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Hawksworth of Silkstone
As mentioned in a previous blog, the Reverend John Hawksworth is mentioned in detail on page 188 of "The Life and Times of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon" — his surname is given as Hawkesworth:
Joynes Family of Kent
The Joynes family of Frindsbury and Milton by Gravesend in Kent is one of the most important families on this genealogy site.
Hawkesworth or Hawksworth?
Amongst the photos left by Henry Salt was one entitled the Rev Hawkesworth.The Rev John Hawkesworth (sometimes written as John Hawksworth) being a man of God it should have been easy to find his genealogy however it has proved to be anything but.
Salt family of Staffordshire
Richard Williams included a very interesting list of possible 'Salt of Staffordshire, Shropshire, etc' on Genealogy.com some time ago. It appears to include Henry Salt's gt.gt.grandfather Thomas Salt.
Salt family of Shropshire
The Shropshire Archive holds a 'Salt Collection', although not mentioning Henry Salt it gives a brief outline of the Salt's of Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Sir Henry Marion Durand
In 1859 Henry Salt's aunt, Emily Augusta Polehampton (nee Allnatt ) married Henry Marion Durand.
Henry S. Salt - St John in the Wilderness, India
We found this excellent photograph of St John in the Wilderness in India. Henry Salt was christened in the church in 1851, this photo was taken in around 1860.