Person:Joanna Hoskin (1)

Johanna Hoskin was baptised on 10th July 1836 at Perranzabuloe in Cornwall, daughter of a blacksmith called John Hoskin and his wife Johanna. The family lived in the hamlet of Perrancoombe at the time of Johanna's baptism. The 1841 census finds Johanna living with her parents and siblings at Smiths Hill, whilst they were back at Perrancoombe by 1851. Johanna was described as being a copper mine labourer at this time. In 1861 they were at Anchor, also near Perrancoombe.

On 26th October 1863, aged 27, Johanna married a gamekeeper called William Cox. He was originally from Barnack in Northamptonshire, although by the time of their marriage he was living at St Dominick in Cornwall, although that is still the opposite end of the county from Perranzabuloe. They married at Perranzabuloe but then settled at St Dominick, where William worked for the Coryton family of Pentillie Castle. They lived at gamekeeper's cottage away from the village, close to the border with the neighbouring parish of St Mellion.

Johanna and William had one son, a boy called in John, who died as an infant, being buried just six days after his baptism in March 1866.

Johanna died the following year, aged 30. She appears to have died at St Dominick, and she was buried on 28th March 1867 in the neighbouring parish of St Mellion. William survived her by nearly fifty years, and went on to marry Johanna's sister Elizabeth in 1869.

1. ↑ Cornwall, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   ch. 10 Jul 1836, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall: Joanna / John & Joanna / Hoskin / Perrancoombe / black smith

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 150; Book 11; Folio 5; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Smith Hill, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   John Hoskin, male, 25 [1811-16], Blacksmith, born in county
   Johanna Hoskin, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Elizabeth Hoskin, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Johanna Hoskin, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   John Hoskin, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   William Hoskin, 5 months [1840/1], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1909; Folio 358; Page 15, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Perran Coombe, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   John Hosking, head, married, male, 37 [1813/14], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Johanna Hosking, wife, married, female, 40 [1810/11], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Elizabeth Hosking, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Johanna Hosking, daughter, female, 14 [1836/7], Copper Mine Labourer, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   John Hosking, son, male, 12 [1838/9], Blacksmith, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   William Hosking, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Julia Hosking, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Edward Hosking, son, male, 5 [1845/6], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Stephen Hosking, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1556; Folio 9; Page 11, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Anchor, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   John Hoskin, head, married, male, 47 [1813/14], Black Smith Mine, b. Perranzbuloe, Cornwall
   Johanna P. Hosking, wife, married, female, 48 [1812/13], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Johanna Hoskin, daughter, unmarried, female, 24 [1836/7], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   William Hoskin, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], Black Smith Mine, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Edward Hoskin, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Black Smith Mine, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Stephen Hoskin, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1848/9], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   James Hoskin, son, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall

5.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Johanna COX, March Quarter 1867, Liskeard Registration District, Volume 5c, page 44, aged 30 [1836/7]

   As Johanna's death was registered in the Liskeard district it is presumed she died at St Dominick rather than St Mellion where she was buried - St Dominick was in the Liskeard district but St Mellion was in the St Germans district.

6. ↑ Cornwall, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   bur. 28 Mar 1867, St Mellion, Cornwall: Johanna Cox / Keepers Lodge, St Dominick / 30 [1836/7]