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Joseph Hankey (1740-1802)

Fourth son and youngest child of Sir Joseph Hankey; born on 18 Aug 1740 and baptised on 7 Sep at St Dionis Backchurch. He was apprenticed in 1759 to John Lock, master shipwright of Chatham Yard, for a premium of £73.10s.

Joseph Hankey was married on 26 Mar 1765 at Stepney, St Dunstan to Mary Anne (known as Anne) Perry (1739-1803), daughter of Philip Perry (d 1772) of Blackwall. They had three sons, and lived at Poplar.

1772: ‘This morning the following malefactors were executed at Tyburn, viz. Peter M’Cloud, for breaking into the house of Joseph Hankey, Esq., at Poplar, with intent to steal his money and effects....M’Cloud was a boy about fifteen. They all behaved decently.’

Philip Perry was owner of the Blackwall shipyard previously owned by Joseph Hankey’s maternal grandfather Sir Henry Johnson. Joseph Hankey was himself a shipbuilder in partnership with his father in law in the firm Perry & Hankey, of Blackwall. Among the ships built by Perry & Hankey were:

1783 Berrington 816 tons East Indiaman

1784 HMS Adventure 896 tons 44-gun ship of the Adventure class

1785 HMS Gorgon 896 tons 44-gun ship of the Adventure class

In 1783 John Perry (Joseph’s brother in law) and Joseph Hankey were referred to (at an Old Bailey trial) as the firm Messrs Perry and Hankey. In 1786 John Perry, Joseph Hankey, Robert Preston, Thomas Newte (ship-owner, who in 1798 purchased the Berrington) and Donald Cameron (ships’ husband) were partners in a rope-making business.

Joseph died intestate on 12 Nov 1802 leaving an estate of £30,000, including £13,700 5% Annuities 1797. His widow Anne died shortly afterwards, also intestate, on 5 Mar 1803 at Poplar.

Her sons were evidently no longer alive, as Administration was granted to her brother John Perry.