HOOPER, John

1806 - 1892  (86 years)

• Name	HOOPER, John
  Birth	23 Jul 1806	Horsington, Somerset, England
  	Originally 1805 - not sure where that date was from. Ancestry "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" gives 23 July 1805. Father Thomas Hooper, mother Sarah.
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1841	England - Port Nicholson
  	On ship "Arab". Age 37, with second wife Caroline and their 6 children. Sarah, aged 14 "died at sea". http://www.geni.com/projects/New-Zealand-Settler-Ships-Arab-1840/14543
  Residence	Mar 1846	Hutt Valley
  	John Hooper listed on a "List of Settlers who were plundered or driven from their homes on the Hutt and Waiwetu in the district of Port Nicholson by the insurgent natives, in the month of March 1846, exhibiting the amount of their respective losses and the aid afforded by the Government and from Private contributions." He received 6/3 from Government in provision & clothing.
  Death	25 Dec 1892	Taita, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
  Person ID	I3587	Main Tree
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	HOOPER, Thomas,   b. Abt Oct 1768, Horsington, Somerset, England
  Mother	WELLS, Sarah
  Marriage	30 Dec 1781	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
  	Ancestry (Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813)
  Family ID	F1140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	THOMAS, Jane Ann   d. 24 Apr 1838, Horsington, Somerset, England
  Marriage	15 Oct 1825	Horsington, Somerset, England
  	Ancestry
  Children	1. HOOPER, Sarah,   b. 1827   d. 1841, At Sea (Age 14 years)   2. HOOPER, Robert,   b. 5 Jul 1829, Horsington, Somerset, England d. 9 Sep 1832 (Age 3 years)   3. HOOPER, Eliza,   b. 1832   d. 1912 (Age 80 years)   4. HOOPER, Caroline,   b. 1834   d. 1875 (Age 41 years) + 5. HOOPER, Robert,   b. 6 Feb 1837, Horsington, Somerset, England d. 29 Nov 1926, Upper Hutt (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family 2	CAROLINE, Wadman,   b. 10 Sep 1815, Horsington, Somerset, England d. 16 Jun 1903, Sanson, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	12 Mar 1839	Wincanton, Dorset, Somerset, England
  Children	+ 1. HOOPER, William Wadman,   b. 1839   d. 1869 (Age 30 years) + 2. HOOPER, Elizabeth,   b. 1841, At Sea d. 1841, At Sea (Age 0 years) + 3. HOOPER, Mary Jane,   b. 1843   d. 1965 (Age 122 years) + 4. HOOPER, Emma,   b. 1844 + 5. HOOPER, Selina Ann,   b. 1847   d. 1918 (Age 71 years) + 6. HOOPER, George,   b. 1847?   d. 1941   7. HOOPER, Elizabeth Wadman,   b. 1849   8. HOOPER, Samuel,   b. 1850   9. HOOPER, Ellen,   b. 1850   10. HOOPER, Harriet,   b. 1852   d. 1854 (Age 2 years)   11. HOOPER, Mary,   b. 1855   12. HOOPER, Henry Richard,   b. 1856/9   bur. 1871 (Age ~ 12 years)
  Family ID	F1144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2014

  
  

• Notes

  John Hooper and William Hooper appear on this list: http://www.hbig.gen.nz/hbig-sub-jurylists.pdf John, a "Sawyer" or "Carpenter" living at River Hutt between 1844 and 1859. Petone Settlers Database: http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/Leisure--Culture/Museums-and-galleries/Our-museums/petone-settlers-data/DisplayPerson/?Id=100155&Page=1322 Details for Record #100155 Name JOHN Family Name HOOPER Gender M Date of Birth 1804-03-23 Place of Birth HORSINGTON,SOMERSET,ENGLAND Date of Death Place of Death Notes Record Source PFR Other Details Sailed from (1) LONDON / DARTMOUTH Sailed from (1) GRAVESEND/LONDON/DARTMOUTH First settled In HUTT VALLEY First settled In TAITA Member of Society ONE OF ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF CHRIST CHURCH NZ Company application number 2566 NZ Company application number 2566 Other references REFER TO SURNAME FILE OF SPOUSE FOR ADDITIONAL Other references REFER TO SURNAME FILE OF SPOUSE FOR ADDITIONAL Other references INFORMATION. Other references INFORMATION. Place of burial CHRIST'S CHURCH * Place of burial CHRIST CHC. TAITA Place of marriage (1) HORSINGTON Place of marriage (2) HORSINGTON Residential address (1) HUTT RIVER Additional notes (1) 'ROBERT, MY GRAND FATHER, FARMED 'EMERALD HILLS', TE MARUA, WHICH Additional notes (2) REMAINED IN THE FAMILY UNTIL TAKEN FOR SUB-DIVISION. ALL, ESPECIALLY Additional notes (3) GEORGE, WERE MUCH INVOLVED WITH 'CHRIST'S CHURCH', TAITA.' Spouse's first name (1) CAROLINE Spouse's first name (1) JANE Spouse's first name (2) CAROLINE Spouse's NZ Company no. (1) 2666 Spouse's PSM Ref No (1) 241F Spouse's PSM Ref No (1) 72F Spouse's surname (1) WADMAN Spouse's surname (1) THOMAS Spouse's surname (2) WADMAN Information sources (1) ORAL, FAMILY HISTORY, SHIPPING LISTS: WELLINGTON PROVINCE, A.T.L.| Information sources (1) FAMILY HISTORY, A.T.L. Information sources (2) NEWSPAPER| Burial/death memorial (1) * TAITA Relationship to Settlers GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER Relationship to Settlers G.G.G. GRAND FATHER AND G. GRAND FATHER Date compiled 1991-02-01 Date compiled 1991-04-28 Compiler name IRENE BULL Compiler name R. NOYE & N BLACK Compilter Details DUNEDIN & LOWER HUTT Compilter Details MASTERTON Port of arrival WELLINGTON Port of arrival WELLINGTON Date of departure 1841-06-15 Date of departure 1841-06-15 Date of marriage (1) 1825-10-15 Date of arrival 1841-10-16 Date of arrival 1841-10-16 Date of marriage (2) 1840 Religion C. OF E.:or:ANGLICAN Occupation or calling FARMER AT TAITA:or:SAWYER Date of death 1892-12-25