Henry Hotchkiss / Hodgkins

Personal and Family Information

Henry was born about 1476 in Shropshire, England, the son of Richard Hotchkiss / Hodgkins and Margery.

He died after 1540. The place is not known.

His wife was Ellen. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Note: 1539–1542 in England - Context:

This period saw major disruption from the Dissolution of the Monasteries, which shuttered not just religious houses but also church-run hospitals, schools, and poor relief. The fallout from the Pilgrimage of Grace led to executions and heightened tension in the north. Combined with land seizures, Cromwell’s fall, royal instability, and sporadic disease outbreaks, the result was widespread displacement, hardship, and family fragmentation. These conditions likely explain the high rate of early deaths, remarriages, and child relocations during this time.

!Source: Surrey Lay Subsidies 1524-1645 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSURREY-LAY%2F006740&tab=this

First name Henry

Full entry

1270. Kingston Hundred

Kingston: John GROVER G £160; William MORER G £100; John EDMONDS G £60; John PYNCHEST G £40; Erasmus FORD L £30; Thomas ROBINSON £66 6/8; William SHAAL G £40

Long Ditton: Robert CASTELTON G £50

Last name Hawkins

Archive reference E 179/184/142

Year 1523

Archive The National Archives

Parish -

Record set Surrey Lay Subsidies 1524-1645

Hundred Kingston

Category Census, Land & Substitutes

County Surrey

Subcategory Land & Estates

Country England

Collections from England, Great Britain

!Source: Surrey Lay Subsidies 1524-1645 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSURREY-LAY%2F003154&tab=this

First name Henry

Full entry

1177. Hambledon

Henry ARNOLD, G £9

Edward TYKENOR, G £6 13/4

Henry TAILLOURE, G £6

John FULVANE, G £5

John CHUSEWYKE, G £1

Walter MABANKE, G £2

Richard STRODEWYKE, G £9

John LUFFE, G £1

Henry HAWKYN, G £1

Robert WELLYS, G £9 6/8

John DENYER, G £3

Mrs BILLYNGHURST, widow G £1

John HULL, G £26 13/4

Total: £2 8/10

Last name Hawkins

Archive reference E 179/184/153

Year 1525

Archive The National Archives

Parish Hambledon

Record set Surrey Lay Subsidies 1524-1645

Hundred Godalming

Category Census, Land & Substitutes

County Surrey

Subcategory Land & Estates

Country England

Collections from England, Great Britain

!Source: Berkshire Probate Index https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=PRS%2FBERKS%2FPROB%2F007864&tab=this

First name Henry

Document types Will

Last name Hankyns

Archive Berkshire Record Office

Probate year 1535

Archive reference D/A1/1/250

Marital status -

Country England

Occupation -

Record set Berkshire Probate Index

Place Long Wittenham

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County Berkshire

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Court Archdeaconry of Berkshire

Collections from England, Great Britain

Note: This 1535 Berkshire probate for Henry Hankyns likely refers to this Henry, whose name appears in other records as Hawkins. The date fits either his death or an inheritance after his father's 1532 passing. The Berkshire location aligns with known trade routes for this Kingston and Godalming merchant. Likely a scribal variant of his name.