George RANDS

  General Notes:

1841 Census (age 20), living at Guilford?, Grays Inn Lane, St Pancras. Occupation; Solicitor.

Rec'd £5000 from his father upon coming of age - about £33k in 2007 prices!
Also rec'd 2 tenements in Skitteroine (?!) Wellingborough plus a 1/6th share in the rest of the estate in his fathers will.

1846 Law Reports (from The Jurist) "The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Rands, of Northampton, Gent., to be a Master ....." .

1851 Census (age 30) living with widowed mother, brothers, sister, 2 nieces and 2 servants in Newland, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton. Unmarried. Occupation; Attourney & Solicitor.

Shareholders of Northamptonshire Union Bank circa 1851 include;
Rands, George, Northampton, exors of
Rands, George jun, Northampton, Solicitor

May 1856; Is named in the will of Stephen Sumpter of Irthlingborough "Rands, George of Northampton, gentleman, friend". I assume it's him rather than his father, who was dead by then, also later mentions Julia as his wife, so definately him.

1861 Census (age 40) living in No. 10 Newland, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northants. Wife is his sisters husbands sister. Occupation; Attourney. There are 7 children, his sister (Elizabeth) and 4 domestic servants. Living next door to his mother.

1871 Census (age 50) Living with wife and children and 3 servants at No.41 Newland (?), Northampton St Sepulchre. Occupation; Solicitor.

There is a Julia Eleanor Rands born and died in Q1 1871 at Oundle. Possibly this is another child?

1881 Census (age 60) Living with wife and children and sister (Elizabeth Pain) and brother (Christopher) and 3 servants at No 41 Newland, Northampton St Sepulchre. Occupation; Solicitor and Registrar of the Northampton ?? (Book?) of Record.

1891 Census (age 70) Living with wife and children and a visitor (Lilian M Wade) at No 43 Newland, Northampton St Sepulchre. NB: Now living at No.43 and No.41 is 'Offices' occupied by 3 servants. Occupation; Solicitor.

Northamptonshire Notes and Queries: An Illustrated Quarterly Journal 1890 "On the plan of Northampton for the 1768 election, The Chequer Inn is shown as being at the ... the Parade, Newland (on the left hand as far as Mr. Rands', ..." It seems to definitely be Newland not Newlands. Presumably, given the date, this is George Rands junior's house, but I assume that is same as his father anyway.

1901 Census (age 80) Living as widower at 41 Newland, Northampton St Sepulchre. With 4 unmarried daughers and 3 servants (inc. a sick nurse). Occupation; Solicitor.

Have 1973 letter from solicitors 'Thomas J Eckford & Rands' (consultant G St John Rands) to Kate St John Wright, regarding will of Miss Ada St John Wright. Obviously this is not him - presumably is his grandson George (son of George W.)

Google Books; was a subscriber to 'Sonnets of the Month' in 1863 !

Also a reference to him in the "Journal of The Northamptonshire Natural History Society and Field Club", again looks like list of subscribers.

From Wendy H; Times Feb 1902 Deaths; RANDS - on the 31 Jan ult at Northampton, George Rands Solicitor in his 82nd year

In the National Archives;
Indenture - Assignment
1. The Northants Banking Co Ltd
2. James Barry and Augustus Kempson of Northampton - gents
John Reid of the Capital & Counties Bank
3. George RANDS of Northampton - gent
to
4. Pickering PHIPPS of Collingtree Grange - esq
for £8,000 paid by (4) to (2)
(2) assign to (3) £9,832 secured on Indenture of 2.12.1885 which referred to Horton Hall & estate

George married Julia WRIGHT, daughter of William# WRIGHT and Sarah A.# PIRKINS. (Julia WRIGHT was born on 20 Feb 1825 in Pattishall, Northants, christened on 21 Feb 1825 in Pattishall, Northants and died Q1 1896 in Northampton, Northants.)