A chronological account of the Hingston Family residing at Falmouth and later at Te Puke New Zealand

This document was sent to me by Michael Palmer (mfp847@yahoo.com) who is descended from the Hingstons who emigrated to Te Puke, New Zealand. The document was given to him by his mother. It is placed on the web with their permission. The document may be an amalgam of two others, or an original version that has been updated. The style of representing dates suddenly changes half way through. The author is unknown.

The original is much copied, and has clearly been faxed, so it is not very legible. It is presented here as typed but I have added obvious corrections and comments (in italics). Some of the links between generations are unclear - I have added links to Tree HD which I think contains the correct sequences.

Chris Burgoyne 10th July 2004

ANDREW HINGSTON (HD#3) of Scotscombe in the Parish of Holberton (Holbeton) in the County of Devon, was the son of WALTER (who was the son of ANDREW) and he married Grace Hingston of Ringmore in the said County. The said Grace departed this life on the 17th day of September 1675, aged 76 years, and had issue viz: Walter, Abel, Josiah, James and William Hingston. The said WALTER (HD#4) the son of Andrew and Grace Hingston was baptised 2nd September 1624 and married Sarah Reeve of Exon who was born on the 2nd September 1624 and died on the 8th day of July 1704, and had issue viz: Andrew, born 26th day of second month called April 1656, John born 26th of Twelfth month called February 1659; Josias born 24th of fourth month called June 1661; Richard born 25th of first month called March 1663; Agnis born 17th day of twelfth month called February 1665. Andrew and Josias died unmarried. JOHN (HD#8) left issue viz: John, who died unmarried , and Elizabeth whose first husband was Smith, by whom she had two daughters. Her second husband was Josias H?ke of Buxton (is this Brixton, which is only a couple of miles from Holbeton?) in the County of Devon, by whom she had issue viz: (There may be something missing here - Richard is the brother of John and son of Walter and Sarah) RICHARD (HD#9) who married Gertrude the daughter of Richard Tregennew of Dulce on the 17th day of the eleventh month called January, 1658. They married at Trenan on the 18th day of the first month called March, 1688 and went to dwell at Plymouth and had issue viz: Andrew born 25th day of November O.S. or the 7th day of December N.S.1690; Richard born the 11th day of December N.S. 1695. ANDREW (HD#9) the son of Richard and Gertrude Hingston married at Plymouth on the 9th September 1711 to Mary, the daughter of Caleb and Elizabeth Reynolds late of the city of Exon, who was born at Exon in the third month (May) 1680. They moved from Plymouth to Falmouth in the fourth month 1722 and from thence to Penryn in 1730 where she died the 5th day of third month 1735 and was buried the 8th day of same at Key and had no issue. His second wife was Elizabeth, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Wilkey of Liskeard, whom he married on the 13th day of November, 1740. She was baptised at Liskeard aforesaid on the 18th September 1709 and had no issue. ANDREW HINGSTON (HD#9) died on 5th day of first month 1762 and was buried at Key the 8th day of same aged 6? years 1 month and 9 days. Elizabeth, his second wife, departed this life on the 28th day of the eleventh month 1768 at Penzance and was buried at Key on the 3rd day of twelfth month aged 59 years. RICHARD (HD#11) the son of Richard and Gertrude Hingston, married at Exon on the 15th day of tenth month 1718, Sarah, the daughter of Andrew and Sarah Purchase of Exon, who departed this life on the 27th day of the ninth month 1722 at Penryn to which place they moved in the eleventh month 1719. She was buried at Key and had issue viz: Mary, born at Plymouth the 22nd day of ninth month 1719. The above Mary died on the 26th of fifth month called July O.S. and was buried at Key aged 28 years 10 months (never married). The aforesaid RICHARD HINGSTON on the 15th day of sixth month 1725 at Key, took to wife Elizabeth, the daughter of Nathaniel Steele of Falmouth, who was born on the 21st day of eleventh month 1708 and by whom he had issue viz: Nathaniel, born the 30th day of sixth month 1726 and died 4th day of twelfth month 1733; Richard, born the 12th day of fifth month 1728 and died on the 14th day of fourth month 1747; Andrew born 4th day of fourth month 1730. The aforesaid ANDREW HINGSTON (HD#13) married Sarah, the daughter of Benjamin and Amey Deble of Looe at German on 25th day of Twelfth month 1753 by whom he had issue viz: Richard born 4th day of twelfth month 1754 and he married Elizabeth Pierce at Key, by whom he had issue viz: LAZARUS (HD#14) born 23rd of twelfth month 1731. The said Lazarus married Jane Bluett at Saltash by a Priest and had issue viz: Elizabeth, Martha, Lazarus, Ann, Jane (died young), Allice, Nathaniel, Jane. LAZARUS the father of the above children died on the 20th day of the fifth month 1780 and was buried at Key. Ann, the daughter of the above Lazarus married John Smiley by a Priest.

