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The Hooper Family of Merriott

17th Century             18th Century           19th Century      Censuses      20th Century

Earliest mention in the Records - 17th Century

The surname HOOPER was already well established in Merriott in the 17th Century.  The first mention of the surname HOOPER in the Parish Records was the 1647 Baptism of Thomas HOOPER, father Robert HOOPER als COOKE.   

MARRIAGES - 17th Century

28 December 1654 John Hooper ( Son of the wid. Hooper, of Merriott) m  Joane Hutchins
September 1656 Elizabeth Hooper ( Of Bishop-Lyddatt;)  Married at Taunton Thomas Lawrence
28 April 1670 Dorothy Hooper m Thomas Lawrence

BAPTISMS - Late 17th Century (or burials if noted)

Robert Hooper (als Cooke) Baptism 10 August 1647 Thomas
James Hooper  Burial 23 August 1663 Thomas
Stephan Hooper (als Cook/Cooke) Baptism 26 April 1666 Georg 
Baptism 1 November 1667 Elizabeth 
Baptism 4 October 1669 Robert 
Burial 7 June 1670 Elizabeth 		 Burial 22 March 1672 Robert 
Baptism 15 July 1672 Charles 
Baptism 12 April 1674 Elizabeth 
Baptism 2 February 1676 John 
John Hooper Burial 17 October 1670 Mary
Stephen & Sarah Hooper Baptism 21 April 1685 Stephen
George & Rachel Hooper  Baptism 1 January 1691 Rachel
Rachel Hooper Birth 9 January 1696 Rachel
Baptism 17 January 1696 Rachell
John & Mary Hooper Baptism 6 January 1697 John
Birth 24 December 1697 John
Baptism  2 December 1700 Elizabeth
Birth  30 November 1700 Elizabeth
Baptism  8 May 1703 Susannah
Birth 6 May 1703 Susannah		 Baptism  15 November 1705 George
Baptism  19 November 1710 Thomas
Burial 25 November 1711 Tho.
Baptism t 5 January 1712 Mary 
Burial  18 July 1714 George
Baptism  22 July 1716 Ann
Stephen & Mary Hooper  Baptism  26 January 1700 Charles
Birth  26 January 1700 Charles		 Baptism  6 January 1702/3  Mary
Birth 26 December 1702 Mary

BURIALS

MALES FEMALES
17 September 1693 Charles Hooper 
1 January 1668 James Hooper (something illegible written after Hooper)
15 September 1670 John Hooper  		23 December 1673 Edith Hooper als Cooke 
13 May 1683 Elizabeth Hooper 
24 May 1693 Elizabeth Hooper 
14 June 1671 Joane Hooper 
4 December 1679 Joan Hooper 
1 March 1682 Joan Hooper 
22 November 1695 Rachel Hooper 
22 June 1698 Rachel Hooper 
13 November 1698 Sarah Hooper 


HOOPER in Merriott in the 18th Century

MARRIAGES 

MALES - 10 FEMALES - 10
2 July 1717 Stephen Hooper m Joan Templeman
1 November 1744 Roger Hooper m Eliz Langdon?
1 February 1749 John Hooper m Joan Murry (Kingsdon)
22 August 1753 John Hooper m Jane Irland
21 December 1762 Stephen Hooper m Mary Thatcher
26 December 1769 John Hooper m Mary Lawrence
4 February 1773 Stephen Hooper m Mary Stone
11 May 1784 Thomas Hooper m Ann Farr
20 October 1788 George Hooper m Joanna Chant
29 December 1794 Joseph Hooper m Mary Pattemore 		10 May 1726 Mary Hooper, of Merriott m Samuel Lawrence, of Merriott
7 July 1728 Susanna Hooper m John Doutch
23 June 1736 Mary Hooper, of Merriott m William Higgins, of Merriott
31 July 1740 Anne Hooper m John Pike
30 January 1749 Mary Hooper m Anthony Wills
4 June 1753 Elizabeth Hooper m John Lawrence
28 July 1755 Elizabeth Hooper m John Pike
17 May 1756 Sarah Hooper m George England
11 November 1783 Mary Hooper m Robert Buckland
26 December 1794 Sarah Hooper m John Lacy

