Rear Admiral George Weightman HAND R.N. C.B. [5]

  General Notes:

Marriages.
November 14 at Nayland Suffolk by Rev J T Brown Incumbent George Weightman Hand Esq. Lieut. R N son of Frederick James Hand Esq of Hammersmith and New Inn to Annie Vanderzee eldest daughter of Thomas Harrold Fenn Esq of Nayland.
Ref: Essex Standard 16 November 1866.

George Weightman Hand
Birth Date : Jul 1841
Awarded Medal (m) : m
Date promoted :
Commander: 29/11/1872
Lieutenant: 22/06/1861
Mate/Sub Lieutenant: 24/01/1861
Naval Cadet or Entry: 27/01/1856
Date of Navy List - Appointment and date:
June 1870 : 422 - Royal Alfred 20 Nov 69
June 1879 : 412 - Resistance borne addl for Coast Guard Service 17 May 77 ; Liverpool
Ref: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Nbd/exec/H/Index.html

London Gazette of yesterday.
Admiralty 29 November.
The undermentioned promotions have taken place. Lieutenant . . . . . George Weightman Hand . . . . . To be commander in her Majesty's Fleet with seniority of 29 November 1872.
Ref: Morning Post Saturday, 30 November 1872.

London Gazette.
Announcing special promotion made in Her Majesty's Fleet for services rendered at the attack on forts at Alexandria on July 11th.
. . . . . Commander George Weightman Hand. . . . . To Captain on completing the necessary sea time to qualify him for the rank.
Ref: Dundee Evening Telegraph 9 August 1882.

Dr E L Fenn in a letter to E V Fenn 10 Mar 1893 says "Uncle Geo Hand has been appointed Captain of the Shannon lying in Bantry Bay, he is not at all pleased as he wanted another ship which is stationed at Harwich near his house in Dedham.

George was Capt of the Aurora in 1894.
Ref Anthony Turreff

Kelly's Handbook 1901.
Hand Rear Admiral George Weightman served in China War 1856 - 62; commander of "Beacon" at bombardment of Alexandria, 1882, during Egyptian war; retired 1894, Rear Admiral on retired list 1897: Address 16A Brook Green W.

George Hand also lived at "Castle House" Dedham, now the Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum.

George was aged 73 at his death.

GEORGE W HAND
Birth year1842
Age72
Death quarter1
Death year1914
DistrictWINDSOR
CountyBerkshire
Volume2C
Page584
Record setEngland & Wales deaths 1837-2007

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 7 Apr 1861, HMS Imperience at Hong Kong China. George is recorded as single an acting Mate aged 19yrs 9mths born MDX

2. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, HMS Royal Alfred Grassy Bay Bermuda. George was on the HMS Royal Alfred in Grassy Bay Bermuda aged 29 a Lieut RN born Marylebone MDX

3. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, Navy census list. George is recorded as married aged 39 Commander R N of the Beacon born ESS

4. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, The Castle Dedham ESS. George is recorded as head of house married aged 49 Captain RN born MDX

5. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, 16A Brook Green Hammersmith LND. George is recorded as head of house married aged 59 Rear Admiral RN retired born London

