William
John
Hunkin
Born in Pendeen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Hunkin
and Elizabeth (Reseigh) Hunkin
Husband of
Hester Catherine Porter
— married
10 Sep 1918 in Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
Descendants 
Father of
Cecil John Hunkin and William Henry Hunkin
Died
at age 64
in Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Aug 2019
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Contents |
Biography
William John Hunkin was born on May 26, 1892 in Pendeen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. His parents were John Hunkin (1865 - 1904) and Elizabeth (Reseigh) Hunkin (1871 - ).
His sister was Edith (Hunkin) Cattran (1891 - 1947).
William married Hester Catherine Porter (1898 - 1950) in 1919.
Their children were...
- Cecil John Hunkin (1919 - 1995)
- William Henry Hunkin (1923 - 1992).
William died on July 8, 1956 in South Africa aged 64.
Records and Facts
Birth Registration
| Event Type: | Birth Registration |
| Name: | William John Hunkin |
| Event Date: | 1893 |
| Event Place: | Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Registration District: | Penzance |
| Page: | 265 |
| Volume: | 5C |
| Affiliate Line Number: | 296 |
| Registration Quarter: | Apr-May-Jun |
| Registration Year: | 1893 |
Census 1901
| Event Type: | Census |
| Event Place Note: | Calartha Terrace |
| Name: | William J Hunkin |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 8 |
| Event Date: | 31 Mar 1901 |
| Event Place: | St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
| Event Place -Original-: | St Just In Penwith, Cornwall, England |
| Sub-District: | St Just In Penwith |
| Registration District: | Penzance |
| Birth Year -Estimated-: | 1893 |
| Birthplace: | St Just, Cornwall |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Relationship to Head of Household: | Son |
| Page Number: | 17 |
| Piece/Folio: | 13 |
| Schedule Type: | 88 |
| Household Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Role | Sex | Birthplace |
| Elizabeth Hunkin | 31 | Head | Female | St Just, Cornwall |
| Edith Hunkin | 9 | Daughter | Female | St Just, Cornwall |
| William J Hunkin | 8 | Son | Male | St Just, Cornwall |
| Mary Hunkin | 5 | Daughter | Female | St Just, Cornwall |
Marriage
| Name: | William John Hunkin |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 25 |
| Birth Year -Estimated-: | 1893 |
| Spouse's Name: | Hester Catharine Porter |
| Spouse's Sex: | Female |
| Spouse's Age: | 20 |
| Spouse's Birth Year -Estimated-: | 1898 |
| Marriage Banns Date: | 10 Sep 1918 |
| Marriage Banns Place: | Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Marriage Banns Place -Original-: | Krugersdorp, Krugersdorp |
Passenger List
| Name: | William John Hunkin |
| Arrival Age: | 45 |
| Birth Date: | abt 1893 |
| Port of Departure: | Durban, South Africa |
| Arrival Date: | 22 Jul 1938 |
| Port of Arrival: | Southampton, England |
| Ports of Voyage: | Durban; East London; Port Elizabeth; Cape Town and Madeira |
| Ship Name: | Windsor Castle |
| Shipping Line: | Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd |
| Official Number: | 146535 |
Death
| Name: | William John Hunkin |
| Death Year: | 1956 |
| Death Country: | South Africa |
| Title: | Transvaal Estates Death Index (Master of the Supreme Court, Pretoria) |
| Source: | National Archives, Pretoria |
| Reference Number: | 4348/56 |
Death Registration
| Name: | William John Hunkin |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 64 |
| Death Date: | 8 Jul 1956 |
| Death Place: | South Africa |
| Birth Year -Estimated-: | 1892 |
| Birthplace: | England |
Sources
- ↑ * Family Search: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F9N-RNL : 1 October 2014), William John Hunkin, 1893; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Penzance, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ *"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9WB-2J6 : 20 May 2019), William J Hunkin in household of Elizabeth Hunkin, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Just In Penwith subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. England and Wales Census 1901
- ↑ * Family Search: "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:689Z-71F7 : 15 September 2021), William John Hunkin, 1918.
- ↑ Source Citation: The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1163. Source Information: Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=nSJ1626&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=D7E95VtVQPY8kwvLd0dENA%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=william%20john&gsfn_x=1&gsln=hunkin&gsln_x=1&msbdy=1893&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&uidh=bs3&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=12694453&dbid=1518&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2
- ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Transvaal Estates Death Notice Index. Records of the Master of the Supreme Court, Pretoria. National Archives, Pretoria. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=nSJ1707&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=3x49dirMvCWO/aU99CsLoA%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=william%20john&gsfn_x=NN&gsln=hunkin&gsln_x=NN&msypn__ftp=South%20Africa&msypn=5206&msypn_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=bs3&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=105876&dbid=61359&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1
- ↑ * Family Search: "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTR-LSXB : 7 January 2021), William John Hunkin, 1956.
Acknowledgements
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 January 2021, 01:28), entry for William John Hunkin (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GMCX-31X ); contributed by various users.
- WikiTree Profile Hunkin-1546 Added By Merryl Hunkin; 23 August 2019
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