Arthur Timothy HOOKINS (Tree 3N)

Another child of Alfred HOOKINS and his wife Alice (nee LONGWORTH) was Arthur Timothy the youngest apart from his sister Gertrude. He was known as Tim and was born in 1917 in Greenwich like the remainder of his siblings. He married Winifred Rose SMITH in 1945 in Lambeth and they had a son and daughter born to them. Tim died in 1999 and his wife 3 years later.

"Detached" HOOKINS/HOOKINGS

I have now accumulated 1534 different HOOKINS/HOOKINGS names past and present which seems a lot but is I understand quite small fry in Family History terms. I have just added the 500th Miscellaneous member - those individual records I have located for people who might have a spouse or be part of a single family but who are not joined to any particular Tree. Often the information I have about them is so limited that they can't be linked to anyone else with any certainty but it will be a project for me to work on in the future to see if I can find a home for them. They must belong somewhere!

Gertrude HOOKINS (Tree 3N)

There are only 2 ladies in my Hookins records who have had the name Gertrude. This Gertrude is the one missing from the photo of the last posting for the family of Alfred and Alice HOOKINS as she was not born until 1920 the youngest of 9 children. I understand that she was also known as "Fred" as she hated her name. There is a story that when she was to be born her parents put different names into a hat and one of the brothers thought it would be funny to put in Gertrude and that was the name pulled out! I have been informed that she married Arthur OUGHAM thought to have been in 1954 in Ealing. She is pictured here in a photo thought to have been taken in 1983 with her grandson Bradley SCOTT who now lives in Australia and with whom I am in contact. If that year is incorrect he will let us know as I do not wish to make any comment about his potential age from more recent pictures I have seen!! Best wishes Brad!

Alfred John HOOKINS (Tree 3N)

Alfred John HOOKINS married Alice LONGWORTH in October 1898 at St Alfege Church in Greenwich. Alfred was a Flour Miller's Warehouseman and suffered serious accident when a large bag of flour fell on his head. He served as a driver in the Army Service Corps in the Corps of Waggoners in South Africa under Baden Powell having joined the Army at an early age. Between 1898 and 1917 Alice bore 10 children. By the time of the above photograph which is thought to be around 1915 their firstborn, Alice, had died before her first birthday and for some reason Gertrude (5) and William (6) are not included whilst Arthur Timothy had not yet been born. The other children enjoyed much longer lifetimes and the remaining 4 daughters all married. Those in the picture are thought to be from left to right John, Alfred, Alice (mother) Sarah Muriel, Henry George, Alfred John (father), Elizabeth and Mary. Alfred John died at the age of 71 in 1942 whilst Alice was 96 at her death in 1972.