Individual Details
Hersey William HICKMAN
(3 Sep 1861 - 7 Mar 1915)
Events
| Birth | 3 Sep 1861 | Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, England |  |  | |
| Baptism | 1 Apr 1866 | Drayton St Leonard, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1871 | Scholar - Mayfield Road, Higham Hill, Walthamstow, Essex, England | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Fisherman (Sea Trawler) - 39 Plymouth Street, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales | | | |
| Military | 1915 | Royal Navy (Reserves) | | ||
| Death | 7 Mar 1915 | Concussion of Brain - Grimsby Hospital, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | | | |
| Burial | Abt Mar 1915 | Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | | |
Families
| Father | Thomas HICKMAN (1833 - ) |
| Mother | Emma WINSPUR (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Laura Ann HICKMAN (1863 - ) |
| Sibling | Emma HICKMAN (1865 - 1867) |
Notes
Birth
On RNR paper work birthplace is given as Chalgrove, BerksBaptism
Extract from parish register: Baptisms solemnized in the parish of Drayton in the county of Oxford in the year 1866No: 530
Date: 1 April 1866
Name: Hersey William
Parents: Thomas & Emma
Surname: Hickman
Address: Drayton
Occupation: Shoemaker
By: A J Williams, ?
Note:
528 is an entry for his sister Emma.
529 is an entry for his sister Laura Ann.
Census
Birthplace: Clifton, OxonCensus
Birthplace: Berkshire - listed as married, but no wife present - a boarder in the following household:William Davies 54 - Head - Dock labourer - born: Morristown, Glamorgan, Wales
Catherine Davies 47 - Wife (married 17 years no child) - - born: Bury Port, Carmathenshire, Wales
F E Ivy 73 (Male) - Boarder - (Widower) - Messenger (Daily post)- born: Padstow
James W Murray 32 - Boarder (married no wife) - ? (Engineers) - born: Milford ?, Pembroke
Thomas E M Murray 6 - Boarder - ? no other information.
Death
Extract from UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records - RNR Casualties:Name: Hickman , Hersey WilliamCertificate No: 942 Letters: SA
Year of Birth: 1861
RNR District: Cardiff
Casualty - Nature: Died in Grimsby Hospital from concussion of brain - Date: 7 March 1915
Extract from UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records - ADM 242 Casualties IndexL
Name: Hickman, Hersey Willlam
Decorations: -
Rating: 2nd Hand
Official No & Port Division: 942.S.A. (DEV)
Branch: R.N.R.
Ship/Unit: H.M.S. Perkin
Date & Place of Birth: 3 Sept 1861 - Chalgrove, Berks
Date of death: 7 March 1915
Cause of death: 2
Name and address of cemetery: Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby
Location of grave: Plot: 41 - Row: D - Grave: 14
Relatives notified: Mrs Hinsbey, 32 Crichton Street, Bute Street, Cardiff
Burial
Extract from grave stone: H.W. Hickman - Second Hand, RNR. 942 /SA - H.M.S. "Perkin" - 7th March 1915.Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1861 Oct/Dec - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 489.
2. UK, Royal Naval Reserve Service Records Index, 1860-1955.
3. UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/8; Scan Number: 0892.
4. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1915, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR89/1/R2/1.
5. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1637; Folio: 66; Page: 17.
6. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 32776; Schedule Number: 110.
7. UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/8; Scan Number: 0892.
8. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, HICKMAN, HERSEY WILLIAM.
9. UK, Royal Naval Reserve Service Records Index, 1860-1955.
10. UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/8; Scan Number: 0892.
11. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1915 Jan/Mar - Grimsby - Vol: 7a Page: 992.
12. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, HICKMAN, HERSEY WILLIAM.
13. UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War.; Class: ADM 242; Piece: Piece 015; Piece Description: Piece 015 (1914 Jan 01 - 1919 Dec 31).
14. UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War.; Class: ADM 242; Piece: Piece 008; Piece Description: Piece 008 (1914 - 1919).
15. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, HICKMAN, HERSEY WILLIAM.
16. UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/8; Scan Number: 0892.
17. International - Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current, Find A Grave Memorial# 59958433.