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John Hooson

(1841 - 1904)


Father: John Hooson (1812 - 1844)
Mother: Nancy Drake (1811 - 1885)

Siblings:

Other parents of half-siblings:
  1. Father: John Cockroft

Children:

With Mary Greenwood


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1841-08 Birth
  • Census 1881
  • GRO index:  F1  T1
  • GRO online:  T2
1841-12-25 Baptism
  • Place: St Mary, Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Abode: Ovenden
  • Parish record:  F2  T3
1851-03-30 Census
  • Census record HO107-2301-153-2:  F3  F3  F4  T4
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Roper Green, Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 19
  • Occupation: Engine tenter (cotton mill)
  • Birthplace: Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Note: William Drake might be related to John's mother.
  • Census record RG09-3297-48-22:  F5  F6  F7  T5
1862-03-04 Marriage
Mary Greenwood (1832 - 1895)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Engine tenter
  • Witness: William Widdup
  • Witness: John Thomas (possibly parish official)
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Brunswick Street, Keighley, Yorkshire
  • Age: 29
  • Occupation: Engine tenter
  • Birthplace: Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG10-4319-18-30:  F11  F12  F13  T8
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 31 Milner Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 39
  • Occupation: Engineer at cotton factory
  • Birthplace: Halifax, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4149-109-11:  F14  F15  F16  T9
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 23 Railway View, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 49
  • Occupation: Engine driver
  • Birthplace: Halifax, Yorkshire
1895-01-12 Snowstorm
  • Summary: Jack Hooson digs out cottages at Roggerham Gate
  • Briercliffe Society:  Link
  • Newspaper:  F20
    • Edition: Burnley Express - Wednesday 16 January 1895
1896-01-30 Bankruptcy
  • Abode: Roggerham Gate Inn, Briercliffe, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Edinburgh Gazette:  F21  T11
    • Edition: Edinburgh Gazette, February 7, 1896, page 126
  • London Gazette:  F22  F23  T12
    • Edition: London Gazette, February 4, 1896, page 676
1896-10-28 Court case
  • Summary: John Hooson lost appeal against two Burnley doctors
  • Briercliffe Society:  Link
  • Newspaper:  F24
    • Edition: Liverpool Mercury - Thursday October 29 1896
1900-07-04 Marriage
Jane Steventon (abt.1849 - 1913)
  • Place: St Luke, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 58
  • Occupation: Engineer
  • Witness: Alfred Nuttall
  • Witness: Mary Spencer
  • Note: Jane was a widow. Witness Alfred is her son.
1901-03-21 Census
  • Abode: 11 High Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 59
  • Birthplace: Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-3884-115-8:  F27  F28  T18
1904-09-25 Death
  • Age: 62
  • Place: 11 High Street, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Cause: Acute peritonitisi, syncope
  • Informant: Fred Hooson
  • Estimated from burial record
  • GRO index:  F29  T19
  • lancashirebmd:  T20
  • Death certificate:  F30  T21
1904-09-28 Burial
  • Place: Grave H31, St James, Briercliffe, Lancashire


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
[Births Jul/Aug/Sep 1841]   Hooson  John  Halifax  XXII 237
        
T2
HOOSON, JOHN  DRAKE
GRO Reference: 1841  S Quarter in HALIFAX  Volume 22  Page 237
        
T3
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Illingworth in Halifax in the County of York in the Year 1841
No. 532 Dec'r 25th  John  John Nancy  Hooson  Ovenden  Weaver  E Lane
        
T4
1851 Census  HO107 Piece 2301 Folio 153 Page 2

Parish or Township of Ovenden
Ecclesiastical District of St Marys Illingworth [struck out]
City or Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village of [blank]

Schedule 8  Jumples

John Cockroft    Head         Mar    37      Stone Delver     Yorkshire Ovenden
Nancy Cockroft   Wife         Mar        41                   Yorkshire Ovenden
Mary Ann Hooson  Daur in Law             16  Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
Dan Hooson       Son in Law          14      Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
Selina Hooson    Daur in Law             11  Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
John Hooson      Son in Law          9       Worsted Spinner  Yorkshire Ovenden
Enock Cockroft   Son                 2                        Yorkshire Ovenden
Mary Drake       Visitor      Widow      72  Infirm           Yorkshire Ovenden


Transcribed from YRKHO107_2300_2301-0451.jpg by dh

        
T5
1861 census RG09 piece 3297 folio 48 page 22

Parish or Township of Ovenden
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of St Marys Church Illingworth

Schedule 108   Roper Green

William Drake  Head     Mar  42     Engineer at a Worsted Mill  Yorkshire Ovenden
Emma Drake     Wife     Mar     38  Engineer wife               Yorkshire Ovenden
Jesse Drake    Son      Un   16     Dabler of Worsted           Yorkshire Ovenden
Ann Drake      Daur     Un      13  Spinner of Worsted          Yorkshire Ovenden
Fanney Drake   Daur     Un      10  Spinner of Worsted          Yorkshire Ovenden
Dann Drake     Son      Un   1                                  Yorkshire Ovenden
John Hooson    Boarder  Un   19     Engine tenter cotton        Yorkshire Ovenden