BAPTISMS 

Roger & Ann Hooper Baptism 29 January 1716 Mary
Burial 26 February 1716 Mary		 Baptism 7 April 1727 Mary
No detail given Baptism 7 August 1718 Joan
Stephen & Joan (nee Templeman) Hooper Baptism 24 July 1718 Sarah
Baptism  15 May 1720 Stephen
Baptism  7 September 1722 Marey
Baptism  9 February 1723 Eliz		 Baptism  28 November 1725 Stephen
Baptism  24 February 1726 Joan
Baptism  10 December 1731 Stephen
Stephen Hooper (no wife's name given) Burial 24 March 1721 Stephen 
Burial  27 April 1729 Joan 		 Burial  14 May 1729 Stephen 
John & Mary Hooper Baptism  29 August 1723 Sarah
Baptism  17 October 1725 Ann
Baptism  21 September 1727 Sarah
Burial  1 October 1727 Mary
Baptism  14 December 1728 Thomas		 Baptism  7 September 1731 John
Baptism  6 October 1734 George
Baptism  illegible 1737 Mary
Baptism  2 September 1739 Samuel
Susanna Hooper Baptism 25 December 1725 Susanna  A Base Child
Charles & Mary Hooper  Baptism 31 March 1741 Martha  
John & Joan (nee Murry) Hooper Baptism 18 November 1753 Susannah  
John & Jane (nee Irland)  Hooper  Baptism  25 July 1756 Samuel
Baptism  4 February 1759 Ann
Baptism  21 June 1761 Thomas		 Burial  5 August 1763 Ann
Baptism  8 July 1764 John
Baptism  8 March 1767 George
Stephen & Mary (nee Thatcher) Hooper Baptism t 25 December 1773 Joan
John & Mary (nee Lawrence) Hooper Baptism  5 August 1770 Joseph
Baptism  12 April 1772 Sarah
Baptism  27 November 1774 Charles
Baptism  27 July 1777 Ann		 Baptism  30 August 1778 George
Baptism  1 April 1782 Mary
Baptism  27 January 1788 Stephen
Baptism  30 September 1792 Susanna
Mary Hooper Baptism 5 September 1781 Jonathan
Burial 23 December 1781 Jonathon		 Burial 7 June 1787 George
Thomas & Ann (nee Farr) Hooper Baptism  1 August 1784 John
Baptism  21 January 1787 Samuel
Baptism  25 May 1789 Roger
Baptism  29 May 1791 Thomas
Baptism  25 December 1793 Susanna		 Baptism  31 May 1795 Joseph
Baptism  21 May 1798 James
Baptism  22 December 1799 Susanna
Baptism  13 May 1804 George
Baptism  4 June 1810 Jesse3
John & Ann Hooper Baptism 20 February 1785 John  
George & Joanna (nee Chant) Hooper Baptism  2 April 1792 John
Baptism  31 May 1795 Jenny		 Baptism  28 December 1796 Jane
Joseph & Mary (nee Pattemore) Hooper Baptism  8 December 1799 Sampson Baptism  22 January 1804 Ann

BURIALS

MALES FEMALES
18 August 1706 George Hooper 
24 October 1734 George Hooper
17 January 1762 John Hooper
1 May 1772 John Hooper
10 December 1780 John Hooper
11 October 1795 John Hooper
7 December 1760 Roger Hooper
12 May 1754 Samuel Hooper
7 January 1710 Stephen Hooper 
6 October 1765 Stephen Hooper
 15 April 1744 Ann Hooper
19 February 1758 Ann Hooper
27 April 1749 Harrioty? Hooper
13 January 1769 Jane (John's wife) Hooper 
18 October 1795 Jenny Hooper
20 May 1768 Joan Hooper
21 December 1797 Joan Hooper
27 November 1715 Mary Hooper
29 January 1720 Mary Hooper Wife of John
11 October 1727 Mary Hooper
10 September 1731 Mary Hooper
26 October 1742 Mary Hooper
5 May 1771 Mary (Stephen's wife) Hooper
1 March 1740 Sarah Hooper
6 September 1795 Susanna Hooper

HOOPER in Merriott in the 19th Century

By the time of the censuses of the 19th Century, the surname HOOPER was the 9th  most common surname in Merriott.

