This is a temporary holding file for families identified in Cornwall from the OPC records but not fitted in anywhere else yet. Most of these entries are in the mining area centred around St Austell. See Northern Mine Research Society web site from which the map below is taken.
It is possible to suggest a family thread spreading westwards over the years, starting in St Germans in the east, with a John Hinkson who would have been born about 1610, through Tywardreath to St Austell, St Mewan, Creed, St Ewe and ending in St Just in Roseland at the end of the 19th Century. There is a possible link to the John Hinkson who married Anne Hewet who was listed by WEH and is mentioned in Tree HH, but which never fitted in well. I have listed these families in order, with links between several generations at Tywardreath, and with links between several generations starting in St Austell but with only a tenuous connection between them.
There are also a number of family groups that suggest themselves in other parishes. These are listed separately at the bottom of this page.
St Germans is a parish in the east of Cornwall (map). It sits at the head of the Lynher River, which feeds into the Tamar opposite Devoport Dockyard. In the days when waterways were highways rather than barriers, this would have made it quite possible for there to be connections with the Devon Hingstons.
1. JOHN HINKSON married ELIZABETH JOHN at St Germans 24 Apr 1637 and seems to have died there 30 Mar 1684.
John and Elizabeth had the following children:-
Tywardreath (map) is the original parish that includes the port of Par, which developed in the 19th century to export minerals. Perhaps because Par has a railway station on the main line it is more commonly shown on maps.
Note that no connection has been found between Generations 1, 2 and 3, but the gaps in the dates suggest there could be a link..
2.WILLIAM HINGSTON would have been born about 1640
William had one child that we know about:-
The Tywardreath records show four men having families at about the same time. It seems very likely that they are brothers but we have no proof. They are grouped here for convenience.
3. WILLIAM HINKSON married MARY MARTIN on 2 Jun 1694 at Tywardreath. It is not clear that they are the parents of the following children since only the father is named in the baptismal register and there are gaps so it is possible there are other children.
William's family includes:-
4. CHRISTOPHER HINKSON married JANE BAKER on 17 Dec 1700 at Tywardreath. He was buried there 26 Jun 1754
Christopher had children:-
5. THOMAS HINKSON married ELIZABETH ROUCH on 12 Dec 1703 at Tywardreath. Elizabeth was buried at Tywardreath on 23 Mar 1705. Thomas seems later to have married again to CHARITY but we do not know where or when. Charity was buried at Tywardreath 13 May 1741. Thomas was buried there on 18 Apr 1750.
Child of Thomas and Elizabeth
Children of Thomas and Charity
6. JOHN HINKSON married ELIZABETH VARCO on 27 Dec 1704 at Tywardreath. Did Elizabeth die and John remarry a MARY? John is probably the one buried at Tywardreath 25 Jul 1764.
Until 1715 the baptismal entries did not include the name of the mother. The birth of Mary in 1705 follows soon after the marriage of John and Elizabeth so it is reasonable to assume that she is the mother and the other children follow at roughly 2 year intervals. The later children are shown as the children of John and Mary but we have no burial of Elizabeth or second marriage so it is possible that there are actually two completely separate families. There is another John, son of 4. Christopher born in 1702 but he is too young to be having children in 1717. It is notable that none of the childrens names are repeated. So this listing makes sense but should be open to question if other evidence becomes available.
John had children:-
John and Mary had children:-
7. WILLIAM HINKSON was baptised at Tywardreath on 28 Oct 1704 the son of 4. Christopher Hinkson and Jane Baker, and married ELIZABETH COCK at Tywardreath on 18 May 1730. William is probably the one who was buried at Tywardreath on 3 Jun 1740. He was stated to be living at Lanlivery. Elizabeth seems to have remarried Robert White at Lanlivery on 30 Jun 1745.
The only child we know of was:-
There are children born in Lanlivery to a William and Elizabeth with the surname Hick or Hicks in the period 1734 to 1740, whih could cause confusion, but they seem to have married at Luxulyan in 1733 so I think they are a separate family.
8. THOMAS HINKSON was baptised at Tywardreath on 18 Mar 1722, the son of 5. Thomas Hinkson and his second wife Charity, and married ROSE REYNOLDS at Tywardreath on 28 Apr 1745. Rose was buried there on 29 Feb 1780.
