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There are no Hooper names recorded in the Calstock Protestation returns 1641 nor in the tax returns 1660 and 1664.
The Hooper families in Calstock appear to originate from two Hooper families in Calstock during 18th Century.
The first family is that of Joseph Hooper and Hannah Colling who were married 30 Jan 1761 in Beer Ferrers. In the Parish Register Joseph was described
as “of Calstock” and Hannah as “of Lamerton”. The witnesses were Francis Hooper and Francis Colling.
Searches in the Parish registers have not discovered the baptism of either Joseph or Hannah. The witness Francis Hooper could have been Joseph′s
father or another relative. The Calstock Parish registers are very fragmented and difficult to read before 1750 and I doubt a record will be found there.
The second family is that of John Hooper and Dorothy Nettle married 05 Feb 1780. John was described as sojourner of the parish of Calstock. Dorothy was
born in Calstock and baptised there 13 Apr 1760. John′s origin has not been found.
There is one baptism of William James Hooper 24 Dec 1769 with parents John Hooper and Hannah. Since no other records of these parents have been
discovered I think there is a good chance that there has been and error and that the parents were in fact Joseph and Hannah Hooper.
The birth is listed this way in the families and descendent tree.
The ocupations of these families are principally Carpenters, Blacksmiths, Stonecutters and later Miners. A number of families emmigrated to America
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