HAWKINS FAMILY

[WHITSTABLE]

hi i hope i post this in the right place im new i wonder can any one help with my great grandfather henry hawkins born in 1819 some one had gave me info that he was born in charlton but there are two places called charlton so i dont know what place for certain that he came from he then spent his life in whitstable and i was told again he married twice  im a bit confused and just need to know if this is true as i do not want to put the wrong info on my tree i can not find him on the census either . the only info i have for him is this  henry hawkins born 1819 married caroline jordan  in blean thay had children allso a daughter but i cant seem to find her unless she died as a baby,  i do know henry died in 1875. blean,:)

[wozzle]

possibly his christening
greenwich is fairly close to charlton
name; henry hawkins
date of chr. 12th mar 1821
place; st.alphage,greenwich,kent
parents; abraham/sarah hawkins
ext.rec. IGI

[casalguidi]

Hi Whitstable

I think you may have been  misinformed as the birthplace of Henry looks like Chartham to me

1871 - 51 South Street, Whitstable

Henry HAWKINGS head mar 49 ag lab b.Chartom (sic)
Caroline wife 45 b.Herne
Jesse son 13 b.Whitstable
Thomas son 8 b.Whitstable
Henry son 3 b.Whitstable

RG10/974 folio 89 page11
..........................

1861 - Radfall Road, Whitstable

Henry HAWKINGS head mar 39 ag lab b.Chartham
Caroline wife 34 b.Herne
Joseph son 12 b.Whitstable
John son 5 b.Whitstable
Jesse son 3 b.Whitstable

RG9/524 folio 96 page 13
...................

1851 Two Brewers, Whitstable

William HAMMOND husband mar 6(?) lab b.Whitstable
Jane wife 53 b.Swalecliffe
Henry HAWKINS lodger unm 29? lab b.Petham
Joseph (ditto for HAWKINS? but overwritten with HAMMOND?) son age (? but single figures) b.Whitstable
Edward MEECHER lodger unm 3(?) lab b.Whitstable
Isaac CLAYSON lodger unm 27 lab b.Whitstable
Amelia HUDSON 4m b.Whitstable

HO107/1625 folio 458 page 18
.................

Casalguidi

[WHITSTABLE]

thank you that does look right, as little henry age 3 on the 1871 census is my great grandad, all so i did not know there was a joseph my mum only thought there was john, jesse thomas and henry,  how exciting, so henry was never married before caroline then and there was not a daughter . thank you

[WHITSTABLE]

thank you that does look right, as little henry age 3 on the 1871 census is my great grandad, all so i did not know there was a joseph my mum only thought there was john, jesse thomas and henry,  how exciting, so henry was never married before caroline then and there was not a daughter i was told henry married a ester hudson  do you think that couled be a different henry hawkings ?

[casalguidi]

There is a marriage for a Henry HAWKINS to an Esther HUDSON in the Blean registration district 1845 http://freebmd.rootsweb.com so I would say it does look quite possible that Henry was married before (despite the 1851 census giving his status as single) and that Joseph was possibly a son of this first marriage.  The parish registers and/or birth, marriage and death certificates should help you to sort it out.

Casalguidi

[WHITSTABLE]

yes thankyou it does sound likely, also i noticed there was a amelia hudson aged 4 months on the 1851 census couled she be a daughter of henry and maybe the mother died in childbirth

[wozzle]

this seems to add creedence to the fact henry might have married before caroline
death index
name; esther hawkins
y.o.r. 1849
qtr; apr/may/jun
dist; blean
vol; 5
page; 23.

[wozzle]

and here is josephs birth reg
name; joseph hawkins
y.o.r. 1848
qtr; oct/nov/dec
dist; blean
vol; 5
page; 35

so if this is henry/esthers child esther died a few months after the birth of joseph