Daniel Hawkins (1843-1920)

Ellen Maud Hawkins (1889-1972)

Address: Plymouth, Devon

The relationship of the witnesses to Daniel and Sarah is not known and who else attended the wedding is also not known. All their parents were dead and, as far as is known, all Daniel's siblings lived in Tiverton and all Sarah's siblings lived in the Newquay area so none of their relatives may have been present. On their Marriage Certificate Sarah gives her father's name as John Hockin and gives his occupation as boatman whereas her father was George Hockin who was a seaman employed in the coastal trade. She also gives her residence as Flushing in Cornwall whereas she came from Newquay and was probably living in Plymouth at the time of her marriage. The distance between Newquay and Flushing is about 25 miles. Why she should dissemble about her father's name and occupation, and where she came from is not known. Two Marriage Certificates exist

1 The original certificate which would have been given to the bride

2 A certified copy of the register entry issued by the General Register Office on 25th February 2004

The original certificate gives the date of the marriage as 16th October 1888 whilst the certified copy gives the date as 15th October 1888. The Marriage Register also give the date of the marriage as the 15th October 1888. All three documents are in the same hand except for the officiant's signature (Julian Harvey, Curate) in the Register and on the Certificate given to the bride. It is assumed that the Register Entry and the original Certificate were prepared by the Clerk or Verger before the marriage and signed on the day by the Curate. The copy of the register entry was then made after the marriage by the Clerk or Verger for eventual transmission to the General Register Office. On balance it is considered that 15th October 1888 is the correct date for the marriage.

Address: 34 East Street

The household consisted of Daniel, his wife Elizabeth and their daughter Ellen Maud who was 12 months old. They had 2 rooms in a 6 roomed house. The other rooms were occupied by a Royal Marine pensioner who had one room and two people who were described as visitors who had 3 rooms. It is not clear whether Daniel rented the whole house and sub-let rooms or whether the owner took individual rents.

Address: West Hoe Yacht Club

The household consisted of Daniel, his wife Elizabeth and their daughter Ellen (age 11). Daniel is shown as being the caretaker at the club.

Address: 16 Wellington Street

The household consisted of Daniel and his wife Elizabeth who were living in 2 rooms and had no income apart from his Royal Marine pension. They shared the house with the household of Sidney Brown which consisted of Sidney, his wife, two children and his father-in-law; the Browns also had a visitor Hephzibah Hawkins but despite her surname was not thought to be related to Daniel. The Brown family had six rooms. Caroline Hosgood who worked as a domestic servant had a tenement room and was shown as a separate household.