Alfred Hooper, son of Michael and Ann (née Lloyde), was born on 15 January 1835 at Littleham (near Exmouth) in Devon, England. He arrived in Victoria about 1855 and moved to the Geelong area soon after. On 14 January in 1857 Alfred married Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (née Puddle) Blackwell, in Geelong. They had the following children: Charles — born 15 January 1857 in Geelong, married Maria Gowty on 13 December 1857 at Connewarre, died on 21 May 1892 aged 35 as a result of drowning in a boating accident Alfred — born on 1 March 1859 at Moolap, married Bridget Agnes Bensted on 10 May 1886 at Connewarre, died on 19 April 1897 aged 38 as a result of drowning at Mornington Mary Ann — born in November 1860 at Geelong, died on 11 March 1866 aged 5 years at Reedy Lake as a result on drowning Sarah Miranda — born on 19 June 1862 at Connewarre, married James Elliott on 26 August 1880 at Geelong, moved to Donald after her marriage where she was the postmistress and owned a real estate agency, married William Willey, died on 27 June 1945 aged 83 at Donald Eliza Louisa — born on 11 October 1863 at Connewarre, married James Broughton on 1 February 1881 at Donald, died 8 February 1937 aged 73 at Avoca Robert Michael — born 4 November 1865 at Connewarre, married Rosseannah Eileen Nolan in 1893, died at the Alfred Hospital at Prahran aged 56 on 27 June 1921 Mary Ann Elizabeth — born in August 1867 at Geelong, died on 19 January 1876 aged 8 years Eva Georgina — born on 13 February 1870 in Geelong, married William Henry Blencowe in 1889 in Geelong, died on 14 November 1958 aged 88 years at Northcote Alice Martha Jane — born 13 June 1872 in Geelong, died on 29 March 1873 aged 9 months at Geelong Archibald Arthur Oliver — born on 10 October 1873 at Geelong, died on 19 December 1888 aged Geelong aged 15 years as a result of being kicked by a horse Margaret Louisa — born in 1874 in Geelong, died on 22 January 1875 aged 10 weeks David Harry Edward — born on 1 October 1875 at Geelong, died on 29 January 1876 aged 4 months, buried at Geelong Eastern Cemetery Mabel Ethyl Maria — born on 6 November 1876 at Geelong, married Archibald Alfred Oscar von Sierakowski in 1905, died 26 June 1893 aged 76 years at Clifton Hill Alfred died on 1 June 1876 aged 41 on the Werribee River as a result on a boating accident. He was buried in the Church of England section of the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Sarah died on 27 November 1884 at Ocean Grove. |
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Charlotte Dawson
20/8/2021 02:18:53 pm
This is my family, thank you so much.
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