Adam HOBKIRK was the son of Adam and Mary HOBKIRK
Adam HOBKIRK is likely the eldest child of Adam and Mary HOBKIRK, and therefor born before 1784, since he is the first child listed in their father's will.
1803, ensign, Her Majesty's 34th Regiment to go to Madras, India(Bombay Courier September 1803)
1805 ensign, to be lieutenant 34th Regiment, UK on 29 Janaury 1805(London Gazette)
1806 lieutenant 73rd Regiment. Madras, India travelling to UK & Scotland(Bombay Courier 18 January 1806)
1806 Lieutenant, 72nd Regiment, departed Madras for Europe(Bombay Courier March 1806)
1806 73rd Regiment from Madras to Scotland
1807 34th Regiment, to be Captain 9 June 1807
1809 Living in France (per father Adam's will)
1810 left Madras on "William Pitt" for England with brother William (Madras Almanac)
1811 Adam is of 34th Regiment, retired his Captaincy
Adam HOBKIRK married Jane Cartwright PRICE on 9 July 1814 at Bitterley, Shropshire, England
Adam HOBKIRK and Jane Cartwright PRICE had the following known children:
Mary Caroline HOBKIRK, born 26 April 1815 at Brussels(Family History on Line), baptised 01 January 1816, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England
Robert Price HOBKIRK (from Adam's 1853 will)
Adam Gordon HOBKIRK (from Adam's 1853 will)
Georgina Rose HOBKIRK 17 June 1824 (from Adam's 1853 will)
1823 Adam was an army Major, UK. Inquest held at Cheltenham, UK, into the death of Adam and Jane's infant child. Verdict: accidental death (Bristol Mercury)
Linked here is a drawing of Major & Mrs. Adam HOBKIRK from an 1830 issue of Vanity Fair
On 3 March 1849, Dame Jane Cartwright Price Hobkirk passed away in her home, "Le Jagueneau", in Saumur, France. There is more info and a copy of the death certificate here.
From the death certificate, we learn that Jane Cartwright PRICE
was the daughter of Jane CARTWRIGHT and Harry Foley PRICE, both
deceased at the time of Jane's passing in 1849.
Adam Hobkirk and his wife Jane Cartwright Price Hobkirk residence was known as "Le Jagueneau". You can view the building and the death certificate here.
1849 Adam HOBKIRK drafted his will and is living in Saumur, France.
8 May 1853 Adam's will is proven and states he was from France and London.
This page was last updated on 30 April 2012
