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Hi Corny,

Between tidying up, I have just been playing about in St Enoder, so thought I would revive this oldie - hope it brings you back, I see you have not been about in a while. 

I see some things I think will interest you. There are two couples - John and Kitty and William and Elizabeth involved. On one day see a heap of baptisms listed 1 to John and Kitty and 4 to William and Elizabeth. I see William and Elizabeth are living at Pleasant Cottage in 1841 and in 1851 are next door to John at Hobbs. William is born Ladock so presume they are brothers. Some of these were hard to spot so hope I haven't missed any - some look like HOCKIN or even HOCKIA  - one even looked something more like ARCKIC 
Merry Xmas       Cheers Kris 

Dear Kris,
Thank you so much for your help. I see you did much work on my behalf
and I so appreciate it!
I agree, William and John have got to be brothers, and according to Borneo's
work (which built further upon your findings) There seems to have been
a stone cutter named William who married a woman named Phillipa in 1790,
who lived in Laddock and had children and grandchildren named after themselves.
It's just all so amazing.
With the help of a groundskeeper at St. Enoder, I have a picture of the gravestone of
three of the folks you mention --
William & Kitty Hocking (my gggg-grandparents) and
their young son who dies at 14. These are all buried at St. Endoder.
Here it is
http://thechars.smugmug.com/photos/61832864-L.jpg
Note it says of "Retue" rather than ro-to. The groundskeeper
at St. Enoder said there is  no record of that spelling anywhere.
He said many of these little hamlets and were plowed down in
then name of mineral extraction, so it would be futile to go there
and look for them.  Still it would be fun to try if I can ever save
that kind of money.
Thank you again, so  much, for your time and work. Especiall
considering it was done during the holidays!
Wow! Thank you!
Friendly Regards,
Bonnie Char ( Corney)

There's also an extracted marriage for John and Kitty, but I don't want to spoil the fun  - Come back to me if you can't find it.

I don't know how familiar you are with familysearch but there are 2 sorts of records on there: extracted records and submitted records. Those who are submitted by LDS members (and I see there are some for your family) are sometimes less reliable than the extracted records in as far as you don't know how serious the searcher who has submitted the record is.

The extracted records are copies from the church registers.

Tanja 

Tanja,
I posted my last message before reading your last message.
There is NO WAY I could have got to sleep without doing
that search:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JN HOCKING     

Marriages:
     Spouse:     KITTY COURTIS    Family
     Marriage:     
08 AUG 1829      Ladock, Cornwall, England
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Two maiden names in one night. I am blown away.
I love that this woman is Kitty on her marriage
certificate and Kitty as an old woman, because I
know it's the same person (women died a lot in those
days because they kept pumping out babies ).
Still, it is odd that she is Kitty is on the marriage certificate and
on only the last census, yet it is Catherine and Christian
elsewhere. Yet the consistency of the children's names,
John's stone cutting and birthplace, etc., make me feel certain
this is my ancestor.
I appreciate the info about extracted, and how it differs from
submitted info. And I so appreciate all your help.
That said, it is 3am and I need to limp off to bed.
Thank you again for the amazing data!
Warm Regards,
Corny

Wonder if this is them in 1861?

St Enoder, Cornwall
RG9/1544 24 9
'Hobs'
Kitty Hocking, head, wid, 51, Farmer of 12 acres empl 1 man, b. Newlyn
Selina, dau, 14, Daughter at home, b. St Enoder
Edward, son, 11, scholar, b. do.

Tanja 

Tanja,
YES! It has to be them because the location is right along with
 Selina and Edward and the widow Hocking all at the right ages.  Plus
Kitty's birth place!
Selina isn't that common of a name, is it? It must be them!
Yippeee!!!! This is just amazing! Thank you!!!

Corny

I can see them in 1851 too (mother is suddenly named Christian!), with 4 under age 10. Would you like the details?
HO107/1905 610 31
Tanja 

Hi Again Tanja,
As Nathaniel wasn't born until 1856,
I assume you're talking about the1851 census for
the family of Nathaniel's father William,
 including Williams father John, the stone cutter?
(as found in the 1841 census)
I would LOVE more info on these folks!
Thank you again!
Corny

Dear Gougy,

Thank you for the 1871 Census records
for Nathaniel Hocking and family!
I was not able to access this family in the 1871
Census using the engines I have access to, so was
thrilled to get your message!
It was so kind of you to look up my family member!

This has been a wonderful evening for
info as after reading your message, I  located an 1841 census
with Nathaniel's father William as a boy aged 7, in St. Enoder,
with his parents John Hocking (age 30, stone cutter) and
mother Catherine, plus siblings Elizabeth (11),
Nathaniel [my Nathaniel's uncle] (9), Phillipa (5),
Catherine (2), Amy (2m).

What a difference a day makes!
Thank you again,
Corny