Augustus
Stephen
"Gus"
Hawker
Born in Horfield, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Hawker
and Hester (Brooks) Hawker
Brother of
Ellen Ann (Hawker) Moore, Kate Elizabeth (Hawker) Hamlett, Charles Frederick Hawker, Alice Lucy (Hawker) Brown, Frederick William Hawker, Herbert Benjamin Hawker, Albert Edward Hawker, Alfred Ernest Hawker and Benjamin Hawker
Husband of
Mary Jane (Bishop) Hawker
— married
5 Jul 1880 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Alexander Hawker, Edith Eleanor (Hawker) Stibbs, Charles Augustus Hawker, Stephen Nathaniel Hawker, Mary Louisa Hawker, Florence Emily (Hawker) Leighton, Benjamin James Hawker, Helen Hester Hawker, Herbert William Hawker, Constance Mabel Hawker, Lilian May (Hawker) Hayward, Winifred Lucy (Hawker) Puddy and Arthur Henry Stanley Hawker
Died
at age 62
in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2020
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Biography
He was baptised 29 January 1860 at Filton, Gloucestershire. [1] His parents - contrary to erroneous information on a Canadian death certificate [2] - were Benjamin Hawker and Hester Brooks. (Quite why the names of William Hawker and Ellen Esty are wrongly given as his parents on his death certificate is a mystery. His death was registered by his son Benjamin J Hawker. He was born in 1889 and left for Canada in 1904. He would surely have known his grandparents - not least becuase he was named after his grandfather Benjamin Hawker - but, as sometimes happens, people know their grandparents only as Grandad or Granny and don't actually know their names.
In 1861 he is with his parents who were then at Horfield, Gloucestshire - the home base of his mother Hester Brooks. [3]
In 1871 he is with his parents at East Street, Beaminster, Dorset, his father's family home base. [4]
He married Mary Jane Bishop 5 July 1880 at Bristol Holy Trinity St Philip. [5] The civil registration district being Barton Regis. [6]
In 1881 he was living at Ambra Hill Bell Chambers 2, Clifton and was a Wand Weigher. [7]
He does not appear in the UK census for 1891 and some of his children seem to be staying with other family, especially his sister-in-law Clara. This suggests that during this period he, his wife and younger children may have been temporarily resident in Canada connected with his job.
In 1901 he is with his family at Avonmouth. [8]
In 1911 he is with his wife and some of his family in Bristol. [9]
Gus Hawker had 13 children and emigrated to Canada aboard The Empress of Ireland in March 1914 arriving at Halifax Nova Scotia. (The Empress of Ireland sank in May 1914). [10]
Augustus Stephen Hawker of St John's New Brunswick died 13.March 1922. Administration given in London 10 Feb 1923 to Mary Jane Hawker, widow. Effects £1003. 19s. 7d.
Some of his younger children most likely settled in Canada.
He is buried Fern Hill, cemetery St John's New Brunswick, Canada. [11]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1WF-VS4
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3S2-PD?i=389&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXGZC-MTL
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7VT-1DH : 3 March 2021), Benjamin Hawker, Horfield, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1871%2F0005271253
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_1108771054
- ↑ GRO Sep 1880 Barton Regis 6a 223
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-F5ZM : 13 December 2017), Augustus S Hawker, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 19, Piece/Folio 2480/80, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,744.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDT-D3R : 20 May 2019), Florence M Hawker in household of Augustus S Hawker, Shirehampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Westbury subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71L-4B4
- ↑ https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FBT27%2F0833%2F00%2F0068%2FP%2F0020F&parentid=TNA%2FBT27%2F0833000068%2F00859
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGJ-W94D : 23 November 2022), Augustus Stephen Hawker, ; Burial, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, Fernhill Cemetery; citing record ID 126860842, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- Personal family records of Winifred (Hawker) Puddy.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Augustus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Augustus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Augustus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Augustus:
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~12.50%
John Puddy
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Martin White :
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Categories: Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, New Brunswick
I think we are distant (3rd cousins). Augustus Hawker was the elder brother of my great-grandmother Ellen Ann (Hawker) Moore (1863-1934). His father was not William Hawker but Benjamin Hawker (1838-1918). Once you link on that you will find an enormous tree!