Hobkirk/Hopkirk ancestry: Will and last testament
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clerk. [ex Ancestry database]. I’ve tried to save a copy of this contract of indenture. See special file of this original contract between William’s father, Adam Hobkirk [who died 1809 London] of Gower Street, London, and Mr. Ross. HOBKIRK, William, 1802: February 8. Adam = William’s father, counter- signed Articles of Clerkship documents for his son, William Hobkirk, to be articled for 5 years to become an attorney. Adam stated that he (Adam) lived at Gower Street, Middlesex, London. The supervising attorney = William Ross of ?Grey Street, Middlesex, London. Note that the original document does not have Adam or William’s signature on it. [ex UK, Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874, via Ancestry database] HOBKIRK, William, 1803: Was listed as a cadet in infantry [ex Bengal Military promotions, p121] HOPKIRK, William, 1803: August 27: William, shoemaker, married Isabel HUME. [ex Ancestry library’s Registers of Scotland’s Roxburgh, Melrose Book of Marriages, etc.] HOBKIRK, William, 1803-1808: Was a cadet in [West] Bengal Presidency, India in 1803; lieutenant 25.10.1804; Resigned February 2, 1808 in India. [ex “Alphabetical list of the officers of the Bengal Army, with the dates of their promotion etc… p 134 + 154” Author = Dodwell, Edward; published 1838, p 134] HOBKIRK, William, 1803-1806: His record of service in India during this period is available at National Archives, UK at IOR/L/MIL/9/258/590-60 (=his 1803-1806 service); + 1OR/L/MIL/9/115/279-80 (his 1805-1806 service)
the Bengal Army. [ex FIBIS database, from Entry from Dodwell & Miles Bengal Army Officers, found entry in 2013] Archives file no. = India office Archives ref = L-MIL-9- 115-PART2; [ex info in British India Office Birth and Baptismal Certificate; from Find My Past database. ] HOBKIRK, William, 1804: A gardener from the Jedburgh, Hawick area. His name is included in a long list of people being considered for Militia duty for Roxburghshire area of Scotland. Some were disqualified on the basis of their disabilities etc. [ex file SBA/448/1/3/1 from Heritage Hub’s database, called Hubcat, for the
at Heritage hub) for William Habkirk/Hobkirk, stating he belongs to the 1st battalion, Roxburghshire Militia, Scotland. It further states that he has one child under 10 and cannot maintain his family. [ex Scottish Borders area Heritage hub’s database, called Hubcat, in the file R/LR/2/1/25/24] HOBKIRK, William, 1804: [c/f other William in the Militia. They are NOT the same people] October 25, 1804: cadet 1803 in Bengal Army; Lieutenant in Bengal Army; [ex Alphabetical list of the officers of the Bengal Army 1838]
with a date of resignation as February 2, 1808 in India. [ex “Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Bengal Army”] HOBKIRK, William, 1805-1806: Applied for cadetship in the East India company armies. File Ref. L/MIL/9/115. Folio 279-80. LDS Film No. 1951710. [ex FIBIS database of Entry from Applications for Cadetships in the EIC Armies, found entry in 2013] This William’s father is Adam HOBKIRK. HOBKIRK, William, 1805: May 30: Cadet of infantry January 1805 Bengal Military [ex Asiatic Annual Register or a view of the History of Hindustan, vol. 7, p125] HOBKIRK, William, 1805 -1806: applied for a cadetship, E[ast] I[ndia] C[ompany]. [ex FIBIS database = Friends in British India ?Society] HOBKIRK, William, ?1805-1808: His name appears in National archives, UK, under East India Company military records, [IOR/L/MIL/9/258/594-60. not dated]. HOBKIRK, William, 1805: January: lists William as cadet of infantry in Bengal Military promotions, from 30 May, 1805. C/f 1803 entries for same thing. [ex the Asiatic Annual Register” Vol. 6 page 124] HOBKIRK, William, 1807: December 27: William was baptised in Melrose. Son of James Hopkirk, shoemaker, and Jean TURNBULL. [ex Ancestry library’s Registers of Scotland’s Roxburgh, Melrose Book of Baptisms, etc.] HOBKIRK, William, 1808: gentleman; to be a Cornet by purchase, with 23rd Regiment [ex Edinburgh Gazette, 1808] HOBKIRK, William, 1809: Son of Adam (senior); Adam’s Will; formerly of Kingston, Jamaica; in 1809, living at Gower Street, St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, London; his dear Wife = Mary; brother = Walter Hobkirk; Sister = Margaret Hobkirk; 3 sons: Adam, Samuel, William. [ex his Will from UK Archives] HOBKIRK, William, 1809: January 1. Married Agnes Laidlaw. He is NOT the son of Adam and Mary. This William was born 1781 died 1859 – see entries below. HOBKIRK, William, 1810: William Hobkirk, Gent, to be Cornet by Purchase, vice Power, promoted....[ex The London Gazette, Issue 16416 - 1810-10-20, Published in 1810, page 1] This William IS the son of Adam + Mary HOBKIRK. HOBKIRK, William, [?Hamilton] 1810: This date appears beside his name in a French Website genealogie.com’ as his year of birth. This website also includes Jane Hobkirk, with the date 1839 beside it. ? = his child’s year of birth or ??. Also email from Gary states that at the time of WHH’s death, he was said to have been born on 28.12.1810 near Cheltenham, UK.
