Robert
Hook
Born before in Besthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of David Hook
and Mary (Pyman) Hook
Brother of
Mary Godfry (Hook) Trudgeon, Frederic Godfrey Hook, Sarah Ann Hook, Ellis Hook, John Hook, Charles Hook, Lucy Ann (Hook) Clark and Anna Maria (Hook) Tonkin
Husband of
Sarah (Black) Hook
— married
1856 (to 11 May 1906) in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Mary (Hook) Bolitho, Matilda Jane (Hook) Wheeler, Sarah Anne (Hook) Harwood, Lucy Ann (Hook) Watson and David Charles Hook
Died
after age 72
in Golden Square, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2016
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Biography
Robert was born prior to July 9, 1833 when he was baptised in All Saints Church, Besthorpe, Norfolk, England. He was the eldest son of David Hook and Mary Pyman.[1]
Baptism
| County | Norfolk | |
| Place | Besthorpe | |
| Church Name | All Saints | |
| Register type | Parish Register | |
| Register entry number | 381 | |
| Baptism date | 09 Jul 1833 | |
| Person forename | Robert | |
| Person sex | M | |
| Father forename | David | |
| Mother forename | Mary | |
| Father surname | HOOK | |
| Father occupation | Farmer |
Robert arrived in Melbourne aboard the ship 'Persian' with his parents, and siblings, Sarah, Alice?, John, Charles and Mary in December 1852. His father David was a labourer.[3]
He married Sarah Black in 1856 in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia.[4]
Robert and Sarah had four daughters and one son.
Death notice: Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935) Sat 19 May 1906 Page 43 - HOOK.— On the 11th May, at Allingham-street, Golden-square, Bendigo (late C.L.B., Healesville), Robert, the dearly beloved husband of Sarah Hook, and father of Mesdames W. Bolitho, G. A. Wheeler, T. H. Harwood, of Bendigo: Mrs. T. E. Watson and Mr. C. D. Hook, Northcote, aged 74 years. Interred Bendigo Cemetery 13th May.[5]
Death notice: Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) 26 May 1906 - HOOK - Husband of Sarah Hook, and father of Mesdames W. Bolitho, G. A. Wheeler, T. H. Harwood, of Bendigo; Mrs T. E. Watson, and Mr C. D. Hook, Northcote.[6][7]
He is buried in the Bendigo cemetery - Mon M5, grave 18866. Date of service May 13, 1905[8]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6BQ-JD6 : 12 February 2018, David Hook in entry for Robert Hook, ); citing 48, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,471,075.
- ↑ https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818d5eae93790ec8b426988/robert-hook-baptism-norfolk-besthorpe-1833-07-09?locale=en
- ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 >1852
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage registration 1135/1856
- ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198358710
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221217461
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226929594
- ↑ http://rpcv.com.au/deceased-search/deceased/?id=82117
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~6.25%
Joyce (Bolitho) Turner
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T464303 [compare], FTDNA kit #513302
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~3.12%
Graham Lucas :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Sharryn (Bolitho) Nankervis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LK1922667 [compare], Ancestry member sharryn_nankervis
-
~3.12%
Mark Bolitho :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Jt2382172 [compare], Ancestry member Robert_bolitho
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~3.12%
Greg Young :
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Joe Schuurmans-Young :
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal JOE5e9036e2
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~1.56%
Jessie Young :
MyHeritage DNA
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