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George Hockin, c. 1850, age 10
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1840, Register Entry for Baptism of George Hocken
1871, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for George Hockin
Birth:
Mar 1840
His baptismal register entry gives his age as one month on the date of his baptism (30 April 1840). This means he was born either early April on late March. His birth registration in the second quarter confirms this.
Baptism:
30 Apr 1840 (age 0)
Address: in the St Columb Circuit, Cornwall
Although the surname of his parents is entered as Hocken this believed to be Hockin as the date tallies with the date of his Birth Registration which was in the name of Hockin. Also a search of the 1841 Census for a George Hocken age 1 drew a blank whereas he is recorded in the 1841 Census as George Hockin age 1 in the Household of Richard Hockin.
Census (living with parents):
6 Jun 1841 (age 1)
1841 Census - living with parents
Census (living with parents):
30 Mar 1851 (age 10-11)
1851 Census - living with parents
Occupation:
frm 1852 to 1871 (age 11-31)
merchant mariner; various sailing vessels in the coastal trade10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
The earliest source giving his occupation as a merchant mariner is the Marriage Certificate for his marriage to Sarah Jane Osborne. Further references to him being a mariner occur in the Birth Certificate of his daughter Sarah Elizabeth, the 1861 and 1871 Censuses and a note by his great granddaughter Doris Wallace (née Luscombe). A letter to his sister dated March 20th 1863 about the death and burial of his first wife is headed Widness near Runcorn. Widness is a coastal shipping port so it is thought that George was employed in the coastal trade rather than on long distance voyages. A search of documents held in the National Archives gives his Register Ticket number as 540707 but the only evidence of rank or rating comes from a Register of Reported Voyages which shows that he was a Boy Seaman in 1852-3, which indicates that he went to sea at the age of 12, and was rated Seaman sometime in 1853. No other evidence as to his rank or rating can be found. However, as all other official documents including his death certificate which is the latest documentation refer to him as a seaman or merchant mariner he was probably remained a rating all his working life rather than becoming an officer as intimated by his great-granddaughter Doris.
Census (living with 'in-laws'):
7 Apr 1861 (age 21)
1861 Census - living with 'in-laws'
Parent:
29 Jan 1863 (age 22)
Burial of daughter Mary Jane
Spouse:
25 Feb 1863 (age 22)
His wife Sarah was buried in Churchyard of St Columba Parish Church
Death:
3 Jul 1871 (age 31)
Cause: heart failure
Address: Newquay
A note by his great-granddaughter, Doris Wallace (née Luscombe), says that he died of rheumatic fever, however. his death certificate gives his cause of death as heart failure and dropsy. Dropsy which is now known as oedema is associated with heart failure.
Burial:
3 Aug 1871 (age 32)
St Columba's Graveyard21
Address: St Columb Minor, Cornwall
Why there was such a long interval (a month) between his death and his burial is not known. His wife would almost certainly have been present and probably took their children Richard and Mary although being so young they would not have remembered it.
Death Registration:
25 Aug 1871
Register Office18
Address: St Columb Major, Cornwall
Spouse: Sarah Jane Osborne, c. 1860, age 22
Daughter: Sarah Elizabeth Hockin, c. 1890, age 30
1849, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for George Hockin and Sarah Jane Osborne
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
22 Aug 1859 (age 19)
Address: St Columb Minor, Cornwall
The relationship of Jason Carne to the couple is not known. He was probably a friend of the groom and also the best man. Thomas Osborne was the Bride's brother. Who else attended the wedding is not known but almost certainly the bride's parents Thomas and Sarah Osborne and the groom's parents Richard and Elizabeth Hockin. The couple's siblings were probably there as well. After they were married George and Sarah lived with the bride's parents in St Columb Minor and had two daughters Sarah in 1860 and Mary in 1862.