6. George Weightman Hand: Will, 4 Aug 1909.
THIS IS THE LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of me GEORGE WEIGHTMAN HAND of 33 Burlington Gardens Chiswick in the County of Middlesex a Rear Admiral (retired) in His Majestys Navy I appoint my sons George Edward Basil Hand and George Sumner Hand and the Revd. Alfred Edward Alston Rector of Framlingham Earl EXECUTORS and TRUSTEES of this my Will and I bequeath to the said Alfred Edward. Alston Three hundred pounds if he shall act as such Executor and Trustee and to cover his personal expenses
I desire to be buried at Kings Lynn in Norfolk I bequeath to my Godson Thomas Fenn the sum of One hundred pounds free of legacy duty I bequeath to my daughter Margaret Katherine Rosa all female jewellery that may be in my possession and all the remainder of my personal effects not being money or securities for money I bequeath to my Executors and Trustees Upon trust to divide the same equally between all my sons living at my decease and in case any difference shall arise upon such division the same shall be decided by my Executors and Trustees whose decision shall be binding upon all my sons and I trust my sons will permit their mother to have the use during her life of such furniture as she may require I give and devise to my son George Edward Basil Hand all my freehold land at Godalming and my leased property at Kentish Town and Burlington Gardens for his own use absolutely and I give and bequeath to my son George Sumner Hand my freehold house 36 Montpelier Square Knightsbridge for his own use absolutely provided that the before mentioned bequest of my leasehold property, in Burlington Gardens is subject to the right of my wife (if she shall survive me) to reside there during her widowhood and so long as she shall be willing to fulfil all the repairing covenants in the lease and pay all rates and taxes payable by the Lessee in respect thereof and shall pay to my said son George Edward Basil Hand his executors administrators or assigns rent at the rate of Forty pounds per annum by quarterly payments And all the residue of my property whatsoever and wheresoever remaining after payment thereout of my debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the before mentioned legacies I give devise and bequeath unto my said Executors and Trustees Upon trust to expend the whole annual produce thereof in or towards the maintenance and support or otherwise for the benefit of my said wife during her life and widowhood and from and after her decease or second marriage to divide the said residuary estate equally between all my children living at my decease and the issue then living of any child of mine who shall have died in my lifetime such issue taking amongst them if more than one only the share which their parent would have taken if such parent had survived me Provided always and I hereby declare that in the division of my residuary estate, my said son George Edward Basil Hand shall bring into hotchpot and account for the sum of Three thousand pounds two and a half per cent Consolidated Stock which I have recently transferred to the Trustees of his Marriage Settlement Provided also that the share of my said daughter Margaret Katherine Rosa shall be held by my Executors and Trustees upon trust to pay the whole annual produce thereof unto my said daughter Margaret Katherine Rosa during her life without power of anticipation or alienation during coverture and after her decease to transfer or divide the capital of the said share unto or equally between her child or children living at her decease and if there shall be no such child then unto such person or persons as she shall by her last Will appoint and in default of appointment then unto her brother or brothers living at her decease and if more than one in equal shares and I empower my Trustees to continue all or any part of my estate in the state of investment in which it shall be in during my life without being responsible for any loss which may arise therefrom or be occasioned thereby And I further authorise and empower them at any time during the life of my wife and after her death to sell and convert into money all or any part of my said residuary estate at such times and upon such terms as they may in their uncontrolled discretion think fit
And I revoke all former Wills
AS WITNESS my hand this fourth day of August One thousand nine hundred and nine -
SIGNED by the said George Weightman Hand the testator in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses
CHAS ROBERT RIVINGTON Fenchurch Buildings
GEO. Wm. UNDERHILL his Clerk.
ON the 5th day of March 1914 Probate of this Will was granted to George Edward Basil Hand and the Reverend George Sumner Hand and The. Reverend Alfred Edward Alston the Executors.

Hand George Weightman of 33 Burlington Gdns.,Chiswick MDX, died 25 Jan 1914 at Virginia Water SRY. Probate London 5 March 1914 to George Edward Basil Hand Lieut RN and the Rev Alfred Edward Alston clerk. Effects £8625 18s 1d
National Probate Calendar

7. Census: England, 2 Apr 1911, 33 Burlington Gardens Chiswick LND. George was recorded as head of house married 47 yrs aged 69 a retired Admiral born London

8. George Weightman Hand: Records Royal Navy, 1856-1894.
George had a distinguished Naval career, pictured here are details of that career.

9. George Weightman Hand: Early years and Service Records, Castle House Dedham SFK.
George in Dress Uniform in Hong Kong, was probably when he was there in 1861 see Census.
Castle House was the family home in the late 19thC after George retired, it then became the home of Sir Alfred Munnings the celebrated artist of the Newlyn School, war artist (WW I) and acomplished painter of horses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_House,_Dedham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Munnings

George married Annie Vanderzee FENN [4] [MRIN: 2], daughter of Dr Thomas Harrold FENN M.R.C.S. [1] and Maria ALSTON [2], on 14 Nov 1866 in St James Nayland. (Annie Vanderzee FENN [4] was born on 25 Mar 1841 in Rushall WIL, baptised on 6 May 1841 in Rushall WIL, died on 27 Feb 1922 in St Lawrence Rectory Norwich and was buried in Nayland Burial Ground.)