Hooper

The Hooper Family of Merriott

17th Century    18th Century    19th Century    20th Century   Censuses 

Earliest mention in the Records – 17th Century

The surname HOOPER was already well established in Merriott in the 17th Century.  The first mention of the surname HOOPER in the Parish Records was the 1647 Baptism of Thomas HOOPER, father Robert HOOPER als COOKE.    Prior to this, the Somerset Record Office holds the following documents:
Q/SR/23/75-6:  Examination and confession of Mary Langdon of Merriott concerning her relationship with James Hooper who broke a shilling piece with her as a token of marriage.   JP: John Poulett.  Dated:  21 June 1615.
Q/SR/24/16: Bastardy order.   Order for James Hooper of Merriott to maintain his child by Mary Langdon of Merriott.  Mary to be whipped. JPs: Sir George Speke and John Poulett.  Dated 16 March 1616.

There is also the following at the Somerset Record Office: Q/SR/98/17:  Calendar of prisoners admitted to the house of correction at Taunton since the last Quarter Sessions held at Ilchester on 12 April 1659 taken by Edward Corum on behalf of his father Marmeduke Corum.   Prisoners include John Hooper of Merriott.

MARRIAGES – 17th Century

28 December 1654 John Hooper ( Son of the wid. Hooper, of Merriott) m  Joane Hutchins
September 1656 Elizabeth Hooper ( Of Bishop-Lyddatt;)  Married at Taunton Thomas Lawrence
28 April 1670 Dorothy Hooper m Thomas Lawrence

BAPTISMS – Late 17th Century (or burials if noted)

Robert Hooper (als Cooke) Baptism 10 August 1647 Thomas
James Hooper  Burial 23 August 1663 Thomas
Stephan Hooper (als Cook/Cooke) Baptism 26 April 1666 Georg
Baptism 1 November 1667 Elizabeth
Baptism 4 October 1669 Robert
Burial 7 June 1670 Elizabeth 
Burial 22 March 1672 Robert
Baptism 15 July 1672 Charles
Baptism 12 April 1674 Elizabeth
Baptism 2 February 1676 John 
John Hooper Burial 17 October 1670 Mary
Stephen & Sarah Hooper Baptism 21 April 1685 Stephen
George & Rachel Hooper  Baptism 1 January 1691 Rachel
Rachel Hooper Birth 9 January 1696 Rachel
Baptism 17 January 1696 Rachell
John & Mary Hooper Baptism 6 January 1697 John
Birth 24 December 1697 John
Baptism  2 December 1700 Elizabeth
Birth  30 November 1700 Elizabeth
Baptism  8 May 1703 Susannah
Birth 6 May 1703 Susannah
Baptism  15 November 1705 George
Baptism  19 November 1710 Thomas
Burial 25 November 1711 Tho.

Baptism t 5 January 1712 Mary
Burial  18 July 1714 George
Baptism  22 July 1716 Ann
Stephen & Mary Hooper  Baptism  26 January 1700 Charles
Birth  26 January 1700 Charles
Baptism  6 January 1702/3
Mary
Birth 26 December 1702 Mary

BURIALS

MALES FEMALES
17 September 1693 Charles Hooper
1 January 1668 James Hooper (something illegible written after Hooper)
15 September 1670 John Hooper
23 December 1673 Edith Hooper als Cooke
13 May 1683 Elizabeth Hooper
24 May 1693 Elizabeth Hooper
14 June 1671 Joane Hooper
4 December 1679 Joan Hooper
1 March 1682 Joan Hooper
22 November 1695 Rachel Hooper
22 June 1698 Rachel Hooper
13 November 1698 Sarah Hooper


HOOPER in Merriott in the 18th Century

MARRIAGES 

MALES – 10 FEMALES – 10
2 July 1717 Stephen Hooper m Joan Templeman
1 November 1744 Roger Hooper m Eliz Langdon?
1 February 1749 John Hooper m Joan Murry (Kingsdon)
22 August 1753 John Hooper m Jane Irland
21 December 1762 Stephen Hooper m Mary Thatcher
26 December 1769 John Hooper m Mary Lawrence
4 February 1773 Stephen Hooper m Mary Stone
11 May 1784 Thomas Hooper m Ann Farr
20 October 1788 George Hooper m Joanna Chant
29 December 1794 Joseph Hooper m Mary Pattemore
10 May 1726 Mary Hooper, of Merriott m Samuel Lawrence, of Merriott
7 July 1728 Susanna Hooper m John Doutch
23 June 1736 Mary Hooper, of Merriott m William Higgins, of Merriott
31 July 1740 Anne Hooper m John Pike
30 January 1749 Mary Hooper m Anthony Wills
4 June 1753 Elizabeth Hooper m John Lawrence
28 July 1755 Elizabeth Hooper m John Pike
17 May 1756 Sarah Hooper m George England
11 November 1783 Mary Hooper m Robert Buckland
26 December 1794 Sarah Hooper m John Lacy