Lieutenancy into 23rd light dragoons, in place of Captain Miller. See also entry for William Hobkirk = almost certainly = same person [ex UK
promoted; 23rd Regiment of dragoon guards [ex Royal Military Chronicle 1810 + Edinburgh Gazette 30.10.1810] HOBKIRK, William, 1810 [sic]: Cornet; from 23rd Light dragoons; to be lieutenant 22nd regiment dragoon guards, by purchase; Vice MacLeod, promoted [ex Royal Military Chronicle 16.2.1810, sic]
promoted in the UK military on 20.12.1810, to a lieutenant in the 23rd Dragoons 20.12.1810-16.4.1812. Retired 1 June 1809 (sic) [ex Ancestry’s database of Canada: British Regimental … ] HOBKIRK, William Hamilton, 1810: this date [= WHH’s date of birth] appears beside his name in the website ‘www.genealogie.com’; Jane Hobkirk appears on the same entry with the date 1839 [=his daughter’s date of birth]. There are 5 Hobkirk entries on this French site, but only these 2 could be opened [ex genealogie.com]
family history via google in 2012: Viz. www.tolliss.com gedview /indilist.Php ?alpha =H&surname...] HOBKIRK, William, 1811: October 10. esquire of Speen, County Berkshire, [England], bachelor, and Jane Grace DAY, spinster, a minor, married with the consent of Mary Day, widow, mother; by David Evans, Curate. Witnesses = Charlotte Cuthbert and Hamilton Smith Day. [?reference] HOBKIRK, William Hamilton, 1811: On 28 December, 1811, birth of William Hamilton Hobkirk, son of William & Jane Hobkirk, in Speen, UK. Baptised 21 January 1812 [ex Berkshire Records Office, Reading, UK; arch@reading.gov.uk] HOBKIRK, [William Hamilton], 1811: On 28 December, 1811, birth of a son, the lady of William Hobkirk, esquire, Speen-Hill, Berks[shire], UK. [ex the General Chronicle and Literary Magazine, 1812: January-April; vol. 4 pages 444 + 537] HOBKIRK, William Hamilton, [1811] 1810 = sic: [“At the time of his death, Dr W H Hobkirk was said to have been born near Cheltenham 28 Dec, 1810. Also mentioned was that his father an officer in the 42nd Highlanders was drowned 1825” [ex email from Gary Carrol of Canada of 5.5.2011; + “Island News” undated.]
purchase in 22nd regiment dragoons [“Caledonian Mercury” (Edinburgh) dated 25.2.1811] [Note: he is the brother of Adam Hobkirk and Samuel Hobkirk; and son of Adam Hobkirk & Mary Hobkirk of Jamaica + London].
