18 Mar 2021

I found a burial of a Jane Hinksman in Portsmouth, 1812

Burial at Portsmouth, St Thomas on 10 Aug 1812, Jane Hinksman¹

There is no other information. This could be William’s wife, Jane Fisher. However in 1812 William’s regiment was engaging the French in Portugal near Salamanca, then moved onto Madrid before returning to Portugal. The 1st battalion did not depart from Portsmouth for that campaign.

Perhaps Jane was ill and returned to England and died on the journey, to be buried at portsmouth. Perhaps also her children Jane and Maria were then sent to relatives of Jane Fisher in Beccles. Maybe they are the William and Margaret Fisher mentioned as witnesses on Jane’s marriage to William Rouse?

I looked for them in the 1841 census (they were witnesses to Jane’s marriage in 1839) and found a good candidate living in Cratfield²

I think William and Mary Ann were husband and wife because I found a couple with a similar age gap in the 1851 census, living in Walton³. He was born in Woodbridge

It’s difficult to connect these fishers to Jane Fisher since she married William Hinksman in Cheriton, Kent. There is a possibility that she was actually the daughter of another soldier travelling with the 4th regiment and that she was actually from a Suffolk branch of Fishers.

There are several mentions of a William Fisher in the 4th regiment in the British Army Muster Books and Pay Lists 1812-1817 on Ancestry’s website. One entry has two different William Fishers on the same page.

I received the Hampshire Baptism, Marriage and Burial Indexes I ordered a few days ago. I wanted to find whether the Edward and Mary Hinksman who had a son William in Twyford were in some way related to the Edward and Jane Hinksman, parents of Edward, also in Twyford.

I found these marriages between 1754 and 1812:

• 26 Dec 1774, Avington, Edward Hinksman and Mary Bayley
• 13 Apr 1787, Hound, George Hinksman and Mary Culley
• 24 Dec 1761, Romsey, James Hinksman and Sarah Withers
• 01 Dec 1783, Romsey, James Hinksman and Elizabeth Hiscock
• 14 Nov 1779, Crondall, Thomas Hinksman and Elizabeth Moody
• 1 Jun 1801, Winchester St, Michael, Joseph Wells and Elixabeth Hinksman or Hinxman
• 20 Nov 1793, Bishopstoke, James Isaac and Jane Hinksman
• 13 Feb 1797, Southampton St Michael, William Magan and Martha Hinksman
• 05 Oct 1783, Romsey, Abraham Hobbs and Mary Hinksman
• 18 May 1800, Basingstoke, Charles Chapman and Sarah Hinksman

plus Hinxmans:

• 14 Apr 1757, Leckford, Jacob Hinxman and Ann Wickham
• 05 Aug 1780, Titchfield, John Hinxman and Fanny Marner
• 24 Jul 1757, Sparsholt, Joseph (w) Hinxman and Mary (w) Hall
• 07 Apr 1757, Gosport, Thomas Hinxman and Mary Sparshott
• 10 Jun 1773, Micheldever, William Hinxman and Mary Neale
• 30 Oct 1794, Micheldever, Henry Billett and Amy Hinxman
• 01 Jun 1756, Bishops Waltham, William Steel and Ann Hinxman
• 22 Aug 1775, Kingsclere, Thomas Hall and Ann Hinxman
• 26 Nov 1778, Titchfield, George Danford and Ann Hinxman
• 16 Nov 1761, Barton Stacey, George Brown and Elizabeth Hinxman
• 00 Jul 1789, Barton Stacey, Henry Allen and Elizabeth Hinxman
• 01 Jun 1801, Winchester St Michael, Joseph Wells and Elizabeth Hinxman or Hinksman
• 04 Apr 1812, Titchfield, Benjamin Goodeve and Elizabeth Hinxman
• 19 Apr 1808, Twyford, John Hawkins and Emma Hinxman
• 24 Oct 1807, Twyford, Thomas Clift and Juliet Caroline Hinxman
• 18 Jul 1802, Twyford, Charles Neeton and Maria Hinxman
• 30 May 1784, Winchester St Thomas, George Baverstock and Sarah Hinxman
• 05 Feb 1807, Titchfield, Samuel Milward and Sarah Hinxman

So, there is no Edward and Jane in the index, just Edward and Mary in Avington which is about 2 miles northeast of Winchester and 5 miles from Twyford.

Hampshire burials after 1750:

• 03 Oct 1778, Martyr Worthy, Ann Hinksman
• 03 Oct 1778, Martyr Worthy, Ann Hinksman
• 24 May 1779, Crondall, Elizabeth Hinksman
• 10 Aug 1812, Portsmouth St Thomas, Jane Hinksman
• 22 Nov 1758, Andover, Martha Hinksman
• 17 Mar 1786, Alverstoke, Mary Hinksman,
• 31 May 1796, Soton SS Lawrence & John, Mary Hinksman, inf
• 16 Feb 1786, Winchester St Michael, Mary Hinksman
• 28 Jul 1782, Alverstoke, Thomas Hinksman
• 26 Mar 1764, Martyr Worthy, Thomas Hinksman
• 26 Mar 1764, Martyr Worthy, Thomas Hinksman
• 17 Nov 1752, Portsea St Mary, Thomas Hinksman
• 23 Jan 1786, Winchester St Michael, William son of John & Mary Hinksman
• 29 Jan 1795, Southampton All Saints, Agnois Hinksman
• 25 Apr 1773, Winchester St Swithun, Sarah Hinkman

