| The name Hockley has long
been associated with the Methodist Church in Froyle (closed
in 1998). As a result of a contact from Ron Jones in Auckland,
New Zealand, we have received some photographs of the Hockley family.
Ron explains how he came by the pictures:
“In the centre picture, bottom row, is a girl called Mabel Hockley. She married and in turn had a daughter Mabel Trigwell. This Mabel had a cousin called Mabel Carter, who was my wife's Mother. The family were regular in passing family first names down hence my wife's middle name is Jessie after one of James's unmarried daughters. This was a close knit family and the three unmarried daughters of James Hockley and Martha Hockley kept and collected items and photos of a family nature. They died and the Mabel Trigwell who became Mrs Mabel Eales received these treasures to add to her own. We became the custodians of the surplus because of our genealogical interest. ” There are so many wonderful pictures in this collection that we have added some further pages - follow the More link at the bottom of the page. Thanks to Ron for the pictures and the accompanying notes. Some of the
Hockley Family
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| Hannah,
the mother of Charles and James, born in Binsted 4th October
1822, died 3rd February 1917 aged 95. She married William
Hockley 15th July 1843. Hannah
lived with son Charles before he was married in Bentley. In the 1881
census she is working as a field woman aged 58yrs.
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Frederick Hockley (Brother of Charles and James) shown in the uniform of the 2nd BN. Rifle Brigade wearing his Ashanti 1874 Medal. He ran away from Bentley and joined up in Aldershot. Click picture to
see medal (not actual one)
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James
Hockley (1847
- 1924) worked continually for 65 years
on the Coldrey Estate in Hampshire as a farm labourer, starting
work there before he was
12 years of age and he continued working up to nine weeks of
his death in his 78th year. |
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| Martha
Hockley (nee Spier) James Hockley's first wife. Daughter
Mary Hockley (left) known as Polly all her life, on the
right Edith Jessie Hockley. Both girls never married despite
their good
looks. Note the three women are wearing flowers. Martha died
11th May 1888. |
James
Hockley, his second wife, Emma, daughter Mabel, and son Albert. |
Charles
Hockley used
to belong to Bentley Parish Church. As a boy he had the job
of filling the oil lamps there, for which he got
twopence a week. It is said that with his first sixpence
he bought himself a bible. Certainly he became a shining light
for Christ. At Froyle he served in every possible way - Poor
Steward, Chapel Steward, Society Steward, Sunday School Superintendent,
Class Leader, Trustee and Local Preacher. He is recorded speaking
at Chapel Anniversaries as early as 1892. |
