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James Hingston = Elizabeth Thomas
Married 15 October 1818, Holbeton
James Hingston:
Born abt 1789
Baptised 27 June 1789, Holbeton1
Died 18 July 1849, Maitland Farm, nr Longford, Tasmania2
Occupation: Farmer
Elizabeth Thomas:
Alias Elizabeth Hingston (15 October 1818)
Died BEF 18413
Baptised 8 February 1820, Newton Ferrers4
Died BEF 18715
Andrew did not go to Australia. He m Elizabeth and in 1851 was in Liskeard with 4 children.
Baptised 17 January 1821, Newton Ferrers6
Died 1904, Tasmania
Occupation: Farmer
Information from grandson, Stanley, 1945
Baptised 5 June 1822, Newton Ferrers7
Died 3 November 1881, Ulverstone Tas.
Occupation: Farmer
m Rebecca French 1847 and had a large family. Settled eventually at Gawler, NW coast Tas. (1942 article)
Elizabeth Jane Thomas Hingston
Baptised 12 May 1826, Newton Ferrers8
m Frederick Look Frampton 12 Jun 1850 and had at least 6 children. Settled Ulverstone Tas.
Baptised 28 December 1827, Newton Ferrers9
Died 1 June 1898, Beaconsfield Tas.
He m Mary Ann Walters 8 Apr 1852 and had a large family. They settled eventually at Sidmouth, West Tamar, Tasmania. A letter from John to his cousin in Devon is on this site.
Born ABT 1830
Died 10 September 1897, Westbury Tas.
Occupation: Farmer
m Elizabeth Dalton Walters 18 May 1859 and had a large family.
Occupation: Farmer
Settled Exton Tasmania
note
After Elizabeth's death, James and his children emigrated in 1841 to Victoria, apart from Andrew who remained at home, and in 1842 to Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land). For more information see the page on the Tasmanian Hingstons at the Hingston One-Name Study site, and the genealogies in line HD. See also the 1850 letter from John and the 1942 newspaper article.
2 : Details of death from a letter from his son John to Sarah his cousin in England.
3 : James said to be a widower at the time of emigration
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