From his will, George Hawker in the Parish of Corse in the county of Gloucestershire
1861 CENSUS
Living at Honey Pots, Sink Lane, Hanley CastleGeorge Roberts - Head - age 28 - born at Longdon - occupation a Carter
Ann Maria Roberts - Wife - age 27 - born at Elderfield
Mary Ann Roberts - Daughter - age 1 - born at Hanley Castle
Isaac Hawker - Visitor - age 19 - born at Eldersfield - occupation labourer
In the 1901 census is in Stoke Orchard with Louisa Bartlett 66, Emily Hawker 24, Ernest Hawker 11, Isaac Hawker 59, Jane Hawker 55 and William T Hawker 17. Ref: Class: RG13; Piece: 2469; Folio: 17; Page: 5.
Email from Gerald Shaw to Graham Hawker 12 September 2008:
"I will review my files to establish what may be of interest to you, starting
with SOFIA DREW (my Great Grandmother) who I did meet when I was
a small child. She was living with my Grandparents at that time at Green
Street Lodge, located at the intersection with Roadway No A 438."
Given that William Hawker's step children, surname Caswell, were born in Northumberland, a search was made in the 1881 census for a Caswell in Northumberland. There was only one. He was Thomas Caswell and was living with his two children. No wife appears in the census, so it is possible that Sophia Drew had been his wife and mother of the Caswell children. On this hypothesis she would have married Thomas around 1868, when she was 20 and he was 38. He was born in Daventry. How he met Sophia, where they married and why they went to Newcastle upon Tyne are not clear. There would also be the problem of how Sophia coukd marry William Hawker around 1880 when she had borne Susan Caswell in 1879 and Thomas was still alive. Divorce would not have been so quick. The other problem is that her son William Caswell was living with her and William Hawker and another son William Caswell was with Thomas Caswell. To explain this we would have to assume that the younger William and Suasan J Caswell were illegitimate children of William Hawker and that Sophia had left Thomas Caswell for William Hawker sometime between 1870 and 1877. Alternatively, Sophia had married a different Caswell who had died before 1881. Needs much more investigation.
The census shows:
Dwelling: 36 Carlton St
Census Place: Newcastle On Tyne All Sts, Northumberland, England
Source: FHL Film 1342222 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5063 Folio 105 Page 20
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Thomas CASWELL W 51 M Daventry, Northampton, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Cordwainer (Shoemkr)
Francis Ann CASWELL U 13 F Newcastle On Tyne
Rel: Daughter
Occ: Scholar
William CASWELL U 11 M Newcastle On Tyne
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Email from Gerald Shaw to Graham Hawker 12 September 2008:
"I will review my files to establish what may be of interest to you, starting
with SOFIA DREW (my Great Grandmother) who I did meet when I was
a small child. She was living with my Grandparents at that time at Green
Street Lodge, located at the intersection with Roadway No A 438."
Two possibilities in IGI: The Hartpury girl seems most likely in view of the marriage being there.
1. Ann COLDRICK
Sex: F
Event(s):
Christening: 23 Aug 1837
Hartpury, Gloucester, England
Parents:
Father: Richard COLDRICK
Mother: Hannah
Source Information:
Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type
C029024 1743-1875 0991925 Film 6911728 Film
2. Ann COLDRICK
Sex: F
Event(s):
Christening: 5 Jan 1840
Upton On Severn, Worcester, England
Parents:
Father: James COLDRICK
Mother: Mary Ann
Source Information:
Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type
C054111 1813-1875 0942934 Film 0883744 Film
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