James Huckson of Hereford

[Annied22]

I have an 1838 "Marshall's New Pocket Repository" which was owned by James Huckson. I think he was probably born around 1814, possibly in Gloucester, but he was living in Hereford in 1838. The centre of the book has a diary, which James has filled in. I'd like to know more about him, in particular, if he married Betsy!

Is anyone here researching the Huckson family?

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Could this be him??

1851 H0107/1978 folio 27 page 1 Hereford All Saints Herefordshire


Eign Street
James Huckson age 37 Dymock  Gloucestershire  Grocer
Ann wife age 28 Ludlon Shropshire
William son age 2 Hereford
Clara dau age 6 months Hereford
Caroline Andrews servant age 24
Jane Cook visitor age 25 Ludlow Shropshire


Pam

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If it is him he had a large family   Not my family wish it was easier to find than mine.


1861 RG9/1819 folio 112 page 21 All Saints Hereford Herefordshire


87 Eign Street

James Huckson age 47 Grocer Dymock Glos
Anne wife age 37 Ludlow Shrop
Charles son age 9 All Saints
Edward son age 7 All Saints
Robert son age 2 All Saints
Emily dau age 2 months All Saints
Elizabeth mother age 75 Huntley Glos
John Smith age 21 appr Grocer St Michael Glos
Elizabeth Thomas servant age 19


1861 RG9/1880 folio 84 page 1 ketchester Hereford herefordshire

Annie Whitney age 30 widow Independant Herefordshire
Arthur son age 9 Herefordshire
Agnes dau age 7 herefordshire
William son age 3 herefordshire
Mary E Powell age 23 governess Worcestershire
Amelia Davies scholar age 10 scholar Herford
Clara Huckson age 10 scholar Hereford
Elizabeth Huckson age 5 scholar Hereford


1871 RG10/2697 folio 30 page 2 All Saints Herefordshire

3 Eign Street

James Huckson age 57 grocer  Dymock Gloucestershire
Anne wife age 47 born Ludlow Shropshire
James W son age 21 grocers assistant herford He is under J Huckson 1861 scholar is Somerset and W 1851
Clara dau age 20 children born hereford
Charles J son age 18 Carpenter
Edward son age 16
Elizabeth dau age 15
Robert son age 13
Emily A dau age 10
Albert H son age 8
Katherine M dau age 6
Alfred E son age 4
Elizabeth Pighur servant age 16


Pam

[Annied22]

Thanks for your time and trouble Pam. I think it could easily be "my" James.

I researched my own family pretty comprehensively around 25 years ago and only recently pulled all the papers out again. I haven't yet signed up to any of the online resources, so I can only pull up very limited information from what's available free of charge. It does seem to be a pretty rare surname in Hereford/Gloucester however and the only one I could find whose birthdate seemed right is, I think, the same James you've found. There's a possible marriage in 1848 to Ann Cook. I also found a possible date of death of 1905 aged 92, so as well as a "long" family, he had a very long life!

What I know is that he was living away from home. He sounds young as he writes about parcels from home, and visits from his father. Also, he had a lively social life and a number of young women are mentioned, Betsy Matthius being the most frequent, so I'm certain that he was still single. I can't work out what he did for a living, but the grocery trade certainly isn't impossible. When I read about him making candles, I assumed it was for himself, but it could just as well have been for a shop in which he worked.

I'm glad that he seems to have done well in life, even if he has disappointed me by not marrying Betsy!

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hello

I have tried to find betsy, but no luck.

Nice to see him live a long life, with a family. 
Making candles for sale in the grocer shop would be feasable.

Regards

Pam

[hamma]

Hi there, there were 2 James' born around the same time, one in 1814 the other 1817., the later having immigrated to Australia, so presuming the one in 1814 is the one you are chasing, I hopes this helps

Descendants of James Huckson


Generation No. 1

1.  JAMES2 HUCKSON  (UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1814 in Dymock, Gloustershire, or Herefordshire, England.  He married ANNE COOK Dec 1848 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England.  She was born Abt. 1824 in Ludlow, Stropshire, England.

More About JAMES HUCKSON:
Census: 1851, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1861, All Saints, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Grocer

More About ANNE COOK:
Census: 1851, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
   
Children of JAMES HUCKSON and ANNE COOK are:
2.   i.   ROBERT3 HUCKSON, b. Herefordshire, England.
3.   ii.   CHARLES JOHN HUCKSON, b. Herefordshire, England.
   iii.   WILLIAM HUCKSON, b. Abt. 1849, Hereforshire, England.