BAPTISMS 

Roger & Ann Hooper Baptism 29 January 1716 Mary
Burial 26 February 1716 Mary
Baptism 7 April 1727 Mary
No detail given Baptism 7 August 1718 Joan
Stephen & Joan (nee Templeman) Hooper Baptism 24 July 1718 Sarah
Baptism  15 May 1720 Stephen
Baptism  7 September 1722 Marey
Baptism  9 February 1723 Eliz
Baptism  28 November 1725 Stephen
Baptism  24 February 1726 Joan
Baptism  10 December 1731 Stephen
Stephen Hooper (no wife’s name given) Burial 24 March 1721 Stephen
Burial  27 April 1729 Joan 
Burial  14 May 1729 Stephen 
John & Mary Hooper Baptism  29 August 1723 Sarah
Baptism  17 October 1725 Ann
Baptism  21 September 1727 Sarah
Burial  1 October 1727 Mary
Baptism  14 December 1728 Thomas
Baptism  7 September 1731 John
Baptism  6 October 1734 George
Baptism  illegible 1737 Mary
Baptism  2 September 1739 Samuel
Susanna Hooper Baptism 25 December 1725 Susanna
A Base Child
Charles & Mary Hooper  Baptism 31 March 1741 Martha  
John & Joan (nee Murry) Hooper Baptism 18 November 1753 Susannah  
John & Jane (nee Irland)  Hooper  Baptism  25 July 1756 Samuel
Baptism  4 February 1759 Ann
Baptism  21 June 1761 Thomas
Burial  5 August 1763 Ann
Baptism  8 July 1764 John
Baptism  8 March 1767 George
Stephen & Mary (nee Thatcher)
Hooper
Baptism t 25 December 1773 Joan
John & Mary (nee Lawrence) Hooper Baptism  5 August 1770 Joseph
Baptism  12 April 1772 Sarah
Baptism  27 November 1774 Charles
Baptism  27 July 1777 Ann
Baptism  30 August 1778 George
Baptism  1 April 1782 Mary
Baptism  27 January 1788 Stephen
Baptism  30 September 1792 Susanna
Mary Hooper Baptism 5 September 1781 Jonathan
Burial 23 December 1781 Jonathon
Burial 7 June 1787 George
Thomas & Ann (nee Farr) Hooper Baptism  1 August 1784 John
Baptism  21 January 1787 Samuel
Baptism  25 May 1789 Roger
Baptism  29 May 1791 Thomas
Baptism  25 December 1793 Susanna
Baptism  31 May 1795 Joseph
Baptism  21 May 1798 James
Baptism  22 December 1799 Susanna
Baptism  13 May 1804 George
Baptism  4 June 1810 Jesse3
John & Ann Hooper Baptism 20 February 1785 John  
George & Joanna (nee Chant) Hooper Baptism  2 April 1792 John
Baptism  31 May 1795 Jenny
Baptism  28 December 1796 Jane
Joseph & Mary (nee Pattemore) Hooper Baptism  8 December 1799 Sampson Baptism  22 January 1804 Ann

BURIALS

MALES FEMALES
18 August 1706 George Hooper
24 October 1734 George Hooper
17 January 1762 John Hooper
1 May 1772 John Hooper
10 December 1780 John Hooper
11 October 1795 John Hooper
7 December 1760 Roger Hooper
12 May 1754 Samuel Hooper
7 January 1710 Stephen Hooper
6 October 1765 Stephen Hooper
15 April 1744 Ann Hooper
19 February 1758 Ann Hooper
27 April 1749 Harrioty? Hooper
13 January 1769 Jane (John’s wife) Hooper
18 October 1795 Jenny Hooper
20 May 1768 Joan Hooper
21 December 1797 Joan Hooper
27 November 1715 Mary Hooper
29 January 1720 Mary Hooper Wife of John
11 October 1727 Mary Hooper
10 September 1731 Mary Hooper
26 October 1742 Mary Hooper
5 May 1771 Mary (Stephen’s wife) Hooper
1 March 1740 Sarah Hooper
6 September 1795 Susanna Hooper

HOOPER in Merriott in the 19th Century

By the time of the censuses of the 19th Century, the surname HOOPER was the 9th  most common surname in Merriott.

The Somerset Record Office holds the following item –
DPmer/23/17  M/1409:  Letter from Thomas Hooper to his family, concerning his employment in Jamaica and conditions in England.  Date: 10th July 1830.

