See also
Sarah Jane Osborne, c. 1860, age 22
Name:
Sarah Jane Osborne1
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
1863, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for Sarah Jane Hockin
1863, Letter from Geoge Hockin to one of his sisters
1863, Register Entry for Burial of Sarah Hockin
Birth:
30 Jan 1838
She had a twin brother Francis who according to the times of birth recorded on their Birth Certicates was born half an hour after her. Their Birth Certificates do not give their place of birth which was registered in the Sub-district of St Columb. However, the 1851 Census gives her birthplace as St Columb Minor and the 1861 Census as Newquay, which lies within the parish of St Columb Minor, and which eventually became the accepted name for the area.
Birth Reg:
5 Feb 1838 (age 0)
Saint Columb, Saint Columb Major, Cornwall7
her father Thomas Osborne||
Census (living with parents):
6 Jun 1841 (age 3)
1841 Census - living with parents
Census (living with parents):
30 Mar 1851 (age 13)
1851 Census - living with parents
Mother:
5 Jul 1860 (age 22)
Reported her daughter Sarah's birth to the Registrar
Census (living with parents):
7 Apr 1861 (age 23)
1861 Census - living with parents
Death:
22 Feb 1863 (age 25)
Cause: a decline
Address: Newquay
Patricia Ward (the 2nd great-granddaughter of Sarah) was told by her grandmother, Ellen Maud Hawkins, that her grandmother, Sarah Jane Hockin (née Osborne), has died giving birth to her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Hawkins (née Hockin).
However, she died a month after giving birth to a second daughter, Mary Jane Hockin, who died aged three months. The cause of both deaths is given as 'a decline' which indicates that neither the mother or the daughter recovered from the trauma of childbirth and that Sarah Jane's death was probably hastened by the loss of her daughter. It was also uncertified which means that she was not receiving medical attention - neither was her daughter.
There is a discrepancy in the date of her death between her Death Certificate and that given in a letter written by her husband to his sister. The former gives the 25 February 1863 whilst the latter give the 22 February 1863. Although the letter was written nearly a month after the event on 20 March 1863 it is specific as to the day and date of her death and the day of her burial three days after her death. Her death was registered as 25 February on the 13 March 1863 by her mother, Sarah Osborne, who was present at her death and she could well have confused the date of her death with that of her burial which according to her husband's letter was 25 February.
Sarah Osborne also registered the death of her granddaughter at the same time (the Death Certificates bear consecutive numbers) and she must have been devestated by the loss of a both her grandchild and her daughter within such a short space of time.
Burial:
25 Feb 1863 (age 25)
Address: St Columb Minor, Cornwall
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.
Spouse: George Hockin, c. 1850, age 10
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 21)
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.
1841 England Census for Household of Thomas Osborne in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: HO107/149, Book 8, Folio 11, Page 14, Schedule 2597; National Archives. Call Number: HO107/149.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Sarah Jane Osborne, Name Of Person: Sarah Jane Osborne, Registration District: Saint Columb Major, Certificate No.: BXCA771531, (30 Jan 1838, Registration Date, 6 Feb 1838).
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Sarah Jane Osborne, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: Births 1858 Q1 St Columb Major Vol. 9, Page 55; Cit. Date: Q1 1838. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.
1851 England Census for Household of Thomas Osborne in Newquay, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: HO107/1905, Folio 470, Page 38, Schedule 160; Sarah Jane Osborne born in St Columb Minor, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1905.
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; Sarah Jane Hockin (nee Osborne) born in Newquay, Cornwall. National Archives. Call Number: RG9/1542.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Francis Osborne, Name Of Person: Francis Osborne, Registration District: St Columb, Certificate No.: BXCA771530, (30 Jan 1838, Registration Date, 6 Feb 1838). birth of Sarah Jane Osborne's twin brother.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth for Sarah Jane Osborne, Name Of Person: Sarah Jane Osborne, Registration District: Saint Columb Major, Certificate No.: BXCA771531, (30 Jan 1838, Registration Date, 6 Feb 1838). her father reported her birth to the Registrar.
General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for Sarah Jane Hockin, (18 January 2005 by General Register Office in response to Application Mo. COL492595). Custom Id: DYA 532536; Date of Death. Cit. Date: 25 February 1863. Pat Ward.
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; Date of death. Cit. Date: 22 February 1863. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Sarah Jane Hockin, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: Deaths 1863 Q1 St Columb, Vol. 5c, Page 87; Cit. Date: Q1 1863. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
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; Date of burial. Cit. Date: 25 February 1863. Pat Ward.
Parish Register for Burial of Sarah Hockin, St Columba, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, 25 February 1963, 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.