• Christened: 23 May 1852, Marylebone, London, England ¹
• Married: 7 Sep 1876, St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, England ²
• Died: 12 Jan 1917, Rose Cottage, Collington Lane, Bexhill, Sussex, England ^{3 4}

  Research Notes:

Herbert son of Joseph Hanks of Barnett Street, house decorator, and Mary Ann (baptismal record)

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DEATH OF MR. HERBERT HANKS.

We regret to record the death of Mr. Herbert Hanks, of Rose Cottage, Collington-avenue, which took place on the 12th inst.
Mr. Hanks, who was 63 years of age, was a member of a family well-known in Bexhill, one of his sons having formerly been the proprietor of an institute for physical culture. Members of the family have been on military service since the War. Mr. Hanks was well-known in business at 39, Berners-street, London, as an artistic decorator. He carried out work for the Duke of Wellington, the Grand Duke Michael, Lord Michelham, and others.
The funeral took place on Tuesday. The service was at St. Stephen's Church, the interment being at Bexhill Cemetery. It was much regretted that Second Lieutenant H. D. Hanks (son), now on service in France, could not return in time to attend.
The chief mourners were:—Mrs. H. Hanks (widow), Miss Mabel Hanks (daughter), 2nd Lieutenant Owen Leonard Hanks (son), 2nd Lieutenant Louis Hanks (brother), Mrs. F. Dyer (sister-in-law), Miss Fanny Hanks (niece), Miss Edith Packman (niece), Mrs. Pocock (niece), Mr. Ernest Dyer (nephew), Mr. Harry Dyer (nephew), and Mr. Kohler; with the following representatives of of the firm of H. Hanks, Ltd.:—Mr. Reed, Mr. Atkin, Mr. Wodehouse, and Mr. Pannett....

Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 20 Jan 1917, p. 5

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Herbert Hanks of 39 Berners-street Middlesex died 12 January 1917 at Rose Cottage Collington-lane Bexhill-on-Sea Sussex. Probate London 8 March 1917 to Mabel Louise Hanks, spinster, and Thomas Collingwood Fenwick, solicitor. Effects £36452 5s. 11d. ⁴