Frederick John HOOKINS (Tree A)

Although Fred lived in Peasedown St John for a large part of his life he aactually began his business in the village of Mark in Somerset. At that stage he boasted the trade of wheelwright as well as the building, decorating and undertaking business which his sons Bill and Fred would eventuallt take over as Hookins Brothers. Here is a picture of Fred outside his workshop in Mark in the early 1900s. His sons would later benefit from motor vehicles but Fred had only a cart to transport his ladders and materials around the Somerset hills.