Clara Elizabeth HOOKINS (Tree 3Q)

Clara Elizabeth HOOKINS was believed to have been born on 7th January 1849 at 5 Church Row, Hackney to Frederick and Maria HOLLAND, Frederick being a Wheelwright. Her birth was registered as Elizabeth Clara HOLLAND. The 1851 Census shows her still living at Church Row with her parents and 4 older sisters. During the next 10 years 4 more children arrived of whom only 1 was a brother for her and by the time of the 1861 Census 2 children were no longer at home and the remaining family were living at Grand Surrey Docks in Rotherhithe.

St Mary Magdalene Church Southwark

On 13 June 1868 Clara married Henry Adolphus HOOKINS - who was an Accountant - at St Mary Magdalene Church in Southwark.

25 Reverdy Road Bermondsey

On 28th March the following year their first child was born - Clara Emily - at 1 Nile Terrace, Old Kent Road, Camberwell and the family is living there at the time of the 1871 Census although are indexed as HOKIN. Further children were born in 1872 and 1877. Henry Edward arrived on 6 June 1872 at 25 Reverdy Road in Bermondsey and Arthur Ernest on 8 January 1877 at 92 Sumner Road Peckham.



By the time of the 1881 Census the family were still at Sumner Road although the surname is indexed as HOOKENS and Henry is recorded by his second name Edward. Two of Henry (senior's) were also living there. Later that year on 6th July their fourth and last child - Edith Violet was born again at Sumner Road and by 1891 all the family were present at their new address of 23 Castle Street, Black Horse Yard, St Martin-in-the-Fields. Just to add to the fun for future family historians as far as the children are concerned, Clara is listed by her second name Emily, Henry by his second name Edward, and Edith by her second name Violet whilst Arthur somehow clung on to his first name!
By 1901 Henry (as Edward!) had left the family home and is recorded as married with 2 children (although it seems that the marriage did not take place until 1908!!). Clara had married and was living with her husband and 2 children. The remainder of the family were at 31 Northumberland Park in Tottenham.
By 1911 Edith had also got married and just Arthur remained at home with his parents who were now at 172 High Road, Wood Green although the Census records that the 3 other children who had married were all still living at this point.
Clara Elizabeth's husband Henry died in March 2012 at 172 High Road followed by Clara herself 2 years later on 20th September 1914 at the same place.