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Robert Hankin (bap. 7 Jan 1742 in Royston), son of Thomas and Elizabeth Hankin, married Elizabeth Edwards, in Royston, on 15 Oct 1767.
Robert and Elizabeth had eight children:
- Robert Hankin bap. 30 Jan 1769
- Sarah Hankin bap. 26 Jun 1770
- Joseph Hankin bap. 23 Sep 1772
- Ann Hankin bap. 8 Mar 1775
- Elizabeth Hankin bap. 28 Aug 1777
- William Hankin bap. 28 Oct 1779
- Mary Hankin bap. 29 Nov 1781
- Unnamed child bap. Feb 1786
Given the dates, all of these Non-Conformist baptisms must have taken place at the Royston, Old Meeting (Independent) House, that had existed in Middle Row, Kneesworth Street, since 1706. [Source] These Non-Conformists, it seems, were Congregationalists. In 1790, a dispute arose over doctrine and a group withdrew from the Old Meeting, to form a New Meeting. In 1791 a New Meeting house was built on another site in Kneesworth Street.
There are probable deaths for Robert Hankin in 1812 - seems likely as it is in the record set England & Wales Non-Conformist Burials in Royston - and a burial of an Elizabeth Hankin in 1817, estimating her birth to 1747.