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John Hooson

(1812 - 1844)


Father: Dan Hooson (? - ?)
Mother: Hannah Earnshaw (? - ?)

Siblings:

Children:

With Nancy Drake


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1812-12-01 Birth
  • Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Estimated from baptism, 1841 census and burial records
1813-01-01 Baptism
  • Place: Zion Methodist New Connexion, Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Abode: Jumples, Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Parish register:  F1  F2  T1
1831-11-27 Marriage
Nancy Drake (1811 - 1885)
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Halifax
  • familysearch:  Link  T2
  • Parish register:  F3  T3
1841-06-07 Census
  • Census record HO107-1302-2-4-1:  F4  F5  F6  T4
  • Search results at findmypast.co.uk:  T5
1844-02-02 Death
  • Place: Slippy Lane, Ovenden, Yorkshire
  • Age: 31
  • Cause: Typhus fever
  • Informant: Charles Cockroft
  • Estimated from burial record
  • Death certificate:  F7  T6
1844-02-04 Burial
  • Place: St Mary, Illingworth
  • Parish register:  F8  T7
  • Sowerby Bridge & Illingworth Burials (Calderdale FHS):  T8
    • From: findmypast


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
John Son of Dan and Hannah Hooson of Jumples Bap Jan'y 1 1813
        
T2
Name:           John Hooson
Spouse's Name:  Nancy Drake
Event Date:     27 Nov 1831
Event Place:    Halifax,York,England
        
T3
Page 178  MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish Church of Halifax in the County of York in the Year 1831.
John Hooson of Ovenden of this Parish
Twister, Bachelor
and Nancy Drake of Ovenden of this Parish
Spinster
were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of
[blank] this twenty seventh Day of
November in the Year One thousand eight hundred and Thirty one
By me J.B.Reade  Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between us  { John Hooson X his mark
                                         { Nancy Drake X her mark
In the Presence of  { Wm Rushworth
                    { Thos Beaver
No. 532
        
T4
Township of Ovenden
Ashtree  John Hosoon  25      Worsted weaver  Y
         Nancy do         25                  Y
         Mary do          7                   Y
         Dan do       4                       Y
         Selinah do       2                   Y
        
T5
HOSOON, John*       1816    25      M   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Nancy       1816    25      F   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Mary        1834    7       F   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Dan         1837    4       M   Halifax     Yorkshire
HOSOON, Salinah     1839    2       F   Halifax     Yorkshire
        
T6
252  Second of February 1844  at Slipy Lane Ovenden
John Hooson  Male  31 years  Weaver
Typhus Fever
Charles Cockroft  Present at the death  Ovenden
Fourth of February 1844  Alexander Spencer Registrar
        
T7
Page 153.  BURIAL in the Parish of Illingworth in Halifax in the County of York in the Year 1844
No. 1222.  John Hooson  Ovenden  Feb'y 4  31  William Gillmor
        
T8
First name(s) JOHN
Last name     HOOSON
Birth year    1813
Death year    1844
Age           31
Burial year   1844
Burial day    04
Burial month  Feb
Residence     Ovenden
Parish        ILLINGWORTH, ST MARY
Record set    Sowerby Bridge & Illingworth Burials
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 40612_B0150708-00059.jpg
F2 Image tna_rg4_3408_0_0060.jpg
F3 Image 32355_248991-00487.jpg
F4 Image Census-1841-HO107-1302-2-4-1.jpeg
F5 Image WRYHO107_1302_1303-0006.jpg
F6 Image WRYHO107_1302_1303-0009.jpg
F7 Image DC-1844-JohnHooson.jpg
F8 Image Burial-JohnHooson-1844-02-04-StMaryIllingworth.jpeg


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