Hingston Tree HF

Descendants of Joseph Hingston, born about 1682.

This tree has largely been researched by Alf Hingston. I will pass on to him any comments.

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH HINGSTON was born Abt 1682, and died Aug 1743 in Thurlestone. He married ELIZABETH WORDEN 23 Apr 1710 in Thurlestone.

According to Alf Hingston there are two possible candidates to be this Joseph Hingston;

A. Joseph baptised Newton Ferrers 7/9/1682, son of Christopher baptised Newton Ferrers 13/10/1633, son of Bartholomew baptised Newton Ferrers 26/8/1610, son of George born about 1580 (tree HF-A).

B. Joseph baptised Modbury 28/2/1681/2, son of Joseph baptised Modbury 12/12/1647, son of Joseph born about 1620 (tree HF-B)

Children of Joseph Hingston and Elizabeth Worden are:

2. WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Jan 1711/12, Thurlestone; d. Feb 1803, Thurlestone.
3. ABRAHAM HINGSTON, b. Jan 1712/13, Thurlestone; d. Mar 1795.
MARY HINGSTON, b. Feb 1714/15, Thurlestone.
4. JOSEPH HINGSTON, b. Feb 1721/22, Thurlestone; d. Thurlestone.
JOHN HINGSTON, b. Mar 1722/23, Thurlestone; d. Mar 1722/23, Thurlestone.
ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Aug 1725, Thurlestone; m. ROBERT PHILLIPS, 20 Nov 1744.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM HINGSTON was born Jan 1711/12 in Thurlestone, the son of 1. Joseph Hingston and Elizabeth (Worden), and died Feb 1803 in Thurlestone. He married ELIZABETH JARVIS 5 Feb 1733/34 in Thurlestone.

Children of William Hingston and Elizabeth Jarvis are:

WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Sep 1735, Thurlestone; d. Jan 1761, Thurlestone.
5. GEORGE HINGSTON, b. May 1737, Thurlestone; d. Sep 1825, Thurlestone.
ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Nov 1740, Thurlestone; d. Feb 1742/43, Thurlestone.
6. ABRAHAM HINGSTON, b. Jan 1743/44, Thurlestone; d. Mar 1795, Thurlestone.
ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Dec 1747, Thurlestone. She married WALTER CLARK 4 Oct 1776 and had 4 children.
MARY HINGSTON, b. Mar 1750/51, Thurlestone; m. RICHARD GRIFFIS, 16 Feb 1779.

3. ABRAHAM HINGSTON was born Jan 1712/13 in Thurlestone, the son of 1. Joseph Hingston and Elizabeth (Worden), and died Mar 1795. He married GRACE HARDY 2 Feb 1736/37 in Thurlestone.

Children of Abraham Hingston and Grace Hardy are:

NICHOLAS HINGSTON, b. Jan 1737/38, Thurlestone.
GRACE HINGSTON, b. Jul 1740, Thurlestone; d. Dec 1804; m. FRANCIS WILLS, 22 Feb 1762.

4. JOSEPH HINGSTON was born Feb 1721/22 in Thurlestone, the son of 1. Joseph Hingston and Elizabeth (Worden), and died in Thurlestone. He married MARY TABB 29 Dec 1748.

Notes

Alf Hingston gives two alternatives for burial of Joseph, either 7/12/1778 or 29/5/1795 (where?)

Children of Joseph Hingston and Mary Tabb are:

ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Jun 1749, Thurlestone; d. Bef 1759.
JOSEPH HINGSTON, b. Mar 1750/51, Thurlestone.
RICHARD HINGSTON, b. Dec 1752, Thurlestone; d. Oct 1754, Thurlestone.
RICHARD HINGSTON, b. Jul 1755, Thurlestone; d. Nov 1770, Thurlestone.
WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Dec 1757, Thurlestone; d. Dec 1803.
AGNES HINGSTON, b. Mar 1760, Thurlestone; m. JOHN HANNAFORD, 20 Apr 1785, Thurlestone.
JOHN HINGSTON, b. Oct 1762, Thurlestone; d. Dec 1830, Thurlestone; m. SARAH HADDY, 24 Apr 1792.
MARY HINGSTON, b. Jan 1766, Thurlestone; m. RICHARD CULME, 1 Dec 1789.
8. ABRAHAM HINGSTON, b. Jan 1769, Thurlestone; d. 12 Sep 1843, Buckland, Thurlestone.
SARAH HINGSTON, b. Jan 1769, Thurlestone; m. EDWARD MASTERS, 31 Jan 1792, Thurlestone.
HANNAH HINGSTON, b. Mar 1772, Thurlestone; d. Mar 1777.
ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Aug 1778, Thurlestone; d. Jun 1799.

