Hickson Genealogy

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire

Just a few of the Hicksons I have found in Hull or neighbouring districts

Hicksons from Kingston upon Hull

Benjamin Hickson was described as Merchants "Hickson, Benj & son" in the
1811 Harvester/National & Local Directories.

Joseph Hickson ran a firm "Joseph Hickson and Co", High St, Hull from
the paper "The Hull Packet" in 1800.

From the "Hull Packet": ... apply to Benjamin Hickson & Son, dated 1808
From "Jackson's Oxford Journal", 1816. He was declared Bankrupt.

From a research worker in Kent:
John Hickson died March Quarter 1841 in Sculcoates.

From the 1841 census:
Joseph Hickson, aged 55, mariner, and his wife, Mary, had:
Benjamin, mariner, aged 20 and
George, aged 7

From the 1851 census:
John Hickson, born in Staines, was an unmarried Private soldier, aged
38, residing at Extraparochial, Kingston upon Hull

John Hickson married Elizabeth Stabler 1793 in North Frodingham and had:
Mary, 1784
Francis, 1785
Elizabeth, 1786
Thomas, 1789
Ann, 1794
Alice, 1796
John, 1802
Robert, 1802
William, 1811

I can list many of their descendants. (my ref Yorks 105)

From the 1901 census:
Sarah Ann Hickson, widow, born 1833 in Hull, was the mother of Edward T
Hickson, born 1862 in Hull

From the 1851, 1861 censuses and various certificates:
Harry Hickson, b.1805 in Sunderland, Durham married Maria Douglas, b.
1809 in Grimsby
and they had, mostly born in Hull:
Stephen 1833
Charles William, 1836
Joseph, 1838
Mary, 1841
Matthew Henry, 1843
Maria, 1845
Clara, 1846
Isabella, 1848
Henry, 1851

I can list many of their descendants. (my ref Y21)

From the 1851 and 1861 censuses:
William Hickson aged 47, so born 1804, born in Hull
and (his wife) Dinah (Diana) aged 48, so born 1803, born in Hinderwell.
In 1861 he was a joiner.
In 1881, a widower and pauper.