Transcribed from Census-1861-RG09-3297-48-22.jpeg by dh

        
T6
1862.  Marriage solemnized at [blank] in the Parish of Halifax in the County of York
No. 423  March 4
John Hooson     21  Bachr  Engine Tenter  Ovenden  John Hooson       Weaver
Mary Greenwood  25  Spinr                 Ovenden  Horace Greenwood  Labourer
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by [blank] or after Banns by me, George Bagot
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  John Hooson                }
                                          {  Mary Greenwood X her mark  }
in the Presence of us,  {  William Widdup  }
                        {  John Thomas     }
        
T7
[Marriages Jan/Feb/Mar 1862]   Hooson     John  Halifax  9a 502
[Marriages Jan/Feb/Mar 1862]   Greenwood  Mary  Halifax  9a 502
        
T8
1871 census RG10 piece 4319 folio 18 page 30

Civil Parish or Township of Keighley
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of Keighley
Village or Hamlet, &c, of [blank]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of Keighley
Ecclesiastical District of Keighley Parish Church

Schedule 129   Brunswick St

John Hooson    Head  Mar  29    Engine tenter  Yorks Halifax
Mary Hooson    Wife  Mar     34                Yorks Halifax
Thomas Hooson  Son        8                    Yorks Halifax
Fred Hooson    Son        6                    Yorks Halifax
Nancy Hooson   Daur          1                 Yorks Keighley

Transcribed from Census-1871-RG10-4319-18-30.jpeg by dh

        
T9
1881 census RG11 piece 4149 folio 109 page 11

Civil Parish or Township of Burnley
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of St Andrews
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Andrews

Schedule 355   31 Milner St
[Schedule number is obliterated; the next is 356]

John Hooson          Head  Mar  39     Engineer Cotton Factory  Yorks Halifax
Mary Hooson          Wife  Mar     41                           Yorks Wadsworth
Thomas Hy Hooson     Son   Unm  18     Stoker Cotton Factory    Yorks Halifax
Fred Hooson          Son        16     Engineer (Apprentice)    Yorks Halifax
Nancy Hooson         daur          11  Cotton Weaver            Yorks Keighley
Elizabeth A. Hooson  daur          9   Scholar                  Yorks Keighley

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4149-109-11.jpeg by dh

        
T10
1891 census  RG12 piece 3379 folio 84A page 11

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Little Marsden (part of)
Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield (part of)
Village of Brierfield (part of)
Parliamentary Division of Clitheroe (part of)
Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke (part of)

Schedule  43   23 Railway View

John Howson         Head  M  49     Engine Driver       Halifax Yorks
Mary Howson         Wife  M     52                      Hepponstall Yorks
Elizabeth A Howson  Daur  S     19  Cotton Weaver       Keighley Yorks

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3379-84a-11.jpg and Census-1891-RG12-3379-84a-11-fmp.jpg by dh

        
T11
BANKRUPTS  from the London Gazette. Receiving Orders.
John Hooson, Roggerham Gate Inn, Briercliffe, near
Burnley, Lancashire, formerly licensed victualler.
        
T12
No. 397  Hooson, John  Roggerham Gate Inn, Briercliffe, near Burnley, Lancashire  Formerly Licensed Victualler
Court: Burnley  Filing date: Jan. 15. 1896  No. 1 of 1896  Date of Receiving Order: Jan. 30, 1896
No. of Receiving Order: 1  Creditor's Petition  Sec. 4-1 (G.), Bankruptcy Act, 1883
        
T13
Page 12  The Year 1900
No. 57   Banns of Marriage between
John Hooson  Widower of this Parish and
Jane Nuttall of this Parish
Were published as follows:
1st, on Sunday June 17 by Joseph Gough
2nd, on Sunday      24 by Joseph Gough
3rd, on Sunday July 1  by Edward Jobson
        
T14
1900.  Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Brierfield in the County of Lancaster
No. 371  July 4th 1900
John Hooson   58  Widower  Engineer  Brierfield  John Hooson        Musician
Jane Nuttall  52           Domestic  Brierfield  William Steventon  Builder
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by ----- or after Banns by me, Joseph Gough (Curate)
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  John Hooson   }
                                          {  Jane Nuttall  }
in the Presence of us,  {  Alfred Nuttall  }
                        {  Mary Spencer    }
        
T15
Banns: St Luke, Brierfield, Lancs.
John Hooson - Widower of this parish
Jane Nuttall - of this parish
    First Reading: 17 Jun 1900; Read By: Joseph Gough
    Second Reading: 24 Jun 1900; Read By: Joseph Gough
    Third Reading: 1 Jul 1900; Read By: Ed Jobson
    Married 4 Jul 1900
    Register: Banns of Marriage 1873 - 1900, Page 12, Entry 57
    Source: LDS Film 1471023
        
