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- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blebleysgen/hooper_george_desc/pafg07.htm#27
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Arab.htm#HOOPER family:
"HOOPER family:
John Hooper was born/christened on 23 July 1805. In 1825 he married Jane Ann THOMAS and together they had five children, the second child dying at the age of three. Jane died June Quarter 1838 and on 12 March 1839 John married Caroline WADMAN (b Sept 10th 1815). They had one child, William Wadman Hooper, before leaving on the "Arab" for New Zealand. John and Caroline settled at Te Marua where they raised their family - in total 17 children. John died on December 25th 1892 in Taita and Caroline died 11 years later on June 16th 1903 in Sanson. Both John and Caroline are buried in the famous Churchyard at Christ Church, Taita.
Of these 17 children I know the following:-
Sarah b abt 1826, died at sea 14 Jul 1841
Robert b 15 Jul 1829, died 08 Sep 1832
Eliza b 10 Jun 1832, married George WHITEMAN from Whiteman's Valley. Eliza is reputed to have lived a 'colourful' life, leaving George, living sometime in Wanganui, then Ashburton where she died 16 Sep 1912.
Caroline b/c 07 Dec 1834, married Charles ASHTON, stayed in Hutt area
Robert (Bob) b 06 Feb 1837, married Emily Rebecca Louisa FELLINGHAM. Emily died 1913 and Robert 1926.
William b 29 Dec 1839, married Susannah HIRST - the Hirsts were 'neighbours'
Elizabeth born and died at sea 1841
Mary Jane b 29 Nov 1843, d 12 Oct 1965 in Taita
Emma b 08 Apr 1844, married John EATON
Selina Ann (Annie) b 17 May 1847, married John William HIRST
Elizabeth Wadman b 28 Jan 1849, married George Henry HIRST
Samuel b & d Jan 1850
Ellen b 17 Oct 1850, married Benjamin RAYNER
Harriet b 1852, d 1854
Mary b 07 Dec 1855, married Joseph WALL
George b 28 Apr 1857, married Eliza Jane KING
Henry Richard b abt 1859, d 11 Oct 1871.
Beverly's main interest is in Robert (Bob) as he was her Great Gandfather. Beverley has quite a lot of information in addition to the above. If you have a connection with this family or would like to know more please contact Beverley."
- From "Upper Hutt the History" by JA Kelleher
'John's youngest daughter, Gladys (Mrs Baigent), one of Eliza's grand-daughters, recalled (in a letter in 1967) that Grandmother was a sister of dear old uncle Bob Hooper, who lived at tte top of Horse-shoe bend above Brown Owl, about a quarter of a mile on the left, going to Kaitoke. Bob Hooper's son George, who had a large family, worked for Gladys's brother Frank and Charles and Maoribank. Alice and Myrtle were two of the family.
Wrote Gladys: "I remember often going up to visit Uncle Bob, specially after his wife died and Emily, a maiden daughter, kept house or him till he died."'
Chapter XI "The Special Places ", Page 158
The Eliza referred to here married George whiteman.
- From "Upper Hutt the History", chapter XI, The Special Places, page 167
"Mrs Evens' daughter, Mabel Jackson, recalled the families who lived in Maungaroa (her spelling) at that time [1875]. Beginning at the foot of the Kaitoke hill they were Messrs Ned Benge, John Benge where the sawmill was situated, C Edwards, some people opposite whose name she had forgotten, Sam Benge, David Benge, the school-house and school, R Hooper, G Wenbourne (and old sailor), R Butler and Jo Coffee, G and L McGhie and Jones."
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1837 - 1926 (89 years)
