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Name:
Richard Hockin1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1803, Register Entry for Baptism of Richard Hockin
Birth:
Sep 1803
The year and place were initially determined from information given in the 1841 and 1851 Censuses and, although the place is confirmed by his baptismal record, the date of his baptism indicates that he may have been born in 1803.
Baptism:
28 Oct 1803 (age 0)
the parish church of St Columba5
Address: St Columb Minor, Cornwall
A search for his baptismal record based on a birth year of 1801 calculated from the 1841 and '51 Censuses in St Columb Minor produced two results - one in 1797 and the other in 1803. The 1803 baptism is considered the more likely as the names of two of his children - William and Mary - were the same as his parents whereas none of his children bore the name of the parents shown in the 1797 baptism - John and Margaret. Who else was at the service is not known.
Occupation:
frm 1813 to 1860 (age 9-57)
In the 1841 census his occupation was given as an agricultural labourer. By the time of the 1851 census he was working as a labourer on the railway which was probably better paid than agricultural work. His occupation is also given as a labourer on the Marriage Certificate of his son George so it would appear that he was labourer all his life. However, the Death Certificate of his wife Mary who died in 1871 gives his occupation as a farmer. Her death was registered by their daughter Lydia who would have been 14 when he died and is almost certainly occupation 'gilding'. As Richard was illiterate (he signed George's Marriage certificate with his mark X) he probably had little or no schooling and started work at the age of 12, and continued finding work wherever he could until he died.
Parent:
21 Nov 1831 (age 28)
Baptism of daughter Sarah Ann
Parent:
30 Apr 1840 (age 36)
Baptism of son George
Son's marriage:
22 Aug 1859 (age 55)
Marriage of son George to Sarah Jane Osborne
Death:
12 Jun 1860 (age 56)
Cause: bowel cancer
Address: Newquay
Although his death certificate gives his age as 69 he was actually 59. How his error arose is uncertain but either his wife Elizabeth who reported his death was unsure about his age (she was illiterate) or the registrar made a clerical error.
Death Registration:
5 Jul 1860
the Register Office11
Address: for St Columb Major
Parents:
25 Feb 1863 (age 59)
Thomas and Sarah Osborne were present at the burial of their child Sarah on 25 February 1863 in Churchyard of St Columba Parish Church, St Columb Minor, Cornwall according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. N. F. Chudleigh, Incumbant. Sarah's husband George said in a letter to his sister that Sarah had been buried three days after she died. He did not say where the burial took place or who the mourners were but it is fairly self evident that the burial would have been in the local churchyard and that he would have been there, and also Sarah's parents and George's parents.
Son: George Hockin, c. 1850, age 10
1841, 1841 Census for Household of Richard Hocking in St Columb Minor
1851, 1851 Census for Household of Richard Hocking Page 1
1851, 1851 Census for Household of Richard Hocking Page 2
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
9 Aug 1828 (age 24)
the Parish Church of St Columba12
Address: St Columb Minor, Cornwall
The relationship between the witnesses and the couple is not known. It is assumed from the date of birth of their first child in October or November 1831 and the intervals at which the other children arrived that they were married early in 1831 or before. A search of the parish records produced only one record of a marriage of a Richard Hockin to an Elizabeth in the parish of St Columb Minor. Who was at the wedding apart from the witnesses is not known. Probably the groom's parents (if they were still alive), the bride's mother (her father had died in the previous year), and any siblings that the groom and bride had.
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 37)
St Columb Minor, Cornwall13
Address: Newquay
The household consisted of Richard, his wife Elizabeth, their children Sarah (age 10), Richard (age 8), David (age 6), Thomas (age 3) and George (age 1), and a lodger John Tinny who was probably Elizabeth's nephew and like Richard was an agricultural labourer.
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 47)
St Columb Minor, Cornwall14
Address: Mount Wise
The household consisted of Richard, his wife Elizabeth and their children Sarah, Richard, Thomas (age 13), George (age 11), Mary (age 8), William (age 7), Lydia (age 5) and Jabez (age 4). George, Mary and William were attending school. The remaining children were at home. In the census return the surnames are recorded as Hocking. However, this is considered to be the correct return for Richard Hockin's family. The enumerator obviously used the phonetic rendition of Hockin and as Richard was illiterate he would have been unable to check what the enumerator was writing down.
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; The groom's father's name is given as Richard Hockin. Pat Ward.
1841 Census for Household of Richard Hocking in St Columb Minor, (FMP image). Custom Id: HO107/149, Folio 10, Page 12; Richard Hocking age 40 born in Cornwall. 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; Rich Hocking age 50 born in St Columb Minor, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.
Incumbent, Register Entry for the Baptism of Richard Hockin in the Parish of St Columb Minor, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1803 Page 20; Date of baptsm. Cit. Date: 28 October 1803. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Parish Registers.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 28 October 1803. 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; Richard Hocking working as an agricultural labourer in the St Columb Minor area. 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; Rich Hocking working as a railway labourer in the St Columb Minor area. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for Richard Hockin, (General Register Office on 30 Mar 2013 in response to Application No 4774643-1). Custom Id: DYD479068; Date of Death. Cit. Date: 12 June 1860. 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 Father's occupation. Cit. Date: 22 August 1859. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Richard Hockin, (FreeBMD). Custom Id: Deaths 1860 Q3 St Columb Vol. 5c, Page 63; Cit. Date: Q3 1869. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Death for Richard Hockin, (General Register Office on 30 Mar 2013 in response to Application No 4774643-1). Custom Id: DYD479068; Date registered. Cit. Date: 5 July 1860. Pat Ward.
Rev. C. H. Paynter, Register Entry for the Marriage of Richard Hockin and Elizabeth Tinny in the Parish of St Columb Minor, (FamilySearch website ). Cit. Date: 9 August 1828. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo. Call Number: Marriages.
1841 Census for Household of Richard Hocking in St Columb Minor, (FMP image). Custom Id: HO107/149, Folio 10, Page 12; 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; Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.