Hello

I am searching for the family of my husband's great grandfather, Émile Hans.

Émile Hans, was born in 1838 or 1842 (records that we have conflict). We know from his passport, issued on 6 September 1870, that he lived at 32 rue Lepic in Montmartre, the 18th Arrondisment of Paris, and that he worked as a watchmaker and jeweller. He was also an artist, or at least he dabbled a little, three of his sketches survive. We also have a photograph believed to be of his sister Adèle Hans, taken in Paris.

Émile left France for England between September 1870 and April 1871 and appears on the UK Census of 1871, in lodgings and apparently still a bachelor. By 1891, he was married with three children and residing in St Pancras, London.

So far in our search, we have traced Émile's life and offspring in England, but finding records of him and his sister Adèle before he left France is proving more difficult. It seems no census was taken of the population of Paris at this time and many records are known to have been lost or destroyed during the Prussian invasion and subsequent conflicts. I would be grateful for any help with tracing this family in France. I would love to find any record of his parents or siblings.

Regards
S Bayfield