Gerald Hunkin
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Gerald Hunkin (1893 - 1970)

Gerald Hunkin
Born in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 5 Mar 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Father of [private son (1920s - unknown)]
Died at about age 76 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

Cross of St George
Gerald Hunkin was born in England.
Gerald Hunkin served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 12 July 1915
Unit(s): 5th Field Artillery Brigade, C.E.F.9
Service ended: 1916
Gerald Hunkin is a Military Veteran.
Served in the English Canadian Expeditionary Force: 5th Field Artillery Brigade, C.E.F. 12 July 1915-1916
Served in WWI

Gerald Hunkin was born on 5 February 1893 in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, son of Samuel Hunkin (1854–1944) and Elizabeth Thomas (1856–1942).[1]

His siblings were:

  1. Samuel Ernest Hunkin (1878 – 29 March 1951)
  2. Alfred James Hunkin (7 March 1879 – 1956)
  3. Peter Hunkin (1880 – 18 July 1961)
  4. Mary Ann Hunkin (1883 – 1927)
  5. Martin Hunkin (15 September 1884 – 1959)
  6. Josiah Thomas Hunkin (1886 – 9 June 1888)
  7. Josiah Hunkin (18 August 1888 – 27 May 1980)
  8. Janie Johns Hunkin (4 September 1894 – 3 May 1957)
  9. Olga May Hunkin (1896 – 0 April 1897)
  10. Mona Christabel Hunkin (31 December 1898 – 1972)

Gerald died in 1970 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, aged 76.

In 1901, Gerald (8) was in the household of Samuel Hunkin in Mevagissey, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [2]

In 1911, Gerald (18) was in the household of Samuel Hunkin in Mevagissey, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [3]

Gerald (35) married Hazel Christina King (34) (born on 27 February 1894 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada) on 5 March 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their known son was Robert Gerald Hunkin (21 December 1928 – unknown).

Timeline
DateEventLocation[1]
1854-08-21Birth of Father, SamuelSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1856-09-24Birth of Mother, ElizabethMevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1878Birth of Brother, Samuel ErnestSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1879-03-07Birth of Brother, Alfred JamesSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1880Birth of Brother, PeterSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1883Birth of Sister, Mary AnnSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1884-09-15Birth of Brother, MartinSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1886Birth of Brother, Josiah ThomasSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1888-06-09Death of Brother, Josiah ThomasSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1888-08-18Birth of Brother, JosiahSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1893-02-05BirthSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1894-02-27Birth of Wife, Hazel ChristinaOttawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1894-09-04Birth of Sister, Janie JohnsSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1896Birth of Sister, Olga MaySt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1897-04Death of Sister, Olga MaySt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1898-12-31Birth of Sister, Mona ChristabelSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1911CensusMevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1927Death of Sister, Mary AnnPlymouth, Devon, England
1928-03-05Marriage, Hazel ChristinaWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1928-12-21Birth of Son, Robert Gerald
1942-04-07Death of Mother, Elizabeth
1944-12-06Death of Father, SamuelSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1951-03-29Death of Brother, Samuel ErnestSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1956Death of Brother, Alfred James
1957-05-03Death of Sister, Janie JohnsSt Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1959Death of Brother, MartinBodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1961-07-18Death of Brother, PeterTruro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1970DeathLondon, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
1972Death of Sister, Mona ChristabelSurrey, England, United Kingdom
1980-05-27Death of Brother, JosiahKerrier, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1981-07-01Death of Wife, Hazel ChristinaNanaimo, British Columbia, Canada


Records and Facts

Birth

[4]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Event Type:Birth Registration
Event Place:St. Austell, Cornwall, England
Registration Quarter:Jan-Feb-Mar
County:Cornwall
Registration Year:1893
Registration District:St. Austell
Volume:5C
Affiliate Line Number:23

Census - 1901

[5]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Event Type:Census
Event Date:31 Mar 1901
Event Place:Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Event Place -Original-:Mevagissey, Cornwall, England
Event Place Note:Polkirt Street
County:Cornwall
Civil Parish:Mevagissey
Ecclesiastical Parish:Mevagissey
Sub-District:Mevagissey
Registration District:St Austell
Sex:Male
Age:9
Marital Status:Single
Occupation:SCHOLAR
Birth Year -Estimated-:1892
Birthplace:Mevagissey, Cornwall
Relationship to Head of Household:Son
Schedule Type:96
Page Number:15
Piece/Folio:41
Household Members
NameAgeRoleSexBirthplace
Samuel Hunkin46HeadMaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Eliza Hunkin44WifeFemaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Samuel Ernest Hunkin23SonMaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Peter Hunkin20SonMaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Mary Ann Hunkin17DaughterFemaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Martin Hunkin16SonMaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Gerald Hunkin9SonMaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Janie Johns Hunkin6DaughterFemaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Mona Christabel Hunkin2DaughterFemaleMevagissey, Cornwall
Joseph Hunkin12SonMaleMevagissey, Cornwall


