New England Families

American records point to a birth year between 1822 and 1830 for John Hankard.

Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851 (at ancestry.com)
transcription only

Name: Hankard, John
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Embarkation: Cork
Ship: Nisidi Stewart
Occupation: immigrant
Passengers: 240
Native Country: Ireland
Destination: USA
Arrival Date: 8 Apr 1850

This could be the John Hankard that later lived in Boston and married Anastasia Lawton:

1850 Census Ward 7, New York
Wm O Connor M 32 Ireland, liquors
Mary O Connor F 27 Ireland
John Hankaur M 30 Ireland, boilermaker
Thos Mayan M 27 Ireland, boilermaker
Julia O Conner F 24 Ireland
Hannah Owenz F 12 Ireland

 

"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCTZ-5YK : accessed 25 Dec 2013), John Hankaur in household of Wm O Connor, New York City, ward 7, New York, New York, United States; citing dwelling 1008, family 2622, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 540.

Massachusetts, State Census, 1855, Ward 2, Boston

John Hankerd M 30 Ireland, boilermaker
Anastatia Hankerd F 25 Ireland
John L Hankerd M 2 Massachusetts
Thomas Hankerd M 8m Massachusetts
Michael Hankerd M 26 Ireland, boilermaker
Patrick Christopher M 40 Ireland, boilermaker
Bridget Caverny F 14 Ireland

"Massachusetts, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQWN-497 : accessed 25 Dec 2013), John Hankerd, 1855.

This might be John Hankard's naturalization information. I don't think there were any other John Hankards in Boston at the time.

U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (at ancestry.com)
Hankard, John
Boston, Mass
Certificate no. (or vol. and page): 19-52
Location: US District Court, Boston
Born Jan 1821, Ireland
Arrival: blank
Date of naturalization: Mar 7, 1856

1860 > MASSACHUSETTS > SUFFOLK > 2-WD BOSTON
Series: M653 Roll: 520 Page: 677
Post Office: East Boston

John Hankard, 33, boilermaker, born in Ireland, Personal estate: $125
Ann Hankard, 28, born in Ireland
John Hankard, 7
Thomas Hankard, 5
Caroline Hankard, 1
Children born in Massachusetts

1865 Mass State Census, Ward 2, Boston
May 1, 1865

John Hankard, 50, born in Ireland, boilermaker
checked for: Ratable poll, legal voter, naturalized voter
Anastasia Hankard, 29, born in Ireland
John Hankard, 12
Thomas Hankard, 10
Caroline Hankard, 7
James Hankard, 5
William S Hankard, 1

Children born in Massachusetts

"Massachusetts, State Census, 1865," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQH7-2XR : accessed 25 Dec 2013), John Hankard, 1865.

1870 Census, North Providence, Rhode Island
Post Office: Centerdale
place of birth
John Hankerd M 48 Ireland, boiler maker, Real Estate: $2000, Personal Estate: $300, citizen
Stacia Hankerd F 35 Ireland
John A Hankerd M 16 Massachusetts, assistant to boiler maker
Thomas G Hankerd M 15 Massachusetts, assistant to molder
Caroline Hankerd F 11 Massachusetts
James Hankerd M 9 Massachusetts
William S M 5 Massachusetts
Michael J M 3 Massachusetts
Dora L F 1 Massachusetts

All had parents who were foreign born.

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFFW-H2S : accessed 25 Dec 2013), John Hankerd, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. , family 13, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552975.

1876 Taunton City Directory
Hankard, John, boilermaker, house Broadway, cor. Randall
Thomas, clerk, Broadway, cor Randall, house ditto
Lawton, William C, groceries and provisions, Broadway, cor. Randall, house ditto

1880 Census, East Boston, Mass
Series T9-0552, page 364C, ED 593
enumerated June 3, 1880
at 6 Saxon Court

John Hankard M 55 Ireland, widowed, head, boiler maker
Joseph Hankard M 14 Massachusetts, son, boiler maker
Dora Hankard F 13 Massachusetts, daughter
Maggie Hankard F 11 Massachusetts, daughter

[I don't know who this Maggie Hankard is. She might be John's daughter Mary, who also is enumerated in her brother John's household for 1880. I didn't find a birth record for a Margaret Hankard with parents John and Anastasia. There is a Margaret Hankard born about 1866, whose family lived in Marlboro, MA.]

"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHXF-L97 : accessed 25 Dec 2013), Dora Hankard in household of John Hankard, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 364C, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T9-0552

1900 Census, Boston, MA
at the Boston Insane Hospital Boston city, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

John Hankard, age 71, born in Ireland, citizen
all other information was unknown

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9YP-1BP : accessed 25 Dec 2013), John Hankard, Boston Insane Hospital Boston city, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240687.

Deaths registered in the city of Boston

John Hankard, male, age 76, married, born in Ireland
died November 21, 1902 at 94 Cowper St, Insane Hospital
occupation: boiler maker
father: (unknown) Hankard, born in Ireland
mother: unknown, born in Ireland
cause: senility, paralysis agitans
Buried: Watertown

"Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWLS-4SC : accessed 25 Dec 2013),

John Hankard
Birth: 1826
Death: Nov. 21, 1902
Burial: Catholic Mount Auburn Cemetery
Watertown Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Plot: LOT 67, ROW 4 WEST

in the same plot:
William Hankard, Feb 1857-Jun 23, 1859
Louisa Hankard, Aug 1863 - Sep 22, 1863
at findagrave.com