More About WILLIAM HUCKSON:
Census: 1851, All Saints, Herefordshire, England

4.   iv.   JAMES WILLIAM HUCKSON, b. Sep 1849, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.
   v.   CLARA HUCKSON, b. 1851, All Saints, Herefordshire, England; d. 29 Jan 1936; m. THOMAS PALMER JENNINGS, 1874, Herefordshire, England.

Notes for CLARA HUCKSON:
1891 was residing with her sister Elizabeth in All Saints, Herefordshire, England

More About CLARA HUCKSON:
Census: 1851, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Christening: 27 Feb 1851, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

5.   vi.   EDMUND HUCKSON, b. Abt. 1855, Herefordshire, England, UK.
   vii.   ELIZABETH HUCKSON, b. Abt. 1856, All Saints Herefordshire, England; d. 01 May 1897.

Notes for ELIZABETH HUCKSON:
In the 1891 English Census Elizabeth sister Clara was residing in the dame residence.

More About ELIZABETH HUCKSON:
Census: 1871, 3 Eign Street, All Saints, Herfordshire, England
Occupation: 1871, All Saints, Herfordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

   viii.   ANNIE HUCKSON, b. Abt. 1861, Herefordshire, England, UK.

More About ANNIE HUCKSON:
Census: 1881, 3 Fryzers Ct, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1881, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Dressmaker

6.   ix.   ALBERT HENRY HUCKSON, b. 1863, Herefordshire, England; d. 08 Feb 1959.
7.   x.   EMILY ANNIE HUCKSON, b. 1864, Herefordshire, England, UK; d. 11 Mar 1942, Hungate, Pickering.
8.   xi.   CATHERINE M HUCKSON, b. 1865, Herefordshire, England.
9.   xii.   ALFRED ERNEST HUCKSON, b. 1867, Herefordshire, England.


Generation No. 2

2.  ROBERT3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born in Herefordshire, England.  He married ANNIE JANE FRANKLIN in Uxbridge, England.  She was born Abt. 1858 in Umbridge, Middlesex, England, UK.

More About ROBERT HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, 15 Chapel Street, St. Pancras, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1891, St. Pancras, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Grocers Assistant
Residence: 1881, 32 Havelock Street

More About ANNIE JANE FRANKLIN:
Census: 1881, 15 Chapel Street, St. Pancras, Herefordshire, England
   
Children of ROBERT HUCKSON and ANNIE FRANKLIN are:
   i.   ANNIE MAUD4 HUCKSON, b. Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK; m. A TATE.

More About ANNIE MAUD HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, 15 Chapel Street, St. Pancras, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1901, St. Mary, Berkshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

   ii.   VIOLET MARY HUCKSON, b. Stoke, Newington, Londone, England; m. THOMAS FRANK FRANKLIN, 04 Oct 1924, Cumberland.

Notes for VIOLET MARY HUCKSON:
British Columbia Marriage Index: 1872 to 1924
about VIOLET MARY HUCKSON
Name: THOMAS FRANK FRANKLIN
Bride: VIOLET MARY HUCKSON
Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1924
Place: CUMBERLAND  
bca number: B13747  
Registration Number: 1924-09-277035  
GSU Number: 2074317  
 

More About VIOLET MARY HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, 15 Chapel Street, St. Pancras, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1901, St. Mary, Berkshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

   iii.   ROBERT V HUCKSON, b. Abt. 1888, Newington, Stoke, London, England, UK.

More About ROBERT V HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, 15 Chapel Street, St. Pancras, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1901, St. Mary, Berkshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

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[hamma]

3.  CHARLES JOHN3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born in Herefordshire, England.  He married (1) <LIVING>.    He married (2) BERTHA JANE GILBERT 09 Feb 1875 in Saint James, Hereford, Hereford, England, daughter of UNKNOWN GILBERT and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1855 in Bacton, Herefordshire, England.

More About CHARLES JOHN HUCKSON:
Census: 1861, 87 Eign Street, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1861, All Saints, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar
Residence: 1881, Portland House

More About BERTHA JANE GILBERT:
Census: 1881, Hereford All Sts, Herefordshire, England
Residence: 1881, Portland House

Marriage Notes for CHARLES HUCKSON and BERTHA GILBERT:
Husband Age: 22
Wife Age: 20
   
Children of CHARLES HUCKSON and BERTHA GILBERT are:
   i.   CHARLES WILLIAM COOK4 HUCKSON, b. 1876, Herefordshire, England; d. Hereforshire, England.

