When Frederick Hacking was born on 11 April 1852, in Ardwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Hacking, was 26 and his mother, Mary Bray, was 24. He married Charlotte Horspool on 6 August 1883, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York, United States in 1887 and lived in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States in 1892 and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States for about 11 years. In 1921, at the age of 68, his occupation is listed as lithographer (printer) in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. He died on 6 May 1921, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69, and was buried in North London, London, England, United Kingdom.
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English (Lancashire): habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire, the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch, low gate’, or haca ‘hook’.
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