The family tree of Robin Antony Hichens:Information about James James Hichens
James James Hichens (b. 20 Sep 1830, d. 12 Aug 1917)
Notes for James James Hichens:
For pre-marriage addresses see James' father Thomas Hichens.
By the time of the birth of their first child Henry, in 1856, James and Mary were living at Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall.
During the 1861 census James and Mary were still living at Tregear Farm.
James was recorded as a "Farmer of 50 acres, employing 1 man & 1 boy".
Also at the address was their 1 month old daughter, Bessie (Ada Elizabeth Hichens), a nursemaid called Jane Dunstone, and a dairymaid called Mary Harvey.
There is a note on the census sheet saying "two children in Redruth on a visit".Those children were Henry and Emily who were visiting their Uncle, William Leggo.
During the 1871 census James and Mary were still living at Tregear Farm.
James was recorded as a "Farmer of 60 acres".
Living at the address were their 7 children; Henry, Emily, Ada, John, James, Christopher and 6 month old Mary, a farm servant called Thomas Holman, and a dairymaid called Elizabeth Richards.
During the 1881 census James and Mary were still living at Tregear Farm.
James was recorded as a "Farmer of 55 acres".
Living at the address were their 8 children (as named above with the addition of a daughter Evelyn), and a "general domestic servant" called Bessie Rundle.
According to Kelly's Directories, James was still living at Tregear in 1883, but by 1889 he had moved to Trenuggo, in Sancreed, Cornwall.
During the 1891 census James and Mary were still living at Trenuggo in Sancreed.
James was recorded as a Farmer (employer).
Living at the address were all of their children, apart from their oldest son Henry (known as Harry), and a domestic servant called Mary Jelbert.
During the 1901 census James and Mary were still living at Trenuggo in Sancreed.
James was recorded as a Farmer (employer).
Living at the address were all of their children apart from Harry and James Thomas Hichens.
Their son John Hichens (who later inherited Carne Farm), was recorded as a "Manager of a Dairy Factory".
According to Kelly's Directories, James was still farming at Trenuggo in 1906, 1910, and 1914.
On his gravestone James is recorded as "of Trenuggo", so presumably he lived there until his death.
More About James James Hichens:
Baptism: 24 Oct 1830, Madron, Cornwall.
Burial: Aug 1917, Sancreed, Cornwall.
More About James James Hichens and Mary Jane Bowden Leggo:
Marriage: 04 Jan 1855, Sancreed, Cornwall.
Children of James James Hichens and Mary Jane Bowden Leggo are:
- +Henry (Harry) Hichens, b. 19 Sep 1856, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. 02 Oct 1937.
- Emily Leggo Hichens, b. 1859, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. 13 Nov 1944, Cornwall.
- Ada Elizabeth Hichens, b. 1861, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. 29 Sep 1950, Cornwall.
- John James Hichens, b. 1864, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. 17 Nov 1956, Carne, Morvah, Cornwall.
- +James Thomas Hichens, b. 05 Aug 1867, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. Mar 1955, Pednventon, Newbridge, Cornwall.
- Christopher W. Hichens, b. 1868, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. 04 Dec 1949, Buried in Morvah, Cornwall.
- Mary Ethel Hichens, b. 1870, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. 18 Feb 1955, Buried in Sancreed, Cornwall.
- Evelyn Cordelia Hichens, b. 1872, Tregear Farm, Crowan, Cornwall, d. 30 Dec 1949, Buried in Morvah, Cornwall.