MARRIAGES pre 1837

MALES – 6 FEMALES – 5
21 June 1810 Samuel Hooper m Mary Pearce
12 October 1815 Roger Hooper m Elizabeth Trask
1 October 1820 George Hooper m Susanna Sweet
15 October 1821 Sampson Hooper m Elizabeth Rousell
28 December 1828 Joseph Hooper m Ann Trask
6 August 1832 Charles Hooper m Eliza Lawrence
18 July 1802 Mary Hooper m John Osborne
25 July 1803 Ann Hooper m Richard Spire (West Chinnock)
14 October 1806 Hannah Hooper m John Butcher
29 October 1818 Ann Hooper m Joseph Eason
9 June 1822 Ann Hooper m Sampson Trask

MARRIAGES post 1837 (extra detail)

Date

Year

Forename

Surname

Spouse

Age

Condition

Signed?

Abode

Occupation

Father

Father’s Occ

Witness

30-Nov

1847

Samuel

Hooper

Elizabeth Mitchell

23

Bachelor

No

Stratton Road

Labourer

Samuel Hooper

Collier

James Sweet

30-Nov

1847

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Samuel Hooper

21

Spinster

No

Eggwood’s Lane

Domestic

Thomas Mitchell

Thresher

Sarah Bailey

23-Dec

1849

Ann

Mitchell

Robert Hooper

24

Spinster

No

Church St

Glove sewer

John Mitchell

Gardener

Harriett Mitchell

23-Dec

1849

Robert

Hooper

Ann Mitchell

26

Bachelor

Yes

Broadway

Labourer

Roger Hooper

Cattle Doctor

John Hooper

20-Mar

1851

Mary Ann

Eason

Charles Hooper

21

Spinster

No

Lower St

Servant

Sampson Eason

Fruiterer

Ann Shutler

20-Mar

1851

Charles

Hooper

Mary Ann Eason

21

Bachelor

Yes

Lower St

Traunter

Joseph Hooper

Collier

Alfred Paul

5-Aug

1853

Ellen

Hooper

Robert Trask

21

Spinster

No

Broadway

not given

Joseph Hooper

Collier

Catherine Hooper

5-Aug

1853

Robert

Trask

Ellen Hooper

21

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Labourer

Isaiah Trask

Gardener

George England

30-Sep

1856

George

England

Catherine Hooper

full

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Garden

John England

Gardener

Sidney Hooper

30-Sep

1856

Catherine

Hooper

George England

full

Spinster

Yes

Crewkerne Road

Joseph Hooper

Gardener

Emma Eason

15-Sep

1859

Mary Sarah

Greenin

Robert Hooper

60

Widow

No

Merriott

James Hockey

Factory Owner?

Ellen Sweet

15-Sep

1859

Robert

Hooper

Mary Sarah Greenin

59

Bachelor

No

Egwood Lane

Shepherd

Thomas Hooper

Labourer

Joseph Osborne

20-Nov

1859

Rachel

Hooper

George Hooper

32

Spinster

No

Merriott


James Hooper

Labourer

Elizabeth Grinter

20-Nov

1859

George

Hooper

Rachel Hooper

33

Bachelor

No

Merriott

Labourer

Roger Hooper

Cattle Driver?

Robert Hooper

8-Dec

1862

George

Burt

Susan Ann Hooper

27

Bachelor

No

Merriott

Labourer

Robert Burt

Labourer

Robert Hooper

8-Dec

1862

Susan Ann

Hooper

George Burt

29

Spinster

No

Merriott

Samuel Hooper

Labourer

Mary Hooper

27-Oct

1863

George

Hooper

Ann Mitchell Lawrence

22

Bachelor

No

Merriott

Tranter

Joseph Hooper

Gardener

George England

27-Oct

1863

Ann Mitchell

Lawrence

George Hooper

21

Spinster

No

Merriott


Susan Lawrence

Single Woman

Emma Hooper

3-Sep

1871

Joseph

Hooper

Elizabeth Hooper

20

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Carpenter

Joseph Hooper

Tranter

Henry Farr

3-Sep

1871

Elizabeth

Hooper

Joseph Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Merriott

Robert Hooper

Farm Labourer

Ellen Old

25-Dec

1873

George

Hooper

Anna Osborne

21

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Tranter

Charles Hooper

Inn Keeper

George Hooper

25-Dec

1873

Anna

Osborne

George Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Merriott


William Osborne

Gardener

Emma Osborne

23-Dec

1879

Edward

Hooper

Mary Maria Osborne

21

Bachelor

Yes

Farm Barton,
Lower St

Labourer

Robert Hooper, late

Labourer

William Osborne

23-Dec

1879

Mary Maria

Osborne

Edward Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Lower Street

Joseph Osborne

Labourer

Elizabeth Giles

21-Nov

1880

George

Hooper

Emma Osborne

21

Bachelor

Yes

Crewkerne

Market Gardener

Sidney Hooper

Market gardener

John Hooper

21-Nov

1880

Emma

Osborne

George Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Merriott


George Osborne

Gardener

Lavinia Osborne

4-Apr

1882

Annie

Hooper

John Charles Corbin

24

Spinster

No

Boward Lane

not given

not given

Mary Hooper

4-Apr

1882

John Charles

Corbin

Annie Hooper

24

Bachelor

Yes

Boward Lane

Carter

not given

not given

James Wills

4-Jul

1882

George

Samways

Ann Hooper

68

Widower

No

Bow

Shepherd

Edward Samways (deceased)

