Born in Draycott, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Hooley
and Mary (Unknown) White
Sister of
George Hooley [half], Jabez Hooley [half], Hannah (Hooley) Kerry [half], Anne (Hooley) Middleton [half], Thomas Hooley [half] and Benjamin Hooley [half]
Wife of
David West
— married
15 Jul 1844 in Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Nathaniel West and Amasa West
Died
at age 75
in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2014
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Biography
Emily,[her name was variously spelled as Emily, Amelia,and Amili] was born in 1825, in Draycott, Derbyshire, the daughter of John Hooley and Mary Statham.
In the 1841 Census at Ockbrook, and aged 15, Amelia Hooley was working as a Lace Runner, and three years later,and still in Ockbrook, she married David West, son of a William. They emigrated to the USA and Salt Lake City, followed by one of Emily's younger [step]-brothers, Thomas [q.v.] She died in Pleasant Grove, Utah, in 1900. Roger and Allene West commissioned the painting of St Chad's church , Wilne, " as tribute to Emily Amelia Hooley West who, with 6 other pioneer women came to America in the 1840, 1850s and through 1869"
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Sources
Derby Reference Library, BTs.PRs.Correspondence of B.Adams, and of Roger and Allene West
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
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~6.25%
Gary West
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F135362 [compare], FTDNA kit #135362
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Heather Witney :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member heatherpenrod73
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~3.12%
Jared West :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jaredawest
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T045959 [compare], FTDNA kit #386476
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