Reginald Hinckley - where was he born?

[DSJ]

My husband's elusive great-grandfather was Reginald Hinckley. According to the 1871 Census when he was 4 years, he had been born in 1867 in Surrey, the son of Reginald snr & his wife Fanny (nee Russell).

On the 1881 Census, Reginald is entered as a Printer's Labourer, aged 14 & born in Walworth, Surrey.

His father used the name Reginald Hinckley O'Leary when he married Fanny Russell in 1866 but seems to have dropped O'Leary soon afterwards.

I have searched the records under Hinckley, Hinckley O'Leary & O'Leary for details of Reginald's birth certificate so that I can apply for a copy but can find no trace at all. He joined the army, later went to South Africa, & died there.

Can anyone please help me to trace this elusive ancestor's birth record?

[echokilo]

How frustrating - I have searched for every wildcard, spelling and combination I can think of on both ancestry and freebmd sites - to no avail ......................is it possible Reginald was a middle name and so he is registered at birth with another forename?

[DSJ]

Thanks so much for searching on my behalf. I'm pretty certain that Reginald had just the one name. We have his army records, downloaded from the internet, & just the one name is given there & also on the two census returns we have.

He seems to have been a mystery man!

[echokilo]

He is listed as HINCHLEY on the 1871 ..... have you looked for births for this spelling?

[echokilo]

Nothing ads HINCHLEY either, sorry.

[jackthehat]

My Great Grandfather was registered, at birth, as Llewellen; he married as George Llewellyn and is named Laurence Llewellyn on his death certificate!

The only 'likely' record on FreeBMD, which I am sure you will have already seen is this;
Births Mar 1/4 1866
Robert H Hinckley
Newington 1d 252

It might be worth ordering the certificate to see if it is him, or a sibling and may provide some answers.

[echokilo]

Or this one:
Thomas James Hinchey

Jan-Feb-Mar 1867

Bermondsey

Surrey

(1d, 79)

[DSJ]

Thank you both for your suggestions. I will follow them up.

[Minca]

How do I contact you directly? He was also my husband's great grandfather and I have lots to share.

[DSJ]

Please contact my husband at:-

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This could be interesting.