanson, the eldest daughter of Mr RG Hanson, the proprietor of the Kimberley Brewery and chairman of the Basford Board of Guardians, who is widely known and respected throughout the neighbourhood was about to be married to Mr Draycott Hancock, the manager of Colonel Seely’s collieries at Kimberley. Her five bridesmaids [were] Miss Florence Hancock, sister of the bridegroom, and the Misses Eleanor, Gertrude, Phoebe, and Marian Hanson, sisters of the bride … The ceremony over, a long string of carriages took the bridal party back to Cloverlands, Mr Hanson’s new residence.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Daily Express, 11 August 1898: ‘Fashionable Wedding at Kimberley. Marriage of Miss E Hanson. Trinity Church, Kimberley, was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday, when the nuptials of Miss Eleanor S Hanson, second daughter of Mr RG Hanson, JP, of Cloverlands, Kimberley, and Mr Robert Dick Fraser, of Stirling, were solomonised … Flags and bunting were displayed on most of the public buildings and houses in Kimberley, and a large assemblage congregated in the vicinity of Trinity Church some considerable time before the hour fixed for the wedding … The bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude Hanson (sister of the bride), Miss Jean Fraser (sister of the bridegroom), Miss Phoebe Hanson, and Miss Marian Hanson (sister of the bride).’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Probate: Hanson Robert Goodall of ‘Cloverlands’ Kimberley Nottinghamshire esquire JP died 17 March 1903 Probate Nottingham 12 June to Mary Ann Hanson widow William Banner Hanson and Robert Adolphus Hanson brewers and Henry Hanson solicitor. Effects £154315 4s. 11d.
Nottingham Journal, 18 December 1907: ‘Pretty wedding at Kimberley. Miss Marion Hanson and Mr LC Hodges. It was a pleasant indication of the esteem in which the families of the contracting parties are held that so much interest was taken yesterday in the marriage at Holy Trinity, Kimberley, of Miss Marion Hanson, youngest daughter of the late Mr RG Hanson and Mrs Hanson, of Cloverlands, Kimberley, with Mr Leonard Cliff Hodges, son of Mr and Mrs WA Hodges, of Sherwood-rise, Nottingham … She was attended by three bridesmaids, Miss Gertrude Henson, and Miss Phoebe Hanson, her sisters, and Miss Maisie Hanson, a niece, while a little niece and nephew, Miss Elspeth Fraser, and Master Bobbie Hanson walked behind the bridesmaids … The officiating clergy were the Right Rev. Bishop Hodges and the Rev WH Hodges, uncle and brother of the bridegroom respectively and the Rev Frederick Hart, rector of Kimberley … the bride walked up the aisle leaning on the arm of her eldest brother , Mr WB Hanson.(www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Deaths’, 15 July 1926: ‘Hanson. On July 14th, at ‘Cloverlands’ Kimberley, Mary Ann, widow of the late Robert Goodall Hanson, in her 81st year. Funeral service, Kimberley Church, 2.30pm Friday.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Probate: Hanson Mary Ann of Cloverlands Kimberley Nottinghamshire widow died 14 July 1926 Probate (limited to settled land) Nottingham 10 November to William Banner Hanson and Robert Adolphus Hanson directors of limited company and Henry Hanson solicitor. Effects £4000. Former Grant DR Nottingham 13 October 1926.
Probate: Hanson Gertrude of Cloverlands Kimberley Nottinghamshire spinster died 9 February 1929 Probate Nottingham 26 April to Frederick Walker Hanson auctioneer and valuer and Frank Stephen Hanson mining engineer. Effects £24329 0s. 10d.
Probate: Hanson William Banner of Nuttall House Nuttall Nottinghamshire died 14 May 1930 Probate Nottingham 22 August to William Gordon Hanson and Robert Adolphus Hanson brewers and Henry Hanson solicitor. Effects £30226 0s. 1d.
Probate: Hanson Frederick Walker of Cloverlands Kimberley Nottinghamshire died 23 April 1936 Probate Nottingham 15 July to Henry Hanson solicitor and William Gordon Hanson director of a company. Effects £84686 9s. 8d.
Nottingham Evening Post, 23 April 1936 (extract): ‘Death of Mr FW Hanson. Partner in Nottingham Auctioneering Firm. British Legion Work. The death occurred early this morning at his home, ‘Cloverlands’, Kimberley, of Mr Frederick Walker Hanson, a partner in the firm of Messrs. Walker, Walton and Hanson, auctioneers and valuers, Exchange-walk, Nottingham. Mr Hanson, a bachelor, was in his 60th year, and had only been ill about two months. He was the fourth son of the late Mr Robert G Hanson and was extremely well known in the county. Keenly interested in agriculture, he was chairman of the Moorgreen Show. During the war Mr Hanson saw service in France as a lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery and after the war he threw himself whole-heartedly into the work of the British Legion, and became chairman of the Nuthall and Kimberley branch.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, 25 April 1936 (extract): ‘Funeral of Mr FW Hanson. British Legion’s ‘Act of Homage’. Big gathering of mourners. Holy Trinity Church, Kimberley, was filled today with a congregation of mourners for Mr Frederick Walker Hanson, of Cloverlands, Kimberley, a partner in the well-known firm of Messrs Walker Walton and Hanson, auctioneers and estate agent, who died on Thursday … The family mourners were Miss Phoebe Hanson (sister), Mr and Mrs RA Hanson (brother and sister-in-law) … Mr Harry Hanson (brother, Mr and Mrs LC Hodges (brother-in-law and sister), Lieut-Col FF[FW] Hanson (brother) [also nephews and nieces].’
Probate: Hanson Robert Adolphus of Beauvale Greasley Nottinghamshire died 25 August 1938 Probate Nottingham 18 November to Maud Crawford Hanson widow Robert Goodall Hanson director of a company and Henry Hanson solicitor. Effects £47352 19s. 5d. Resworn November 1939 £48338 8s. 11d.
Probate: Fraser Eleanor Sarah of Auchendoune Dunblane Perthshire widow died 23 November 1948 Confirmation of Colin Neil Fraser advocate and Alexander Logan McClure writer to the Signet. Sealed London 26 February.
Probate: Hanson Phoebe Frances of the Manor House Oxton Nottinghamshire spinster died 28 March 1951 Probate Nottingham 9 July to Henry Norman Hanson solicitor and William Gordon Hanson company director. Effects £77483 4s. 9d.
Probate: Hanson Frank Stephen DSO MC of Storth Manor-way Bognor Regis Sussex died 6 January 1956 Probate Nottingham 31 July to Grace Hanson widow Frank Herbert Hanson motor factory executive and Henry Norman Hanson solicitor. Effects £28491 3s. 9d.