Edgar Hooley (1876 - 1943)

Born 26 Mar 1876 in Draycott, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Eunice (Platts) Hooley — married 24 Jun 1901 in Wilne, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1943 at age 67 in Newton Park, Chester, Cheshire, England

Biography

Edgar, son of Gideon and Sarah Anne [nee Thorpe] Hooley, was born in 1876 in Draycott, Derbyshire. Edgar was baptised on 15 October 1876 in Derbyshire, England.^[1]

As a schoolboy at the village school in Draycott, and presumably aged about 11, was caned by the head teacher for a misdemeanour. Claiming to be completely innocent, and righteously indignant at the injustice, he stormed out, crossed the fields to the neighbouring village of Risley, and sought admittance to the grammar school there. Three leather-bound prizes remain as evidence of his success.

In the 1901 census Edgar was in Church Wilne, Derbyshire, England.^[2]

He was employed as a clerk in the LMS railway offices in Derby, became a Liberal, politically, and was nearly sacked on account of his Trades Union involvement. As seems to have been not unusual, he attended both the local Methodist Chapel in Draycott, and the Parish Church down the lane in Wilne. He owned, and played, a harmonium, sang, and dabbled in watercolour. The accompanying photograph shows him reading a book.

Edgar married Mary Eunice Platts on 24 June 1901 in Little Wilne, Derbyshire, England.^[3]

In the 1939 register Edgar was at 111, Shardlow, Derbyshire, England.^[4]

He died while staying with his married daughter in Chester, in 1943 Edgar's death was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1943 in the Chester district.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch (accessed 25 January 2022)
   Edgar Hooley, 1876.
2. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
   Citing Spondon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch (accessed 25 January 2022)
   FindMyPast Image (subscription required)
   Edgar Hooley in household of Gideon Hooley, Church Wilne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
3. ↑ Marriage: "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
   Citing 24 Jun 1901; citing Marriage, Little Wilne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England.
   FamilySearch (accessed 25 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00672
   Edgar Hooley and Mary Eunice Platts, 24 Jun 1901
4. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5977D
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 61596 #36195529 (accessed 25 January 2022)
   Edgar Hooley (born 26 Mar 1876), married, Raiway Clerk Retired, at 111, Shardlow, Derbyshire, England.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8a; Page: 583
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 7579 #27416646 (accessed 25 January 2022)
   Edgar Hooley death Oct-Nov-Dec 1943 in Chester (born 1876) volume 8a page 583.

PRO Family recollections.