Note that there were two Thomas Hingston born in 1722 and one who died in 1729. This 8.Thomas is presumably the survivor but it isn't clear which is which. I have assumed that because 8. Thomas had a child called Charity he is the son of 5. Thomas and Charity and that it was Thomas the son of 6. John and Mary who died.
The children of Thomas and Rose were:-
Note that this Thomas is having children at about the right time to be the father of 10.Thomas who later lived at St Austell so it is possible that the link shown below from 21. John to 10. Thomas is incorrect.
21. JOHN HINKSON married ANNE HEWET at Fowey (which is only a few miles SE of Tywardreath (map)) on 3 Mar 1746. He is probably the John who was baptised at Tywardreath on 27 May 1711, the son of 6. John Hinkson and Elizabeth Varco. He was described as a labourer at the birth of his children. In previous versions of these pages it was thought that he might be HH#44 and 789 in WEH but this is clearly incorrect.
The children of John and Anne were:-
9. REBECCA HINKSON is the daughter of 8.Thomas Hinkson and Rose Reynolds. Although she had been baptised in 1754 she was baptised again on 19 Feb 1786 "a grown person aged 33".
Rebecca had two children
There are a confusing number of Dorothys in the registers at Tywardreath.
28 Jan 1701 baptism of Dorothy daughter of William
1 Feb 1701 burial of Dorothy daughter of Christopher
7 Jun 1712 baptism of Dorothy daughter of Thomas
27 Feb 1713 burial of Dorothy at St Blazey but of Trewardreath (daughter of Christopher?)
26 Sep 1717 baptism of Dorothy daughter of John and Mary
18 Dec 1743 mariage of Dorothy to Robert Deacon
11 Jun 1745 marriage of Dorothy to John Lobb
It is assumed above that it is the two Dorothys born in 1712 and 1717 who survived but which one married in 1743 and which in 1745?
St Austell (map) is only a few miles west of Tywardreath.
10. THOMAS HINGSTON was probably born about 1756 (from his age at death). He could be the son of 21. John Hinkson and Anne Hewet, born in 1750. He married ANN ROBINS 13 Feb 1780 at St Austell; both were described as being "of this parish". Thomas is probably the one who died of asthma and was buried at St Austell on 25 Sep 1824 aged 68. Ann may have been buried at St Austell 18 Aug 1808.
Thomas and Ann seem to have an extensive family most of which died young:-
11. THOMAS HINGSTON bapt at St Austell 16 Dec 1798, was probably the son of 10. Thomas Hingston and Ann, probably married JOHANNA TREMAIN at Creed on 25 Aug 1823. He was described as a Tailor of St Austell, and signed; Johanna as being of Grampound and made her mark. The witnesses were Eliza Tremain and Bridget George. Johanna buried 13 Aug 1871 age 66 at Creed, (of Grampound). Thomas buried 19 Oct 1882 at Creed (of Grampound).
The family of Thomas and Joanna were:-
12. HENRY HINGSTON (transcribed as Kingston) bapt at Creed 23 Sep 1832, the son of 11. Thomas and Johanna Tremain, married JANE SAWLE at Creed 25 Mar 1854. Henry described as of Grampound, labourer, mark, father Thomas, tailor; Jane as of Creed, mark, father John labourer, witnesses William Kellow and Elizabeth Sawle. Henry was a labourer.
The children of Henry and Jane were:-
13. JAMES HINGSTON (transcribed as Kingston) bapt at Creed 21 Dec 1845, the son of 11. Thomas and Johanna Tremain, married AMELIA BUCKINGHAM at Creed 12 Feb 1870. James full age, labourer, sign, father Thomas carrier, Amelia full age, sign father John, labourer. Witnesses William Andrew and Sarah Jane Kellow.
The children of James and Amelia were:-
14. JOHN HINGSTON (transcribed as Kingston) bapt at Creed 27 Nov 1842, the son of 11. Thomas and Johanna Tremain, married CAROLINE WILLIAMS at St Just in Roseland on 9 Apr 1864. John of full age, mariner, sign, father Thomas, tailor; Caroline full age, mark, father Richard, labourer. Witnesses Samuel Borlase and James Gay. He was described as a labourer at the birth of his children. Caroline buried 5 Dec 1891, aged 50 at St Just in Roseland. Residence shown as St Just Lane.
