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Hi everyone. I am looking for some advice on finding Sonny Hammond. I can't seem to find him on any records, I was wondering if Sonny could possibly be a nickname or abbreviation for something, any ideas what?
Thanks, Carol.

Could be a nickname for someone who was the only son in a family full of daughters? Have you got anything else to go on, like a possible mother's maiden name to go on that you could match his birth registration up with? (Assuming he was born after 1911.)

Hi Kate i have found 14 children up to now both male and female dating from 1908 to the last born in 1928 and the mothers maiden name was Blackwell thats why i think it a nickname

Good start - have you got any ideas as to when Sonny was born, roughly?

Looking at FreeBMD, am I right in guessing that they are the Blackwell children born in Chorlton

It just occurred, could he have had the same name as his father, hence he was named "Sonny" to distinguish him from the elder man with his name?

Sorry no it has to be between 1908 and 1928.I do know he died in manchester quite young i have looked though all death indexs from 1933 to 1955 but no sonny hammond He had a accident while working at Victoria rail station manchester still i ca;nt find him.

Yes i have also gone down that route father was William

I don't suppose you've got a christian name for his mum? I looked on the Lancashire BMD site for a Hammond/Blackwell marriage but the only one I could see was a male Blackwell marrying a female Hammond, which is the wrong way round.

carol,

What are the birth years of the 14 children you have found?

Annx

Rose Blackwell married William Hammond in Northampton in 1907 they had 4 children there and the others were born in chorlton

ann
1908 1910 1911 1912 born in northampton and 9 children from 1914 to 1928 in manchester

what years between 1914//28?

Dates are 1914 1915 1918 1920 1922 1923 1925 1917 1928
Thanks

I've found a Maud (Sep 1914, Chorlton), Hilda M (Dec 1915, Chorlton), James F (Sep 1920, Chorlton), George A (Sep 1922, Chorlton), Rose (Dec 1923, Chorlton), Joan E (Mar 1925, Manchester S) and Dorothy (Dec 1928, Manchester S).

Edit - so the missing one must be Wilfred (Dec 1918, Prestwich)? I can't see one in 1917, though . . .

Sorry i put 1917 it shoul be 1927

Yes Kate there is also Evelyn in 1927

Sonny can be a nickname for Jim/James and there was one:

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
about James F Hammond
Name: James F Hammond
Mother's Maiden Surname: Blackwell
Date of Registration: Jul Aug Sep 1920
Registration district: Chorlton
Registration county: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8c
Page Number: 1689


Rose

That's weird - nothing's come up at all between 1925 and 1928 . . .

Mind you, nothing on FreeBMD is coming up for the first quarter of 1927 - wonder if there's one in the missing quarter?

Evelyn was born in feb 1927

Oh where oh where is Sonny?

That would make sense - she must be temporarily "missing". I did a search for all Hammonds between 1926 and 1927 and it jumps straight from Dec qtr 1926 to Jun qtr 1927.