Eldred William Hawken, Auctioneer

[Scottie]

I am looking for an Edred William Hawken who was an Auctioneer and had two children born in Leamington in the late 1880's. Could someone suggest a trade directory for the area that I might consult? He was born 1858 in St Ervan Cornwall and one of the children born 1887 was named Florence or Florian Mabel.I would be most greatful for assistance on this for an elderly friend

[Trish]

How's this?

Census: 1891: RG12/1862 Folio 11 Page 16
Address: Be??a Street, Scilly St. Mary [Civil Parish], Garrison and Hugh town St. Mary, Cornwall
-- William HAWKEN HEad M 71 Bible Christian Minister [born] Cornwall St. Ewan [sic]
-- Sarah Do Wife M 59 [born] Suffolk, Dallinghoo
-- Edred W. Do Nephew [Visitor] M 32 Clerk [Auctioneer's] [born] Cornwall St. Ewan

Any help?

Trish

[Trish]

And Edred's wife and daughter -- do you have this?

Census: 1891: RG12/1818 Folio 116 Page 28
Address: Wadebridge, Molesworth Street, St. Breock, Cornwall
--Richard BERNEY HEAD M 49 Hotel Proprieter + Auctioneer [born] St. Breock Cornwall
-- Louisa do Wife M 47 [born] do do
-- Edith do Daughter S 16 [born] do do
-- Arthur Hy do Don S 8 [born] do do
-- Ethel do Daughter S 11 [born] do do
-- Sholo N HARE Lodger S 32 Gentleman [born] Bristol
-- Elizth Agnes HAWKEN Visitor M 30 [born] St. Breock Cornwall
-- Florina Mabel do do S 4 [born] Leamington
-- William BUDGE Servant S 30 ?Post boy [born] St. Breock Cornwall
-- Elizabeth MARTYN do S 26 Domestic Servant [born] do do
-- Ad HAWKE do S 25 Do [born] do do
-- Elizabeth TREGLAWN do S 20 Do [born] Egleshayle do

Regards,
Trish

[Trish]

Kelly's Directory of Devon & Cornwall, 1893 lists the following on page 1090:

St. Ervan
-- Hawken Henry, farmer, Tremouth
-- Hawken James, auctioneer & farmer, Pantruse
-- Hawken Thomas, farmer, Treglinick

This matches up with Edred HAWKEN's father in the 1881 and 1861 censuses...

Census: 1861: RG9/1540 Folio 91 Page 7
Address: Tremouth, St. Ervan, Cornwall
-- James HAWKEN Head Mar 32 Farmer of 192 Acres employing 4 Laborers and a boy [born] Cornwall St. Ervan
-- Joyce HAWKEN Wife Do 28 [born] " St. Dennis
-- Alfred James Grigg HAWKEN Son Un 3 [born] " St. Ervan
-- Edred William HAWKEN " " 2 [born] " "
-- Martha Jane HAWKEN Dau " 1 [age obscured slightly] [born] " "
-- Mary GILL Serv " 17 General Serv [born] " St. Issey
-- Nicholas GLANVILL " " 16 Carter + Ploughman [born] " St. Columb Minor
-- John TRESIDDER " " 17 Do [born] " Padstow

HTH,
Trish

[Scottie]

Thank you so much Trish. |hug| I did have all the Cornwall bits(except 1891) as did Errol. It was the out of county we had not got. I was hoping he appeared in a trade directory in Leamington but I see he was a Clerk in 1891 so it is unlikely. I did not have the 1891 bits as I had not completed my data entry for that though I think Errol had. We are lucky to have all that for free on line in Cornwall because of Freecens. It just takes me time to enter for over 116,000 souls :D

[Trish]

You're most welcome, Scottie. I thought you would most likely have Cornwall covered.

Have you gone through the Historical Directories site? There doesn't seem to be anything there for 1890s Leamington but I may have missed something...

There are only a handful of HAWKENs popping up in Warwickshire in 1891 -- including a William HAWKEN, 34 years old, born in Camelford, who is living in Leamington. He's with his Devon-born wife and two young sons. His occupation is "General Fancy Draper". [RG12/2472 Folio 33 Page 20]

Regards,
Trish

[Scottie]

That is interesting Trish. I did not have him. I will have to find out who he is. Must be related somehow to the other Hawkens in the area. Maybe Errol will know. :) I am going to get him to take a look at the Forum. I think he would enjoy the banter here.

Ah yes I found him and his Father was a draper from Michaelstow so not one of mine :D

[barry_stephen]

I am looking for an Edred William Hawken who was an Auctioneer and had two children born in Leamington in the late 1880's. Could someone suggest a trade directory for the area that I might consult? He was born 1858 in St Ervan Cornwall and one of the children born 1887 was named Florence or Florian Mabel.I would be most greatful for assistance on this for an elderly friend

Edred Hawken was my great great grand father, florian Mabel hawken was my great grand mother. I have a book about St Ervan which suggests that the Hawkens owned alot of the St Ervan area in the 19th century. Unfortunately I believe that edred and his wife both died in the Bodmin workhouse at the turn of the century. I never knew my great grand mother (florian Mabel) but I do remember meeting her brother (Arthur Leslie hawken) many times on family holidays (staying with my great aunts, florian Mabel's daughters, Dorothy & Mildred) as a child in the penrose, st Ervan & st merryn area. From memory he had turned his fortunes round and at one stage owned the Cornish arms pub in st merryn. Happy days, Barry

[Procat]

Hi Barry,

Unfortunately Scottie who started this thread is no longer a member of the forum and will probably not see your response.