hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ wʌz dʒˈoʊsəf hˈɑːkɪŋ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst ænd mˈɛθədˌɪst mˈɪnɪstɚ, ænd hɪz sˈɪstɚ, sˈæloʊm hˈɑːkɪŋ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, hˌuː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst.
His brother was Joseph Hocking (1860–1937), also a novelist and Methodist minister, and his sister, Salome Hocking (1859–1927), who was also a novelist.