John Hogbin
| Father | John Hogbin (1811-1882) |
| Mother | Phoebe Sackett (1814-1889) |
John Hogbin, auctioneer, son of John Hogbin and Phoebe Sackett, was born in Margate, KentG, in 1836 and baptized at St John in ThanetG on 16 October 1836.1 He died aged 76 in Herne Bay, KentG, on 6 August 1913.2,3 He married first in Thanet, KentG, in 1859, Mary Ann Apps, daughter of ___ Apps and Sarah ___.4,5 Mary Ann was born in Ramsgate, KentG, about 18288 and died aged 63 in Herne BayG in 1891.9 He married second in Louth, LincolnshireG, in 1894, Catherine Augusta Cresswell.6,7
John Hogbin was engaged in business as an auctioneer and upholsterer. His will indicates that he prospered, and he was described in his son Leonard's marriage record by the honorific "gentleman."
In 1841 John was living at Hardres Street, RamsgateG, in the household of his parents John and Phoebe, and was recorded in the census as John Hogben, aged four and born in Kent.10
In 1851 he was living at 15 Hardres Street, RamsgateG, in the household of his parents John and Phoebe, and was recorded as John Hogbin, a smith's son, aged 14 and born in St John's.11
In 1861 he was living at Mortimer Street, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, an upholsterer, head of household, married, aged 25 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 32, and their son Charles, aged one month. Also in the household was Mary Ann's mother Sarah Epps, 66, presumably visiting to help with the baby.12
In 1871 he was living at Victoria House, William Street, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer, head of household, married, aged 34 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 40, and their children, Charles, 10, Amy, 7, Leonard, 5, and John, aged five months. Also in the household were two servants: a cook and a nurse.13
In 1881 he was living at Victoria House, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer and upholsterer (employing 6 men), head of household, married, aged 44 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 52, their children, Charles, 20, Amy, 17, Alice, 12, and Alfred, and a niece, Edith Mary Marsh, aged three. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.14
John was named as a beneficiary in his uncle Benjamin Watten Sackett's will made in RamsgateG on 5 December 1881.15
John proved his mother Phoebe's will on 20 July 1889. Her estate was valued at £3,043.16
In 1891 he was living at Victoria House, 52 William Street, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer & upholsterer, head of household, married, aged 54 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 63, their unmarried children, Charles, 30, Leonard, 25, Alice, 22, and Alfred, 21, and Mary Ann's widowed sister Eliza Sanders, 70. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.17
In 1901 he was living at Victoria House, 52 William Street, Herne Bay, KentG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer, upholsterer, and shopkeeper, an employer, head of household, married, aged 61 and born in Margate. Living with him was his second wife Catherine, aged 49. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.18
In 1911 he was living at Victoria House, William Street, Herne Bay, KentG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, a self-employed auctioneer, head of household, married, aged 74 and born in Margate. Living with him was his wife Catherine, 59. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.19
John left a will which was proved in LondonG on 27 September 1913 by his son Leonard. His estate was valued at £6,566.3
John Hogbin was engaged in business as an auctioneer and upholsterer. His will indicates that he prospered, and he was described in his son Leonard's marriage record by the honorific "gentleman."
