John Hosken 1861
Birth:
b 15 September 1861, Gulval, Cornwall, England to John Hosken and Elizabeth
Jelbart
Marriage:
1 17 April 1886, Sandhurst, Victoria to Eliza Jane Davey m 2 Emily Hosken
Death:
1848 Died at Horsham Victoria, buried at Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria
Siblings:
Children of John Hosken & Jane Thomas
Mary Jane Hosken b 28 July 1850, Penzance, Cornwall m 8 June 1878, Long Gully,
Victoria, Australia to William Nesbit
William Henry Hosken b 1851, Penzance, Cornwall m 26 July 1884, Sandhurst
Victoria, Australia, Elizabeth (Nelly) Vigus
Children of John Hosken & Elizabeth Friggens Jelbart
Elizabeth Jelbart Hosken b 1858 Gulval, Cornwall, m 1 May 1887, Penzance,
Cornwall, to John Christopher
Mary Hosken b 1859 Gulval, Cornwall, d abt 1862
John Hosken b 15 September 1861, Gulval, Cornwall, England m 17 April 1886,
Sandhurst, Victoria to Eliza Jane Davey
James Hosken b 1 January 1864, Gulval, Cornwall, m 22 November 1891, Broken
Hill, New South Wales, Australia, to Ada Roberts
Children:
Ethel Maud Hosken b 1887 Sandhurst Victoria, m 1920, Victoria to Francis (Frank)
Heatherlie Daggett. 2 Childen
Elizabeth (Bessie) Hosken b 1888 Bendigo, Victoria m Edie Cordes
1 child
James Davy Hosken b 3 April 1892 Bendigo, Victoria, m 1920 Ruby Olive Aston d 21
August 1963 b Springvale Cemetery Victoria.
4 children
Elva Jane Hosken b1899 m Wilf Mankey 1 child
Life
sketch
John Hosken was born in Penzance, Cornwall on the 15th September 1861. His
father was John Hosken, and mother was Elizabeth Jelbart. There were two older
children, Mary Jane and William Henry from John’s previous marriage to Jane
Thomas. Like his father, John began
working in the mines, however times were very tough.
An Uncle, William Henry Hosken, had emigrated to Australia the year that
John was born. His stepsister, Mary
Jane had emigrated to Victoria around 1877, and her reports probably provided
the encouragement for John to emigrate
1883
John
Hosken, age 22 years and his step brother William Henry Hosken sailed from
Plymouth on June 16th 1883 on the SS "Iberia", a 4689 ton Orient Line ship
travelling via the Suez canal and Adelaide and arrived at Sandridge Pier,
Melbourne on July 29th 1883. They
were met by their brother in law William Nesbit.
One year later, in 1884,
William Henry Hosken at the age of 33 years was married to Elizabeth Vigus at
Bendigo.
Robert Hosken has a copy of WHHs diary of the voyage to Australia.
IBERIA 1873
The Iberia was a 4,689 gross ton ship, length 433.4ft x beam 45ft, two funnels,
three masts (rigged for sail), iron hull, single screw and a speed of 14 knots.
Accommodation for 100-1st, 150-2nd and 340-3rd class passengers. Built by John
Elder & Co, Glasgow, she was launched for Pacific Steam Nav. Co's Valparaiso
service on 6th Dec.1873. Her maiden voyage from Liverpool to South America
started on 21st Oct.1874, her completion having been delayed by strikes. On 12th
May 1880 she started her first London - Suez - Melbourne - Sydney voyage for the
joint Orient Line/PSNCo service. In 1883 she was used as a Government Transport
in the Egyptian Campaigns and on 25th Jan.1883 was placed on regular Australia
sailings. She reverted to Liverpool - Valparaiso sailings on 11th Jun.1890 and
in 1893 was fitted with new engines, and her sailing rigging removed. Scrapped
at Genoa in 1903.
[Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.8, Pacific Steam Navigation Co]
1886
John Hosken soon got to know Eliza Jane Davey, who was a dressmaker and the
daughter of Cornish parents, but had been born in Australia.
John, a miner living in Orphir St Sandhurst, Victoria, and Eliza Jane
Davey, a dressmaker, lived at Honeysuckle St Sandhurst. They were married by
Henry Patterson, the Bible Christian Minister, at the Parsonage New Chum,
Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria. 17 April 1886.
John was 24 years, and Eliza Jane was 23 years.
The witnesses were John Davey (22 yrs) and William Henry Hosken.
Henry Patterson was well known to the family, as he had previously
married William Henry Hosken.
John and Eliza Jane Hosken had 4 children, three girls Ethell Maud b1887,
Elizabeth b1888 and Elva b1899, and 1 boy, James b 1892.
Electoral Roll
1903 Thistle St Golden Square Bendigo
John Hosken, Porter
Eliza Jane Hosken, Home duties
1909 Lubeck, Victoria
John Hosken, Railway
Eliza Jane Hosken, Home duties
Ethel Hosken Home Duties
Have a photo-card of Bessie and Ethel Hosken from Lubeck, Victoria, March 21st,
1910.
Have a photo-card from John, Wedderburn Junction, Victoria 1912
1914 Boort Victoria
John Hosken, Railway
Eliza Jane Hosken, Home duties
Ethel Maud Hosken Dressmaker
Elizabeth Hosken, Home duties
1919 293 Glenhuntly Rd Caulfield, Victoria
John Hosken, Station Master
Eliza Jane Hosken, Home duties
Ethel Maud Hosken Dressmaker
Elizabeth Hosken, Typist
1924 7 Buxton St Elsternwick, Victoria
Eliza Jane Hosken, Home duties
Elva Jane Hosken, Typist
In 1924 Eliza Jane was living with Elva Jane Hosken at 7 Buxton St Elsternwick
where Eliza Jane died in 1928.
In 1925-1926 John Hosken
and Eliza Jane Hosken visited the James Hosken family in Western Australia. The
photograph below shows John and Eliza Jane Hosken with Ada Hosken, Aunt Annie
(Moyle), Len and Edie Hosken, John and Glad Hosken and Bill Hosken.
Jack and Russell Hosken are at the front of the photo.
1929
Following the death of Eliza Jane, John Hosken in 1929 married Emily Hosken, a
cousin and they lived with the Daggetts at Essendon.
In 1948, when 86 years, John Hosken died at his daughters home at Horsham in
Victoria, and was buried next to Eliza Jane in the Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria
(Death Index Victoria 1921-1985).
James (Jim) Hosken followed in the footsteps of is father and worked for
Victorian Railways.
Monday March 8th 1954 was a highlight in the life of Jim Hosken.
At this time he was 61 years and stationmaster at Warburton, Victoria.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh had been staying the weekend at
O'Shanassy Lodge, Warburton. As
stationmaster Jim, Hosken was responsible for greeting the Royals as they
boarded the Royal Train to depart Warburton for Melbourne.
Crowds of around 15000 people watched as Jim Hosken shook hand and
chatted with the Queen and Duke.
The Sun of Tuesday March 9th reported on the details the crowds and the
conversation of the Royals with Mr Jim, Hosken, stationmaster at Warburton.