HINCKLEY FAMILY

[DSJ]

My husband's mother's maiden name was Hinckley & I am currently researching that side of our family.

My late mother-in-law's father, Richard Russell Hinckley, was born on 16th May, 1879, six months after his father's death. His father was Reginald Harvey Hinckley, aged 39 at time of death.

Reginald Harvey Hinckley, giving his name as Reginald Hinckley O'Leary, was married to Fanny Russell on 18th September, 1866. Reginald's occupation is given as formerly a Lieutenant in the Indian Army on the marriage certificate. Strangely, his occupation is listed as Sheriffs Officers Assistant on his death certificate and as Royal Society for Preventing Cruelty to Animals Inspector on his son's birth certificate six months later. Very odd!

I have found the family listed as living at 1 Block, Peabody Buildings, Lambeth on the 1881 census. Fanny is listed as a widow aged 40. Four children are also listed - Reginald (b 1867) aged 14: Walter (b1873) aged 8: Alice (born 1874) aged 7: Russell (born 1880) aged 1. The last entry refers to my husband's grandfather, Richard Russell HInckley who was born in 1879 & not 1880. Two little boys, Harry Herbert & Harry Percy had died in 1874 & 1880 aged 2 & 4.

After much searching, I cannot find a record of the births of either Reginald snr or Reginald jnr. There was always some talk within the family that the elder Reginald might have been born in Ireland but I can find no evidence to back that up. There was also talk that he might have been connected with the Fitzgibbon Henchey family in Ireland but perhaps that was wishful thinking!

If there are any Hinckleys out there who may be able to give me information on the birth details of the two Reginalds, father & son, I'd be most grateful. The younger Reginald did, I know for certain, emigrate to South Africa.

Thank you very much for reading this.

[DJHawkes]

London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: Reginald Hinkley
Age: 10
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1867
School: Addington Street School
Borough: Lambeth
Admission Date: 27 Aug 1877
Parent: Reginald Hinkley
Notes: Addington Street School (0412) opened in 1877. Closed or reorganised in 1938
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV08/ADD/AD/001

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Harry Percy Hinckley
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 6 Mar 1880
Father's Name: Reginald Hinckley
Mother's Name: Lanny Hinckley
Parish or Poor Law Union: Lambeth St Andrew
Borough: Lambeth
Register Type: Parish Registers

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Mr R A Hinckley
Port of Departure: Durban, South Africa
Arrival Date: 13 Apr 1912
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: East London
[Port Elizabeth]
[Cape Town]
Ship Name: Briton
Search Ship Database:
Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 106919

Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
Name: Reginald Hinckley
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1890
Registration District: Newry
Volume: 1
Page Number: 958
FHL Film Number: 101256
Records on Page:
Name
Hannah Quinn
Mary Jane White
Reginald Hinckley
William Patterson

in 1874 when son harry herbert was baptised at Lorrimore Square St Paul's southwark, Reginald gave his occupation as detective policeman, living at 4 cottage place.

[DSJ]

Thank you very much for taking the trouble to let me have all the above details, some of which we already knew, but much that we didn't.