
John Hockin, KHLV-CHG
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Name John Hockin Suffix KHLV-CHG Birth 8 Nov 1810 Phillack, Cornwall, England
Christening 30 Dec 1810 Phillack, Cornwall, England
[1] Gender Male Occupation Abt 12 May 1843 (32 years) Dominica, Jamaica
Hayle.— Appointment.— We have much pleasure
in stating that John Hocking Esq., son of the Reverend
Hockin of Phillack in this county, has been promised
the office of Her Majesty’s Customs, at the Port of Ro-
sean[Roseau?], Dominica.
Royal Cornwall Gazette - Friday 12 May 1843
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000178/18430512/011/0002Married 24 Jun 1847 (36 years) Dominica, Jamaica
HICHENS Mary, 2nd dau. William Hichens, m. John Hockin, Dominica, 3rd s. Rev. William Hockin, Phillack, Cornwall, London, 24 June 1847. [NS28:312]
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MNz0xpd8M1EC&lpg=PA137&ots=W6kvn8G1A9&dq=hockin%20customs%20jamaica&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q=hockin%20customs%20jamaica&f=falseResidence 25 Aug 1849 (38 years) Eggleston, Saint George, Dominica
Death 7 Sep 1893 Beckenham, Kent
Probate 4 Oct 1893 (82 years) [2] HOCKIN John of Amersham house Beckenham Kent esquire, died 7 September 1893 Probate London 4 October to the reverend Arthur
Pendarves Hockin clerk and Henry Valentine Hockin schoolmaster Effects £4743 15s. 10d. resworn March 1894 £4293 15s. 10d.
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/api/nuxeo/nxfile/default/33ab1835-4c99-4dfb-bdaf-1cf227804269/file:content/001059_hobson_1893.pdf?changeToken=11-0Association Elizabeth Hockin (Relationship: the Brothers the Executor) Person ID I638 AHP Last Modified 20 Aug 2025
Father Reverend William Hockin (Rev), b. Abt 1776 d. Abt 20 Apr 1853, Rectory House [Phillack Rectory, Phillack Parsonage], Phillack
(Age 77 years) Relationship Birth Mother Peggy Williams / HOCKIN, b. Abt 6 Feb 1779, St Keverne, Cornwall
d. 10 Jan 1866, Rectory House [Phillack Rectory, Phillack Parsonage], Phillack
(Age 86 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 3 Jan 1804 Madron [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Madron, Penzance
Age at Marriage He : ~ 28 years and 1 month - She : 24 years and 11 months. Documents 
Hockin; page 453 ; BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY
Reverend William Hockin (Rev) / Peggy Williams / HOCKIN (F174)Histories 
Peggy married in 1804 the reverend William Hockin of Phillack, and the house eventually passed through this marriage to the Hockin family 
Admission Registers of St. Paul's School | Williams Hockin aged 11 son of William H clergyman, Phillack | Nov 1 1816
The Admission Registers of St. Paul's School, from 1748 to 1876 - St. Paul's School (London, England)Family ID F174 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Hitchens/Hichens / HOCKIN, b. Abt 1825, Dominica, Jamaica
Marriage 24 Jun 1847 St Giles, Camberwell, London
[3] - HICHENS Mary, 2nd dau. William Hichens, m. John Hockin, Dominica, 3rd s. Rev. William Hockin, Phillack, Cornwall, London, 24 June 1847. [NS28:312]
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MNz0xpd8M1EC&lpg=PA137&ots=W6kvn8G1A9&dq=hockin%20customs%20jamaica&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q=hockin%20customs%20jamaica&f=false
nb Mother's name given as Hitchens in https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Abx6EqTRfqEC&lpg=PA393&ots=IoV1K3Za91&dq=hockin%20arthur%20pendarves&pg=PA393#v=onepage&q=hockin%20arthur%20pendarves&f=false
Age at Marriage He : 36 years and 7 months - She : ~ 22 years and 6 months. Census 7 Apr 1861 Lee Road, Lewisham, London
Name: John Hocken
Sex: Male
Age: 50
Birth Year (Estimated): 1811
Birthplace: Phillack, Cornwall
Residence Place: Lee Road
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Managing Director Of Loint Stock Corporation
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Event Place: Lee, London, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Lee, London, Kent, England
Registration District: Lewisham
Household Identifier: 612785
Line Number: 22
Page Number: 29
Piece/Folio: 414 / 48
Registration Number: RG09
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Mary Hocken F 36 Camberwell, Surrey
Maria Pendon Hocken F 12 West Indies
Arthur Pondson Hocken M 11 West Indies
Mary Caroline Hocken F 10 Jamaica West Indies
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John William Hocken (8, Male)
Elizabeth Scott Hocken (7, Female)
Frederick Sikes Hocken (2, Male)
George Trevens Hocken (999, Male)
Robert Hickes Hocken (Under 12m, Male)
George Curnon Hocken (49, Male) Brother; Retired Foreign Merchant
Josephine Simmonds (26, Female) Governess
Sarah Andrews (26, Female) Servant
Digital Folder Number: 101816180
Microfilm Number: 101816180
Image Number: 95
Citing this Record
"England and Wales, Census, 1861", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-P68S : Fri Jan 17 20:52:14 UTC 2025), Entry for John Hocken and Mary Hocken, 1861.