SARAH, the daughter of Andrew (HD#13) and Sarah Hingston, was born on the 4th day of the fourth month 1756 and married Paul Nichols of Looe by whom she had three children. ANDREW son of Andrew and Sarah Hingston, was born at Looe on the 11th day of fifth month 1758, and he married Ann, the daughter of Thomas Westcombe of Bridport in the County of Dorset.

RICHARD (HD#11) and ELIZABETH HINGSTON also had issue viz: Nathaniel, Sarah, Anne, Martha, Nathaniel 2nd, James and Josiah and Elizabeth.

ELIZABETH daughter of Richard (HD#11) and Elizabeth Hingston was born 28th of tenth month 1733, married Joseph Fox, son of George and Ann Fox of Parr, 17th of fourth month 1754, by whom she had issue viz: Anna born 29th day of third month 1755, Elizabeth born 24th day of twelfth month 1757. She married John Allen, son of John and Mary Allen of Liskeard, the 15th day of tenth month1784 and had issue viz: John (died young), Joseph born 13th day of seventh month 1759 and married Elizabeth, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Peters of Falmouth; Sarah and Tabitha (twins) born 19th of first month 1761, died of smallpox aged 8 months and were buried at Key; Edward Long Fox born 26th day of fourth month 1762 married Catherine Brown of Lancashire by whom he had issue viz: Edward born in France, Mary and Catherine; Rachel born 2nd day of twelfth month1763 and died 6th day of sixth month 1767 aged 3.5 years and was buried at Key; Richard born 7th of ninth month 1765 and married Hanna, daughter of Josias Forster of London by whom he had issue viz: Richard Hingston Fox born 30th of sixth month 1787, Nathaniel born 9th day of twelfth month 1769, died 11th of sixth month 1769, died 11th of sixth month 1786 and was buried at Key, Francis born 8th day of fourth month 1771, Philip born 15th day of sixth month 1772 (died young). JOSEPH FOX father of the above children died on the 20th of second month 1785 and was buried at Key, aged 55 years and 1 month.

NATHANIEL HINGSTON the son of Richard (HD#11) and Elizabeth Hingston, was born on the 20th day of ninth month 1735 and died on the 15th of twelfth month 1736. SARAH, married Joseph Tregelles, son of Mary and Joseph Tregelles of Falmouth at Penryn the 22nd day of tenth month 1756 and had issue viz: John who lived about six months, Anna born 25th day of third month 1758 and she married Peter Price of Stourport, Worcestershire by whom she had issue viz: Anna, Joseph Tregelles Price; Sarah (daughter of Joseph and Sarah Tregelles) born and lived about six months; Joseph; Sarah: Samuel who married Rebecca, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Smith of London by whom he had issue viz: Sarah; Elizabeth Were Fox, son of George Cracker and Mary Fox of Falmouth on the 2nd day of seventh month 1788, Mary Tregelles, Catherine Phillips, Lydia (died young). ANNE HINGSTON the daughter of Richard (HD#11) and Elizabeth Hingston born 11th of seventh month 1738 died31st day of twelfth month 1746 and was buried at Key. MARTHA was born on the 26th day of eleventh month 1740 and died on the 24th day of tenth month 1757 and was buried at Key. NATHANIEL (2nd) born on the 1st day of eleventh month 1741 and married Mary, the daughter of Thomas and Anna Bird of Ufculme (Uffculme), Devon on the fifth day of eighth month 1765 and had no issue. JAMES HINGSTON (HD#15) born 12th day of fourth month 1745 married Mary, the daughter of John and Grace Nancarrow at Meraizion (presumably Marazion) on the 18th day of eleventh month 1766 by whom he had issue viz: James born the 28th day of eighth month 1767; Mary born on 4th day of ninth month 1769. She married William Collier of Plymouth on the 23rd of third month 1798.

Elizabeth, wife of Richard Hingston (HD#11), died on the tenth of fourth month 1747 and was buried at Key, aged 38.5 years. Richard Hingston died on the 10th day of the fourth month 1748 and was buried at Key aged 52.5 years.

