Thomas was born in Lingfield, Surrey and baptised at St Peter and St Paul Lingfield on 22nd June 1779 as the son of Thomas and Judith Hooker.[1]
A marriage licence was issued (Commissary of Surrey) on 15th December 1797 for "Thomas Hooker, of the parish of Lingfield, bachelor, a minor of the age of 18 years; with the consent of his father Thomas Hooker" who intended to marry "Mary Stanford, of the said parish of Lingfield, a spinster of the age of 25 years", Thomas Hooker the elder of Lingfield also appeared and confirmed that he was the lawful and natural father of Thomas Hooker the younger and that he confirmed his consent to his son's marriage to Mary Stanford.[2]
Sources
↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZ5-GJKG : 16 March 2018), Thomas Hooker, 22 Jun 1779; citing Baptism, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,719.
↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2W-GZK5 : 14 September 2019), Thomas Hooker, 15 Dec 1797; citing Marriage, Surrey, England, London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm .
1841 census - "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQK3-VVK : 4 March 2021), Thomas Hooker, Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; 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.
1851 census - "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKD-D5T : 9 November 2019), Thomas Hooker, Burstow, Surrey, England; citing Burstow, Surrey, England, p. 23, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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