1871, 1871 Census for Household of George Hockin in Newquay, Cornwall
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
1867 (age 26-27)
the Parish Church of St Columba24
Address: St Columb Minor, Cornwall
As their marriage was registered in the St Columb district it is certain that they were married in the parish of St Columb Minor where they lived after their marriage.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1871 (age 31)
St Columb Minor, Cornwall25
Address: Newquay
The household consisted of George, Eliza who was his second wife, George's daughter Bessie (age 10) by his first wife Sarah, and George and Eliza's children Richard (age 1) and Mary (age 2 months). The family shared the house with Maria Stephens who is described as a sailor's wife so presumably her husband was away at sea and Maria's sister Sarah. The size of the house is not known.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Sarah Elizabeth Hockin, (General Register Office on 10 Feb 2004 in response to Application Number COL120947). Custom Id: BXCA226422; Father's Name & Occupation5 JUL 1860. Pat Ward.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Page1 Column 2. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of George Hockin, (FreeBMD image). Custom Id: Births Apr-Jun 1840, District St Columb, Vol IX, Page 55; Cit. Date: Q2 1849. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
1841 Census for Household of Richard Hocking in St Columb Minor, (FMP image). Custom Id: HO107/149, Folio 10, Page 12; Age & place of birth. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/149.
1851 England Census for Household of Richard Hocking in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, (FMP image). Custom Id: HO107/1905, Folio 445, Pages 35 & 36; Age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Names of some of Richard Hockin's children. Cit. Date: "Not given". Pat Ward.
Rev. John M Buddem, Register Entry for the Baptism of George Hocken, (FamilySearch). Cit. Date: 30 April 1840. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Parish Registers.
1841 Census for Household of Richard Hocking in St Columb Minor, (FMP image). Custom Id: HO107/149, Folio 10, Page 12; Age. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/149.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Cit. Date: "Not given". Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for George Hockin and Sarah Jane Osborne, (21 April 2004 by General Register Office in response to Application No. COL188873). Custom Id: MXB599048; Groom's occupation. Cit. Date: 22 August 1859. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Sarah Elizabeth Hockin, (General Register Office on 10 Feb 2004 in response to Application Number COL120947). Custom Id: BXCA226422; George Hockin merchant mariner. Cit. Date: 26 May 1860. Pat Ward.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Page1 Column 2 - George Henry Hockin Master Mariner. Pat Ward.
1861 England Census for Household of Thomas Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, , (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/1542, Folio 92, Page 17, Schedule 78; George Hockin mariner. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1542.
1871 England Census for Household of George Hockin in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG10/2256; George Hockin sailor in the Merchant Service. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2256.
George Hockin, Letter from George Hockin to one of sisters (probably Mary Jane Hockin) dated 20 March 1869, (20 Mar 1863). Custom Id: GH 1863-03-20; A letter to his sister dated March 20th 1863 about the death and burial of his first wife is headed Widness near Runcorn. Widhess is a coastal shipping port . Cit. Date: 20 March 1863. Pat Ward.
Register Ticket Register for George Hockin, Record Type: Register Ticket Register, Name Of Person: George Hockin, (Period, 1845-1854). Register Ticket No. 540,707. National Archives. Call Number: BT 114/11.
Reported Voyages Register Entry for George Hockin, Record Type: Reported Voyages Register, Name Of Person: George Hockin, (Period, 1845-1854). Rated Boy in 1852 and 1853. Rated Seaman in 1853. National Archives. Call Number: BT 113/271.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for George Hockin, (20 May 2013 by General Register Office in response to Application No. 4892264-1). Custom Id: DYD 5909042; Date of death. Cit. Date: 3 July 1871. Pat Ward.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Page1 Column 2 - ...died of rhematic fever. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of George Hockin, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: Deaths 1871 Q2 St Columb Vol. 5C, Page 64; Cit. Date: Q2 1871. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
Parish Register for Burial of George Hockin, St Columba, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, 3 August 1871, Cornwall County Records Office.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for George Hockin and Sarah Jane Osborne, (21 April 2004 by General Register Office in response to Application No. COL188873). Custom Id: MXB599048; Cit. Date: 22 August 1859. Pat Ward.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Notes on the Descendants of Richard Hockin, John Luscombe & his wife Amelia Sleep's family , (Not published, c. 1980). Custom Id: DWL 01; Page 1, Column 2. George Henry HOCKIN married Sarah Jane OSBORNE. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of George Hockin and Eliza Jane Rounsavell, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: Marriages 1867 Q1 St Columb, Vol. 5c, Page 145; Cit. Date: Q1 1867. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1871 England Census for Household of George Hockin in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG10/2256; Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2256.