The children of John and Caroline were:-
15. THOMAS HENRY HINGSTON was bapt at St Just in Roseland 16 Apr 1865, the son of 14. John Hingston and Caroline Williams. He married PHILIPPA HARVEY at St Just in Roseland on 5 Sep 1889. Thomas age 24, sign, father John cattle dealer; Philippa age 27 sign father Thomas. Witnesses Frederick Bond and Emma Harvey. Thomas was a labourer.
The children of Thomas and Philippa were:-
Landulph is in the extreme east of Cornwall, across the Tamar from Devonport and Plymouth (map).. There were three families there but we have no connections between them.
16. WILLIAM HINGSTON married JOANNA ROBERTS 29 Sep 1696 at Landulph. William died 15 Mar 1707 at Landulph and three of his children died within days - presumably from an illness. Four years later Joanna had a choild who was listed as illegitimate.
William and Joanna had the following children
Joanna was widowed and seems to have had a child later
17. SAMUELL HINGSTON married JOANE MORESHEAD at Landulph 2 Feb 1716. A Samuell was buried at Landulph on 17 Jan 1754.
Samuell and Joane seem to have had at least one child
Had children
St Agnes is on the north coast, midway between St Ives and Newquay
23. BENJAMIN HINGSTON would have been born some time around 1700-1710. He is described as a Gentleman so he was relatively wealthy. He seems to have had interests in a number of tin and copper mines. There is a report of a case in Chancery in the period 1721-1735 in which he was involved, with others, which related to water rights at Wheal Rosewarne on Park-an-Bowan. This is no longer shown on maps but is somewhere near Higher Rosewarne (map). One of the streets here is known as Enys Road, and Samuel Enys was clearly the leader of the mine owners. From the context, Park-an-Bowan seems to refer to higher ground, possibly infertile moor, above the mine. Only his death is listed in the COPC records at present, but his will has been transcribed and there are several references to him online. His will was attested on 21 Jan 1773 and proved on 18 Mar 1773. His daughters Mary and Elizabeth received money and each got one sixth of his mine interests, while the remainder went to his grandson James but since he was under 21 (i.e. born after 1752) the money was held in trust by John Hingeston (Benjamin's son and presumably James' father) and John Tregelles. Benjamin was buried at St Agnes on 27 Jan 1773.
We don't have a name for Benjamin's wife, although she could be the ELISABETH HINGSTON who was buried 14 Feb 1769 at St Agnes, but from his will he seems to have had a number of surviving children
Speculation! It's not clear where Benjamin fits in to the other trees. The name Tregelles as one of his executors might hint at the links between Tree HD and the quaker Tregelles family, and his granddaughter's marriage at Kea, where there was a Quaker meeting house, would imply that Benjamin may have been a Quaker hmself - that fits with the entrepreneurial spirit that he seems to have shown. But if he was from tree HD he should presumably be linked to HD#11.Richard or HD#12.James, but there is no obvious place for him to fit in. Similarly, if he was to fit in to tree HM, the logical place would be as a child of HM#2.Baldwin or HM#3.James. This deserves further study.
19. JOHN HINGESTON married GRACE CHYNOWETH at St Gluvias 19 Jan 1754. Both described as being from St Agnes. He would presumably have been born about 1730.
There is a Mitchell web site that lists John's children
They had the following children
A website about St Agnes refers to a tablet in the church that bears an inscription (in Latin) about a Jacobi (=James) Hingeston who appears to have been in the army, fighting the desciscentes (= traitors) but died on the way home in 1780 at the age of 34. I thought at first that this might refer to the son of 19. John, but there is a 10 year discrepancy in the dates. The dates here match the dates of the American Revolutionary War.
Is NE of St Agnes
20. RICHARD HINKSON married JANE ESLICK at Cubert on 24 Jul 1783. There was a burial of a Richard Hinkson, husbandman, at Cubert on 4 Aug 1822 which implies he was born 1743.
Child of Richard and Jane
JANE HINGSTON married JOHN DELBRIDGE at Cubert on 27 Apr 1805. Both described as of this parish. Is this a second marriage for Jane the wife of 22. Richard? We have no mention of Richard being buried.
22. RICHARD HINKSON married HONOUR LARKE at St Stephen in Brannel 9 Jan 1744. Richard is probably the one buried at St Ewe 11 Nov 1789 and Honor was buried there on 7 Sep 1772. Nothing more known
They had at least two children
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