Census - 1911

[6]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1911
Event Place:Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Event Place -Original-:Mevagissey, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England
County:Cornwall
Parish:Mevagissey
Sub-District:Mevagissey
Sub-District Number:3
District Number:295
Enumeration District:3
Registration District:St Austell
Sex:Male
Age:18
Marital Status:Single
Marital Status -Original-:SINGLE
Occupation:FISHERMAN
Number in Family:4
Birth Year -Estimated-:1893
Birthplace:Mevagissey
Relationship to Head of Household:Son
Relationship to Head of Household -Original-:SON
Document Type:3
Schedule Type:64
Page Number:1
Registration Number:RG14
Piece/Folio:127
Affiliate Record Identifier:GBC/1911/RG14/13784/0127/5
Household Members
NameAgeRoleSexBirthplace
Samuel Hunkin56HeadMaleMevagissey
Eliza Hunkin54WifeFemaleMevagissey
Samuel Ernest Hunkin32SonMaleMevagissey
Martin Hunkin26SonMaleMevagissey
Gerald Hunkin18SonMaleMevagissey

Immigration

[7]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Event Type:Immigration
Event Date:Apr 1912
Event Place:Eastern US Ports, United States
Sex:Male
Age:19
Birth Year -Estimated-:1893
Birthplace:England
Ship Name:Ascania


[8]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Event Type:Immigration
Event Date:29 Apr 1920
Event Place:Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States
Event Place -Original-:Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States
Residence Place:Zealandia, Canada
Sex:Male
Age:27
Nationality:Great Britain, British
Birth Year:1893
Departure Port:Southampton
Ship Name:Saint Paul
Second Additional Person's Name:A J Hunter
Additional Name 2 Relationship:Brother
Page Number:238
Affiliate Line Number:0021


[9]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Event Type:Immigration
Event Date:1927
Event Place:New York, New York, United States
Sex:Male
Age:34
Birth Year -Estimated-:1893
Birthplace:England
Ship Name:Siboney

[10]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Event Type:Emigration
Event Date:5 Jul 1958
Event Place:England, United Kingdom
Event Place -Original-:England
Sex:Male
Age:65
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:RETIRED
Birth Date:5 Feb 1893
Departure Port:SOUTHAMPTON
Arrival Place:CANADA
Arrival Port:MONTREAL
Ship Name:HOMERIC
Owner Name:Home Lines
Source Amended:N


Marriage

[11]

Name:Gerald Hunkin
Gender:Male
Marriage Date:5 Mar 1928
Marriage Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Spouse:Hazel Christine King

WWI

[12]

Full Name: Hunkin, Gerald
Regiment Number:86108
Birth Place: Mevagissey, Cornwall, England
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1893
Relative: Hunkin, Samuel
Relationship: Father
Conflict Period: World War I
Served For: Canada


Sources

  1. ↑ *"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NDS-QJX : 1 October 2014), Gerald Hunkin, 1893; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. Austell, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008
  2. ↑ *"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHC-55N : 21 May 2019), Gerald Hunkin in household of Samuel Hunkin, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Mevagissey subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. England and Wales Census 1901
  3. ↑ *"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L5-PD5 : 18 July 2019), Gerald Hunkin in household of Samuel Hunkin, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. England and Wales Census 1911
  4. ↑ *"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NDS-QJX : 1 October 2014), Gerald Hunkin, 1893; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. Austell, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008
  5. ↑ *"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHC-55N : 21 May 2019), Gerald Hunkin in household of Samuel Hunkin, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Mevagissey subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. England and Wales Census 1901
  6. ↑ *"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7L5-PD5 : 18 July 2019), Gerald Hunkin in household of Samuel Hunkin, Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. England and Wales Census 1911
  7. ↑ *"Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q9V-4YY : 23 February 2021), Gerald Hunkin, Apr 1912; citing Immigration, Eastern US Ports, United States, T-4691, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Canada Passenger Lists 1881-1922
  8. ↑ *"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6XW-G22 : 2 March 2021), Gerald Hunkin, 1920. New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island) 1892-1924
  9. ↑ *"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXLW-6G4 : 2 March 2021), Gerald Hunkin, 1927; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). New York New York Passenger and Crew Lists 1909 1925-1957
  10. ↑ *"United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6858-XXW3 : 28 October 2021), Gerald Hunkin, 1958. United Kingdom Outgoing Passenger Lists 1890-1960
  11. ↑ Source Citation: Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Web: Manitoba, Marriage Index, 1881-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=70600&h=1081841&ssrc=pt&tid=114909482&pid=320138295676&usePUB=true
  12. ↑ Added By Merryl Hunkin; 31 August 2019; Source: Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918. Library and Archives of Canada. Service files for soldiers, nurses, and chaplains who served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during WWI.https://www-fold3-com.fcpl.idm.oclc.org/image/600420944?terms=62149,rel,hunkin

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