MARRIAGES pre 1837

MALES - 6 FEMALES - 5
21 June 1810 Samuel Hooper m Mary Pearce 
12 October 1815 Roger Hooper m Elizabeth Trask
1 October 1820 George Hooper m Susanna Sweet
15 October 1821 Sampson Hooper m Elizabeth Rousell
28 December 1828 Joseph Hooper m Ann Trask
6 August 1832 Charles Hooper m Eliza Lawrence		 18 July 1802 Mary Hooper m John Osborne
25 July 1803 Ann Hooper m Richard Spire (West Chinnock)
14 October 1806 Hannah Hooper m John Butcher
29 October 1818 Ann Hooper m Joseph Eason
9 June 1822 Ann Hooper m Sampson Trask

MARRIAGES post 1837 (extra detail)

Date

Year

Forename

Surname

Spouse

Age

Condition

Signed?

Abode

Occupation

Father

Father's Occ

Witness

30-Nov

1847

Samuel

Hooper

Elizabeth Mitchell

23

Bachelor

No

Stratton Road

Labourer

Samuel Hooper

Collier

James Sweet

30-Nov

1847

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Samuel Hooper

21

Spinster

No

Eggwood's Lane

Domestic

Thomas Mitchell

Thresher

Sarah Bailey

23-Dec

1849

Ann

Mitchell

Robert Hooper

24

Spinster

No

Church St

Glove sewer

John Mitchell

Gardener

Harriett Mitchell

23-Dec

1849

Robert

Hooper

Ann Mitchell

26

Bachelor

Yes

Broadway

Labourer

Roger Hooper

Cattle Doctor

John Hooper

20-Mar

1851

Mary Ann

Eason

Charles Hooper

21

Spinster

No

Lower St

Servant

Sampson Eason

Fruiterer

Ann Shutler

20-Mar

1851

Charles

Hooper

Mary Ann Eason

21

Bachelor

Yes

Lower St

Traunter

Joseph Hooper

Collier

Alfred Paul

5-Aug

1853

Ellen

Hooper

Robert Trask

21

Spinster

No

Broadway

not given

Joseph Hooper

Collier

Catherine Hooper

5-Aug

1853

Robert

Trask

Ellen Hooper

21

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Labourer

Isaiah Trask

Gardener

George England

30-Sep

1856

George

England

Catherine Hooper

full

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Garden

John England

Gardener

Sidney Hooper

30-Sep

1856

Catherine

Hooper

George England

full

Spinster

Yes

Crewkerne Road

Joseph Hooper

Gardener

Emma Eason

15-Sep

1859

Mary Sarah

Greenin

Robert Hooper

60

Widow

No

Merriott

 

James Hockey

Factory Owner?

Ellen Sweet

15-Sep

1859

Robert

Hooper

Mary Sarah Greenin

59

Bachelor

No

Egwood Lane

Shepherd

Thomas Hooper

Labourer

Joseph Osborne

20-Nov

1859

Rachel

Hooper

George Hooper

32

Spinster

No

Merriott

James Hooper

Labourer

Elizabeth Grinter

20-Nov

1859

George

Hooper

Rachel Hooper

33

Bachelor

No

Merriott

Labourer

Roger Hooper

Cattle Driver?

