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Andrew Hingston

Male 1776 - 1855  (78 years)    Has 15 ancestors and 21 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Andrew Hingston 
    Birth Sep 1776  Holbeton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Feb 1855  Aveton Gifford Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 8 Siblings 
    Person ID I45568  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2020 

    Father Andrew Hingston,   b. 29 Oct 1744, Holbeton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1802, Holbeton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Honor Balsom   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F19294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Robins,   b. Abt 1775, Diptford Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1803  Diptford Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In the 1851 census the family were living at Ashford in Aveton Gifford.

      Andrew was described as a Landed Proprietor, born at Holbeton;

      Sarah was aged 76, born at Diptford;

      daughter Ann was living with them but Sarah was living with (and presumably housekeeping for) her elderly uncle, Richard Robins, at Pinheys Farm, South Pool.
    Children 
     1. Ann Hingston,   b. 19 Sep 1805, Holbeton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1887, Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. Sarah Hingston,   b. 5 Jul 1807, Holbeton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1884, Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +3. Andrew Hingston,   b. 24 Sep 1809, Holbeton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1855, Bigbury Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     4. Henry Hingston,   b. 30 Oct 1811, Holbeton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1834, Ashford, Aveton Gifford Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F19248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2020 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Sep 1776 - Holbeton, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Aug 1803 - Diptford Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Feb 1855 - Aveton Gifford Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Andrew inherited substantially from his father, but the course of his life remains unclear.

      At his father's death he inherited his house at Adston, Holbeton, and any land apart from a bequest to his mother.

      With it came financial responsibility for his siblings.

      His own children were all registered at Holbeton. But at some stage, possibly 1818 or earlier, he seems to have moved to Newton Ferrers, and thence to a farm at Ashford, Aveton Gifford.

      Under his uncle William's will he was residuary legatee but after allowance for the other bequests and annuities there seems to have been nothing left for him.

      He sold land at Holbeton in 1830 valued at nearly £3000 (source, lawyer's accounts), some of which probably came from his uncle, and it is clear from a 1831 will that he owned the farm at Ashford and other land at Bigbury in addition to a large amount of money.

      But he seems to have lent substantially to a Mr Robins, presumably a brother-in-law, who went bankrupt.

      A will made in 1832 suggests that much of the money may have gone in buying a half share in a pilchard fishery. The final will, made only two years later, made no mention of that nor did it dispose of any large sum of money or other possessions; broadly the split was between the Bigbury farm for his son and the Ashford farm for his (unmarried) daughters. This remained in the family's possession, indeed the Ashford farm was eventually sold by his grandson Henry in 1891, but on Andrew's death in 1855 the estate was valued for tax purposes at less than £100 before payment of debts.

      It is quite probable that Andrew was not successful in his financial affairs, and certainly his possessions seem modest in the light of his two inheritances, but it is dangerous to suppose that he died almost broke.

      One obvious explanation, given the existance of estate duty, is that it might have been possible to avoid it by gifting the property during his lifetime; if so that would explain why the Ashford farm remained in the ownership of his daughters without their needing to declare its value at his death.



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