Person:Jacob Hooper (2)

Jacob Hooper was born on 2nd July 1822 in the parish of Stoke Damerel in Devon, son of a tailor named Jacob Hooper and his wife Charity. Young Jacob was baptised when he was about a month old at the the Morice Street Wesleyan Chapel in Plymouth Dock, the main town in Stoke Damerel parish, which would be renamed Devonport two years later.

Jacob's next sighting is in 1841, when he was working as a servant at a farm in Bere Ferrers, a few miles north of Stoke Damerel. Five years later he was married there to Mary Drake. After their marriage, Jacob and Mary lived with her widowed father at Monkeys Castle, a cottage on the road between Bere Ferrers and Bere Alston, appearing there in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses, with Jacob working as an agricultural labourer. Jacob and Mary appear to have had at least six children together, and Jacob also acted a stepfather to a daughter Mary had before their marriage.

Some time between 1861 and 1871 Jacob, Mary, their children and Mary's father all moved a short distance from Monkeys Castle to Wattons (now called Wottens) Farm, where Jacob was described as the farmer.

Mary died in 1880, aged 60. Jacob continued living at Wattons Farm with his daughter Amelia, and later also with her husband Alfred Whitting and children.

Jacob died in 1902, aged 79.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Baptism register, in England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
   Piece 0865: Devonport, Morice Street (Wesleyan), 1821-1837.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the TOWN of PLYMOUTH-DOCK, in the PARISH of STOKE-DAMEREL, in the County of Devon, in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and [Twenty two]
   When Born	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   July 2nd 1822 No. 396	August 5th 1822	Jacob	Jacob & Charity	Hooper	Labourer	Jonas Jagger

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 240; Book 4; Folio 10; Page 14, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Clamoak, Beerferris, Devon
   John Jackson, male, 39 [1801/2], Farmer, born in county
   Eliza Jackson, female, 25 [1815/16], born in county
   William Jackson, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   John Jackson, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Maria Jackson, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Jane Jackson, female, 6 months [1840/1], born in county
   William Broad, male, 70 [1766-1771], Ind[ependent], not born in county
   Thomas Rule, male, 28 [1812/13], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   Thomas Peter, male, 18 [1822/3], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   Jacob Hooper, male, 18 [1822/3], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   Samuel Fuge, male, 12 [1828/9], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   Mary Watkins, female, 21 [1819/20], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   Grace Wevil, female, 18 [1822/3], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1883; Folio 79; Page 18, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Monkeys Castle, Beerferris, Devon
   [households listed in order: ...Wallers, Hole Farm, Monkeys Castle, Well...]
   John Drake, head, widower, male, 65 [1785/6], Ag lab, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Jane Harry, daughter, married, female, 27 [1823/4], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Christopher Drake, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1828/9], Labourer in Lead Mine, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary Ann Harry, granddaughter, female, 1m [1851], b. Beerferris, Devon
   ~ [2nd household at Monkeys Castle]
   Jacob Hooper, head, married, male, 28 [1822/3], Ag lab, b. Stoke Damerel, Devon
   Mary Hooper, wife, married, female, 31 [1819/20], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary A. Hooper, daugher, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Beerferris, Devon
   John Hooper, son, male, 7m [1850], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary Jane Drake, daughter in law, female, 11 [1839/40], b. Beerferris, Devon

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1457; Folio 54; Page 7, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Monkeys Castle, Beerferris, Devon
   John Drake, head, widower, male, 71 [1789/90], Sexton, Farm Labourer, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Jacob Hooper, lodger son in law, married, male, 38 [1822/3], Farm laborer, b. Stoke Damerell, Devon
   Mary Hooper, daughter, married, female, 41 [1819/20], Laborers wife, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary Jane Drake, daughter in law, unmarried, female, 21 [1839/40], House servant, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Mary Ann Hooper, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
   John Hooper, son, male, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
   William Richard Hooper, son, male, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Jacob Hooper, son, male, 6 [1854/5], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Edwin Hooper, son, male, 4 [1856/7], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Amelia Elizabeth Hooper, daughter, female, 1 [1859/60], b. Beerferris, Devon

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 2142; Folio 60; Page 23, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Wattens, Beerferris, Devon
   Jacob Hooper, head, married, male, 48 [1822/3], Farmer of 15 acres, b. Devon
   Mary Hooper, wife, married, female, 51 [1819/20], Farmers Wife, b. Devon
   Mary Ann Hooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1848/9], Farmers Daur, b. Devon
   John Hooper, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Farmers Son, b. Devon
   Jacob Hooper, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1854/5], Farmers Son, b. Devon
   Edwin Hooper, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1856/7], Farmers Son, b. Devon
   Em. Amelia Elizbeth Hooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Devon

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2215; Folio 62; Page 17, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Wattons Farm, Beerferris, Devon
   Jacob Hooper, head, widower, male, 58 [1822/3], Farmer of 22 acres, b. Devonport, Devon
   Amelia E. Hooper, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1859/60], b. Beerferris, Devon
   John Salt, servant, male, 13 [1867/8], Farm Serv[an]t indoor, b. Tamerton Folliott, Devon

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1748; Folio 44; Page 10, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Wattons Farm, Beer Ferris, Devon
   Jacob Hooper, head, widower, male, 68 [1822/3], Farmer, employer, b. Devonport, Devon
   Alfred Whiting, son in law, married, male, 30 [1860/1], Carrier, employed, b. Kingsbridge, Devon
   Amelia E. Whiting, daughter, married, female, 30 [1860/1], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Alice M. Whiting, granddaughter, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Fanny Whiting, granddaughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
   Ernest Whiting, son [sic], male, 1 [1889/90], b. Beerferris, Devon
   Ellen J. Whalen, servant, single, female, 16 [1874/5], General Domestic Serv[ant], employed, b. Beerferris, Devon

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2115; Folio 30; Page 32, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Wattons Farm, Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Jacob Hooper, head, widower, male, 77 [1823/4], Farmer, own accounty, b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Alfred Whitting, son in law, male, 40 [1860/1], General Labourer, worker, b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Amelia Whitting, daughter, married, female, 41 [1859/60], b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Alice M. Whitting, granddaughter, single, female, 17 [1883/4], b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Fanny Whitting, granddaughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Ernest J. Whitting, grandson, male, 11 [1889/90], b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Edith Whitting, granddaughter, female, 9 [1891/2], b. Bere Ferrers, Devon
   Lily M. Whitting, granddaughter, 1mo [1901], b. Bere Ferrers, Devon

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Jacob HOOPER, June Quarter 1902, Tavistock Registration District, Volume 5b, page 232, aged 79 [1822/3]