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Name William Leslie Hosken Birth 28 Sep 1893 Pulsack, Connor Downs
Christening 29 Aug 1894 Phillack (St Felicitas) (Parish Church Phillack), Phillack (St Felicitas), Phillack
Gender Male Census 31 Mar 1901 (7 years) Pulsack Farm, Pulsack, Connor Downs
OCCUPATION: Farmer ; Palsck Farm Phillack; BIRTH YEAR: 1868; MARITAL STATUS: Married
William J Hoskin was a man born in 1868 in Hayle Cornwall Phillack East Part Of. During the 1901 UK Census he was 33 years old and lived in Cornwall. He appears as the head of his house in the 1901 UK Census.
LAST NAME: Hoskin
FIRST NAME: William
MIDDLE NAME: J
BIRTH YEAR: 1868
BIRTH PLACE: Hayle Cornwall Phillack East Part Of
COUNTY: Cornwall
AGE: 33
GENDER: Male
MARITAL STATUS: Married
OCCUPATION: Farmer
RELATIONSHIP: Head
TOWNSHIP:
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Redruth
SUB DISTRICT: Phillack
ENUMERATION DISTRICT NO: 5
PARISH: Phillack East Part Of
CITY:
ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICT: Phillack Part Of
PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH: Camborne Part Of
MUNICIPAL BORO:
MUNICIPAL WARD:
HOUSE NUMBER:
HOUSE NAME:
STREET: Palsck Farm Phillack
TOWN:
Residence: Palsck Farm Phillack
Phillack East Part Of, Cornwall
SERIES: RG13
PIECE NUMBER: 2245
FOLIO NUMBER: 80
PAGE NUMBER: 19
Household Members:
William J Hoskin (33, Male)
Ada M Hoskin (31, Female)
Kathleen M Hoskin (7, Female)
William S Hoskin (6, Male)
Cecil N Hoskin (4, Male)
Clifford Hoskin (4, Male)
Elizabeth Grose (23, Female)
Elizabeth Hocking (19, Female)
Edith Gilbert (16, Female)
Minnie Hosking (16, Female)
Rootspoint; https://www.rootspoint.com/record/1901-UK-Census/William-J-Hoskin-1868-Hayle-Cornwall-Phillack-East-Part-Of/2ea9cad1-0bb9-4a6a-8fa1-aed5b87eb41c/
image: https://www.rootspoint.com/images/?bucket=1901uk&name=RG13_2245%2FRG13_2245_0159.jpg&collection_key=UK1901&record_id=2ea9cad1-0bb9-4a6a-8fa1-aed5b87eb41cCensus 1 Apr 1911 (17 years) Pulsack, Connor Downs
Name: Ada Millicent Hosken
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Phillack East, Pulsack Hayle, Cornwall, England
County: Cornwall
Parish: Phillack East
Sub-District: Phillack
Sub-District Number: 5
District Number: 299
Enumeration District: 5
Registration District: Redruth
Sex: Female
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Marital Status (Original): MARRIED
Number in Family: 7
Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Birthplace: Natal S Africa
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): HEAD
Document Type: 3
Schedule Type: 125
Page Number: 1
Registration Number: RG14
Piece/Folio: 249
Affiliate Record Identifier: GBC/1911/RG14/14018/0249/1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Kathleen Mary Hosken Daughter F 17 Phillack, Cornwall
William Leslie Hosken Son M 16 Phillack, Cornwall
Robert Douglas Hosken Son M 7 Phillack, Cornwall
Kate Gilbert F 19 Phillack, Cornwall
Mabel Gilbert F 16 Phillack, Cornwall
Hazel Rainey F 29 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Record Type: Household
Household ID: 140180249
Line Number: 1
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L1-KY6 : 18 July 2019), Ada Millicent Hosken, Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L1-KY6?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=97YV-BFDservice-WWI 12 Feb 1919 (25 years) Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI), Cornwall
Captain in 8th D.C.L.I service-WWI 12 Feb 1919 (25 years) Salonika(Salonica), Thessalonika, Greece
Lieut. Leslie Hosken, one of the three soldier-sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hosken, of Pulsack, has been mentioned in dispatches among those who are thanked for gallant and meritoroous services at Salonika. Person ID I7865 AHP Last Modified 17 May 2025
Father William John Hosken, MXSN-RJB, b. 25 Sep 1867, Loggans Mill, Hayle/Luggans Mill, Loggans, Hayle
d. 1951, London
(Age 83 years) Relationship Birth Mother Ada Millicent James/HOSKEN, 97YV-BFD, b. 1 Nov 1869, Pietermaritzburg,Natal,South Africa