1861 Census
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-P68S?lang=en
rootspoint: https://www.rootspoint.com/record/1861-UK-Census/Mary-Caroline-Hocken-1851-Jamaica-West-Indies-Lee/7adbdd92-45cc-409e-88cc-2915326103ab/
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image: https://www.rootspoint.com/images/?bucket=1861uk&name=RG09_0414%2FRG09_0414_0097.jpg&collection_key=UK1861&record_id=ae0a7d82-68b7-4039-b848-dcf51e8b6d2fChildren 1. Maria Susanna Hockin, M47G-8QZ, b. 14 Jul 1848, Dominica, Jamaica
d. 30 May 1913 (Age 64 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]+ 2. Reverend Arthur Pendarves Hockin, M47G-8S1, b. 25 Aug 1849, Dominica, Jamaica
d. 9 Dec 1922, Ilford
(Age 73 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]3. Mary Caroline Hockin, M47G-8QG, b. 13 Mar 1851 d. 20 Jul 1918 (Age 67 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 4. John William Hockin, M47G-8Q5 5. Elizabeth Scott Hockin, M9SX-3Z7 6. Fredrick Sykes Hockin, M47G-ZYM, b. 5 Aug 1857, Kensington, London
d. 1886 (Age 28 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]7. George Treverno Hockin, MYKN-H73, b. 22 Nov 1858, Paddington, London
d. 3 Oct 1885, Southport, Queensland, Australia
(Age 26 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]8. Robert Hichens Hockin, M47G-8WF, b. 14 Apr 1860 d. 1934 (Age 73 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 9. Susan Hockin, M47G-ZYC, b. 11 Apr 1862, Lee, Kent
d. 1952 (Age 89 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]10. Henry Valentine Hockin, MYKN-HQW, b. 14 Feb 1864, Beckenham, Kent
d. 10 Mar 1945, Glamorgan, Wales
(Age 81 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]11. Edith Margaret Hockin, M47G-ZYF, b. 18 Mar 1865, Lee, Kent
d. 1943 (Age 77 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]Family ID F681 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Aug 2025
- HICHENS Mary, 2nd dau. William Hichens, m. John Hockin, Dominica, 3rd s. Rev. William Hockin, Phillack, Cornwall, London, 24 June 1847. [NS28:312]
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Event Map 
Birth - 8 Nov 1810 - Phillack, Cornwall, England 


Christening - 30 Dec 1810 - Phillack, Cornwall, England 


Residence - 25 Aug 1849 - Eggleston, Saint George, Dominica 


Census - Name: John Hocken Sex: Male Age: 50 Birth Year (Estimated): 1811 Birthplace: Phillack, Cornwall Residence Place: Lee Road Marital Status: Married Occupation: Managing Director Of Loint Stock Corporation Relationship to Head of Household: Head Event Type: Census Event Date: 1861 Event Place: Lee, London, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Lee, London, Kent, England Registration District: Lewisham Household Identifier: 612785 Line Number: 22 Page Number: 29 Piece/Folio: 414 / 48 Registration Number: RG09 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Mary Hocken F 36 Camberwell, Surrey Maria Pendon Hocken F 12 West Indies Arthur Pondson Hocken M 11 West Indies Mary Caroline Hocken F 10 Jamaica West Indies next page John William Hocken (8, Male) Elizabeth Scott Hocken (7, Female) Frederick Sikes Hocken (2, Male) George Trevens Hocken (999, Male) Robert Hickes Hocken (Under 12m, Male) George Curnon Hocken (49, Male) Brother; Retired Foreign Merchant Josephine Simmonds (26, Female) Governess Sarah Andrews (26, Female) Servant Digital Folder Number: 101816180 Microfilm Number: 101816180 Image Number: 95 Citing this Record "England and Wales, Census, 1861", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-P68S : Fri Jan 17 20:52:14 UTC 2025), Entry for John Hocken and Mary Hocken, 1861. 