James Hingston 1808 - 1857?
Seaman
1808. James Hingston was allegedly, 1851C & 1856 Dreadnought record, born in Guernsey - but there were Hingstons in Mevagissey at this time and indeed Hingstons were baptised there 1809-1832 to James & Jane Hingston : they( James Hingston & Jane Ball) had married July 1806, he a taylor
1835. James Hingston married Joanna Morelley on (23/10)/8/1835 in Megavissey. No parents shown. Witnesses: Henry Evin & John Wesley Lagford. Both of Mevagissey parish - Ancestry England Marriages & COPC( this states Mosely)
1839.Elizabeth Hingston was baptised toJames & Joanna on 3/11/1839 in Megavissey Wesleyam Methodist- COPC
1841C. His family ( wife Joanna & children Mary & Elizabeth) are living Tregony Hill Street, Mevagissey
| Joanna | Hingston | Female | 30-husband seaman | 1811 | Cornwall, England |
| Mary | Hingston | Female | 5 | 1836 | Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Hingston | Female | 1 | 1840 | Cornwall, England |
and next door are
| James | Hingston | Male | 60-tailor | 1781 | Cornwall, England |
| Jane | Hingston | Female | 50 | 1791 | Cornwall, England |
| Matilda | Hingston | Male | 20 | 1821 | Cornwall, England |
1851C. James Hingston, 43, w mariner as living Tregony Hill , Mevagissey. Hingston mistranscribed on FMP !
| James | Kingston | Head | Married | Male | 43 | 1808 | Mariner | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Johanna | Kingston | Wife | Married | Female | 39 | 1812 | - | Mevagissey, Cornwall, England |
| Mary J | Kingston | Daughter | - | Female | 15 | 1836 | - | Mevagissey, Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Kingston | Daughter | - | Female | 11 | 1840 | - | Mevagissey, Cornwall, England |
| Johanna | Kingston | Daughter | - | Female | 9 | 1842 | - | Mevagissey, Cornwall, England |
1856. James Hingston, 5 ft, b. Guernsey, , last berth out of Fowey on the , .. was admitted to the Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital,( a floating hospital ship anchored in the Pool of London off Greenwich) suffering for 'pleurist cyanide'. He was discharged on 3/6/1856
Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital before 1870
1857. Could James Hingston die Portsea Jun 1857??. No other death 1856-1871 on bmd . Likely dead by 1861- census record looks like Johana has W for marital status and she is out at work!!
1861C. Elizabeth Hingston, 21, was living 104 Church Park, Mevagissey
| Johana | Hingston | ... | ... | Female | 50 | 1811 | .laborer.. | Mevagissey, Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Hingston | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 21 | 1840 | .tailoress.. | Mevagissey, Cornwall, England |