Owen Hawkins

Personal and Family Information

Owen was born about 1509 in Kent, England, the son of Richard Hawkins but his mother is unknown.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Grace (c1539-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

Boyd's Inhabitants Of London & Family Units 1200-1946 https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?_page=45&o=eventyear&d=asc&lastname=h*k*i*s*&eventyear=1540&eventyear_offset=20&sourcecountry=great%20britain&sid=999

HAWKINS, Owen, 1538, 155058

Name Owen Hawkins of S Mary Le Bow

Profession citizen mercer

Children

Grace bap 1539 Sep 16 marr Thomas Ellis s of Steven

Owen bap 1540 Jan 15

Edmond bap 1543 Apr 26

Paul bap 1545 Jan 26

Clutterbush Herts II 206

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will of Thomas Ellis 1609 PCC 39 Dorsot

will of Grace Ellis 1613 PCC 26-55 CAPELL

Note: Owen Hawkins

Overview —:

Owen Hawkins, a mercer , was likely born around 1509. He appears to have been apprenticed outside the London merchant community from 1523-1531, as he is not listed in his sister’s Boyd’s of London entry. However, by the early 1530s, he likely moved to London to join the family's mercantile legacy, particularly following in the footsteps of his father, Richard Hawkins, a well-connected London draper.

Apprenticeship and Career —:

Owen was probably apprenticed in his early teens, around 1521-1525, and would still have been an apprentice in 1530, given the typical length of apprenticeships .

His apprenticeship records might not appear in Boyd’s Inhabitants of London because he was likely apprenticed outside London or was still in the training phase during this time.

Given his family’s mercer and draper ties, Owen would have been learning the mercantile trade under established merchants and guilds, likely connected to London or nearby areas, but not included in Boyd’s as he was still in the apprenticeship phase.

Family Connections:

Owen is the son of Richard Hawkins , a well-connected London draper, and his family had strong ties to the city’s merchant guilds.

Anne Hawkins, his sister, married Thomas Franklin not long before 1530 and was noted as Richard Hawkins’ daughter, highlighting the family’s presence in London’s mercantile society.

Conjecture—:

After completing his apprenticeship, Owen Hawkins likely moved to London to take his place in the family business, continuing the Hawkins family’s mercantile legacy in the city.

Given his family's status and professional background, Owen Hawkins would have been poised to take on his own role in the mercantile world by the mid-1500s, perhaps selling their products and continuing the family’s involvement in the London business community.

Later Records —:

Owen Hawkins was listed as a citizen mercer in London by 1538, with children baptized in London . This confirms his integration into London's mercantile society by the late 1530s.