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FIRST
INTRODUCTION
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object of these notes is to set down all the the facts gathered
so far on our family's history in a logical manner for general
interest and to make them available as a basis for future research.
It will be apparent that more information has come to light on James
Gander (1812-1883) than on either his father or two of his sons,
This is not only because he was associated for about half a century
with the same place in the City of London, but also due to the records
being readily available and so well kept, in the Guildhall Library,
Some of the problems encountered in tracing back beyond William
Gander (1773-1825) and before official birth, marriage & death
records started in 1837 will be gathered from Part 1.7. Where people
"left" the home village or town where perhaps their family had lived
for centuries it becomes very difficult to find and positively identify
them, This is especially so where they moved from place to place
and did not own property, leave wills or belong to some documented
profession, It is also surprising how many people had the same name
and this further complicates matters,
Nevertheless, it has been
possible to discover a considerable amount of information previously
unknown to present generations, This is due in no small part to
the excellent memories of my Aunt Alice and Uncle Alexander, who
provided the sound basic information essential for successful results,
I should also like to acknowledge my second cousin Terence M. Gander's
determined effort to trace William Gander and the many contributions
made by Edmund Gander who not only provided vital information on
our ancestors from his own records, but readily gave advice and
encouragement enabling this stage of the records to be completed.
Frank
D. Gander April 1983 |
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