Possibly born Hartford, Connecticut USA, Naturalised British Subject.
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Death GRO 2nd qtr 1902
Sands, Washington William 74 Steyning 2b183
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Burial Plot: Section M Row F Number 27.
Find A Grave Memorial# 117862005
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My Grandmother told me her fathers name was Tewaunki (William Washington Sands is his English name) and that he was the son or (grandson)of "War Eagle" ( his wife's name was Waumeni) chief of the Wampanoag from what I have been able to work out this would be around 1750.
Jodie Booth.
Don't believe that Tewaunki was truly a slave, though he may have been an indentured labourer for a year or two before making his escape. Sad to say, he was never named "War Chief" as far as I can tell, though his father may have been thus called.
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Washington William Sands 1827-1902
# 1827 Born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. To Nathan and Unknown Born into the Wampanoag Tribe.
# 1840 He was formally indentured (made a slave) on a farm near Carmel in Putnam County, New York, USA till the age of 21.
# abt 1843 Baptist conversion in a pond outside Carmel age 16.
# abt 1843 he ran from the farm to Boston via Connecticut.
# Got 20 month prison time for stealing a sea chest.# Spent 3 years in a state prison at Charlestown.
# abt 1848 got a berth as a cook for a Schooner engaged in the coasting service.
# While back in Boston a boarding house he was asleep in burned to the ground.
# Spent 2 years at sea on a Whaling ship.
# A boat he was on sank a short distance from Fyall. He was saved by a fishing schooner from Cape Cod after spending 30 hours in the sea.
# On another Boat a wind jammer named “New York” heading from Liverpool to New York with 600 emigrants of Ireland, Dutch and German decent (Washington was the cook) The boat did not make it all the way and crashed into rocks ¼ mile from the shore, there was a trial for mutiny against the crew.
# 1860 Shipped out of Gravesend as cook of the “Stag Hound” built in 1850, bound for San Francisco with coal. The Stag Hound was formally a Tea trader running from Hong Kong to London and New York. Whilst on board there was mutiny, at Anjer, in 1860, where the first and second mate were reported stabbed by members of the crew.
# 1862 He was body servant to the Colonel of the 2nd Virginian regiment in the 2nd Bull Run / Manassas (Federals).
# 1868 Married Sarah Crofield in White chapel.
# 1884 Arrived on the “Kaiserine” to Manzanillo Cuba to an outbreak of yellow fever.
# 1884 Arrived in London and saw William Booth speak and until his death was a loyal Soldier of the Salvation Army.
# 1891 was living in Brighton with Sarah name on census Washington W Sanks age 63.
#1892 Widowed aged 65.
# 1895 Married Rosaline Elsie Chatfield 27th Feb 1895 she was 22 he was 67.
# 1896 Edward Washington Sands was Born 26th Jul 1896. Edward had only 1 child.
# 1900 Retired from the Salvation Army as War cry Sergeant.
# 1902 Passed away on the 2 May age 75. A month later my Nana Rose was born.
# 1902 Rosaline Elsie Sands was born 3rd Jul 1902. Rose had 5 children.
#1923 Rose her Husband Albert Booth and 3 children (The Second (Edward) being my Father) made the long trip by sea from England to New Zealand were they had 2 more children.
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1891 Census
Piece: RG12/815 Place: Brighton -Sussex Enumeration District: 14
Civil Parish: Brighton Ecclesiastical Parish: Brighton
Folio: 22 Page: 37 Schedule: 156
Address: 4 Norfolk Place
Surname, First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
SANDS, Washington W Head M M 63 Handchairman Overseas - Foreign - Hartford Connecticut
SANDS, Sarah Wife M F 67 Housekeeper Suffolk - Capel
VALLUN, James Lodger W M 75 Shoemaker Sussex - Kirdford
YEATES, Eliza Lodger W F 66 General Servant (Em'ee) Sussex - Lewes
BARTLETT, Eiza J Lodger M F 42 Housekeeper Sussex - Shoreham
BARTLETT, Alfred J Son S M 7 Sussex - Brighton
BARTLETT, K. Gell Dau S F 3 Sussex - Brighton
LARNES, Ann Lodger S F 70 General Serv (Em'ee) Unknown - Gostersheet
LEVETT, Charles Lodger S M 18 Indoor Serv (Em'ee) Sussex - Brighton
RUSSELL, Ernest Lodger S M 23 Porter (Em'ee) London -
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England and Wales Census, 31 Mar 1901
Name Washington W Sands
Event Place Hove, Sussex, England
County Sussex
Civil Parish Hove
Ecclesiastical Parish All Saints
Sub-District Shoreham
Registration District Steyning
Residence Note Blatchington Road
Gender Male
Age 73
Occupation HAND CHAIRMAN
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
Birthplace Hertford, Connecticut, USA Naturalised British Subject
Schedule Type 71
Page Number 7
Washington W Sands Head M 73 Hertford, Connecticut. USA. Naturalised British Subject
Rosaline E Sands Wife F 28 Brighton, Sussex
Edward W Sands Son M 4 Hove, Sussex