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Trying to find Hooper

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Janet

Janet Report 26 Mar 2005 14:25

My name is Jan Harris and I would like to find more information about my grandfathers family.My grandfathers name was GEORGE SAMUEL HOOPER(1893-1956) and he and his family came from the Bermondsey,Southwark area of London. He married my grandmother ADA FLORENCE SANDERS in 1924. And had 2 daughters EILEEN JOYCE(my mother born in 1930 ) and VIOLET (known as VI).My grandfather was a costermonger who sold flowers outside the Old Vic theatre in London. He had a brother ABEL HOOPER who was a street preacher in the East Lane market SOUTHWARK,LONDON(I would love to know more about him!)He had 4 boys I only have the name of 2 of them JOHN and LEN. GEORGE SAMUEL also two sisters one whose name I dont know and KITTY (Nee Shaunessey) who had 2 girls PAT and MAUREEN and a boy called BOYSIE (christian name unknown).GEORGE, ABEL and KITTY'S father was also called ABEL.there was also a foster brother called Dick .I would love to have more information.