Felicia was born about 1437, the daughter of unknown parents. The place is not known.
Her husband was John Hawkins. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1437 |
Note 1
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ba87402a-3dc3-4124-8af8-a2b5acb9d130
188 - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
BR - Records of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation
BRT - Records of transferred organizations
BRT1 - Records of the Guild of the Holy Cross
BRT1/2 - Deeds and leases almost all concerning premises within Stratford-upon-Avon belonging to the Guild of the Holy Cross
Catalogue description Counterpart of lease, indented, from Thomas Clopton, esq., master, John Brugge and John...
Reference: BRT1/2/414
Description:
Counterpart of lease, indented, from Thomas Clopton, esq., master, John Brugge and John Hawkesford, proctors, with the assent of Roger Pagette, John Gylberte, John Bryghtwell, John Wager, Thomas Bocher, William Hunscote, John Tetersale, aldermen, of the Gild of the Holy Cross, etc. of Stratford upon Auen, to John Hogekyns and Felicia his wife, of a burgage in Stratford in Rotherstrete, between a tenement of John Bedull' and a close of William Harrewell, esq., and extending in length from the said street to the field of Shoterey, for 60 years at an annual rent of 2s. and a chief rent of 12d. the said John and Felicia to build anew a mansion at the street side with oak timber and tiled within the space of two years, and maintain it in good repair
Dated at Stratford in the hall of the Gild on the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 21 Edward IV
Seal lost
Date: 25 March, 1481
Held by: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, not available at The National Archives
Language: Latin
Physical condition: 12½ by 9 inches.
Note: At this point John Hogekyns [Hawkins] is 44 and it is about time for him to appear on his own. He is also the right age to be building a new mansion with his wife. His father is really too old for that role. He has appeared under the name of John Hawkesford, proctor in earlier records, and it was probably necessary to use that name for the role in the document.
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/5e932d22-fcca-452d-be6f-bfaf90bbe308
188 - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
BR - Records of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation
BRT - Records of transferred organizations
BRT1 - Records of the Guild of the Holy Cross
BRT1/3 - Other documents mainly concerning the Guild of the Holy Cross
Guild rentals
Catalogue description Portion of a rental of the Gild tenements marked in the left hand margin as usual; the...
Reference: BRT1/3/143
Description:
Portion of a rental of the Gild tenements marked in the left hand margin as usual; the heading is torn away as is also nearly the whole of the right side of the roll. The names occurring show it to be after 22 Edward IV, and before 3 Henry VII
Divided as under
,…,
Swynestrete with Rotherstrete
John Burman, Walter Morys, Thomas Barbour, Agnes Abell, Robert Tasker, Felicia Hoggekyns, Margery More, John Moustrell, John Hale, John Straton, Hugh Welsshman, Richard Broun, a tenement late of John Lox---, the wife of the late John Wodewarde, William Buggy, Thomas Koleman, Thomas Shelton, Henry Strynger
,…,
Sum total of the rental £49. 1. 3½d
Date: 1485 ?
Held by: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, not available at The National Archives
Language: Latin
Physical condition: 11 by 42½ inches.
Note: Date maybe 1485? Because of the mutilated condition of the document, it cannot be used to infer anything about family members who are missing from the document, but only those present, as the entire right side of the roll is missing. For instance, John may have been at the end of the previous line with Felicia at the beginning of the next, with an enty like “John and Felicia Hoggekyns”.
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/3a188d3c-ed27-4b31-b0b8-945a02056d7e
188 - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
BR - Records of the Stratford-upon-Avon Corporation
BRT - Records of transferred organizations
BRT1 - Records of the Guild of the Holy Cross
BRT1/3 - Other documents mainly concerning the Guild of the Holy Cross
Guild rentals
Catalogue description Rental of the Gild tenements delivered to James Whalley and Thomas Grene, junior,...
Reference: BRT1/3/146
Description:
Rental of the Gild tenements delivered to James Whalley and Thomas Grene, junior, proctors, on the usual day, 10 Henry VII
This rental has the small cuts before referred to in the right as well as the left hand margin <<<< Document had damage.
Divided as under
,…,
Swynestrete and Rotherstrete with Grenehullstrete:
A tenement late of Agnes Fretter, Walter Morys, Thomas Barbour, Felicia Hoggekyns, Joan More, John Monstrell, John Hale, John Stratoun, Hugh Welsshman, William Robyns, Thomas Loxley, the wife of the late Robert Wodeward, Henry Strynger, William Buggy, Thomas Shelton, Thomas Tyler
,…,
Myddelrowe with Walkerstrete
A tenement late of 'Vrinus' Taylour, Thomas Grene, junior, John Hervy, John Egyngton, John Mody, a shop and tavern late of William Powes, John Fox, Stephen Flecher, John Maydoun, Roger Carter, {James Whalley}, John Eyles, a tenement late of Edmund Furbour, William Staffordshire
,…,
"Rents of the tenements and [names] of the tenants of the late Master Jolyffe"; [but really of Shottery, Bridgetown and gardens]: William Fraunke, Richard Bentle, John Bryghtwell, William Powes
Rents of the tenements given to the Gild by Thomas Jolyffe, clerk: John James of Lodyngton, Walter Bruer, John Rede, {John} Dylvynge, the wife of William Trewman, Richard Cheket, Richard Drury, Margery [blank]
Sum total of the rental £48. 3. 11½d
Date: 13 July, 1495
Held by: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, not available at The National Archives
Language: Latin
Physical condition: 12¼ by 50¼ inches.
Note: The absence of Felicia Hoggekyns’ husband and father-in-law from the record may imply their deaths, although this document still shows some damage.