Generation No. 3

5. GEORGE HINGSTON was born May 1737 in Thurlestone, the son of 2. William Hingston and Elizabeth (Jarvis), and died Sep 1825 in Thurlestone. He married MARY COLLINS Mar 1760.

Children of George Hingston and Mary Collins are:

MARY HINGSTON, b. Mar 1762, Thurlestone.
WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Jul 1764, Thurlestone.
JOHN HINGSTON, b. Apr 1767, Thurlestone.
ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Sep 1769, Thurlestone.
GRACE COLLINS HINGSTON, b. Apr 1772, Thurlestone.
WALTER HINGSTON, b. May 1774, Thurlestone.

6. ABRAHAM HINGSTON was born Jan 1743/44 in Thurlestone, the son of 2. William Hingston and Elizabeth (Jarvis), and died Mar 1795 in Thurlestone. He married ELIZABETH MARTIN 23 Apr 1772.

Children of Abraham Hingston and Elizabeth Martin are:

SARAH HINGSTON, b. Jun 1773, Newton Ferrers; m. ROBERT HODGE, 30 Jan 1800.
JOHN MARTIN HINGSTON, b. Feb 1775, Thurlestone.
WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Aug 1776, Thurlestone; d. Dec 1803, Thurlestone.
ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Aug 1779, Thurlestone; m. JOHN HODGE, 4 Jun 1799.
MARY HINGSTON, b. Jul 1780, Thurlestone; d. Jan 1799, Thurlestone.
9. JOHN HINGSTON, b. Mar 1782, Bantham, Thurlestone; d. 6 Sep 1875, Aveton Gifford.
AGNES HINGSTON, b. Sep 1783, Thurlestone.
PEGEY HINGSTON, b. Oct 1784, Thurlestone.
CHARLOTTE HINGSTON, b. Dec 1786, Thurlestone.
REBEKAH HINGSTON, b. Aug 1789, Thurlestone; m. GILBERT ADAMS, 1 Feb 1811 in Newton Ferrers.
ANN HINGSTON, b. Nov 1791, Thurlestone.

8. ABRAHAM HINGSTON was born Jan 1769 in Thurlestone, the son of 4. Joseph Hingston and Mary (Tabb), and died 12 Sep 1843 in Buckland, Thurlestone. He married SARAH OSBOURNE 6 Feb 1808 in Thurlestone (DFHS Index has 1807). In the 1851 census Sarah, now widowed, is keeping house for her widowed son-in-law, John Herd.

Children of Abraham Hingston and Sarah Osbourne are:

ELEANOR HINGSTON, b. Apr 1808, Thurlestone; m. THOMAS CLARK, 18 Sep 1831, Thurlestone.
10. WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Feb 1810, Thurlestone.
MARY HINGSTON, b. Feb 1812, Buckland, Thurlestone; m. ROBERT POUND.
11. JOHN HINGSTON
SARAH HINGSTON, born 7 Jun 1821 and baptised 14 Jun 1821 at the Ebenezer Chapel, Kingsbridge; d. Bef 1851; m. JOHN HERD, 30 Nov 1841, Thurlestone.
EMMA HINGSTON, born 18 Oct 1823, bapt 13 Nov 1823 at the Ebenezer Chapel, Kingsbridge; d. 18 Aug 1841.

Generation No. 4

9. JOHN HINGSTON was born Mar 1782 in Bantham, Thurlestone, the son of 6. Abraham Hingston and Elizabeth (Martin), and died 6 Sep 1875 in Aveton Gifford. He married SARAH SMITH 28 Mar 1806 in Maker. In the 1851 census the family were at Newton Ferrers.

Children of John Hingston and Sarah Smith are:

SUSANNA ELIZABETH SMITH HINGSTON, b. Dec 1806, Newton Ferrers.
MARY HINGSTON, b. 24 Mar 1808, Newton Ferrers; d. 9 Apr 1883, Fremington.
SARAH HINGSTON, b. 24 Mar 1808, Newton Ferrers; d. 29 Jan 1883; m. WILLIAM TOPLEY.
JOHN MARTIN HINGSTON, b. 14 Jan 1810, Newton Ferrers.
AGENORIA HINGSTON, b. Nov 1811, Newton Ferrers; d. 19 Nov 1876, Aveton Gifford; m. PETER MORGAN, 15 Apr 1843, Stoke Damerel.
WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. 15 Oct 1813, Newton Ferrers.
12. ABRAHAM HINGSTON, b. 29 Jun 1815, Newton Ferrers; d. 26 Jan 1880, Devonport.
MARGARET HINGSTON, b. 1818; m. PHILIP HENRY NICHOLLS, 23 Jun 1839, Stoke Damerel. (The Nicholls line is being researched by Patricia Hard in Australia who supplied this information) Philip H Nicholls was born on 24 Feb 1820 in Sidmouth, Dev, to William Nicholls, a carpenter, and Rebecca Fawckner. Philip was a mariner and travelled the world and at one time was given an island to rule over in the Sulu Sea. He was offered the daughter of the King for his wife but Philip was already married and so left the islands while he still had a head on his shoulders. Philip and Margaret had several children, including Sarah born in 1856 in Hulme, Lancs. Philip later became a health inspector; in 1881 they were living at 19 Palin Street, Hulme, Lancs while by 1891 Margaret had died and he was living at Rusholme, Lancs. Philip died at 10 Stovell Ave, Crowcraft Park, Gorton, Lan on 24 Mar 1913 at the age of 93 years. Family lore says that Philip H married 3 times but as yet only one marriage has been found. They are believed to have had several children but details are not known.
AGNES HINGSTON, b. Mar 1821, Newton Ferrers.
GILBERT HINGSTON, b. Aug 1823, Newton Ferrers; m. JEMIMA BECK.
EMILY HINGSTON, b. Feb 1826, Newton Ferrers; m. NICHOLAS LOCKYER DOLLING.
ANN HINGSTON, b. Nov 1827, Newton Ferrers; d. 1838, Newton Ferrers.

10. WILLIAM HINGSTON was born Feb 1810 in Thurlestone, the son of 8. Abraham Hingston and Sarah (Osbourne). He married ELIZABETH PRITOR 3 Mar 1841 in Portlemouth. He had died by the 1851 census since Elizabeth is shown as widowed.

Child of William Hingston and Elizabeth Pritor is:

WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Oct 1841, Waterhead, East Portlemouth.

11. JOHN HINGSTON was born 19 May 1815, the son of 8. Abraham Hingston and Sarah (Osbourne). and baptised 4 Jun 1815 at the Ebenezer Chapel, Kingsbridge. He married SARAH JEFFERY 15 Sep 1836 in Thurlestone. In the 1851 census at Thurlestone.

Children of John Hingston and Sarah Jeffery are:

JOHN WILLIAM HINGSTON, b. Oct 1837, Aunemouth, Thurlestone.
EMMA ANN HINGSTON, b. Mar 1839, Aunemouth, Thurlestone.
SARAH JEFFERY HINGSTON, b. Oct 1840, Aunemouth, Thurlestone; d. 14 Nov 1847, Thurlestone.
ABRAHAM GEORGE HINGSTON, b. Jun 1842, Aunemouth, Thurlestone; d. 3 Feb 1848, Thurlestone.
THOMAS HINGSTON, b. 1 Feb 1844, Aunemouth, Thurlestone.
13. ANDREW CORNISH HINGSTON, b. Feb 1846, Aunemouth, Thurlestone; d. 1899, Plymouth.
ELIZABETH JEFFERY HINGSTON, b. Mar 1848, Aunemouth, Thurlestone; m. GEORGE WAKEHAM LAMBLE, 1 Jan 1869, Thurlestone.
CLARA ELLEN HINGSTON, b. Apr 1850, Aunemouth, Thurlestone; m. SAMUEL JACKSON, 12 Aug 1886, Stoke Damerel.
ESTHER HINGSTON, b. Jun 1852, Aunemouth, Thurlestone; m. JOHN PRIOR. (The only marriage of an Esther Hingston in FreeBMD is in Dec Qtr, 1872 in Kingsbridge district). It seems likely that Esther is the mother of WILLIAM HENRY HINGSTON baptised at Thurlestone on 31 May 1870. She was described as being "of Bantham".
ABRAHAM HINGSTON, b. Sep 1857, Reynolls Park, Thurlestone; d. 3 Nov 1865, Thurlestone.

Generation No. 5

12. ABRAHAM HINGSTON was born 29 Jun 1815 in Newton Ferrers, the son of 9. John Hingston and Sarah (Smith), and died 26 Jan 1880 in Devonport. He married ELIZABETH MARTIN 26 Jul 1852 in Stoke Damerel. In the 1871 Census they were living at 1 Keppel Cottages in Devonport (which is part of Stoke Damerel Parish). At the same address there was also a pawnbroker’s shop. In 1881 and 1891 Elisabeth was living at the same address as a widow. She was described in a city directory as a Milliner.