On the 13th day of eighth month 1801 at the Friends Meeting House, Tottenham, JAMES HINGSTON (HD#21) the son of James and Mary Hingston, married Anne, daughter of Michael and Hannah Futcher of Rumsey, Hants. She was born on the 10th day of twelfth month 1772. They had issue viz: Thomas born 9th day of fifth month 1802 (2) Charles born 1st day of eighth month 1803; he went to America and died in the South aged 69 years. (3) Richard born the 20th day of eleventh month 1805. He went to America and died on the River Kansas on the 10th day of fourth month1848. (4) Alexander born the 7th day of fourth month 1807 and he married Martha Ann, daughter of Jeremiah and Martha Knight of London and died 27th of fourth month 1848; (5) Anne born 16th day of tenth month 1808 and died of consumption 10th day of eighth month 1815; (6) Henry born 14th day of second month 1810 he went to America and died there; (7) William born 9th day of sixth month 1811 – he died of typhus fever on the 24th day of seventh month 1838; (8) Mary born 3rd day of tenth month 1812; (9) Hannah Futcher born 27th of third month 1814 and she married Arthur Atkins of Coventry on the 13th day of tenth month 1840. (10) Anne born 12th of first month 1816 and died an infant. (11) Elizabeth, born 14th day of eighth month 1817. She was at Hong Kong married to the Rev. Maurice Cellis Odele, Chaplain to the Bishop on the 21st March 1854 and died on her passage home on 6th day of December 1857 leaving one daughter Bessie Maura.

On August 22nd 1839 THOMAS HINGSTON (HD#79) the eldest son of James and Anne Hingston, married Mary, daughter of Robert and Hannah Ring of Bedminster Bristol, at the Parish Church. They had three children (1) Gertrude Mary born 25th August 1840; (2) Amy Roberta born 16th January 1842 and (3) Thomas, born 15th March, 1843. On the 20th September 1842 Thomas Hingston died at his residence 10 Park Street, Bristol, aged 40 years. On the 20thNovember 1865 Gertrude Mary Hingston and James Tanner were married at the Friends Meeting House, Portishead, and in 1851 they and their family emigrated to New Zealand and settled at Te Puke. They had six children (1) James, born 6th September, 1866 who later married and settled in Australia; (2) Mary Naish, born 24th August 1867, married Joseph Vercoe at Te Puke and had nine children (1) Eric, who was killed in the Great War of 1914-1918 (2) Alwyn (3) Una (4) Lawry (5) Richard (6) Mary (7) Thelma (8) Donald (9) John: (3) John tanner born 23rd December 1868, married Florence Mildred Harris, daughter of William Prele and Elizabeth Rachel Scott Harris of Makatu, N.Z. on 22nd August 1910 and had two children, Theodore Ashton and Jean Mildren. The said John Tanner met his death in a motor-car accident at Tuaranga on the 17th May 1918. (4) Margaret Tanner, born 14th July 1870 and married Robert Whyte. They afterwards went to California and had four children. (5) Gertrude Amy Tanner born 21st July 1871 – she married Arthur James Molony of Te Puke and died on 26th June 1915 leaving ten children – (1) Erwin Sharman, (2) Frederick (3) Gertrude Amy (4) John (5) Dorothy Ellen (6) Alice, (7) James (8) Terence (9) Clara Jean (10) Kenneth: Thomas Hingston Tanner born 14th January 1879 and married Sarah Mutten at Te Puke. They had no children but adopted the Terence Molony after the death of his mother in 1918. On the 13th December 1897 James Tanner died at his home “Mendip” Te Puke, aged 61 years.

On the 4th September 1873 THOMAS HINGSTON (HD#80) was married to Anna Mary, daughter of Joseph Catchpole and Eliza Bale at the Friends Meeting House, Peckham, by whom he had two children, Frederick Ernest, born 13th August 1875 and Edith Mary, born 16th November1876. On 30th March 1891 the said Thomas Hingston was drowned while bathing at Maketu N.Z. aged 48 years. The family emigrated to new Zealand in 1882.

On 27th July 1897 at Te Puke, N.Z., Mary widow of Thomas Hingston of Bristol died aged 81 years.

On 14th May 1902 at Te Puke, Edith Mary, daughter of Thomas and Anna Mary Hingston was married to John Leonard Prele Harris, brother of Florence Mildred Harris aforesaid and had seven children: Winifred Mary born 5th August, 1903, Constance Sylvia born 9th November 1906 and married Kenneth Prowse at Whakatane in November 1945; Frances Muriel born 7th August, 1908 and married Frederick Martin Antram of Brighton, England in 1934; Edith Marjorie born 12th January, 1911; William Edward Stanley born 6th March 1913 and married Helen Margaret Young of Te Puke on 21st June, 1945; Roselind Scott born 4th March , 1915 and married Thomas Drabble of Te Puke and formerly of Manchester, England on22nd February 1935; Edna Rachel born 27th January 1917 and married Keith Walter James Smith of Taumarunui on 4th April 1945.

Gertrude Mary Tanner, widow of James Tanner of “Mendip” died at Te Puke in 1937 aged 97 years, Anna Mary Hingston, widow of Thomas Hingston, died at Te Puke on the 29th January, 1935 aged 92 years.

Edith Mary Harris died at Te Puke on 13th December 1955, aged 79 years and John Leonard Prele Harris died at Te Puke on 31st August, 1962 aged 94 years.

Copied 10th July 2004 Chris Burgoyne