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John Hawken                                        1798-1867
John was born about 1798, the son of Richard Hawken and Mary ?, at Truro, Cornwall.
Amelia Tresidder                                   1805-1846           (1st Wife)
Amelia was born about 1805, the daughter of Nicholas Tresidder and Catherine Warmington, in Cornwall.
I have identified the following children.
  Richard Born abt 1829   Gwennap, Cornwall  
John Tresidder Born abt 1831   Gwennap, Cornwall  
Richard Bryant Born abt 1833   Gwennap, Cornwall  
William Henry Born abt 1835   Gwennap, Cornwall  
Mary Anna Born abt 1839   Gwennap, Cornwall  
Charles Born abt 1841   Gwennap, Cornwall  
George Byrne Born abt 1843   Gwennap, Cornwall  
Amelia Elizabeth Born abt 1845   Gwennap, Cornwall Married Richard Pearce

Birth of Parents
John Hawken b: 3 Nov 1798  c: 3 Feb 1799       Truro, Cornwall
son of Richard Hawken and Mary ?

Amelia Tresidder b: abt 1805  c: Dec 1805       Cornwall
daughter of Nicholas Tresidder and Catherine Warmington

Marriage
20 Sep 1828
John Hawken
Amelia Tresidder 		Gwennap, Cornwall

Wit: Thomas Nicholls & Richard Hawken

Children
Richard Hawken b: abt 1829  c: 1 Oct 1829             Gwennap, Cornwall
son of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder
John Tresidder Hawken b: abt 1831  c: 10 Mar 1831             Gwennap, Cornwall
son of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder
Richard Bryant Hawken b: abt 1833  c: 3 Oct 1833             Gwennap, Cornwall
daughter of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder
William Henry Hawken b: abt 1835  c: 3 Nov 1835             Gwennap, Cornwall
son of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder
Mary Anna Hawken b: abt 1839  c: 13 Aug 1839             Gwennap, Cornwall
daughter of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder       Died 1840 1Q Redruth 9 161

1841 Census HO107-137
 7 June 1841 Gwennap with St. Day, Cornwall
Trevarth     Born in this County?    
John Hawken
Amelia
John
Bryant
William
Richard Bennett
Walter Tregellas (Pupil)
Plus 6 Other Pupils
Plus 3 Servants 		Age 40
Age 35
Age 10
Age 8
Age 6
Age 20
Age 9
Age 9-15 		Schoolmaster




Assistant 		Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes 		  abt 1798
abt 1805
abt 1830
abt 1832
abt 1834
abt 1820
abt 1831

Charles St. Aubyn Hawken b: abt 1841  c: 4 Jan 1842             Gwennap, Cornwall       1841 2Q Redruth 9 253
son of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder
George Byrne Hawken b: abt 1843  c: 9 Jan 1844             Gwennap, Cornwall       1843 4Q Redruth 9 245
son of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder
Amelia Elizabeth Hawken b: abt 1845  c: 27 Sep 1846             Gwennap, Cornwall
daughter of John Hawken and Amelia Tresidder

Death
Amelia (Tresidder) Hawken Died 26 Feb 1846, Age 40,         Grennap, Cornwall       1846 1Q Redruth 9 137

Cornwall Newspaper, Friday, March 6, 1846                   Death
HAWKEN, Amelia - At Trevarth House, Gwennap, on the 26th ult., Amelia, wife of Mr, John Hawken, aged 40 years.

1851 Census HO107-1914 31 March 1851 Gwennap, Cornwall
Trevarth House
John Hawken (Widower)
Charles (Son)
George (Son)
Ellen Combe (Widow) **
Plus 12 Pupil Boarders
Plus 4 Servants 		Age 51
Age 9
Age 7
Age 51 		Teacher
Scholar
Scholar
Housekeeper 		Truro
Gwennap
Gwennap
Penryn 		Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall 		abt 1798
abt 1841
abt 1843
abt 1795
    ** John's next wife


Eleanor Edgcome                                   1795-1880                   (2nd Wife)
Eleanor was born about 1795, the daughter of William Edgcome and Mary ?, at Penryn, Cornwall. She first married a man named Coombe, but now widowed.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of New Wife
Eleanor Edgcome b: abt 1795  c: 24 Apr 1796       St. Gluvias
daughter of William Edgcome and Mary ?

Marriage
abt 1852
John Hawken
Ellen Coombe 		                   1852 1Q Redruth 5c 258
Widower, Gwennap, School Master, Father: Richard Hawken, Merchant
Widow, St. Gluvias, Father: William Edgcome, Architect
Wit: Ellen Edgcome Blamey, Richard Whitburn

1861 Census RG9-1578 8 April 1861 Gwennap, Cornwall
Trevarth House
John Hawken
Ellen (Wife)
William (Son)
Charles (Son)
George (Son)
Amelia (Dau)
Elizabeth (Sister)
Charles (GrSon)
George Hosking (Assist)
James Dale (Boarder)
William Tresidder (Boarder)
John Curtis (Boarder)
 Plus 3 Servants 		Age 61
Age 65
Age 25
Age 19
Age 17
Age 15
Age 50
Age 5
Age 22
Age 15
Age 14
Age 10 		School Master

Mine Clerk
Medical Student
Store Clerk



Assist. Teacher
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
 		Truro
Penryn
Gwennap
Gwennap
Gwennap
Gwennap
Truro
Devonport
Marazen
St. Agnes
Falmouth
Bristol 		Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall
Devon
Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall
Gloucestershire 		abt 1798
abt 1795
abt 1835
abt 1841
abt 1843
abt 1845
abt 1810
abt 1855
abt 1838
abt 1845
abt 1846
abt 1850

Death
John Hawken Died 17 Mar 1867, Age 67,       1867 1Q Redruth 5c 192

BODMIN   18 Apr 1867                         Probate
HAWKEN, John - The Will of John Hawken, late of Trevarth, in the Parish of Gwennap, in the County of Cornwall, Schoolmaster, deceased, who died 17 March 1867, at Gwennap, aforesaid, was proved at Bodmin, by the oath of Bryant Hawken, of Callington, in the County aforesaid, an Officer in Her Majesty's Excise, the Son, one of the Executors.   Effects £800.

1871 Census RG10-2296 3 April 1871 St. Gluvias, Cornwall
New Street
Ellen Read (M)  **
Emily (Dau)
John H.
Ellen G. (Dau)
Ellen Hawken (Aunt)
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 41
Age 14
Age 9
Age 4
Age 75 		Annuitant
Scholar
Scholar

Annuitant 		Penryn
Berkenhead
Liverpool
Liverpool
Penryn 		Cornwall
Cheshire
Lancashire
Lancashire
Cornwall 		abt 1829
abt 1856
abt 1861
abt 1866
abt 1795
      ** Ellen Edgcome Read nee Dunstan, married to John Henry Read (1825-1867).
            Father: Samuel Dunstan, Mother: Dorcas Jackson Edgcome

Death
Eleanor (Edgcome) Hawken Died abt 1880, Age 84,                     1880 4Q Falmouth 5c 128