Hinxman

• 17 Nov 1754, Alverstoke, Ann wife of John Hinxman, -
• 02 May 1801, Barton Stacey, Anne Hinxman, -
• 26 Jul 1772, Itchen Abbas, Damaras Hinxman, -
• 12 Sep 1812, Twyford, Edward Hinxman, -
• 26 Sep 1799, Titchfield, Elizabeth Hinxman, -
• 30 Apr 1822, Titchfield, Emma Hinxman, inf
• 03 Jan 1789, Titchfield, Frances Hinxman, -
• 19 Mar 1812, Titchfield, Frances Hope Hinxman, -
• 11 Mar 1832, Hamble, George Hinxman of Hound, 88
• 09 Oct 1791, Barton Stacey, Hannah Hinxman, -
• 14 Mar 1792, Barton Stacey, Hannah Hinxman, -
• 11 Dec 1774, Barton Stacey, Jacob Hinxman, -
• 21 Mar 1814, Winchester Weeke, James Hinxman, 77
• 15 May 1788, Titchfield, James Hinxman, inf
• 18 May 1799, Winchester St Peter Chesil, James, Hinxman -
• 28 Aug 1826, Winchester St Maurice, Jane Hinxman, 58
• 09 Jun 1752, Barton Stacey, Jane Hinxman, -
• 26 Mar 1821, Titchfield, Jane Amy Hinxman, 6
• 08 Jan 1775, Barton Stacey, Joan Hinxman, -
• 11 Mar 1764, Alverstoke, John Hinxman, -
• 27 Sep 1754, Bishops Waltham, John Hinxman, -
• 03 Nov 1758, Itchen Abbas, John Hinxman, -
• 20 Nov 1765, Winchester Weeke, John Hinxman, -
• 09 Jul 1764, Christchurch, Joseph esq Hinxman, -
• 26 Jan 1840, Soton SS Lawrence & John, Mary Hinxman, 85
• 05 May 1836, Bishops Waltham, Mary Hinxman, 12
• 30 Apr 1765, Barton Stacey, Mary Hinxman, -
• 02 Nov 1766, Itchen Abbas, Mary Hinxman, -
• 25 Apr 1805, Micheldever, Mary Hinxman, -
• 18 Jan 1774, Titchfield, Mary Hinxman, -
• 24 Jan 1783, Titchfield, Mary Hinxman, -
• 00 000 1778, Winchester Weeke, Mary Hinxman, -
• 30 Jul 1762, Houghton, Mary dau of Christian Hinxman, -
• 25 Feb 1770, Christchurch, Mrs Susanah Hinxman, -
• 28 Nov 1823, Titchfield, Richard Hinxman, 3
• 08 May 1779, Titchfield, Richard Hinxman, -
• 28 Mar 1797, Titchfield, Richard Hinxman, -
• 23 Sep 1834, Bishops Waltham, Richard of Droxford Hinxman, 50
• 10 Jul 1821, Weyhill, Thomas Hinxman, 26
• 23 Jul 1788, Barton Stacey, Thomas Hinxman, -
• 09 Nov 1789, Itchen Abbas, Thomas Hinxman, -
• 11 Feb 1779, Titchfield, Thomas Hinxman, -
• 30 Jul 1744, Christchurch, Thomas Mr Hinxman, -
• 06 Jun 1750, Bishops Waltham, Jane Hinxmen, -
• 03 Jan 1768, Itchen Abbas, Robert Hinxsman, -
• 06 Oct 1750, Crondall, John Hincksman
• 19 Aug 1785, Winchester St Michael, John Hincksman

Going back to my candidate families for William and Edward Hinksman, I tried to match up marriages and burial dates:

Edward Hinksman & Mary Bayley m. 26 Dec 1774, Avington

• William, 1777, Twyford
• Molly, 1779, Twyford ?= Charles Neeton, 18 Jul 1802, Twyford (as Maria??)

Edward & Jane

• Jane 1776, Twyford
• Amy, 1788, Twyford ?= John Hawkins, 19 Apr 1808, Twyford (as Emma??)
• Edward, 1785, Twyford
• Elizabeth, 1782, Twyford
• James, 1793, Twyford
• Julet Caroline, 1791-1868, Twyford = Thomas Clift, 24 Oct 1807, Twyford (in 1841 census as Julet Cleft, Otterbourne4 and 1851 census as Juliet Cleft, 61, Winchester, born Twyford5 )

Mary

• William, 1773, West Tytherley

James Hinksman & Sarah Withers, m. 24 Dec 1761, Romsey

• Thomas, 1764, Romsey (no mother recorded)
• John James, 1764, Romsey (no mother recorded)
• Joseph, 1769, Romsey
• William, 1772, Romsey
• Sarah, 1776, Romsey

William & Mary

• William, 1766, Winchester St. Swithun
• Rebecca, 1769, Winchester St Swithun
• Elizabeth, 1771, Winchester St Swithun ?= Joseph Wells, 1 Jun 1801, Winchester
• Sarah, 1773, Winchester St Swithun (no mother recorded)
• Amey, 1774, Micheldever = Henry Billet, 30 Oct 1794, Micheldever
• Mary, 1777, Micheldever