Alfred Watson Hands

Career Religious / Missionary / Architect

Biography An architect who later took holy order, was curate for several parishes in England and went to New Zealand in 1880, in 1887 he returned to England, he was interested in numismatics. In 1888 according to the Bristol Mercury and Daily Post of 24.2.188 issue 12413 he was vicar of St Marys Southtown Suffolk, according to the same source he was A.K.C. [associate of Kings College, London] [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 25/01/2007]

Biography References http://www.nram.org.nz/e/8/a822.html / http://oldmoney.vassar.edu/papers/metals.html / http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=CV%2FPers%2FHands%2C%20Alfred%20Watson%20(1849-1927)%20architect%2C%20numismatist%20and%20clergyman

County No counties listed

Relationship Field Collector / Other Owner

Archaeological or Ethnographic ArchaeologyEthnography

Collected around Donated 1966

Dates active 1849-1927

Donated around Donated 1966

English collections Wax doll, Pincushion, Clasp knives, Iron hammer-head, Dagger, Flint axe.

Oxford Uni Education No

Oxford based No

English collection size 6

Connections Margaret S. McLeod / Watson