d. 1946, Berkshire
(Age 76 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 30 Jun 1892 Lyncombe St. Luke, Bath, Somerset
[1] Age at Marriage He : 24 years and 9 months - She : 22 years and 7 months. Census 31 Mar 1901 Pulsack Farm, Pulsack, Connor Downs
OCCUPATION: Farmer ; Palsck Farm Phillack; BIRTH YEAR: 1868; MARITAL STATUS: Married
William J Hoskin was a man born in 1868 in Hayle Cornwall Phillack East Part Of. During the 1901 UK Census he was 33 years old and lived in Cornwall. He appears as the head of his house in the 1901 UK Census.
LAST NAME: Hoskin
FIRST NAME: William
MIDDLE NAME: J
BIRTH YEAR: 1868
BIRTH PLACE: Hayle Cornwall Phillack East Part Of
COUNTY: Cornwall
AGE: 33
GENDER: Male
MARITAL STATUS: Married
OCCUPATION: Farmer
RELATIONSHIP: Head
TOWNSHIP:
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Redruth
SUB DISTRICT: Phillack
ENUMERATION DISTRICT NO: 5
PARISH: Phillack East Part Of
CITY:
ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICT: Phillack Part Of
PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH: Camborne Part Of
MUNICIPAL BORO:
MUNICIPAL WARD:
HOUSE NUMBER:
HOUSE NAME:
STREET: Palsck Farm Phillack
TOWN:
Residence: Palsck Farm Phillack
Phillack East Part Of, Cornwall
SERIES: RG13
PIECE NUMBER: 2245
FOLIO NUMBER: 80
PAGE NUMBER: 19
Household Members:
William J Hoskin (33, Male)
Ada M Hoskin (31, Female)
Kathleen M Hoskin (7, Female)
William S Hoskin (6, Male)
Cecil N Hoskin (4, Male)
Clifford Hoskin (4, Male)
Elizabeth Grose (23, Female)
Elizabeth Hocking (19, Female)
Edith Gilbert (16, Female)
Minnie Hosking (16, Female)
Rootspoint; https://www.rootspoint.com/record/1901-UK-Census/William-J-Hoskin-1868-Hayle-Cornwall-Phillack-East-Part-Of/2ea9cad1-0bb9-4a6a-8fa1-aed5b87eb41c/
image: https://www.rootspoint.com/images/?bucket=1901uk&name=RG13_2245%2FRG13_2245_0159.jpg&collection_key=UK1901&record_id=2ea9cad1-0bb9-4a6a-8fa1-aed5b87eb41cCensus 1 Apr 1911 Pulsack, Connor Downs
Name: Ada Millicent Hosken
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original): Phillack East, Pulsack Hayle, Cornwall, England
County: Cornwall
Parish: Phillack East
Sub-District: Phillack
Sub-District Number: 5
District Number: 299
Enumeration District: 5
Registration District: Redruth
Sex: Female
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Marital Status (Original): MARRIED
Number in Family: 7
Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Birthplace: Natal S Africa
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): HEAD
Document Type: 3
Schedule Type: 125
Page Number: 1
Registration Number: RG14
Piece/Folio: 249
Affiliate Record Identifier: GBC/1911/RG14/14018/0249/1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Kathleen Mary Hosken Daughter F 17 Phillack, Cornwall
William Leslie Hosken Son M 16 Phillack, Cornwall
Robert Douglas Hosken Son M 7 Phillack, Cornwall
Kate Gilbert F 19 Phillack, Cornwall
Mabel Gilbert F 16 Phillack, Cornwall
Hazel Rainey F 29 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Record Type: Household
Household ID: 140180249
Line Number: 1
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L1-KY6 : 18 July 2019), Ada Millicent Hosken, Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L1-KY6?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=97YV-BFDPhotos 
William John Hosken 1867 & Family about 1910 | Hosken family at Pulsack | 1910 Histories 
Three soldier-sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hosken, of Pulsack; Lieut. Leslie; Lieut. Norman; Lieut. Clifford
Lieut. Leslie Hosken, one of the three soldier-sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hosken, of Pulsack, mentioned in dispatches among those thanked for gallant and meritorious services at Salonika
Lieut. Norman Hosken making wonderful recovery in London Nursing home from flying accident
Lieut. Clifford Hosken on active service, having volunteered again…Family ID F1905 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Birth - 28 Sep 1893 - Pulsack, Connor Downs 


