William & Susan HOOKINS

William HOOKINS 8 Jan 1857-26 Aug 1932 and Susan HOOKINS (nee MASON) 15 Mar 1858-11 Apr 1938. Great grandparents of Bob Hookins (Tree A)

Certificate Order

I'm now sending off for the certificate of Ann's death mentioned on 7th May to see if she was in fact associated with John as his second wife although her death is recorded as HOOKINGS. I am also sending for a marriage for Elizabeth Ann HOOKINS who is believed to be on my family tree but the marriage took place in 1880 and in the 1881 Census she is still using her maiden name living back at her parents' home although the mother wasn't there that night - another mystery!

Samuel HOOKINS

Samuel HOOKINS (#29A - Tree A) born 26 Dec 1881 Huntspill died 23 Feb 1974. Son of William & Susan (nee MASON)

Places to take your camera

I guess if you take a camera to church you will either be attending a wedding or a christening or a celebration of some sort of happy occasion. Family historians have a different mind-set it seems. When Peter, a friend of through Family History interests, went to Figgs Marsh Cemetery in Mitcham towards the end of last year he took his camera there. He was searching for his grandparents' grave so that he could have a record of its location. He found it and also received an answer to the identity of someone else in his family but in doing so came across 3 graves with Hookins names on (all from the same Tree) so he snapped those for me and sent them on. I happen to have met the next of kin of a couple of the people buried in those plots and although I had some of the information it provided further evidence of other information. So if you are likely to be going into a graveyard, you can continue to take flowers but maybe also take a camera. You never know who you might come across - and if it's a Hookins let me know.
Bob

Hookins Families in Broadclyst

I have records of a small Tree based in Broadclyst in the 1700-1800s. There are only about 15 definite members. I recently found a John (a carpenter) and his wife Ann living in Westwood Cottages Broadclyst in 1841 but by 1851 the address was then referred to as in St Thomas and John had married Elizabeth (1850). I believe Ann may have died in 1844 but I am getting the death certificate to prove that. Other male members of the family were also carpenters but it seems that the Broadclyst Hookins family may have died out after that as I have yet to find any descendants or links to expand the Tree - but you never know!

Poppy (Pauline - nee HOOKINS) HEMPKINS (56M)

Ted & Poppy (Pauline - nee HOOKINS) HEMPKINS April 1941 (56M)

William Hookins & 5 sons in World War 1 Army uniforms

Hookins Tree (A)