George Lanwarne Hawkins b. 19 April 1873 (General)

by mrsbruso , Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 04:43 (4886 days ago) @ chieftain

That was taken directly from a digital copy of his attestation papers. It was hand written (my grandfather's were typed), so his sister's initial could have been an F. rather than a J., but it looked like a "J".

The birth dates are quite different, so my guess is that George Lanwarne Hawkins and George Lawrence Hawkins are two different people.

Keep in mind, also, that this was the information the soldier was providing on enlistment. For instance, my grandfather listed my grandmother, Patience, by her nickname, which was Nellie. Additionally, if your man were being formal, if his sister is Mrs. JQ Public, it's not that her initials are JQ, it's that her husband is John Q Public.

I may be confusing this with another family, but wasn't there an earlier thread listing the children born in Cornwall? I would try cross referencing the sisters to see if any of them married a man with the surname James . . .

Primitive Methodist Minister Of Primitive Methodist Chapel St Ives
1881
James Hawkins abt 1836 Viney Hill, Gloucestershire, England Head St Ives, Cornwall
Ann Hawkins abt 1843 Salsbury, Wiltshire, England Wife St Ives, Cornwall
Edith M. Hawkins abt 1865 Chacewater, Cornwall, England Daughter St Ives, Cornwall
Elizabeth M. Hawkins abt 1868 St Ives, Cornwall, England Daughter St Ives, Cornwall
Emily F. Hawkins abt 1871 St Austell, Cornwall, England Daughter St Ives, Cornwall
Florence J. Hawkins abt 1880 St Ives, Cornwall, England Daughter St Ives, Cornwall
George L. Hawkins abt 1873 St Austell, Cornwall, England Son St Ives, Cornwall Gertrude E. Hawkins abt 1870 Wiltshire, England Daughter St Ives, Cornwall
James A. Hawkins abt 1872 St Austell, Cornwall, England Son St Ives, Cornwall
Kate E. Hawkins abt 1877 Penzance, Cornwall, England Daughter St Ives, Cornwall
Robert S. Hawkins abt 1875 Monmouth, Wales Son St Ives, Cornwall
Winifred A. Hawkins abt 1866 Chacewater, Cornwall, England Daughter St Ives, Cornwall