In 1841 John was living at Hardres Street, RamsgateG, in the household of his parents John and Phoebe, and was recorded in the census as John Hogben, aged four and born in Kent.10
In 1851 he was living at 15 Hardres Street, RamsgateG, in the household of his parents John and Phoebe, and was recorded as John Hogbin, a smith's son, aged 14 and born in St John's.11
In 1861 he was living at Mortimer Street, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, an upholsterer, head of household, married, aged 25 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 32, and their son Charles, aged one month. Also in the household was Mary Ann's mother Sarah Epps, 66, presumably visiting to help with the baby.12
In 1871 he was living at Victoria House, William Street, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer, head of household, married, aged 34 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 40, and their children, Charles, 10, Amy, 7, Leonard, 5, and John, aged five months. Also in the household were two servants: a cook and a nurse.13
In 1881 he was living at Victoria House, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer and upholsterer (employing 6 men), head of household, married, aged 44 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 52, their children, Charles, 20, Amy, 17, Alice, 12, and Alfred, and a niece, Edith Mary Marsh, aged three. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.14
John was named as a beneficiary in his uncle Benjamin Watten Sackett's will made in RamsgateG on 5 December 1881.15
John proved his mother Phoebe's will on 20 July 1889. Her estate was valued at £3,043.16
In 1891 he was living at Victoria House, 52 William Street, Herne BayG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer & upholsterer, head of household, married, aged 54 and born in Margate. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, 63, their unmarried children, Charles, 30, Leonard, 25, Alice, 22, and Alfred, 21, and Mary Ann's widowed sister Eliza Sanders, 70. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.17
In 1901 he was living at Victoria House, 52 William Street, Herne Bay, KentG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, auctioneer, upholsterer, and shopkeeper, an employer, head of household, married, aged 61 and born in Margate. Living with him was his second wife Catherine, aged 49. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.18
In 1911 he was living at Victoria House, William Street, Herne Bay, KentG, and was recorded as John Hogbin, a self-employed auctioneer, head of household, married, aged 74 and born in Margate. Living with him was his wife Catherine, 59. Also in the household was a female domestic servant.19
John left a will which was proved in LondonG on 27 September 1913 by his son Leonard. His estate was valued at £6,566.3
(1911 census)
Children of John Hogbin and Mary Ann Apps
- Charles John Hogbin+ b. 1861
- Amy Mary Ann Hogbin b. 1864
- Leonard William Hogbin+ b. 1866, d. 2 Feb 1953
- Alice Kate Hogbin+ b. 1868, d. 1 Mar 1920
- Alfred Apps Hogbin+ b. 1869, d. 1 Feb 1943
- John Hogbin b. 1870, d. 1880
Notes & Citations
- Baptism, St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent (IGI), "16 October 1836 John s. John & Phoebe Hogbin."
- "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915" (Ancestry transcript), "Dec qtr 1913. Hogbin, John, 76. Canterbury. 2a:1053."
- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1858–1995" (Ancestry image), "Hogbin John of 51 William-street Herne Bay Kent died 6 August 1913 Probate London 27 September to Leonard William Hogbin surveyor George Thomas Holloway builder and Thomas Frank Ridout stationer. Effects £6566 3s 9d."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Mar qtr 1859. Hogbin, John. Thanet. 2a:789."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Mar qtr 1859. Apps, Mary Anne. Thanet. 2a:789."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1894. Hogbin, John. Louth. 7a:1106."
- General Register Office, Online Index to Marriages, "Sep qtr 1894. Cresswell, Catherine Augusta. Louth. 7a:1106."
- Census.
- "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915", "Sep qtr 1891. Hogbin, Mary Ann, 63. Blean. 2a:425."
- 1841 England census, HO107, piece 469, book 2, folio 4, p. 1
