Richard Hawke (1807 - 1868)

Born 28 Aug 1807 in Brentor, Devon, England

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Died 22 Sep 1868 at age 61 in Kapunda, South Australia, Australia

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Richard Hawke was born in Devon, England.

Biography

Richard Hawke was the 2nd Great Grandfather of Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

He was born at Brentor, Devon on 28/8/1807 ^[1] to Nathaniel Hawke and Mary Metters, but grew up at Kea in Cornwall. He married Jane Renfrey at Kea on 24/4/1830 ^[2] and they had 8 children. Family born at Kea:

1. Richard Hawke (b 2/10/1831 d 1851 SA)

2. William Hawke (b 8/2/1834 d 1884 SA)

3. James Renfrey Hawke (b 22/9/1837 d 1906 SA)

4. John Hawke (b 7/6/1940 d 1906 SA)

5. Mary Jane Hawke (b 1843 d 1895 SA)

6. Margaret Hawke (b 1844)

7. Maria Hawke (b 1847 d 1871 SA)

8. Nathaniel Hawke (b 6/12/1848 d 1913)f

Richard moved to Staffordshire around 1848, and appears in the 1851 census at Warslow:^[3] Richard Hawke 43 copper miner (b Devonshire, Brinter Parish), Jane 43 (b Kea Cornwall), Richard 19 (b Kea), William 17 (b Kea), James 14 (b Kea), John 11 (b Kea), Mary Jane 7 (b Kea), Maria 11 (b Kea), Nathaniel 2 (b Warslow), Jane Renfrew 71 (wifes mother, b Kea).

He emigrated to the South Australian copper fields and died at Kapunda on 22 September 1868 and was buried at Kapunda Cemetery. ^[4]

Sources

• BDM & census records, FindMyPast

1. ↑ There is no baptism record, but the birth date is recorded in SA records and the birthplace in the 1851 census
2. ↑ http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/more-info/?t=marriages&id=809639
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL1-TVH : 10 November 2017), Richard Hawke, , Staffordshire, England; citing , Staffordshire, England, p. 21, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #229598704, accessed 26 August 2021), memorial page for Richard Hawke (unknown–22 Sep 1868), citing Kapunda Cemetery, Kapunda, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Deb Jackson (contributor 48938337) .