Hockworth

[Robhall84]

Hi all,

Need help!

I am trying to back-ground information on Edward Hockworth born in Bradford in 1844.

No records of him appear until the 1881 census, in which he is married to Ann Heaton (b 1851) and living in Leeds. This census records shows him as been born in Bradford. However there is no trace of him in the 1851, 1861 or 1871 census!!!

Edward and Ann had 5 children:

Elizabeth (1870)
Rebecca (1872)
Sarah (1875)
Edward (1882) - My G Grandfather
Ada (1887)

Any info would be very helpful.

Thanks

Rob

[AMBLY]

Hi Rob

1871: 38 Cottage Street, East Leeds
RG10 / Piece: 4547 /  Folio: 77 / Page: 21
Head: Edward OCKWORTH 23, Fireman at Coalpit, b Bradford, Yks
Wife: Ann OCKWORTH 22, b Landy (or Sandy), Middlesex
Dau: Elizabeth A OCKWORTH 1, b Leeds

Wife Ann has a wobbly place of birth - says Bedfordshire in 1881 age 32, and Leeds in 1891 age 40! 

Cheers
AMBLY

[cath151]

Hi,
He is being rather hard to find, I see they had a brother in law Joseph Heaton living with them in 1881 so i take it he married Ann Heaton.
The only marriage I can find is on www.yorkshirebmd.org for an Ann Heaton and Edward Hopworth in 1869, Hunslet, Leeds.
They are not on same page on freebmd as there is a difference  of reference numbers but on the actual images both references seem to be 9b 361 AMJ 1869, Hunslet. THe surname is Hopworth.
Do you think this may be them, or if you already have the marriage certificate , what details does it give?
Saying all that I can t find an Edward Hopworth on earlier censuses or a birth  .

Best wishes
 Cathy

[AMBLY]

I agree, he is very elusive   
Is he the Edward HOCKSWORTH age 71, death registered in Leeds 1910?

MARRIAGE on FreeBMD: Jun Qtr 1869, Hunslet 9b, page 364 (the page nr is very clear)
Ann HEATON (there is another bride on same ref nr, page 364 but no grooms are indexed there)

Edward HOPWORTH Jun Qtr 1869, Hunslet has been indexed  by FreeBmd as page 361, but looking at the blown up image of the page, I believe it should be 364 - part of the 4 is very faint and looks nearly like a 1 (other 4's on the same page are the same).  The page he is indexed as being on (361) has 4 grooms and 2 brides showing. I would hazard a guess that he and one of the other grooms both belong on page 364. Which would leave page 361 with 4 names and show 364 as having  4 names.

The children? Birth Registrations on FreeBMD:
Elizabeth Ann OCKWORTH - 1870 Hunslet
Rebecca  HOCKWORTH - 1872 Leeds
Sarah Jane HOCKWORTH 1875 Leeds
? Edward HOPWORTH 1879 Leeds
Ada HOCKWORTH 1886 Leeds

You mentioned your direct line was son Edward (1882).
He was already on the 1881 Census, age 2. And age 12 in 1891.

Cheers
AMBLY

[Sunlaws]

Hi

FreeBMD has an Edward HEPWORTH in the March quarter of 1843, Bradford vol XXlll p 148. There doesn't look to be anything close to the name in 1848, which is when Edward thinks he was born according to the 1871 and 1881 censuses!

regards,

Lesley

[Ebch]

Hello
York Herald May 8 1869
HOPWORTH-HEATON. on 4th inst. in Registrar's office, Hunslet, Leeds Mr Edward Hopworth to Miss Ann Heaton both of Leeds.

[cath151]

Hi , 
I think  Ambly is probably right and the reference should be 9b 364, hope this might be them, else i ve started everyone on a bit of a Hopworth goosechase!
With so many Hop/Hepworths it then becomes very confusing , more so with Bradford and Leeds fairly close together .
I did find an Edward Hep(looks like Hop) worth  b 1848 on the 1861 with father Samuel J  Rg09/3344  66/12
down as born in Rawdon which is between Bradford and Leeds.
I think there are too many variants to pin him down easily but good luck Rob !

Cathy

[Robhall84]

Hi all,

Thanks for your help so far.

As you say Edward Hockworth is very elusive 

Ann Heatons parents appear to originate from Sandby (Bedfordshire) and Ann appears on the 1861 census as living in Leeds with her parents.

[cjl]

Rob,

I may have found the burial details for Edward, Ann and their daughter Rebecca.

Beckett Street Cemetery, Leeds

Burial No:            52397
Grave No:            11614
                            Rebecca Hockworth
Burial Year           1883
Type                    Consecrated
Notes:                 Child

A further 16 people are also buried in this grave all of whom appear to be unrelated and died in 1883.

Burial No:            67842
Grave No:           11683
                           Ann Hockworth
Burial Year          1893
Type                   Consecrated

A further 15 people are also buried in this grave all of whom appear to be unrelated and died in 1893.

Burial No:             93010
Grave No:            13515
                            Edward Hockworth
Burial Year           1910
Type                    Consecrated

A further 15 people are also buried in this grave all of whom appear to be unrelated and died in 1910.

One further burial which may be connected to your research.

Burial No:             55954
Grave No:            23754
                            Louisa Hockworth
Burial Year           1905
Type                     Unconsecrated

A further 15 people are also buried in this grave all of whom appear to be unrelated and died in 1905.

I hope that this is of some use to you,

Best Wishes
CJL