More About CHARLES WILLIAM COOK HUCKSON:
Christening: 08 Jan 1876, Saint James, Hereford, Hereford, England

   ii.   ELIZABETH ANN HUCKSON, b. 1877, Hereford, England.

More About ELIZABETH ANN HUCKSON:
Census: 1881, Hereford All Sts, Hereford, England
Occupation: 1891, Scholar
Residence: 1881, Portland House

   iii.   EVELYN BERTHA HUCKSON, b. Sep 1879, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom; d. Dec 1954.

More About EVELYN BERTHA HUCKSON:
Census: 1881, Portland House, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1891, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

   iv.   MABEL GERTRUDE HUCKSON, b. 1882, All Saints, Herefordshire, England.

More About MABEL GERTRUDE HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, 116 & 117 Park Street, St. Owen, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1891, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

   v.   HAROLD HAMES HUCKSON, b. 1884, All Saints, Herefordshire, England.

More About HAROLD HAMES HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, Saint Owen, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1891, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

   vi.   NELLIE MARY HUCKSON, b. 1886, All Saints, Herefordshire, England; m. ARTHUR L BELL, 1922, Swindoon, Wiltshire, England.

More About NELLIE MARY HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, Saint Owen, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1891, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar


4.  JAMES WILLIAM3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born Sep 1849 in Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.  He married JANE WOOLSTON.  She was born Abt. 1852 in Wellingborough, Northampton, England.

More About JAMES WILLIAM HUCKSON:
Census: 1871, 3 Eign Street, All Saints, Herfordshire, England
Christening: 27 Sep 1849, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Occupation: 1871, All Saints, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Grocer
Residence: 1881, 32 Havelock Street

More About JANE WOOLSTON:
Census: 1881, Wellingborough, Northampton, England
Occupation: 1881, Wellingborough, Northampton, England; Occupation: Grocers Wife
Residence: 1881, 32 Havelock Street
   
Child of JAMES HUCKSON and JANE WOOLSTON is:
   i.   GERTRUDE4 HUCKSON, b. Wellingborough, Northampton, England; m. FULLER.

More About GERTRUDE HUCKSON:
Census: 1881, Wellingborough, Northampton, England
Residence: 1881, 32 Havelock Street


5.  EDMUND3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1855 in Herefordshire, England, UK.  He married JANE MATILDA CLARKE Sep 1882 in Holborn, England.  She was born Abt. 1850 in Clerkenwell, London, England.

More About EDMUND HUCKSON:
Census: 1871, 3 Eign Street, All Saints, Herfordshire, England
Christening: 04 Jan 1855, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Occupation: 1871, All Saints, Herfordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

More About JANE MATILDA CLARKE:
Census: 1891, 16 Spencer Street, Clerkenwell, London, England
   
Children of EDMUND HUCKSON and JANE CLARKE are:
   i.   ELIZABETH JENNY4 HUCKSON, b. 1883, Holborn, London, England; d. Holborn, England.

More About ELIZABETH JENNY HUCKSON:
Census: 1891, 16 Spencer Street, Clerkenwell, London, England

   ii.   EDMOND JAMES H HUCKSON, b. 1891, Clerkenwell, London, England; m. MARTHA CATHERINE HURD, 13 Sep 1918, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; b. Abt. 1898, Canada.

More About EDMOND JAMES H HUCKSON:
Census: 1901, 9 Denmark Road, Islington, London, England


6.  ALBERT HENRY3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1863 in Herefordshire, England, and died 08 Feb 1959.  He married ZELIA CHARLEBOIS 22 Sep 1892 in Penetanguishine, Ontario, Canada, daughter of CALIXTE CHARLEBOIS and FELINA SAUVE.  

