His father, Samuel Hoskins, a native of Honiton, Devon, England, was in business at 66 Mark Lane, London, with the firm of Merrick, Hoskins, & Co. till 1798, when he went to Guernsey and, marrying Miss Elizabeth Oliver, remained there during the remainder of his life.
[1] Hoskins was educated at Topsham and Exeter, and, destined for the Guernsey bar was placed under Advocate Charles de Jersey.
After passing his surgical examination he returned to Guernsey and entered into partnership with his old instructor, Dr. Brock.
[1] Soon after settling down he elaborated a chart of stethoscopic signs, and carried out an investigation into the solubility of calculi within the body.
Their only son, Edgar Hoskins, was rector of St. Mary Magdalen with St. Gregory by St. Paul, London.