John HOBKIRK was the son of Charles Codrington Prissick HOBKIRK & Hannah YOUNG
John HOBKIRK was born 13 January 1812, the 6th son of Charles Codrngton Priswick Hobkirk (flax dresser, native of Stokesly, Yorkshire) by his wife Hannah Young ( native of parish of St. Nicholas in Durham) and baptized on 16 February 1812 at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stockton. (Per Stockton District Baptisms, record # 567767.0)
John HOBKIRK married Jane CARRICK. From the marriage record we find the
following: date of mariage was 23 March 1838, between John HOBKIRK, bachelor
of full age, a Methodist Minister and Jane CARRICK, spinster in the Chapel
of Wilton according to the rites of the Established Church. View
marriage
record
John is listed as residing in Howden, his father is Charles C. P. HOBKIRK,
a flax dresser
Jane is living in Wilton and her father is George Jackson CARRICK, a
farmer.
The Minister was J. HAYTON and the witnesses were William Nicholson, Elizabeth
Carrick and George Summerton.
John was a Wesleyan Minister.
John and Jane had the following known children:
Jane C. HOBKIRK, born about 1840, at Howden, Yorkshire, England
John H. HOBKIRK, born about 1844, at Northamptonshire, England
From the 1841 census, John HOBKIRK was living at Huddersfield, Agbrigg(Upper
Division), Yorkshire.
John is 25, a Wesleyan Minister. Also in the household is a servant, Betty
Firth, age 15.
Also from the 1841 census is Jane HOBKIRK, age 28 and her daughter Jane,
age 1.
They were living at Kirk Leatham, Langbourgh(East Division), Yorkshire.
From the 1851 census we find Jane HOBKIRK, age 42, born Wilton, Yorkshire,
a Wesleyan Minister's wife
Also listed are daughter Jane C. HOBKIRK, age 10, son John H HOBKIRK, age
7
Margaret A. PARKINS, age 3 a visitor, and Rhoda LEE, age 29, servant
This family was living at 26 Lower Peacock Street, Gravesend, Milton, Kent
From the 1861 census we find Reverand J. HOBKIRK, age 49, born Stockton
on Teme, Durham, England
Also in the household are Jane HOBKIRK, age 52, born Wilton, Yorkshire &
Jane C. HOBKIRK, age 20, born Howden
and Kate Rawlings, age 14 a Servant.
Also from 1861 census, J.H. HOBKIRK is 18, a pupil, born at Northamptonshire, England, living at Ecclesall Bierlow, Broomhall
From the 1871 census we find Jane HOBKIRK, age 62, born Wilton, Yorkshire
living at St. Sepulchre, Northampton.
Also in the house were Jane C. HOBKIRK, age 30, born Howden, John H. C. HOBKIRK,
age 27, Vicar of St. Philips, Liverpool
and Rosetta INWOOD, age 18, a Vicar's Servant.
From 1881 we find Jane HOBKIRK, age 72, a widow
This page was last updated on 28 October 2010
