Michael HOOPER
- Born: Cir 1784, Topsham, Devon, England
- Baptised: 26 Dec 1784, Topsham, Devon, England
- Marriage (1): Mary CHILCOT on 1 Mar 1807 in Topsham, Devon, England
- Died: 20 Nov 1855, Exminster, Devon, England aged about 71
General Notes:
The big issue in reconciling the correct Michael is Pro : - Benjamin George said his father was a Cordwainer when he married in 1843 - Michael William said his father was a Shoemaker when he married in 1845 - Michael and then Benjamin became the parish Constable - Children from 1813 onward had father Michael, occupation Cordwainer - except 2 where it was Constable - Michael William (1819) and Benjamin George - Michael was a cordwainer when he married in 1807 - He was in Taunton asylum in 1841 and wife was Mary, plus son Samuel - as per churchwardens census of 1841. So that was the correct Michael. Is it just a coincidence he was in an asylum in 1851 and 1855? - The national census that year lists him in the asylum, but much younger than true age. He was a ropemaker. Against : - 1851 in Exminster he was a Fisherman - Death certificate (1855 Exminster) says he was a Fisherman (but probably the same source of info), but from Topsham - Age at death was 64, not 71 as expected - matches with being 59 on the 1851 census
There does seem to be only one Michael in Topsham at the relevant times. - There was another one who married Susanna Mugford in Topsham. But from the 1851 census, he was born in Plymouth and she was from Topsham. - There is one in Exmouth who was a mariner. He was in Exmouth until 1861 (died in Dec 1861). Wife was Ann. He was born in Exmouth.
On balance it is likely that this is the correct person. - The correct Michael in an asylum in 1841 and so likely to be the same person in Exminster asylum - Age difference occurred from first asylum - Occupation difference is only at Exminster - and may have carried over from the description "ropemaker" at Taunton - If not him, then where did he go!
Name was obtained from baptism of son Benjamin
From Transcript of Topsham Baptisms 458 Michael Hooper, son of Michael & Mary 26 Dec 1784 B
Probable Deaths Dec 1855 Hooper Michael St Thomas 5b _1 (looks like 31 or 51 - on findmypast.com it looks probable it is 51)
Death certificate Died on Twentieth November 1855 at County Asylum, Exminster Michael Hooper, Male, 64, Formerly a Fisherman at Topsham. Informant was John Bethrey, present at the death, of Exminster, on First December 1855
Also from the transcripts of the Topsham Registers One might be justified in thinking that the people of Topsham were so peaceful that the need for restraint did not exist, but we cannot believe that amongst the motley crowd which usually accompany ships from foreign ports there were no rowdy characters. Nevertheless there is no mention of anything to suggest the need for protection until 1819 when Michael Hooper, Constable, is mentioned. The office appears to be hereditary, for a few years later Benjamin Hooper was the Parish Constable.
Devon Social & Institutional records Transcription First name(s) Michael Last name Hooper Year 1841 Date ? ? 1841 Place Topsham Description page 27 MICHAEL HOOPER age 69 abode TAUNTON LUNATIC ASSYLUM no of children 1 chargeable parish TOPSHAM Dataset Topsham 1841 Labouring Census Record type Local census County Devon Country England Archive Devon Heritage Centre Devon Heritage Centre reference 1417A add PO12 Record set Devon Social & Institutional records Category Directories & social history Subcategory Social history Collections from Great Britain
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MICHAEL HOOPER Male
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: 26 DEC 1784 Topsham, Devon, England
Death: Burial:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: MICHAEL HOOPER Family Mother: MARY
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MICHAEL HOOPER Male Family
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: MARY CHILCOTT Family Marriage: 01 MAR 1807 Topsham, Devon, England
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M051731 1745 - 1837 0962976 Film NONE
M051731 1837 - 1875 0917543 Film NONE
The marriages of both Michael William and Benjamin George say that their father was a shoe maker/cordwainer. So the person below may not be the correct Michael
1841 Churchwardens Census, Topsham Hooper Michael 69 Taunton Lunatic Asylum Hooper Mary 61 Fore Street # Children 1 Samuel age 15 Parish Topsham Comment Husband in the Taunton Lunatic Asylum
1841 census HO107/959/22 F17 P2 Fairwater House, Staplegrove, Taunton, Somerset Michael Hooper, 55, P. Rope Maker, N - Listed as an institution
There is a Michael Hooper, mariner, aged 45 in Exmouth on the 1841 census. But he is still in Exmouth in 1851 and 1861
1851 census HO107/1867 F548 P5 Devon County Lunatic Asylum, Exminster, Devon M Hooper, Patient (Pauper), 59, Fisherman, Devon Topsham
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Cordwainer, 28 Jan 1843, Topsham, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Shoemaker, 15 Sep 1845.
Michael married Mary CHILCOT, daughter of Edward CHILCOT and Mary WILCOX, on 1 Mar 1807 in Topsham, Devon, England. (Mary CHILCOT was born circa 1780 in St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, England, baptised on 1 Oct 1781 in St Marychurch, Torquay, Devon, England, died Jun Q 1857 in Topsham, Devon, England and was buried on 21 Jun 1857 in Topsham, Devon, England.)
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