He emigrated to New Plymouth, New Zealand, on the Timandra, arriving 24 Feb. 1842.[2]
By 1854 he had moved to Princes St, Auckland and was working as a blacksmith. His son Nathaniel was in the same year a stonemason in Howick.[3] Later he became a storekeeper and general grocer. In about 1865 he returned to Taranaki.[4]
Buried
AFT 1 NOV 1877.
Te Henui, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQBS-ZKW : 13 December 2017), John Hooker, St Just, Cornwall, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJDV-FRLM : 10 August 2017), John Hooker, 1841; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q24V-8ZVL : 27 November 2017), John Hooker, 1877; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1877/2686, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
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