Emma (Hamilton) Hawker (abt. 1851)

Born about 1851 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Wife of Henry Hawker — married 8 Feb 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Queensland, Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

Emma Hamilton was born about 1851 the daughter of Robert Hamilton and Elizabeth.

In 1861 she was with her parents and 2 sisters in Droylsden, Lancashire.^[1]

In 1871 she was with her parents and 2 sisters in Whitworth, Spotland, Lancashire. ^[2]

She married Henry Hawker on 8 February 1873 at St Chad's church, Rochdale, Lancashire.^{[3][4] [5]}

They had one child: Edith HAWKER.

Emma (Hamilton) Hawker was an Assisted Immigrant to Queensland.

At 26, Emma migrated to colonial Australia as an assisted immigrant on the Dunbar Castle, which left London on 1 June 1878 and arrived in Brisbane on 11 September 1878. She accompanied her husband Henry, 32 and their four year old daughter Edith. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2989; Folio: 22; Page: 38; GSU roll: 543061; ED, institution, or vessel: 12f; Household schedule number: 233
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #9364841 (accessed 24 September 2023)
   Emma Hamilton (9) daughter in household of Robert Hamilton (43) in Droylsden in Ashton Under Lyne registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Whitworth, Lancashire, England.
2. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4131; Folio: 91; Page: 16; GSU roll: 846722; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 77
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #18290694 (accessed 24 September 2023)
   Emma Hamilton (19) daughter in household of Robert Hamilton (56) in Whitworth, Spotland in Rochdale registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Whitworth, Lancashire, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930"
   Original data: Anglican Parish Registers. Manchester, England: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives. Images produced by permission of Manchester City Council. Images may be used only for the purposes of the family history research in accordance with Ancestry’s website terms of use. At the request of the Manchester Diocese it is highlighted that the use of images for retrospective or proxy baptism is not permitted; Reference Number: L48/1/4/49
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2962 #7459942 (accessed 24 September 2023)
   Emma Hamilton (21) marriage to Henry Hawker on 8 Feb 1873 in Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England.
4. ↑ FreeBMD. Marriages, Jan-Mar 1873, Henry Hawker, Emma Hamilton, Rochdale, Vol 8E, Pg. 40.
5. ↑ LancashireBMD - Marriages. Year: 1873; [Groom]: Henry Hawker; [Bride] Emma Hamilton; Church/Register Office: Rochdale, St Chad; Registers At: Rochdale; Reference: CE11/30/207.
6. ↑ Housing and Public Works, Queensland Government, Assisted immigration 1848 to 1912 - H API, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 sourced on 16 March 2019; Dunbar Castle 1879, QSA No. 18478; Page 2 [ View Image ]