Hooke Family, Camberwell, England

Thomas Hooke, died February 20, 1699; buried in St. Giles Church, Camberwell, County Surrey. No record of his marriage, but a tablet in the Church states that his wife and his sons, John and Thomas, are buried near him. Armorial bearings prove his kinship to Bramshott family. Issue, two sons, as follows: (1) John Hooke and (2) Thomas Hooke. The latter married and of issue had a son, Thomas, born May 10, 1729; died 1815; married Ann Warner, born 1728, died 1808. Issue of Thomas and Ann Warner Hooke: (1) Anne; (2) John, who died young; (3) Frances; (4) Thomas, who was a Major in King's Army in India and died without issue; (5) John Hankey Hooke. The latter was born in Parish of St. Giles, Camberwell, January I, 1769; died December 2, 1838, and buried in St. Giles Church.

He married Jane Whittaker, born April I8, 1777; died July 22, 1855. Issue, eight, as follows:

(1) John Hankey Hooke, b. Sept. 29, 1800; d. Feb. 2, 1882; buried at Great Neston, Cheshire. Paper manufacturer in Flintshire and Denbighshire, North Wales. M. Elizabeth Linton, b. Jan. 29, 1797; d. Dec. 28, 1875. (See forward for descendants.)

(2) Eliza Hooke, b. 1802; d. 1870.

(3) Thomas Hooke, b. 1804; d. 1825.

(4) Edward Browne Hooke, b. 1806; d. 1874, buried at St. Peter's Church, South Croydon, Surrey. A lawyer of 27 Lincoln Inn Fields. M. Avis Lamont. No issue.

(5) William Henry Hooke, b. 1808; d. 1825.

(6) Frederick Hooke, b. 1810; d. 1826.

(7) Anne Hooke, b. 1811; d. 1886.

(8) Edwin Hooke, b. Oct. 1814; d. about 1889; in. Oct. 19, 1839, Ellen Austin, b. Nov. 26, 1819. He was a Captain in the 1st Middlesex London Regiment and for many years chief accountant for London Docks Company. Issue, nine, as follows:

(1) Ellen Maria Hooke, m. Herbert Morrison;
(2) Mary Jane Hooke;
(3) Edwin Hooke, d. unm.;
(4) Fanny Hooke;
(5) Thomas Arthur Hooke, d. unm.;
(6) Avis Hooke, in. Herbert Foreaux Weiss;
(7) Alice Emma Hooke, m. John Green;
(8) Herbert Octavus Hooke and
(9) Irene Hooke.