John Hooker
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John Hooker (1805 - 1877)

John Hooker
Born in St. Just, Truro, Cornwall, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 5 Apr 1830 in St. Just, Truro, Cornwall, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 72 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealandmap
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John Hooker migrated from England to New Zealand.
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Biography

1841 Census: St Mawes, Cornwall, England.[1]
John Hooker, 35, blacksmith
Jane, 40
Nathaniel, 11
John, 9
Henry, 8
Mary, 3
Susanna Nancarrow, 75

He emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand, on the Timandra, arriving 24 Feb. 1842.[2]

By 1854 he had moved to Princes St, Auckland and was working as a blacksmith. His son Nathaniel was in the same year a stonemason in Howick.[3] Later he became a storekeeper and general grocer. In about 1865 he returned to Taranaki.[4]

He died in 1877.[5]

Buried AFT 1 NOV 1877. Te Henui, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQBS-ZKW : 13 December 2017), John Hooker, St Just, Cornwall, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJDV-FRLM : 10 August 2017), John Hooker, 1841; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
  3. ↑ Advertisements. New Zealander, Vol 10, Issue 815, 4 February 1854, Page 4 - https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18540204.2.13.3
  4. ↑ Obituary. New Zealand Herald, Vol XIV, Issue 4996, 20 November 1877, Page 2 - https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18771120.2.10
  5. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q24V-8ZVL : 27 November 2017), John Hooker, 1877; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1877/2686, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.




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