thomas henry hocking

[hockingkin]

I have Thomas Henry Hocking married to mary ann norton april 5 1848 in Madron, then in the 1851 census I have him married to Mary blight born in St Agnes in 1822. wondered if Mary norton died and he married Mary Blight??? Thank you for any help you can give me . donna

[Cornish Terrier]

Hi Donna,
I do not currently have access to the 1848 marriage details but have had a check of Madron burials.

It would appear that, if indeed there were two marriages, the first wife was not buried at Madron.

Further information that you may be able to provide on all these events would be useful and I may then be able to find something for you.

Ian

[hockingkin]

Hi Ian,
Since my last report, another Mary surfaced as the wife of Thomas Henry. Mary Merrifield is listed as the wife in IGI. Will the real Mary please stand up? The only Mary with a marriage certificate is Mary Norton. Any Ideas? Help!!!!! Thank you Donna

[Cornish Terrier]

At great risk I say this - do not put too much faith in what you find in IGI.

It is possible there was more than one Thomas Henry Hocking so that is where we need to start, I think.

I will try to take a bit more of a look through other information but would appreciate whatever you can tell me about THOMAS HENRY HOCKING as that may be the key.

In the June Qtr of 1848 Thomas Henry Hocking married Mary Ann Norton in the Penzance Registration District.

In the March Qtr of 1850 there was 'a' Thomas Hocking who seems to have married Mary Merrifield in the Truro Registration District.

I can, so far, find no reference to a marriage to Mary Blight.

The marriage to Mary Merrifield is record as 'Thomas Hocking".

Would really appreciate any further detail you can supply regarding immediate descendants or any other information that might help me solve this problem for you.

I believe you can put the 'Merrifield' marriage in the closet and I am not convinced about the 'Mary Blight' connection as I have not been able to find that entry.

Please supply as much as you can so that I might help you.

[hockingkin]

Hi Ian,
Thomas Henry Hocking was born 1825. In 1848, married Mary Norton we think. She was born 1826. The 1851 census list Thomas Henry as a tin miner with wife Mary age 29. Thomas would only have been26. Mary Norton would only have been 25. In 1848 Thomas Henry was listed as a mariner. Thomas's children were as folliows:
William James born 1851
Joseph Wellington Born 1853
Mary Ann Born 1855
Thomas Henry Born 1858
John born 1863
twins Bessie and Susan born 1865
I can't figure out what happened to Mary Norton or the age difference in the census.
I hope this is some help. Donna

[myghaelangof]

Hi Donna, the sun is shining and I'm not back to work for several hours so couldnt resist looking at your Hockings.

I've tracked your 1851 census family through the censuses and Mary is consistently 3 years older than Thomas. I see in 1881 they were in the centre of Birmingham. Bet they loved that after comparatively rural St Agnes.

Everything about this family appears consistent from 1851 onwards, and I found Thomas Hocking on the 1841 census age 15 living with his parents, William and Mary, in Goonown, St Agnes. Given that they were in the same place in 1861/71 and 1891 I cant see any connection with the Madron mariner.

If this was my family, and I'll bow to any other thoughts, I'd go for the 1850 marriage certificate, especially as they married at the start of 1850 and William was born circa October.

Had a look for Mary Merrifield and found a 20 yr old farm servant in St Erme, and 2 younger girls in.. Madron!

Hope this helps in some way.
Durdadha-why! Mike

[Cornish Terrier]

Thanks for your input Mike. (And good luck with your return to work.)

From what you have provided (in comparison to what I looked at last night) it would seem we have a great deal of confusion involved.

I do not have the time right now to pursue this with the vigor I might like so I am going to have to defer some of the investigation.

It is possible that we may be dealing with more than one Thomas Henry Hocking - especially given that one seems to have been recorded in some records as 'Thomas Hocking'.

I will try and take a closer look at this as soon as i can but, just now, I do not have that time.

Will do my best as soon as I have other things sorted.

Ian