23 Jun 2024

I’m continuing the search for evidence supporting my hypothesis that the Hinksman baptisms in Twyford belong to a single family and that family includes my ancestor William Hinksman (see yesterday’s entry)

I thought I would look for the death/burial of Mary Bayley.

I found a Mary Hinksman buried 29 Mar 1852 in Wonston, died 25 Mar 1852, aged 99!

I then looked for her in the 1851 census and found her living with her daughter in Wonston:

Mary Taylor, head, widow, age 68, pauper, born Twyford Hants
Mary Hinxman, mother, widow, age 96, annuitant, born Preston Candover, blind¹

Mary Hinxman was indexed by Ancestry as Mary Huixman

This is very exciting. It fits the details I have for Mary Bayley, baptised 1755 in Brown Candover.

Mary Taylor could be Mollie/Maria who was baptised in 1779 in Twyford and went on to marry Charles Meeton or Mecton in 1802. I need to see if she subsequently married a Taylor.

I found them also in 1841 in Wonston in an area called Egypt:

Mary Taylor, age 60, pauper, born in county
Mary Hinxman, age 80, ind., born in county²

In this entry Mary was indexed by Ancestry as Mary Henyenan!

I find it interesting that Mary Hinxman is of independent means in 1841 and an annuitant in 1851. Her husband was a labourer so I think it’s unlikely he had a pension. I wonder if Mary was in receipt of her son William’s pension. He died in 1820 in Tobago while serving in the army but I haven’t found any pension information for him. I need to look in the records of deceased soldiers effects in the National Archives (Registries of authorities to deal with effects 1810-1822 in WO 25/2966-2971).

I ordered the death certificate for Mary Hinksman. Wonston is in the Winchester Registration District and the reference was Vol 2c, Page 44:

Death in the Registration District of Winchester & Hursley, Hampshire, 1852, no. 110. Died 25 Mar 1852 at Wonston; Mary Hinksman; Female; age 99; Widow. Cause of death: Bronchitis (certified). Informant was Amy [Vither?] (could not sign name); relation: Not known; residing at Sutton Scotney; present at death. The death was registered 27 Mar 1852.

I don’t know who the informant is. Mary had a daughter named Amy who married a John Hawkins in 1808 so perhaps it is her?

After a lot of fruitless searching I can’t find any connection between Mary Taylor and Mollie/Maria Hinksman.