1861 Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-P68S?lang=en rootspoint: https://www.rootspoint.com/record/1861-UK-Census/Mary-Caroline-Hocken-1851-Jamaica-West-Indies-Lee/7adbdd92-45cc-409e-88cc-2915326103ab/ image: https://www.rootspoint.com/images/?bucket=1861uk&name=RG09_0414%2FRG09_0414_0096.jpg&collection_key=UK1861&record_id=7adbdd92-45cc-409e-88cc-2915326103ab over the page https://www.rootspoint.com/record/1861-UK-Census/George-Curnon-Hocken-1812-Philleigh-Cornwall-Lee/7ddd2a5d-537e-4eb7-a849-9bb72a1d81da/ image: https://www.rootspoint.com/images/?bucket=1861uk&name=RG09_0414%2FRG09_0414_0097.jpg&collection_key=UK1861&record_id=ae0a7d82-68b7-4039-b848-dcf51e8b6d2f - 7 Apr 1861 - Lee Road, Lewisham, London 

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Histories 
The Will of Elizabeth Hockin spinster of Phillack 1854
http://opc-cornwall.org/Par_new/n_p/pdfs/phillack_will_hockin.pdf
The Will of Elizabeth Hockin spinster of Phillack 1854
Proved at London with a Codicil 19th Septr 1856 before the Judge by the Oaths of John Hockin Esqr and the
Revd Frederick Hockin Clerk the Brothers the Executors to whom Admon was granted having been first
sworn by Commission duly to administer
Source: National Archives ref. PROB 11/2238/366
Hockin's | Extract from History of Cornwall, A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall: Compiled ..., Volume 2 By Joseph Polsue
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MRsiAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA158&dq=hockin&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiW3-2op8DgAhWoiOAKHV4CBoAQ6AEIPDAD#v=onepage&q=hockin&f=false
Hockin - Three More Cornish Families
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Sources - [S9] OPC, (Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (OPC)), 30 Dec 1810, 2699595 .
More information about record 2699895 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 30-Dec
Year 1810
Parish Or Reg District Phillack
Forename John
Surname HOCKIN
Sex Son
Father Forename William, Revd.
Mother Forename Peggy
Residence
Father Rank Profession
Notes Born 8 Nov 1810
Transcriber Notes
Transcriber John Smith - [S22] Probate, (HM Government).
HOCKIN John of Amersham house Beckenham Kent esquire, died 7 September 1893 Probate London 4 October to the reverend Arthur
Pendarves Hockin clerk and Henry Valentine Hockin schoolmaster Effects £4743 15s. 10d. resworn March 1894 £4293 15s. 10d.
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/api/nuxeo/nxfile/default/33ab1835-4c99-4dfb-bdaf-1cf227804269/file:content/001059_hobson_1893.pdf?changeToken=11-0 - [S8] FamilySearch, 14 Jun 1847 (Reliability: 3).
Name: Mary Hickens
Sex: F
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Hockin Husband M
Digital Folder Number: 007568282
Microfilm Number: 413309
Image Number: 965
Originating System: EASY
Indexing Batch: M01632-8
Citing this Record
"England Marriages, 1538–1973", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJW2-KQ5 : Wed Apr 16 00:10:31 UTC 2025), Entry for John Hockin and Mary Hickens, 14 Jun 1847.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJW2-KQP?lang=en
- [S9] OPC, (Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (OPC)), 30 Dec 1810, 2699595 .

