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Rev. George W. Hawes

Born 1911 · Clergyman and missionary

George W. Hawes served as vicar of St Paul's, East Ham, and in 1956 prepared to travel to Kenya to supervise missionary work.

Biography

Family origins

An England and Wales birth index records George W. Hawes in the Camberwell registration district in the first quarter of 1911, with mother's maiden surname Creese (volume 1D, page 751). The family identifies George as a son of Walter Joseph William Hawes and Frances Ellen Creese.

The Kenya appointment in 1956

A family-held newspaper clipping dated 30 May 1956 reports that George had been vicar of St Paul's, East Ham, for eight years and intended to leave on 15 June to supervise missionary work in Kenya's Western Province.

Family photograph

The newspaper cutting includes George, his wife Beryl (identified by family testimony), and their children. The names of his children are withheld here for privacy.

Documents & photographs

References and research

Original evidence is distinguished from GEDCOM assertions and family recollections. Personal details of living descendants are withheld.