George Edward HOOKINS was born on 21 January 1880 in Mitcham the son of George (whose biography I posted in February this year) and his wife Caroline (nee TRASH). He was the third of their 11 children. The following year in the 1881 Census George was living as HOSKINS at Bath Road in Mitcham with his parents + 2 siblings + his grandmother and step-grandfather. I visited a HOOKINS family in Bath Road a number of years ago but sadly the buildings now appear to have been demolished so I can't find any current images to display here.
By the 1891 Census the family was recorded as HOSKING and were still in Bath Road. By this time George had 5 siblings, the step-grandfather was still there, and they also had a lodger.
On 6 August 1900 George married Daisy WHITING at Mitcham Parish Church and their first child (also George Edward) was born on 12 January 1901. In the Census that year the family of 3 were together at 45 Bath Road, with George being recorded as a Labourer, and with George's parents living at No. 6.
Three more children were born before the next Census - Daisy Florence Margaret (known as Sally) in 1904, Frederick in 1907, and Elizabeth Caroline in 1910, all being baptised at St Peter & St Paul's Church in Mitcham.
By the 1911 Census the family were continuing their "tour" of Bath Road as they were now living at No.28, all 4 children still being at home. George is now described as a Gravel Digger. However Elizabeth Caroline was then to die at 2 years of age from TB whilst Daisy was pregnant with Albert who was born just 4 months later.
James followed in 1915, William in 1918 and Roy in 1922 but sadly Daisy was to die just a week after Roy's birth.
By the time of the 1939 Register George is described as a Road Mender and is still at 28 Bath Road along with James and his wife Nancy.
George died at the age of 73 in 1953 and is buried in the large cemetery in Victoria Road, Mitcham in an unmarked grave.
