John came to Australia with his mother and brother in 1862 on the ship "Eastern Empire". His father John, was already in Australia. The passages for the family were paid for by Thomas Johnson, who brought John Hope out to work at his mine.
John and Lily Baldwin married in 1884. They had at least 6 children, John, Lily, Doris, Thomas, Minnie and Martha.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NZS-1L2 : 1 October 2014), John George Hope, 1860; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7D6-J7B : 3 March 2021), John George Hope in household of John Hope, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 02 Jul 2022), Index entry for JOHN G HOPE and LILY BALDWIN; District: WEST MAITLAND; Registration Number: 5666/1884
Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 02 Jul 2022), Index entry for HOPE JOHN GEORGE; Parents: JOHN & MARGARET ANN; District: WALLSEND; Registration Number: 7870/1939
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193523195/john-hope : accessed 02 July 2022), memorial page for John Hope (1860–28 Jun 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #193523195, citing Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by MrCG (contributor 49524149) .
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