Holden Family Web
The Pink Connection
This is a summary of the information I have, if you have any queries contact me
The earliest information I have about the Pink family is from around 1810, when they lived at Dockenfield, near Frensham on the Surrey / Hampshire border. Research carried out elsewhere (by David Pink) suggests that prior to this they lived in the Selborne area of Hampshire and Rogate area of Sussex.
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St. Mary the Virgin Church,
Frensham, where many of the Pink family were Christened, Married and
Buried during the 19th Century.
The oldest part of the Church (the chancel) dates from 1239, whilst the tower was built in the 14th Century. |
William
PINK was
born in approx 1780, probably in Selborne, Hants and buried 15
August 1830 age 50 at Frensham.
On
26 February 1805 at Farnham he
married
Children of William and Elizabeth Pink
| William PINK | Christened 8 November 1807 at Frensham, buried 27 June Frensham 1836 age 28. |
| Mary PINK | Christened 10 December 1809 at Frensham, no further trace. |
| Elizabeth PINK | Christened 30 October 1814 at Frensham, no further trace. |
| Martha PINK | Christened 7 November 1817 at Frensham, no further trace. |
| Jonathan PINK | Christened 20 August 1820 at Frensham, married Eleanor Hall, christened 20 August 1820 on 25 July 1843 at Frensham |
Jonathan and Eleanor Pink are shown on the 1851 census as living in Dockenfield and he is described as being a 'Farm Labourer'.
Jonathan and Ellen Pink are shown on the 1861 census as living in Dockenfield and he is described as being an 'Ag. Lab'.
Jonathan and Ellen Pink are shown on the 1871 census as living in Bowlers, Rowledge and he is described as being an 'Ag. Lab'.
Jonathan PINK died 9 November 1879 at Batts Corner, Frensham
Ellenor Pink is shown on the 1881 census as living in Batts Corner and is described as a 'Charwoman'.
Ellen Pink is shown on the 1891 census as living in Batts Corner and is described as a 'Charwoman'.
Eleanor Pink is shown on the 1901 census as living at 7 Idlefield Cottage, East Green, Bentley, Hants with her daughter Ellen Fisher (Pink).
Eleanor PINK (HALL) died 1902 in Alton, Hants, age 81
Children of Jonathan and Eleanor Pink:
| William Pink | Born 1844, married Hannah Collyer 1866 |
| Jonathan Pink | Born 1846, married Mary ?? |
| James Pink | Born 1849, married Mary Ann Tillman 1873 |
| George Pink | Born 1855, married Mary A. Mills 1875 |
| Mark Pink | Born 1857, married Annie Hack 1882 |
| Frederick PINK | Born 1860, married Mercy JOY 10 July 1886 at Frensham |
| Ellen Pink | Born 1865, married John Fisher 1890 |
Mercy JOY was born in 1863, the daughter of James Joy and Elizabeth Joy (Cooper)
James JOY was the son of William JOY and Mary ? and was christened on 13 July 1817 at Frensham. He married Elizabeth Cooper on 9 October 1841 at Frensham.
Children of James and Elizabeth Joy:
| James Joy | Born 1848, Frensham, married Mary Ann Marshall 1867. |
| Jesse George Joy | Born 1852, Dockenfield, married Francis Emma ? around 1895. |
| Alfred Joy | Born 1854, Frensham, died 1855, Frensham |
| Albert Frederick Joy | Born 1858, Dockenfield, died 1879, Farnham |
| Arthur Edmund Joy | Born 1860, Dockenfield, married Emily Sharpson 1881 |
| Mercy Elizabeth JOY | Born 1863, Dockenfield, married Frederick PINK 10 July 1886 at Frensham |
William, Mary and James Joy are shown 1841 census as living at Hillside, Frensham and William as being an 'Ag Lab'.
William and Mary Joy are shown 1851 census as living at Frensham Bottom and William as being an 'Ag Lab'.
James and Elizabeth Joy are shown 1851 census as lodgers of Thomas Pink living at Dockenfield and James as being a 'Labourer'.
Mary JOY died 1852.
William JOY died December 1858.
James and Elizabeth Joy are shown 1861 census as living at Dockenfield and James as being an 'Agricultural Labourer'.
James, Elizabeth and Mercy Joy have not been located on the 1871 census.
James, Elizabeth and Mercy Joy are shown 1881 census as living at Batts Corner, Dockenfield, James as being an 'Agricultural Labourer' and Mercy as being a 'Labourer (at Home)'
James JOY died 1884.
Frederick PINK married Mercy Elizabeth JOY at Frensham 10 July 1886.
Children of Frederick and Mercy PINK:
| Emily Mercy Pink | Born 1888, Dockenfield, unmarried. |
| Albert Frederick Pink | Born 1889, Dockenfield, married Agnes Letford. |
| Edith Ethel Pink | Born 1891, Dockenfield, unmarried. |
| Elsie Pink | Born 1893, Frensham, married Earle Perry |
| Arthur PINK | Born 1895, Frensham, married Ethel Jean Hyde |
| Ernest James Pink | Born 1901, Frensham, married Clarice W S Mead |
| Wilfred Joy Pink | Born 1907, Frensham, married Ilfa ? |
Frederick and Mercy Pink and Elizabeth Joy are shown in the 1891 census as living in Dockenfield, Frederick being described as an 'Agricultural Labourer'
Elizabeth JOY died 1896.
Frederick, Mercy and Arthur Pink are shown in the 1901 census as living in Hale, Surrey, Frederick being described as a 'Brickmaker'
Arthur PINK is believed to have worked on the Duke of Connaught's estate at Bagshot as a groom/driver and joined Royal Army Service Corps on 30 September 1915. Following the war he moved to the Isle of Wight and with his Brother Albert founded Pink Brothers Buses, based at Totland. He met Ethel Jean HYDE and married her on 25 October 1925 at Christ Church, Totland Bay.
Little is subsequently known about Frederick and Mercy Pink, although it is believed he worked as a landscape gardener during this time. They moved to Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight and lived in a house built for them by Arthur and Albert (named Frensham). This was next to Arthur and Ethel Pinks house.
Frederick PINK died on 3 August 1931 at Frensham, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, age 71.
Mercy Elizabeth PINK died on 21 May 1941 at the Broadway, Totland, age 77.
Arthur PINK died in 1943 at Freshwater Bay, age 47.
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Mercy Elizabeth Pink |
A picture (an extract from a larger photograph) of Frederick and Mercy Pink. |
Arthur, age 19 (1914) |
More pictures of the Pink family
19 August 2006