Robert Hooper

8-Dec

1862

George

Burt

Susan Ann Hooper

27

Bachelor

No

Merriott

Labourer

Robert Burt

Labourer

Robert Hooper

8-Dec

1862

Susan Ann

Hooper

George Burt

29

Spinster

No

Merriott

 

Samuel Hooper

Labourer

Mary Hooper

27-Oct

1863

George

Hooper

Ann Mitchell Lawrence

22

Bachelor

No

Merriott

Tranter

Joseph Hooper

Gardener

George England

27-Oct

1863

Ann Mitchell

Lawrence

George Hooper

21

Spinster

No

Merriott

Susan Lawrence

Single Woman

Emma Hooper

3-Sep

1871

Joseph

Hooper

Elizabeth Hooper

20

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Carpenter

Joseph Hooper

Tranter

Henry Farr

3-Sep

1871

Elizabeth

Hooper

Joseph Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Merriott

 

Robert Hooper

Farm Labourer

Ellen Old

25-Dec

1873

George

Hooper

Anna Osborne

21

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Tranter

Charles Hooper

Inn Keeper

George Hooper

25-Dec

1873

Anna

Osborne

George Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Merriott

William Osborne

Gardener

Emma Osborne

23-Dec

1879

Edward

Hooper

Mary Maria Osborne

21

Bachelor

Yes

Farm Barton,
Lower St

Labourer

Robert Hooper, late

Labourer

William Osborne

23-Dec

1879

Mary Maria

Osborne

Edward Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Lower Street

Joseph Osborne

Labourer

Elizabeth Giles

21-Nov

1880

George

Hooper

Emma Osborne

21

Bachelor

Yes

Crewkerne

Market Gardener

Sidney Hooper

Market gardener

John Hooper

21-Nov

1880

Emma

Osborne

George Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Merriott

George Osborne

Gardener

Lavinia Osborne

4-Apr

1882

Annie

Hooper

John Charles Corbin

24

Spinster

No

Boward Lane

not given

not given

Mary Hooper

4-Apr

1882

John Charles

Corbin

Annie Hooper

24

Bachelor

Yes

Boward Lane

Carter

not given

not given

James Wills

4-Jul

1882

George

Samways

Ann Hooper

68

Widower

No

Bow

Shepherd

Edward Samways (deceased)

Labourer

Joseph Hooper

4-Jul

1882

Ann

Hooper

George Samways

56

Widow

No

Lower St

John Mitchell (deceased)

Gardener

Elizabeth Hooper

23-Jul

1882

George

Hooper

Susan Frost

23

Bachelor

No

Hitching

Labourer

George Hooper

Labourer

James Wills

23-Jul

1882

Susan

Frost

George Hooper

25

Spinster

No

Broadway

Factory Hand

Thomas Frost

Thatcher

Mary Hooper

24-Dec

1882

James

Wills

Mary Elizabeth Hooper

21

Bachelor

No

Boozer Pit

Labourer

Amos Wills

Labourer

George Hooper

24-Dec

1882

Mary Elizabeth

Hooper

James Wills

21

Spinster

No

Eggwood Lane

George Hooper

Labourer

Susan Hooper

19-Oct

1883

Samuel

Hooper

Emma Osborne

21

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Market Gardener

Charles Hooper

Market Gardener

William Hooper

19-Oct

1883

Emma

Osborne

Samuel Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Lower Street

Job Osborne

Market gardener

Mary Hooper

7-Dec

1883

George

Hooper

Louisa Farr

30

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Hawker

Robert Trask

Labourer

Joseph Rousell

7-Dec

1883

Louisa

Farr

George Hooper

31

Widow

Yes

Broadway

Job Osborne

Farmer

Ann Rousell

15-Dec

1884

John

Hooper

Ann Trask

24

Bachelor

Yes

Broadway

Labourer

Charles Hooper

Market gardener

William Osborne

15-Dec

1884

Ann

Trask

John Hooper

22

Spinster

Yes

Broadway

 

Isaiah Trask

Market gardener

Emma Osborne

25-Dec

1885

John

Lawrence

Emma Hooper

24

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Market Gardener

illegitimate

William Hooper

25-Dec

1885

Emma

Hooper

John Lawrence

21

Spinster

Yes

Broadway

Charles Hooper

Market Gardener

Mary Hooper