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Andrew Hingston and Honor Balsam

An extremely extensive Hingston family study may be found here:

1-Andrew Hingston was born on 29 Oct 1744 and died on 15 Oct 1834 at age 89. Andrew married Honor Balsom.  They had a son: James.

2-James Hingston was born on 27 Jun 1789 in Herodsfoot, Cornwall, England and died on 18 Jul 1849 at Maitland farm, Longford at age 60. James married Elizabeth Thomas on 15 Oct 1818. Elizabeth was born about 1795 and died about 1843 aged about 48. Following Eliza’s death, in 1844 James migrated to Victoria with his seven children. They worked on a sheep station in Barwon but found the weather not to their liking and a year later moved to Bishopsbourne in Tasmania. James and Eliza had seven children: Henry Thomas, Andrew, William Thomas, John Thomas, Elizabeth Jane, James Thomas and Robert Thomas.

3-Henry Thomas Hingston was born in 1820, was christened on 17 Jan 1821 in Newtown Ferrers, England, died on 28 Aug 1904 in Longford, Tasmania at age 84, and was buried in Hagley, Tasmania. Henry married Ann Sarah Bannister on 30 Dec 1843 in Launceston, Tasmania. Ann was born in 1819. They had three children: William James, Andrew Henry and Charlotte Eliza.

4-William James Hingston was born in 1845, died on 2 Feb 1919 at age 74, and was buried in Butleigh Hill Church yard. William married Hephzibah Byard, daughter of James Byard and Anne Elizabeth Sale, on 20 Mar 1866 in Residence of brides parents, Westbury. Hephzibah was born in 1842, died on 24 Oct 1924 at age 82, and was buried in Butleigh Hill Church yard.

4-Andrew Henry Hingston was born on 27 May 1847 in Longford, Tasmania and died on 15 Jan 1924 in Hagley, Tasmania at age 76. Andrew married Margaret Dobson, daughter of William Dobson and Anne Richardson, on 6 May 1868 in Westbury, Tasmania. Margaret was born on 25 Dec 1843 in Launceston, Tasmania and died on 9 Jul 1900 in Hagley, Tasmania at age 56. They had three children: Edmund Tasman (Tas), Leslie Montague and Hubert William Henry. Their story is told here:

4-Charlotte Eliza Hingston was born on 10 Aug 1855 in Westbury, Tasmania and died in 1942 in Ulverstone, Tasmania at age 87. Charlotte married George Dobson, son of William Dobson and Anne Richardson, on 24 Jun 1875. George was born on 13 Aug 1850 in Longford, Tasmania and died on 25 Aug 1922 in Gawler, Tasmania at age 72.

3-Andrew Hingston was born in 1822.

3-William Thomas Hingston was born in 1822 in Newtown Ferrers, Devon England and died on 3 Nov 1881 in Ulverstone, Tasmania at age 59. William married Rebecca French, daughter of Francis French and Mary Oliver, on 19 Jul 1847 in Longford, Tasmania. Rebecca was born on 21 Sep 1831 in Launceston, Tasmania and died on 14 Jun 1879 in Gawler, Tasmania at age 47. They had 15 children: Elizabeth Jane, Louisa Ann, William Thomas, Charlotte Jane, Lydia Mary, Charlotte Sophia, Fanny Rebecca, Robert Henry, Alfred Charles, Herbert John, Alick James, Annie Maria, Francis Oliver, Edgar Arthur and Oliver Francis. Their story is told here.

3-John Thomas Hingston was born in 1824 in Newtown Ferrers, Devon England and died on 1 Jun 1898 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania at age 74. John married Mary Ann Walters, daughter of Benjamin Walters and Eliza Ann Wise, on 1 Jun 1898 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. Mary was born on 27 May 1831 in Norfolk Plains and died on 12 Sep 1895 in Sidmouth at age 64.

3-Elizabeth Jane Hingston was born in 1828 in Newtown Ferrers, Devon England and died in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Elizabeth married Frederick Luke Frampton on 12 Jun 1850 in Wesleyan Chapel, Longford, Tasmania. Frederick was born in 1830 in Somerset, England.

3-James Thomas Hingston was born in 1830 in Newtown Ferrers, Devon England.

3-Robert Thomas Hingston was born in 1832 in Devons, England and died on 10 Sep 1897 in Westbury, Tasmania at age 65. Robert married Elizabeth Dalton Walters, daughter of Benjamin Walters and Eliza Ann Wise, on 18 May 1859 in Longford, Tasmania. Elizabeth was born in 1837 in Bishopsbourne, Tasmania and died on 5 Mar 1859 in Exton, Tasmania at age 22. They had three children: William Robert, Horace James and Florence Louisa.

4-William Robert Hingston was born on 23 Nov 1866 in Longford, Tasmania and died on 22 Jul 1942 at age 75. William married Mary Walker, daughter of John Walker and Martha Dawes, on 17 Aug 1889 in Westbury, Tasmania. Mary was born on 7 Feb 1867 in Westbury, Tasmania and died on 8 Feb 1947 at age 80. They had one daughter: Zoe.

5-Zoe Hingston was born on 20 Sep 1895.

4-Horace James Hingston was born on 29 Jun 1871 in Longford, Tasmania. Horace married Marion Cray Murfet, daughter of David Murfet and Frances Beveridge, on 15 Jun 1898 in Longford, Tasmania. Marion was born on 21 Sep 1869 in Longford, Tasmania.

4-Florence Louisa Hingston was born on 22 Apr 1875, died on 4 Oct 1899 at age 24, and was buried in Oct 1899 in Uniting Church Cemetery, Hagley, Tasmania. Florence married Norman John Walker, son of John Walker and Martha Dawes, on 30 Apr 1898 in Longford, Tasmania. Norman was born on 13 Jun 1878 in Westbury, Tasmania and died on 18 Aug 1958 at age 80. They had one daughter: Gladys.

5-Gladys Walker was born on 24 Jul 1899 in Westbury, Tasmania and died on 18 May 1962 at age 62.