Hingston Tree HI

Descendants of John Hingston, married 1739 in Dartmouth

This tree has been produced by me almost entirely from the IGI lists and the census information, in an attempt to draw together some of the Hingston families in the Dartmouth area where the name Langworthy is a common thread. It must thus ALL be regarded as highly suspect until the original sources have been checked. It may though form the basis of future research.

C J B.

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN HINGSTONE. He married ELEANOR LANGWORTHY 31 Jan 1739/40 in St Saviour, Dartmouth.

There was another family, John Hingston and Elizabeth Trust (married 17/7/1733) in Dartmouth, possibly having children at the same time. Only those children that can definitely be linked to John and Eleanor are noted here. It is possible that the two Johns are the same, and that Elizabeth died, in which case this list will need to be reviewed.

Children of John Hingstone and Eleanor Langworthy are:

SUSANNA HINGSTON, b. Nov 1741, Dartmouth.
SARAH HINGSTON, b. Sep 1743, Dartmouth.
ELEANOR HINGSTON, b. Sep 1745, Dartmouth.
2. JOHN HINGSTON.
3. RICHARD LANGWORTHY HINGSTON.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN HINGSTON was born Apr 1747 in Dartmouth, the son of 1. John Hingstone and Eleanor (Langworthy). He married ANN ABRAMS 14 Sep 1780 in Dartmouth St Clement (DFHS Index).

Children of John Hingston and Ann Abrams are:

ELIZABETH HINGSTON, b. Jul 1781, Dartmouth; m. WILLIAM FITTOCK, 12 Nov 1804, St Saviour, Dartmouth (DFHS index). Barry Englert <barry.englert@gmail.com> is descended from this family.
JOHN ABRAHAM HINGSTON, b. Jun 1783, Dartmouth.
THOMAS ABRAHAM HINGSTON, b. Sep 1787, Dartmouth.

3. RICHARD LANGWORTHY HINGSTON was born Jul 1756 in Dartmouth, the son of 1. John Hingstone and Eleanor (Langworthy), and died 8 May 1835 in Dartmouth. He married ELIZABETH BEENLEN 25 Jul 1779 in St Saviour, Dartmouth.

Will. Merchant. Executor Richard Langworthy Hingston of Dartmouth, merchant. Bequests to wife Elizabeth, sons Richard Langworthy Hingston, George Hingston and daughter Helen wife of Thomas Pratt.

Children of Richard Hingston and Elizabeth Beenlen are:

JOHN HINGSTON, b. Jun 1780, Dartmouth.
BETSEY BEENLEN HINGSTON, b. Dec 1781, Dartmouth.
4. RICHARD LANGWORTHY HINGSTON.
SUSAN BEENLEN HINGSTON, b. Sep 1790, Dartmouth; m. ROBERT HUXHAM LANGLEY, 12 Dec 1818, St Saviour, Dartmouth (information from Rosemary Neale).
5. GEORGE HINGSTON.
ELEANOR HINGSTON, b. Dec 1795, Dartmouth; m. THOMAS PRATT, 15 Nov 1819, St Saviour, Dartmouth. It is believed Thomas' father was also called Thomas and kept The Old London Inn in St Sidwell St, Exeter and that Thomas went into the theatrical business, changing his name to Mowbray. Thomas and Elizabeth had three children, Elizabeth b 1820, Thomas b 1822 and Richard Langworthy Hingston Pratt b 1824. This younger Thomas called himself Thomas Mowbray and was proprietor of the Soho Theatre in Dean St, London. In 1861 his mother, Hellen Moubray (sic), aged 63, born Devon, is living with him. It is believed that this was Eleanor Hingston. The Soho area was a little more respectable than today to begin with but probably slipped downhill as more theatres and music halls competed with each other. Our Mr Mowbray appeared to do a mixture of plays and musical shows. He was listed as a comedian in 1861. He also opened the Royal Aquarium in London. This was aimed at entertaining Members of Parliament after their late night sessions. The idea was to house an Aquarium for families (harkening back to his Devon roots maybe) and to have a theatre at the back for evening entertainment. However, the tanks were never filled with fish and so the venture failed, although the theatre lived on. He was also lessee of the New Royalty Theatre. The catalogue at the British Library shows a playbill for the Soho Theatre in 1854 with Mr Mowbray as lessee. It is possible that Helen/Eleanor Hingston, his mother, also went on stage. Pam Dean <harridene@ntlworld.com> is interested in this family and would like to make contact with others who are following this line.