Christening - 29 Aug 1894 - Phillack (St Felicitas) (Parish Church Phillack), Phillack (St Felicitas), Phillack 


Census - OCCUPATION: Farmer ; Palsck Farm Phillack; BIRTH YEAR: 1868; MARITAL STATUS: Married William J Hoskin was a man born in 1868 in Hayle Cornwall Phillack East Part Of. During the 1901 UK Census he was 33 years old and lived in Cornwall. He appears as the head of his house in the 1901 UK Census. LAST NAME: Hoskin FIRST NAME: William MIDDLE NAME: J BIRTH YEAR: 1868 BIRTH PLACE: Hayle Cornwall Phillack East Part Of COUNTY: Cornwall AGE: 33 GENDER: Male MARITAL STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer RELATIONSHIP: Head TOWNSHIP: REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Redruth SUB DISTRICT: Phillack ENUMERATION DISTRICT NO: 5 PARISH: Phillack East Part Of CITY: ECCLESIASTICAL DISTRICT: Phillack Part Of PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH: Camborne Part Of MUNICIPAL BORO: MUNICIPAL WARD: HOUSE NUMBER: HOUSE NAME: STREET: Palsck Farm Phillack TOWN: Residence: Palsck Farm Phillack Phillack East Part Of, Cornwall SERIES: RG13 PIECE NUMBER: 2245 FOLIO NUMBER: 80 PAGE NUMBER: 19 Household Members: William J Hoskin (33, Male) Ada M Hoskin (31, Female) Kathleen M Hoskin (7, Female) William S Hoskin (6, Male) Cecil N Hoskin (4, Male) Clifford Hoskin (4, Male) Elizabeth Grose (23, Female) Elizabeth Hocking (19, Female) Edith Gilbert (16, Female) Minnie Hosking (16, Female) Rootspoint; https://www.rootspoint.com/record/1901-UK-Census/William-J-Hoskin-1868-Hayle-Cornwall-Phillack-East-Part-Of/2ea9cad1-0bb9-4a6a-8fa1-aed5b87eb41c/ image: https://www.rootspoint.com/images/?bucket=1901uk&name=RG13_2245%2FRG13_2245_0159.jpg&collection_key=UK1901&record_id=2ea9cad1-0bb9-4a6a-8fa1-aed5b87eb41c - 31 Mar 1901 - Pulsack Farm, Pulsack, Connor Downs 


Census - Name: Ada Millicent Hosken Event Type: Census Event Date: 1911 Event Place: Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Phillack East, Pulsack Hayle, Cornwall, England County: Cornwall Parish: Phillack East Sub-District: Phillack Sub-District Number: 5 District Number: 299 Enumeration District: 5 Registration District: Redruth Sex: Female Age: 40 Marital Status: Married Marital Status (Original): MARRIED Number in Family: 7 Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Birthplace: Natal S Africa Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): HEAD Document Type: 3 Schedule Type: 125 Page Number: 1 Registration Number: RG14 Piece/Folio: 249 Affiliate Record Identifier: GBC/1911/RG14/14018/0249/1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Kathleen Mary Hosken Daughter F 17 Phillack, Cornwall William Leslie Hosken Son M 16 Phillack, Cornwall Robert Douglas Hosken Son M 7 Phillack, Cornwall Kate Gilbert F 19 Phillack, Cornwall Mabel Gilbert F 16 Phillack, Cornwall Hazel Rainey F 29 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Record Type: Household Household ID: 140180249 Line Number: 1 Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L1-KY6 : 18 July 2019), Ada Millicent Hosken, Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L1-KY6?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=97YV-BFD - 1 Apr 1911 - Pulsack, Connor Downs 


service-WWI - Captain in 8th D.C.L.I - 12 Feb 1919 - Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI), Cornwall 


service-WWI - Lieut. Leslie Hosken, one of the three soldier-sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hosken, of Pulsack, has been mentioned in dispatches among those who are thanked for gallant and meritoroous services at Salonika. - 12 Feb 1919 - Salonika(Salonica), Thessalonika, Greece 

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Photos 
William Leslie Hosken: Grandchildren of SAMUEL Hosken & Mary Cardell Thomas | 1906
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Histories 
Three soldier-sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hosken, of Pulsack; Lieut. Leslie; Lieut. Norman; Lieut. Clifford
Lieut. Leslie Hosken, one of the three soldier-sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hosken, of Pulsack, mentioned in dispatches among those thanked for gallant and meritorious services at Salonika
Lieut. Norman Hosken making wonderful recovery in London Nursing home from flying accident
Lieut. Clifford Hosken on active service, having volunteered again…
SUGAR BEET PIONEER; HAYLE FARMER DEFICIENT OF £14,058; WAR CONTROL AND LOANS; First meeting of creditors of William John Hosken, farmer, Pulsack, Hayle - 23 December 1920
West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 23 December 1920
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Sources - [S7] 19th Century Newspapers | British Library, 30 Jun 1892 (Reliability: 3).
MARRIAGES. Hosken—James.—June 30, at St. Luke's Church, Bath, by the
Rev. Moorhouse, assisted by the Rev. Morgan, William John, second
son of Samuel Hosken, Penmare, Hayle, Cornwall, to Ada Millicent,
eldest daughter of the late Robert Warder James, Pietermaritzburg,
and Mrs. James, Tregenna, Bloomfield Park, Bath.
Colonies and India - Saturday 09 July 1892
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002964/18920709/219/0038
- [S7] 19th Century Newspapers | British Library, 30 Jun 1892 (Reliability: 3).

