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Occupation: Varied
Comments: At the time of his marriage to Marion (1863), John's age is recorded as 24, and his occupation is entered as "Cloth Presser". His address is written as Buckingham Street.
At time of his son Vernon's birth, 1867, his occupation was recorded as "Railway Warehouse Man". Again here the family are living on Buckingham Street.
At the time of the 1871 census, John's age is entered as 32, and his occupation is entered as "Porter Railway". His place of birth is entered as "Paddington Middlesex".
At the time of his daugher Eva's birth, 1874, his occupation is recorded as "Soda Water Makers Clerk".
At the time of the 1881 census, he lived his wife, two sons, and two daughters. His occupation was then recorded as "Coachman Dom Serv". His age was recorded as 42, which would suggest he was born between 4th April 1838 and 3rd April 1839. His place of birth is recorded as Paddington, Middlesex.
At the time of the 1891 census, age entered as 53, his occupation is recorded as Carriage Proprietor. Here, inconsistent with the other two census records, his birthplace is recorded as "Hants Portsmouth".
By the time of the 1901 census his occupation was "Cab Proprietor", working from home, and was living with his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren. His age was recorded as 62, consistent with the 1881 census, which would suggest he was born between 31st March 1838 and 1st April 1839. Again his place of birth is recorded as Paddington.
John appears in the Kelly's Portsmouth Directory for 1902, first of all in the street directory, again living at 5, Villiers Road, with a note that he is a "fly proprietor". He also appears in the "Jobmasters" section of the trade directory, a jobmaster being someone who supplied carriages, horses and drivers for hire.
Spouse: Marion Marshall (Married 16-Jun-1863)
Children: Blanche Isabel Hawkins, Vernon John Charles Hawkins, Harry Frederick Hawkins, Eva Gertrude Hawkins
The couple's marriage is recorded in the GRO indices for Apr/May/Jun 1863 in Portsea (volume 2b page 763).
I have a copy of the marriage certificate. They were married in St. Paul's, Portsea on 16th June 1863. The marriage was witnessed by Charles and Mary R. Rogers.
At time of their son Vernon's birth, 1867, the family lived at 12 Buckingham Street, Landport, Portsea Island.
The family are still living at 12, Buckingham Street at the time of the 1871 census.
At the time of their daugher Eva's birth, 1874, the family's address appears to be Fratton Grove, Fratton.
At the time of the 1881 census, the family lived at 4, Gresham Buildings, Portsea.
At the time of the 1891 census, the family lived at 3, Villiers Road, Portsmouth. Three of the four children were living at home at this time, whilst Vernon was living on Guernsey. At this point they had two boarders living with them - one Alice A Shaw (aged 25) and a William E Grant (aged 26. Both have their occupation entered as teacher. They may have been Blanche's colleagues.
By the time of the 1901 census the family were living at 5, Villiers Road Portsmouth. Presumably three of the four children had left home by this point, but Eva was still there (or she had left home and later returned).
John's Heritage
Parents: George Henry Hawkins, <NoName>
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