Publications
Benjamin and Barbara's legacy, by Joanne Mays Becker, published March 2009 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 5, article, pp.250-253) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508972] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Benjamin HOOK was christened at St Dunstans Parish Church, Mayfield on 14 August 1803, the son of John HOOK and Mary née PIPER. He had a brother John and possibly an illegitimate sister Mary PIPER. No other children baptised to the couple have been found. Theirs was a comparatively very small family for the time, although both his parents were from large families. It is notable that according to the entry in the Baptismal Register, his father was a 'Farmer', not simply an Agricultural Labourer. He may have owned his own land, but more likely he tenanted a farm owned by one of the local large landowners.