Hardres Street, Ramsgate, Kent
John Hogben, 30+, blacksmith, b. Kent
Phoebe Hogben, 25+, b. Kent
John Hogben, 4, b. Kent
Mercy Hogben, 3, b. Kent
Daniel Hogben, 2 months, b. Kent. - 1851 England census, HO107, piece 1630, folio 294, p. 10
15 Hardres Street, Ramsgate, Kent
John Hogbin, head, married, 40, general working smith (journeyman), b. Kent, St Lawrence
Phebe Hogbin, wife, 38, b. Kent, St Peters
John Hogbin, son, 14, smith's son, b. Kent, St John's
Mercy Hogbin, dau, 13, scholar, b. Kent, St John's
Daniel Sackett Hogbin, son, 8, scholar, b. Kent, Ramsgate
Mary Ann Hogbin, dau, 6, scholar, b. Kent, Ramsgate
Emma Hogbin, dau, 3, scholar, b. Kent, Ramsgate. - 1861 England census, RG 9, piece 523, folio 91, p. 15
Mortimer St, Herne, Kent
John Hogbin, head, married, 25, upholder [upholsterer], b. Margate
Mary Ann Hogbin, wife, 32, b. Ramsgate
Charles J Hogbin, son, 1 mo, b. Ramsgate
Sarah Epps, m-in-law, married, 66, captain's wife, b. St Peters. - 1871 England census, RG10, piece 973, folio 128, p. 17
Victoria House, William Street, Herne, Kent
John Hogbin, head, married, 34, auctioneer &c, b. Margate
Mary Ann Hogbin, wife, 40, b. Ramsgate
Charles J Hogbin, son, 10, scholar, b. Ramsgate
Amy M A Hogbin, dau, 7, scholar, b. Herne
Leonard W Hogbin, son, 5, scholar, b. Herne
John Hogbin, son, 5 mos, b. Herne
Sarah Goodburn, serv, wid, 35, cook, b. Margate
Jane C Gant, serv, unm, 17, nurse, b. London, Bromley. - 1881 England census, RG11, piece 963, folio 86, p. 1
Victoria House, Herne, Kent
John Hogbin, head, married, 44, auctr & upholr (employing 6 men), b. Margate
Mary Ann Hogbin, wife, 52, b. Ramsgate
Charles John Hogbin, son, unm, 20, upholrs clerk, b. Ramsgate
Amy Mary Ann Hogbin, dau, 17, upholrs shop assistt, b. Herne Bay
Alice Kate Hogbin, dau, 12, scholar, b. Herne Bay
Alfred Apps Hogbin, son, 11, scholar, b. Herne Bay
Edith Mary Marsh, niece, 3, b. Broadstairs
Emily Martha Rigden, servant, 20, domestic servant, b. Whitstable, Kent. - Will of Benjamin Watten Sackett of Ramsgate, Kent, 1881?, proved at Canterbury, 5 December 1881 (Somerset House Indexes).
- "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1858–1995", (Ancestry image), "Hogbin Phoebe. 20 July 1889. The Will with a Codicil of Phoebe Hogbin late of 16 Guildford-lawn Ramsgate in the County of Kent Widow who died 29 May 1889 at 16 Guildford-lawn was proved at Canterbury by John Hogbin of Victoria House Herne Bay in the said County Auctioneer the Son Owen Fisher Daniel of 1 Effingham-street Ramsgate Solicitor and William Stanton of Wellington Villa Folkestone-road Dover in the said County Clerk in the Trinity House the Executors. Personal Estate £3,043 5s. 1d."
- 1891 England census, RG12, piece 710, folio 86, p. 33
Victoria House, 52 William St, Herne Bay. Kent
John Hogbin, head, married, 54, auctioneer & upholsterer, b. Kent, Margate, St Johns
Mary Ann Hogbin, wife, 63, b. Ramsgate, St Lawrence
Charles J Hogbin, son, single, 30, auctioneers assistant, b. Ramsgate, St Lawrence
Leonard W Hogbin, son, single, 25, carpenter, b. Herne Bay
Alice K Hogbin, dau, single, 22, assistant in fancy shop, b. Herne Bay
Alfred A Hogbin, son, single, 21, upholsterers assistant, b. Herne Bay
Eliza Sanders, sister-in-law, wid, 70, living on her own means, b. Ramsgate
Clara F Keeler?, serv, single, 20, domestic servant, b. Faversham. - 1901 England census, RG13, piece 798, folio 91, p. 24
Victoria House, 52 William St, Herne Bay, Kent
John Hogbin, head, married, 61, auctioneer & upholsterer, shopkeeper, employer, b. Kent, Margate
Catherine A Hogbin, wife, 49, b. Lincolnshire, Louth
Lillie M Crouch, servt, single, 18, general servant domestic, b. Kent, Chartham. - 1911 England census, RG14, piece 4353, schedule 201
Victoria House, William St, Herne Bay, Kent
10 rooms
John Hogbin, head, 74, married, auctioneer, own account, b. Margate, Kent
Catherine Augusta Hogbin, wife, 59, m. 16y, no ch., b. Louth, Lincolnshire
Hilda Jenkins, servant, 18, single, general servant domestic, b. Deal, Kent.
| Sackett line | 7th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet 1st cousin 7 times removed of Simon Sackett the colonist |
| Charts | Line 3 (English) Phoebe Sackett descendant chart |
| Generation.Tree | P.3 |
| Last Edited | 3 Feb 2018 |
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