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HOSKING, Mary
1818 - 1877 (59 years) Has 2 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1768 - 1843 (75 years)-
Name HOSKING, Mary Birth 1818 Landrake, Cornwall, England 
Gender Female Death 1877 St. Germans Registration District, Cornwall Person ID I5278 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Father HOSKING, Ferdinando, b. Abt 1768, St. Germans Registration District, Cornwall d. 1843, St. Germans Registration District, Cornwall (Age 75 years) Mother WILLIAMS, Honour, b. Abt 1773, Bodmin, Cornwall, England d. 1855, St. Germans Registration District, Cornwall (Age 82 years) Family ID F2166 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BILLING, George, b. Abt 1818, St. Germans, Cornwall, England d. 1877, St. Germans Registration District, Cornwall (Age 59 years) Marriage 1839 Plymouth Registration District, Devon Children 1. BILLING, Selina d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. BILLING, William H. d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. BILLING, Alice d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. BILLING, Jane Ann, b. Abt 1841, St. Germans, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. BILLING, George, b. Abt 1846, Devonport, Devon, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. BILLING, Charles, b. 1848, St. Germans, Cornwall, England d. 1929, Plymouth Registration District, Devon (Age 81 years)7. BILLING, Elizabeth, b. 1850, St. Germans, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1099 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARY HOSKING 1818-
Mary, daughter of Ferdinando HOSKING and his wife Honor, was baptised at Landrake with St. Erney, Cornwall, on 7 June 1818.
(Cornwall FHS via Findmypast)
The marriage between George BILLING and Mary HOSKING was registered in 1839.
(GRO March Q 1839 Plymouth 9 431)
From the 1851 census of Tideford, St. Germans, Cornwall:
George BILLING, head, aged 33, agricultural labourer, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
*Mary BILLING, wife, aged 32, born at Landrake, Cornwall;
Jane Ann BILLING, daughter, aged 10, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
George BILLING, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Devonport, Devon;
Charles BILLING, son, aged 2, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Elizabeth BILLING, daughter, aged 5 months, born at St. Germans, Cornwall.
Honor HOSKING, mother-in-law, widow, aged 60, pauper, born at Bodmin, Cornwall.
(HO107/1900/293/14)
From the 1861 Census of Tideford, St. Germans, Cornwall:
George BILLING, head, married, aged 44, labourer, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
*Mary BILLING, wife, married, aged 43, born at Landrake, Cornwall;
Elizabeth BILLING, daughter, aged 10, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Selina BILLING, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
William H. BILLING, son, aged 6, scholar, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Alice BILLING, daughter, aged 1, born at St. Germans, Cornwall.
(RG9/1524/92/14)
From the 1871 Census of Tideford, St. Germans, Cornwall:
George BILLING, head, married, aged 54, quarryman, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
*Mary BILLING, wife, married, aged 55, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
George BILLING, son, unmarried, aged 25, quarryman, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Elizabeth BILLING, daughter, unmarried, aged 20, housekeeper, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Alice BILLING, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
(RG10/2230/84/16)
The death of a Mary BILLING aged 59 was registered in 1877, i.e born circa 1818.
(GRO December Q 1877 St. Germans 5c 30)