Alice (Hooker) Darton (1855 - 1898)

Born 1855 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Richard Darton — married 1896 (to 1898) in Victoria, Australia

Died 25 Mar 1898 at about age 43 in Toorak, Colony of Victoria

Biography

Alice (Hooker) Darton was born in Middlesex, England.

Alice Hooker was born in 1855 at Kensington, Middlesex, England,. She was the daughter of George Hooker and Louisa Morris. ^[1]

Alice Hooker and Charles Richard Darton were married on 1896 at Victoria, Australia. ^[2]

Their children were:

• Ethel Grace Darton (1877–1948)
• Florence Alice Darton (1879–1890)
• Lilian Ruby Darton (1881–1951)
• Vera Sydney Darton (1891–1891)

Alice (Hooker) Darton age 42, passed away on 25 March 1898 in Toorak, Colony of Victoria. ^[3]

Death Notice

"Family Notices" The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 31 March 1898: page 1.

DARTON.—On the 25th March, at Toorak, after much suffering, Alice (nee Hooker), beloved wife of Charles Richard Darton, of this city, only and fondly loved sister of Mrs. Frank Underwood, Newcastle N.S.W., aged 42 years. (Interred in St. Kilda Cemetery.) ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: General Register Office for England and Wales (Birth Index): Name: HOOKER, ALICE | Mother's Maiden Surname: MORRIS| GRO Reference: 1855 September Quarter in KENSINGTON | Volume 01A Page 9
2. ↑ Marriage: Victoria Government, Australia BDM Index: DARTON Chas Rich| Marriage| HOOKER, Alice| Year: 1896| Reg. No. 7455/1896| Reg. Victoria, Australia
3. ↑ Death: Victoria Government, Australia BDM Index: Name: DARTON Alice| Death| Mother: Louisa MORRIS| Father: Hooker Geo | Died: Ardale | Age: 42| Year: 1898| Reg. No. 142/1898 | Reg. Victoria, Australia
4. ↑ Family Notices (1898, March 31). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9796508

Acknowledgements

• Hooker-1281 was created by Tracy Mingay through the import of Culley Family Tree.ged on Jul 30, 2016.