about 1870 at Teviothead, Roxburghshire. [ex John Hopkirk’s website in 2013] He was a baker on the Sandbed. He was recorded there in 1841 with his brothers
apprentice), as well as sister Margaret. He and his brother George were also corn merchants for at least 25 years. He is probably the brother of James of Broadhaugh and hence the William who wrote poetry for local papers, including a piece celebrating the Duke of Buccleuch reaching majority in 1852, entitled ‘Long Live Good Buccleuch’ (attributed to George Hobkirk in one source). He died at Teviothead. [ex information supplied to me by Douglas Scott, from UBC, Vancouver,
by purchase. [ex the Royal Military Chronicle, p 416 vol. 1] This man IS the son of Adam + Mary HOBKIRK. HOBKIRK, William, 1811: Marriage at Marylebone, St. Mary Le Bone, London. U.K. [ex Find My Past database in 2012] This William IS the son of Adam + Mary Hobkirk. HOPKIRK, William, 1811: June 16: William was baptised in Gattonside. Son of William Hopkirk, shoemaker and Isabel HOME. He was born 9 May, 1811. [ex Ancestry library’s Registers of Scotland’s Roxburgh, Melrose Book of Baptisms, etc.] HOBKIRK, William, esq. 1811: Married Jane Day at St. Marylebone, London. HOBKIRK, William, 1811: October 12: Bond for the marriage to Jane Day at London. She was from St. Pancras, Middlesex. Note: the entries here are wrong. His name is mis-typed as Wilhem; her name is mis-typed as Mary Gay. Written entries are clearly William Hobkirk and Jane Day. [ex Ancestry database of London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921; ref. No. DL/A/D/24/Ms. 10091 E/124] This William IS the son of Adam + Mary Hobkirk. HOBKIRK, William, 1811: October 12: Marriage to Jane Grace Day at London. Parish = St. Marylebone, Westminster. Only other info on form = that William was from the parish of Speen; and that Jane had the consent of her ?mother. [ex
and Jane Grace Day of parish of St. Marylebone; married 12.10.1811 at St. Marylebone, Middlesex, London. (witnesses = Hamilton Smith Day; Charlotte Cuthbert). Jane’s mother, Mary, a widow, gave consent for the marriage. Records also state Jane was a minor. [ex Pallot’s Marriage Index for England: 1780-1837; + Ancestry database of London marriages] HOBKIRK, William, 1811: October 12: married Jane Grace DAY at St. Marylebone, Middlesex, London. They had the following children: William Hamilton, who was born 1811 December 28, in Speen, Berkshire, UK; Jane Mary HOBKIRK born 4.3.1813;.Frank Samuel HOBKIRK, baptised 12.6.1814 at Gloucester, England; Mary Amicia baptised 21.4.1816 at Gloucester;
28.12.1811 in Speen-Hill, Berkshire. WHH = oldest sibling of WH & Jane; WHH = brother of the following: Jane Mary, born at Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire, England, approx. 4.3.1813; Frank Samuel, born c12.6.1814, at Charlton Kings, Gloucester; Mary Amicia, born c 21.4.1818 (sic; should be?1816) at Charlton Kings, Gloucester. [ex email from John Hopkirk in 2007]. WHH’s parents = William [i.e. the father who died in ship accident with Jane Day Hobkirk and Mary Amicia, returning to UK from Jamaica in 1825] whose Will was proved in 1826, late of Jamaica. HOBKIRK, [William Hamilton], 1811: On 28 December, 1811, of a son, the lady of William Hobkirk, esquire, Speen-Hill, Berks[shire], UK. ][ex the General Chronicle and Literary Magazine, 1812: January-April; vol. 4 pages 444 + 537] Note: an email from the Berkshire Records Office states was born 20 December in their Speen baptismal records. [note: this birth relates to William Hamilton Hobkirk, son of William & Jane Hobkirk, as advised by Berkshire Records Office, in 2011] HOBKIRK, William H[amilton]., M.D., [1811] 1815 = sic: December 28: Born [in ?France]; living in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1874. [ex Canadian Civil Servants List]c/f 1810, 1811, 1812 dates of birth also] HOBKIRK, William, 1811: Cornet, of 23rd Light dragoons, to be a Lieutenant by purchase, in 22nd Regiment of Light dragoons. [ex London gazette, via War Office, 16.2.1811] HOBKIRK, William, 1811: February 25: To the 22nd regiment of dragoons, Cornet William Hobkirk from the 23rd light dragoons to be lieutenant by purchase, vice Maclean, promoted [ex War office, Feb 16, 1811 [Caledonian
Maclean, promoted [ex War office, February 16, 1811; Caledonian Mercury, Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, February 25, 1811, issue 13915.] HOBKIRK, William, 1811–1870 approx: son of William and Agnes Laidlaw, who were from Roberton. He was a baker on the Sandbed, [Scotland]. He was recorded there in 1841 with his brothers George (also a baker),
He died at Teviothead. He is probably the brother of James of Broadhaugh; that William wrote poetry for local papers, including a piece celebrating the Duke of Buccleuch reaching majority in 1852, entitled ‘Long Live Good Buccleuch’ (attributed to George Hobkirk in one source). [ex draft information submitted online in 2013, = A Hawick Word Book, by Douglas Scott. Title = A Hawick Word Book – by Douglas Scott [Draft – version of … His email address = dscott astro.ubc.ca] HOBKIRK, William, 1811: February 25: Cornet, 23rd dragoons; to be lieutenant in 22nd Regiment. This = the same man who died in shipwreck on 12.8.1825.