Generation No. 3

4. RICHARD LANGWORTHY HINGSTON was born Nov 1787 in Dartmouth, the son of 3. Richard Langworthy Hingston and Elizabeth (Beenlen). He married ANN COLTON 31 Jan 1814 in St Clement, Dartmouth.

Children of Richard Hingston and Ann Colton are:

ANN COLTON HINGSTON, b. Dec 1814, Dartmouth.
6. RICHARD LANGWORTHY HINGSTON.
EDWARD JOHN HINGSTON, b. Feb 1818, Dartmouth.
HELLEN SUSAN HINGSTON, b. Dec 1819, Dartmouth. She married John Puddicombe, a surgeon at Dartmouth St. Saviour on 2nd Sept 1843.
KETWAH JONES HINGSTON, b. Aug 1827, Dartmouth.

5. GEORGE HINGSTON was born Jun 1794 in Dartmouth, the son of 3. Richard Langworthy Hingston and Elizabeth (Beenlen). He married MARY BULLEY 1 Jan 1820 in St Clement, Dartmouth. There is no obvious sign of this family in the 1851 census in Devon, so we must presume they either moved away as a family or dispersed.

Children of George Hingston and Mary Bulley are:

GEORGIANA CATHERINE HINGSTON, b. Jun 1822, Dartmouth.
ELIZABETH GEORGIANA HINGSTON, b. Aug 1824, Dartmouth.
GEORGE HINGSTON, b. Jul 1825, Dartmouth.
JOHN HINGSTON, b. Feb 1827, Dartmouth.
ANNE BULLEY HINGSTON, b. Sep 1829, Dartmouth.
RICHARD HINGSTON, b. Nov 1831, Dartmouth.

Generation No. 4

6. RICHARD LANGWORTHY HINGSTON was born Apr 1816 in Dartmouth, the son of 4. Richard Langworthy Hingston and Ann (Colton). He married JANE HOLDITCH, born 16 Jun 1814 in Cornworthy, daughter of John Holditch (1769-1836) and Elizabeth (nee Giddey) (1773-1858), of Court Prior, Cornworthy. In the 1851 census the family are shown as living at King St, Brixham. Richard is described as a Lloyd's Agent, born at Dartmouth. By 1881 Jane has been widowed and staying with her brother-in-law, John Puddicombe, a surgeon, in Dartmouth; he was the husband of Richard's sister Helen Susan.

Most of the information for this family comes from Rosemary Neale <RosemaryNeale@breathemail.net> who is researching the Holditch line.

Children of Richard Hingston and Jane Holditch are:

RICHARD LANGWORTHY HINGSTON, bapt. 16 Nov 1843, Brixham All Saints. In 1881 was an accountant, living at Cary Crescent, Torquay, next door to his sisters.
REGINALD JOHN HINGSTON, bapt. 7 Jul 1845, Brixham All Saints. (There is a marriage of a Reginald John Hingston in Bromsgrove in Sep 1884, but it is a long way away and he would have been 39 by then)
JESSIE JANE HINGSTON, bapt. 31 Jan 1849, Brixham All Saints. Became a Governess and lived at Cary Crescent, Torquay (1881). She is described as the head of household. The Cary Crescent property had been purchased by her aunt, Elizabeth Holditch on the death of her parents, and was left to the Hingston daughters on Elizabeth's death in 1874.
ISABELLA ELIZABETH HINGSTON, bapt 22 Jul 1851, Brixham All Saints.
ANNIE CONSTANCE HINGSTON, bapt 20 Jul 1853, Brixham All Saints. Became a Governess and lived at Cary Crescent, Torquay (1881).
HENRIETTA HELEN HINGSTON, born about 1856. Became a Governess and lived at Cary Crescent, Torquay (1881).

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C J Burgoyne, 29th Mar 2007