Herbert Timmins was the son of Samuel Timmins and Jane Oldfield.

Herbert was born around 1872 in Ash, Surrey.

Herbert married Martha Ann Harfield in 1898 in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Martha Ann Harfield:

- Albert Samuel Edward Timmins	born in 1901 at Lambeth, Surrey.
- Eva Jennie Timmins	born in 1902 at Lambeth, Surrey.
- Joseph Hector Timmins	born in 1903 at Basingstoke, Hampshire.
- Kathleen Alice Timmins	born in 1905 at Basingstoke, Hampshire.
- Gladys Angie Timmins	born in 1909 at Basingstoke, Hampshire.
- Ernest Harold Timmins	born in 1910 at Basingstoke, Hampshire.
- Ivy Timmins	born in 1913 at Basingstoke, Hampshire.
- Winifred M. Timmins	born in 1914 at Basingstoke, Hampshire.
- Molly K. Timmins	born in 1915 at Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Herbert was an Engine Cleaner.

Details of Herbert's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	Wharf Cottage, Goat Lane, Eastrop, Southhampton, Hampshire.
1891	Gladstone Terrace, Eastrop, Southampton, Hampshire.
1891	Gladstone Terrace, Eastrop, Basingstoke, Hampshire.
1901	18, Viceroy Road, Lambeth, London.
1911	Lyndale, Lower Brook Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire.