John Hockin, vicar of Oakhampton[Okehampton], and rector of Lydford^[1]

Abt 1710 -

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  Name	John Hockin
  Suffix	vicar of Oakhampton[Okehampton], and rector of Lydford
  Birth	Abt 1710  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Trade,Profession,Job	3 Jun 1757 (47 years)	Parish (church): Okehampton, All Saints Church, Okehampton   [1, 3]
  	Vicar
  Trade,Profession,Job	20 Dec 1758 (48 years)	Parish (church): Lydford, Lydford, Devon   [1]
  	Rector
  Occupation	Abt 1740 (30 years) - Okehampton  - vicar of Oakhampton[Okehampton], and rector of Lydford [1, 2]
  	Abt 1740 (30 years) - Lydford, Devon  - vicar of Oakhampton[Okehampton], and rector of Lydford [1]
  	1 Jun 1757 (47 years) - Chaplain; George, Baron Lyttelton of Frankley// Domestic Chaplain: Lyttleton, George, 1st Baron Lyttleton (1709-1773) [1, 3]
  	3 Jun 1757 (47 years) - Okehampton  [1, 3]
  Person ID	I14034	AHP
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hockin, putatively of Anderscot,   b. 1678   bur. 1767 (Age ~ 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Marion (Miriam) Ellis/HOCKIN(HOCKYN), d of James of Camborne,   b. Abt 1680
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	2 Apr 1705	Gwithian [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Gwithian, Cornwall
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years and 4 months - She : ~ 25 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F3993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Abt 1740
  Children	1. Rev. Thomas Pearce Hockin,   b. 10 Oct 1745, Okehampton  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F3994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Occupation - vicar of Oakhampton[Okehampton], and rector of Lydford - Abt 1740 (30 years) - Lydford, Devon  Trade,Profession,Job - Vicar - 3 Jun 1757 - Parish (church): Okehampton, All Saints Church, Okehampton  Trade,Profession,Job - Rector - 20 Dec 1758 - Parish (church): Lydford, Lydford, Devon   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Angarrack History Project, AHP, (Angarrack History Project). Extracts selected Rectors, Hockin; A history of the church at Lydford with some account of its rectors; by Mrs. G.H. Radford Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 21 (1889), pp. 171-200 Extracts selected Rectors, Hockin; A history of the church at Lydford with some account of its rectors; by Mrs. G.H. Radford Trans. Devon. Assoc. vol. 21 (1889), pp. 171-200 [S110] CCEd - Clergy of the Church of England Database, (CCEd). Cleric Detail Surname Hockin Forename John Title Qualification University College Year Event Type Type Appointment Date 1/6/1757 Office/Status Chaplain Clerical Status Location George, Baron Lyttelton of Frankley// Other Information Source LPL, FV/I/XIII (Register of noblemen's chaplains) Ordinary / Jurisdiction Hutton, Matthew/Canterbury Province 1757-1758 Comment Hockin was vicar of Okehampton (Oakhampton), Devon. Registered 3 June 1757. f.82. https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/locations/index.jsp?locUnitKey=30017 [S110] CCEd - Clergy of the Church of England Database, (CCEd). Appointment Record CCEd Record ID: 240262 Linked to person: Hockin, John 1757-1757 Vacancy Data Close Window hide details Evidence Cleric Detail Surname Hockin Forename John Title Qualification University College Year Event Type Type Appointment Date 1/6/1757 Office/Status Chaplain Clerical Status Location George, Baron Lyttelton of Frankley// Other Information Source LPL, FV/I/XIII (Register of noblemen's chaplains) Ordinary / Jurisdiction Hutton, Matthew/Canterbury Province 1757-1758 Comment Hockin was vicar of Okehampton (Oakhampton), Devon. Registered 3 June 1757. f.82. https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/DisplayAppointment.jsp?CDBAppRedID=240262