More About ALBERT HENRY HUCKSON:
Census: 1871, 3 Eign Street, All Saints, Herfordshire, England
Occupation: 1871, All Saints, Herfordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar
   
Children of ALBERT HUCKSON and ZELIA CHARLEBOIS are:
   i.   GLADYS4 HUCKSON, b. Abt. 1893, French River, Ontario, Canada; m. JOHN TICHY, 14 Nov 1921, Salt Street, Algoma District, Marie?,  Ontario, Canada; b. Abt. 1890, Bohemia.
   ii.   ALBERT HENRY HUCKSON, b. 12 Jun 1898, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
   iii.   MARLEY JAMES HUCKSON, b. 08 Oct 1899, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

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7.  EMILY ANNIE3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1864 in Herefordshire, England, UK, and died 11 Mar 1942 in Hungate, Pickering.  She married HENRY MAW DAWSON in Pickering, England, son of FRANCIS DAWSON and NANCY UNKNOWN.  He was born Abt. 1859 in Kirby, Moorside, England, UK, and died 26 Apr 1936.

More About EMILY ANNIE HUCKSON:
Census: 1861, 87 Eign Street, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1871, All Saints, Herfordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar
   
Children of EMILY HUCKSON and HENRY DAWSON are:
   i.   HENRY HAROLD4 DAWSON, b. 20 Jan 1886, Pickering, York, England, UK; m. (1) LORNA COLART; b. 27 Jun 1902; d. 01 Apr 1995; m. (2) MAUDE GUNDILL, 1920; b. 09 May 1897; d. 23 Dec 1932.
   ii.   KATHLEEN DAWSON, b. Abt. 1890, Pickering, York, England, UK; d. 08 Jan 1871, Mayfield, Pickering, Yorkshire, England.
   iii.   GURTH COOK DAWSON, b. Abt. 1895, Pickering, Yorkshire, England; d. 1975; m. FLORA MCDONALD; d. 17 Jun 1976.
   iv.   EDGAR JAMES DAWSON, b. Abt. 1897, Pickering, Yorkshire, England; d. 09 Jun 1947; m. MARGARET MCINTYRE.


8.  CATHERINE M3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1865 in Herefordshire, England.  She married FREDERICK W CHESTERTON in Herefordshire, England.  He was born Abt. 1865 in All Saints, Herefordshire, England.

More About CATHERINE M HUCKSON:
Census: 1871, 3 Eign Street, All Saints, Herfordshire, England
Occupation: 1871, All Saints, Herfordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar

More About FREDERICK W CHESTERTON:
Census: 1891, 30 Portland Street, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1891, All Saints, Herefordshire, England; Occupation: Confectioner
   
Children of CATHERINE HUCKSON and FREDERICK CHESTERTON are:
   i.   HILDA J4 CHESTERTON, b. Abt. 1889, All Saints, Herefordshire, England.

More About HILDA J CHESTERTON:
Census: 1881, Ulverston, Lancashire, England

   ii.   CHLOIE CHESTERTON, b. Abt. 1897, All Saints, Herefordshire, England.

More About CHLOIE CHESTERTON:
Census: 1901, 35 Eign Street, All Saints, Herefordshire, England
Occupation: 1901, 35 Eign Street, Herefordshire, England


9.  ALFRED ERNEST3 HUCKSON (JAMES2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1867 in Herefordshire, England.

More About ALFRED ERNEST HUCKSON:
Census: 1871, 3 Eign Street, All Saints, Herfordshire, England
Occupation: 1871, All Saints, Herfordshire, England; Occupation: Scholar
   
Children of ALFRED ERNEST HUCKSON are:
   i.   DOROTHY ANN4 HUCKSON, b. 1900, Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
   ii.   ALFRED JAMES HUCKSON, b. 1902, Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
   iii.   EDITH MAY HUCKSON, b. 1904, Swindon, Wiltshire, England; m. BROWN.

If this is your James Huckon, I do beleive that we are related

[Annied22]

Oh wow, that's a lot of information. Thank you for taking the time to type it out.

I'm afraid I'm not related to James Huckson at all. I collect antiquarian books and my hobby is bookbinding. A local bookdealer with whom I'm friendly gave the book to me because it had no boards left and 2 pages of the printed part were missing. It was unsaleable as far as he was concerned, but he knew I'd rebind, read and treasure it and he was absolutely right on all 3 counts. It's a favourite book in my little collection.

I enjoyed reading the diary and inevitably became interested in the writer. I'm as sure as it's possible to be that he's the James to whom you're related as being a grocer does fit with some of the entries, although most are concerned with his life outside of his work.

I have to go out now, but if there's enough light when I get home, I'll take a couple of pictures of some of the entries. They're not that easy to read by the way. I must have read the diary several times and there's still the odd word I can't decipher.