Children of Abraham Hingston and Elizabeth Martin are:

14. FRANK THOMAS MARTIN HINGSTON, b. 17 Mar 1862, Devonport; d. 9 Dec 1918.
ALFRED JOHN HINGSTON, b. 14 Sep 1863, Devonport; d. 8 Mar 1927; m. AMY JANE HANCOCK, 5 Feb 1891. In 1891 he was described as aged 27, a measuring recorder at the dockyard, by which time he was living at 74 Albert Rd, Stoke Damerel. At the same house were living Henry A. 49 & Jane 48 Hancock & Isabel 16 (parents & sister), all b. Devonport.
ELLEN ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. 6 Feb 1865, Devonport; m. WILLIAM HENRY BENNETT, 26 Jul 1890. He was born c. 1861 in Devonport and was a boiler maker at the dockyard. They had three children, William, Frank and Ellen. In 1891 she was living in the Malborough area, between Salcombe and Kingsbridge. See Odds and Ends #45.
ERNEST WALLACE HINGSTON, b. 1 Aug 1866, Devonport; d. 22 Jul 1870, Devonport.
EDITH MARY HINGSTON, b. 31 Jan 1868, Devonport; m. JOHN GEORGE RODGERS, 29 Aug 1886.
MABEL FLORENCE ANNIE HINGSTON, b. 25 Sep 1869, Devonport; d. 29 Nov 1869, Devonport.
(INFANT - UNNAMED) HINGSTON, b. Feb 1871, Devonport; d. 2 Feb 1871, Devonport.
ERNEST HENRY WALLACE HINGSTON, b. 20 Oct 1872, Devonport; d. 1874.
ETHEL BLANCHE MARTIN HINGSTON, b. 29 Apr 1874, Devonport; m. SIDNEY ERNEST LAMB, 17 Aug 1899. In 1891 described as a Milliner’s Apprentice, single, living at Keppel Cottages.

There could be a link to this entry in the 1891 census at Stoke Fleming, but it relies on the name Martin and needs to be checked out.
Village, Public House
Thomas MARTIN Head Wid M 85 Inn keeper & Farmer Dev Stoke Fleming
Sarah Jane MARTIN Dau S F 50 Assistant Dev Stoke Fleming
Gustavus HINGSTON GSon S M 27 Farmer's Assistant LON Paddington
George WALDON Serv S M 27 Blacksmith Dev Ilsington

13. ANDREW CORNISH HINGSTON was born Feb 1846 in Aunemouth, Thurlestone, the son of 11. John Hingston and Sarah Jeffery, and died 1899 in Plymouth. He married SUSAN PADDON 24 Nov 1872 in Plymouth Register Office.

Children of Andrew Hingston and Susan Paddon are:

15. JOHN PADDON HINGSTON, b. 1873, Liskeard, Cornwall.
FRED JEFFERY HINGSTON, b. 1880, St Andrew, Plymouth.
EMILY MARTIN HINGSTON, b. 1883, St Andrew, Plymouth.
MAUD MARY HINGSTON, b. 1885, St Andrew, Plymouth; d. 1889.

Generation No. 6

14. FRANK THOMAS MARTIN HINGSTON was born 17 Mar 1862 in Devonport, the son of 12. Abraham Hingston and Elizabeth (Martin), and died 9 Dec 1918. He married MARTHA ELIZABETH RODGERS 5 Feb 1888 in Wycliffe Congregational Chapel, Devonport.

Children of Frank Hingston and Martha Rodgers are:

16. ALFRED JOHN HINGSTON, b. 9 Dec 1888, Devonport; d. 26 Oct 1971. He married LOUISA MAUD LYLE 19 Jan 1920 in St Pauls, Valetta, Malta. They had three children, some of whom are still living. Alf Hingston, who compiled this tree, is descended from this Alfred.
17. HORACE FRANK HINGSTON, b. 6 Jun 1890, Devonport; d. 9 Jan 1933. He married MILLIE MARY HORNE 19 Jul 1924. They had two children, one of whom is still living.
18. PERCY GEORGE HINGSTON, b. 22 Feb 1892, Devonport; d. 8 Jan 1955. He married ANNIE FLORENCE GAMBLE. They had nine children, some of whom are still living.
LESLIE ERNEST HINGSTON, b. 21 Jun 1894, Devonport; d. 5 Jan 1918.

15. JOHN PADDON HINGSTON was born 1873 in Liskeard, Cornwall, the son of 13. Andrew Hingston and Sarah (Paddon). He married MARY LILLIAN TEAGUE 11 Apr 1899 in St Stephen's, St Austell, Cornwall.

Children of John Hingston and Mary Teague are:

GLADYS MAUD HINGSTON, b. 1901, St Andrew, Plymouth.
GWENDOLINE EMILY HINGSTON, b. 1903, St Andrew, Plymouth.
KATHLEEN M HINGSTON, b. 1907, St Andrew, Plymouth.

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Updated 6th April 2012. Chris Burgoyne