T16
Marriage: 4 Jul 1900 St Luke, Brierfield, Lancs.
John Hooson - 58 Engineer Widower of Brierfield
Jane Nuttall - 52 Domestic of Brierfield
    Groom's Father: John Hooson, Musician
    Bride's Father: William Stevenson, Builder
    Witness: Alfred Nuttall; Mary Spencer
    Married by Banns by: Joseph Gough Curate
    Register: Marriages 1873 - 1900, Page 186, Entry 371
    Source: LDS Film 1471023
        
T17
HOOSON  John  NUTTALL  Jane  1900  Brierfield, St Luke  Lancashire  Preston  CE115/1/371
        
T18
1901 census  RG13 Piece 3884 Folio 115 Page 8

Administrative County Lancaster
Civil Parish of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical Parish of Brierfield St Luke
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Brierfield
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of South
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe N.E. Lancs

Schedule 37  11 High St  4 rooms

John Hooson     Head      M  59     Mechanical Engineer  Worker  Yorkshire Ovenden
Jane [Hooson]   Wife      M     53                               Shropshire Wellington
Alfred Nuttall  Step-son  S  17     Cart Cover Maker     Worker  Lancs Todmorden


Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-115-8.jpg by dh

        
T19
Deaths Jul/Aug/Sep 1904   Hooson  John  62  Burnley  8e 170
        
T20
HOOSON   John   62   1904   Nelson   Lancashire   Preston   NEL/11/69
        
T21
341  Twenty-fifth September 1904  11 High Street Brierfield U.D.
John Hooson  Male  62 years  Commercial Traveller
Acute Peritonitis Syncope  Certified by W. Bird M.B.
Fred Hooson  Son  in attendance  99 Bastwell Terrace Blackburn
Twenty-sixth September 1904  W.E. Riley Deputy Registrar
        
T22
Burial: 28 Sep 1904 St James, Briercliffe, Lancs.
John Hooson -
    Age: 62 years
    Abode: 11 High Street, Brierfield
    Grave: H31
    Buried by: W. S. Matthews
    Register: Burials 1894 - 1952, Page 53, Entry 419
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T23
Grave: 31   Row: H   St James, Briercliffe, Lancs.

23 Aug 1895     John Hooson, of Roggerham Gate Inn, Extwistle
Grave Type:     Single Vault
Notes:  This vault now full. CBK

Interments:
    Name            Age         Date buried
1   Mary Hooson     59 years    23 Aug 1895
2   John Hooson     62 years    28 Sep 1904
3   Jane Hooson     63          7 May 1913

Register:   Graves 1888 - 2011, Entry 107
Source:     Original Parish Register
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1841B3-H-0227.jpg
F2 Image Baptism-JohnHooson-1841-12-25-StMaryIllingworth.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1851-HO107-2301-153-2.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2301-153-2-Cockroft-Hooson.text
F5 Image Census-1861-RG09-3297-48-22.jpeg
F6 Image Census-1861-RG09-3297-48-22-ancestry.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3297-48-22-Drake.text
F8 Image Marriage-JohnHooson-MaryGreenwood-1862-03-04-StJohnTheBaptistHalifax.jpeg
F9 Image 1862M1-H-0315.jpg
F10 Image 1862M1-G-0169.jpg
F11 Image Census-1871-RG10-4319-18-30.jpeg
F12 Transcript Census-1871-HOOSON-John-transcript.pdf
F13 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4319-18-30-Hooson.text
F14 Image Census-1881-RG11-4149-109-11.jpeg
F15 Transcript Census-1881-HOOSON-John-transcript.pdf
F16 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4149-109-11-Hooson.text
F17 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-84a-11.jpg
F18 Image Census-1891-RG12-3379-84a-11-fmp.jpg
F19 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3379-84a-11-Hooson.text
F20 Transcript BurnleyExpress-1895-01-16-ScenesOnASnowySunday.txt
F21 Image EdinburghGazette-1896-02-07-p126-JohnHooson-Bankruptcy.pdf
F22 Image LondonGazette-1896-02-04-p675-JohnHooson-Bankruptcy.pdf
F23 Image LondonGazette-1896-02-04-p676-JohnHooson-Bankruptcy.pdf
F24 Transcript LiverpoolMercury-1896-10-29-BurnleyMedicalLibelCase-JohnHooson.txt
F25 Image Banns-JohnHooson-JaneNuttall-1900-07-01-StLukeBrierfield.jpeg
F26 Image Marriage-JohnHooson-JaneNuttall-1900-07-04-StLukeBrierfield.jpeg
F27 Image Census-1901-RG13-3884-115-8.jpg
F28 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3884-115-8-S37-Hooson.text
F29 Image 1904D3-H-0159.tif
F30 Image DC-1904-JohnHooson.jpg


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