HOOKER family, Hemel Hempstead

[bevj]

I'm looking for any information about the HOOKERs from Hemel Hempstead, perhaps originally from Chipping Barnet.
I'm especially interested in Elizabeth Hooker who married John Weedon on 11th July 1778 in Hemel Hempstead, but also her parents and any siblings.
Thanks in advance!

[Boblima]

Hello Bev J,

  The Hookers.
Now way back in my Tree I have a Charlotte Hooker b. 27th Dec. 1829 in Great Gaddeson, Herts. she came into my little tribe by marrying William Lovett, they went on to have two children ( that I can find so far ),  Mary Ann Lovett 1855 - 1889 and Henry Joseph Lovett 1859 - 1917

 She may or may not be connected, but I always think in this family tree business, every little snippet might count...................

regards,

Bob Lima

[The Mc]

Familysearch.org has an Elizabeth Hooker baptised on 30 Dec 1753 at Caddington, Bedfordshire.

Parents shown as Edward and Elizabeth Hooker.

Looks promising as that would make her 28 when marrying......?

[bevj]

Thank you both!
I'll be looking into those leads.  As you say, every little snippet is worth investigating!

[MrsDickens]

Bev J, this is slightly spooky - I've just joined RootsChat because I stumbled across a reference to the Hookers in the 1850's and 60's.....here they are again! Not sure whether my lot are a bit too late for you, but they are very likely to have been part of the same large farming family in the mid-19thc. They lived in what is now my house, which is what brought me to the site. Let me know if that's of any interest and whether I can help out with more info. I can certainly tell you where they were and more about their village because I live here!

[bevj]

That's a coincidence, Mrs.D!
Are your Hookers in the Hemel Hempstead area?

[MrsDickens]

Sorry, Bev, I should have made that clearer - yes, this is in Hemel Hempstead. The Hookers lived here in Piccotts End, which is just on the fringes of Hemel nowadays, but was more of a separate hamlet in earlier times. They were a farming family with a fairly respectable amount of land - 85 acres, which I presume would be leased in some way from the local landowners. David Hooker (head of the household in the 1851 census) was born in nearby Great Gaddesden in c. 1810. He was widowed by that point but the same family appears in 1841 with a Catherine Hooker as his spouse.

I've quickly checked FamilySearch.org which has a David Hooker born in May 1809 at Great Gaddesden, parents Zachariah Hooker and Lydia (Tomalin) Hooker. They have him as one of 11 siblings.

Also according to FamilySearch, a 'Zacharias' Hooker, presumably the same one as the above, was born in 1776 in Caddington, Beds. I don't know whether you're familiar with this area but none of these places are very far apart.

It seems likely that these are members of the same family, but I'm not sure how they fit together. Might give you some food for thought, though.

[bevj]

Thanks for the info, Mrs.D.

The girl I'm looking for is probably two generations before David.  I found an Elizabeth christened in 1746 in Hemel Hempstead, daughter of William and Sarah and TheMc found one b. 1753 in Caddington.   My problem is that 'my' Elizabeth and John  had children up to the mid-1790's and a 50-year old lady doesn't really fit the bill!  I can't find an Elizabeth born around 1760 

I'm sure as you say that all these Hookers are related if you go far enough back, it makes research that much more difficult when there are dozens of people with the same name living in the same village!  I'll keep looking at the family with the info you have provided, you never know, something might turn up.

Thanks!

Bev

[angesl1]

Hi Bev j and Bob Lima

I am working on my Family Tree, Henry Hooker son of Zachariah was born 1806 and died 1842, he married Eliza Mitchell in 1827 Eliza remarried to John Butterfield in 1853, Henry and Eliza had 7 children:

Mary Ann born 1827 and married David Sears in 1847
Charlotte born 1829 and married William Lovett in 1851
Susan born 1831
Amelia born 1833
Ann born 1835
Emma born 1840
William born 1842 nd died 1843Charlotte and William (my great great grand parents) had 5 children:
Thomas born 1853
Mary Ann born 1854
Fanny born 1856 married Edward Halsey
Emily born 1864
Henry born 1868 and died in Gladstone Australia 1939 , he married Christina Bruce 1896 in Gladstone Austraslis
My Great Grand father Henry had a lot of health problems during his adult life, he suffered from very bad feet and tummy problems.
 Hope this will help you all out.