Durham. U.K. [ex Genuki files] HOBKIRK, William, 1813: August 30: married Mary Bailey [ex Bishopwearmouth Registers, Genuki 1813-1823] Note: a later entry says Mary Bailey died; and this William re- married.
HOBKIRK, William, 1813, 1818: 2 entries for a Marriage at Bishopwearmouth, Durham, U.K. [ex Find My Past database in 2012] HOBKIRK, William Booth, 1816: Marriage at Sunderland, Durham, U.K. [ex Find My Past database in 2012] HOBKIRK, William, 1817: Was buried at St. Anne, Soho, Middlesex, London, U.K. Said to have been born about 1789. [ex Find My Past website in 2012] HOBKIRK, William, 1817: Died/ was buried at St. Anne, Soho, Middlesex, London, U.K. on 1 March, 1817. Aged 28 years. Died of inflammation. His address = 13 Dean Street. [ex Westminster Burials – transcripts, Westminster Archives, ? via Find My Past
Said to have been born about 1790. [ex Find My Past website in 2012] HOBKIRK, William, 1818: November 26: married Mary POOLE at Bishopwearmouth, Durham, U.K. [ex Bishopwearmouth Registers, 1813-1823, via Genuki files] HOBKIRK, William, 1818/19: Was from Selkirkshire, Scotland. In 1861 he was a shepherd at Peelbraehope. His wife was Mary and their children included:
[ex information supplied to me by Douglas Scott, from UBC, Vancouver, Canada] HOBKIRK, William, 1819, 1826: William, formerly of Nantes, France, + Jamaica, West Indies, executed his Will in 1819. Witnessed / signed at Nantes by his brother, Samuel, captain [in H.M. Army, UK] on ½ Pay. In 1826, John Peter Hobkirk, accountant, of Middlesex, London, declared his acquaintance with the handwriting being that of William Hobkirk. The Will was finally proved in 1826. Note: the Will leaves nothing to William’s wife; but leaves everything to his 4 children: William, Jane, Frank, Mary Amicia on their reaching 21 years of age. I have a copy of the Will + declaration of JPH + probate details.
Will in France. Will was witnessed by Samuel Hobkirk, his brother, also in France at that time. See other file for typed and hand-written versions of this 1819 Will. Intentionally, left nothing in his Will to his wife; but all assets to his 4 children. But by 1825, William was living in Jamaica.
mother, and other Defendants [William Hobkirk, John Vale, Henry Lees were ?defendants or ?other plaintiffs]. moved reasons unto Chancery Court, UK re their father, Adam Hobkirk’s Will [ex U.K. Chancery Cases and Dicta] HOBKIRK, William, ~1820: Was a Colonel in the Colombian Army. [source: the U.K. newspaper Liverpool Mercury, Liverpool, England, Friday September 16, 1825, via British Newspapers 1600-1900 database]; ? in support of the Venezuelan leader, Bolivar against the Spanish. [ex newspaper article of 1825, following his death by drowning] But c/f this account with other accounts [e.g. Results from the nineteenth century adventurers in Gran Colombia database] that say it was Samuel Hobkirk who was the Colonel. ? both of them were Colonels in this Colombian war; or 1 of these accounts is wrong.
of old age; buried at Pulaski Cemetery, ? Indiana, USA. See other relatives buried at Pulaski Cemetery. [Google website – source of information was not obvious;
A daughter of his … in USA. [ex the Biographical Record of Logan County, Illinois, …+ the Biographical Record of McLean County, Illinois,1899] HOPKIRK, William, 1824: British Army service records, from Edinburgh, Midlothian, WO97 Chelsea [ex Find My Past probate website in 2012] HOBKIRK, William, 1824: June 9: Born in Pebbleshire, Scotland. He and his daughter are mentioned in the following reference. + ? William’s entry also states that in 1870, Mr. Hobkirk removed to Elkhart township and settled on a farm, where he remained until … [page 608, The Biographical Record of Logan County, Illinois. Author: S.J. Clarke, Publishing Company] HOBKIRK, William, 1825: He was washed overboard, travelling from Jamaica to UK. He, his wife, and daughter all died. See files of newspaper articles in my files re this. This man = the son of Adam Hobkirk, who died in London in 1809.
HOBKIRK, William, 1825: died by drowning on boat “Wellington” when traveling from Jamaica to England, with his wife and daughter who all drowned also. [ex several newspaper articles about the event] + At the time of his death in 1888, William’s son William Hamilton Hobkirk stated that his father was an officer in the 42nd Highlanders and was drowned 1825 Yüklə 2,66 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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