William Hawkins / Hankeford

Personal and Family Information

William was born about 1380 in Devonshire, England, the son of William Hawkins / Hankeford and Christine.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Stylename: Hawkins / Hankeford, Sir William, II., MP [~1380 - ?]

!Note: Hankeford and Hankessok are likely regional or scribal misreadings of Hawkins, where the "wk" is mistaken for "nk", and the Anglo-Saxon scribes substituted endings to avoid the soft "kis/kins" form. Likely unique to Wiltshire and nearby counties during the 14th–15th centuries.

!Note: Name Confusion Warning:

Several knights of the Hawkins family were recorded as “Hankford” in official titles, particularly in Devon records. This likely stems from a scribal misreading during knighthood documentation, compounded by estate associations. Contemporary family and Kent records retain “Hawkins,” but formal documents reflect the Hankford variation due to inherited title usage. They are the same people.

!Source: Wiltshire Social & Institutional Records 1123-1968 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=WILTS%2FSOCIAL%2F0383211&tab=this

First name Willielmus

Country England

Last name Hankessok

Notes From volume 34. M.P. for Ludgershall.

Year 1435

Source Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine - volume as stated

Year as transcribed 1435

Record set Wiltshire Social & Institutional Records 1123-1968

Record type Newspaper / Book Reference

Category Directories & Social History

Place Ludgershall

Subcategory Social History

County Wiltshire

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