William Henry Hawker (1827 - 1874)

Born 28 Dec 1827 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eugenia Elizabeth (Jones) Hawker — married 22 Apr 1858 in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Died 26 May 1874 at age 46 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Hawker was born in Plymouth, Devon, England.

William Henry Hawker was born at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth, late in 1827, and baptised in that town on 26th February 1828.

William Henry Hawker (age 30) married Eugenia Elizabeth Jones (age 23), 22 Apr 1858, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Father's Name: Edward Hawker
Spouse's Father's Name: John Jones

He studied at Cambridge University, and eventually became the curate at Steep, in Hampshire. He was the only one of his brothers to never travel to Australia.

Rev. William Henry Hawker was photographed by Camille Silvy in 1861. He died on 26th May 1874, leaving a wife and two children. He has no living descendants.

Probate for William Henry Hawker 31 Jul 1874, England, United Kingdom Beneficiary's Name: Eugenia Elizabeth Hawker

Sources

• Notes of Thomas Stamp
• British Newspaper Archive
• Alumni Cantabrigienses (entry for William Henry Hawker)
• "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MS-RFRL : 15 March 2018), Willm Henry Hawker, Plymouth, Devon, England; citing Baptism, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6V2-7G9 : 13 March 2020), Eugenia Elizabeth Jones in entry for William Henry Hawker, 1858.
• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D74-CKR : 13 December 2014), Eugenia Elizabeth Jones, 1858; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1858, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 246, Brighton, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JXG-FC8 : 31 December 2014), William Henry Hawker, 1874; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Petersfield, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ9-BDTS : 30 August 2018), William Henry Hawker, 31 Jul 1874; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGPS-5B5 : 11 September 2019), William H Hawker, Liberty Of St. Andrews, Somerset, England; citing Liberty Of St. Andrews, Somerset, England, p. 2, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF6M-DP8 : 27 September 2019), Wm Henry Hawker, 1871.