Labourer

Joseph Hooper

4-Jul

1882

Ann

Hooper

George Samways

56

Widow

No

Lower St


John Mitchell (deceased)

Gardener

Elizabeth Hooper

23-Jul

1882

George

Hooper

Susan Frost

23

Bachelor

No

Hitching

Labourer

George Hooper

Labourer

James Wills

23-Jul

1882

Susan

Frost

George Hooper

25

Spinster

No

Broadway

Factory Hand

Thomas Frost

Thatcher

Mary Hooper

24-Dec

1882

James

Wills

Mary Elizabeth Hooper

21

Bachelor

No

Boozer Pit

Labourer

Amos Wills

Labourer

George Hooper

24-Dec

1882

Mary Elizabeth

Hooper

James Wills

21

Spinster

No

Eggwood Lane

George Hooper

Labourer

Susan Hooper

19-Oct

1883

Samuel

Hooper

Emma Osborne

21

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Market Gardener

Charles Hooper

Market Gardener

William Hooper

19-Oct

1883

Emma

Osborne

Samuel Hooper

21

Spinster

Yes

Lower Street

Job Osborne

Market gardener

Mary Hooper

7-Dec

1883

George

Hooper

Louisa Farr

30

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Hawker

Robert Trask

Labourer

Joseph Rousell

7-Dec

1883

Louisa

Farr

George Hooper

31

Widow

Yes

Broadway


Job Osborne

Farmer

Ann Rousell

15-Dec

1884

John

Hooper

Ann Trask

24

Bachelor

Yes

Broadway

Labourer

Charles Hooper

Market gardener

William Osborne

15-Dec

1884

Ann

Trask

John Hooper

22

Spinster

Yes

Broadway

Isaiah Trask

Market gardener

Emma Osborne

25-Dec

1885

John

Lawrence

Emma Hooper

24

Bachelor

No

Broadway

Market Gardener

illegitimate


William Hooper

25-Dec

1885

Emma

Hooper

John Lawrence

21

Spinster

Yes

Broadway


Charles Hooper

Market Gardener

Mary Hooper

15-Jan

1895

Thomas

Parker

Bessie Hooper

21

Bachelor

Yes

Aberdare, South Wales

Yeoman Dealer

Roger Parker

Yeoman

Charles William Parker

15-Jan

1895

Bessie

Hooper

Thomas Parker

20

Spinster

Yes

Merriott

Charles Hooper

Farmer

Ellen Hooper

25-Apr

1895

John

Best

Elizabeth Hooper

26

Bachelor

Yes

Norton Sub Hamdon

Labourer

Frederick Best

Labourer

Charles Cable

25-Apr

1895

Elizabeth

Hooper

John Best

27

Spinster

No

Merriott


not given

not given

Emily Hooper

7-Jan

1897

William

Trask

Ellen Hooper

24

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Yeoman Dealer

Isaiah Trask (deceased)

Yeoman Dealer

Thomas Parker

7-Jan

1897

Ellen

Hooper

William Trask

20

Spinster

Yes

Merriott

Charles Hooper

Farmer

Bessie Parker

17-Apr

1897

Charles

Cable

Emily Hooper

25

Bachelor

Yes

Merriott

Carter

Edward Cable

Labourer

Susan Cable

17-Apr

1897

Emily

Hooper

Charles Cable

29

Spinster

Yes

Merriott


George Hooper

Labourer

John Cable

2-Sep

1899

Charles

Hooper

Elizabeth Trask

24

Bachelor

Yes

Crewkerne

Market Gardener

Sidney Hooper

Farmer

Henry Trask

2-Sep

1899

Elizabeth

Trask

Charles Hooper

24

Spinster

Yes

Merriott

John Trask

Market Gardener

Nellie Maria Kerby

BAPTISMS to early 1876

Hannah Hooper 26 May 1805 Hannah
Charles (a Labourer)  & Elizabeth Hooper 21 June 1807 Joseph
26 May 1811 Charles 
26 May 1816 Elizabeth
John & Patience Hooper 9 May 1812 George
Thomas & Mary Hooper 9 May 1812 Thomas
Roger (a Labourer) & Elizabeth (nee Trask) Hooper 25 December 1817 John
Samuel (a Labourer) & Mary (nee Pearce) Hooper 18 March 1821 John (aged 4 yr)
18 March 1821 James (aged 2 yr)
19 March 1821 William
3 October 1824 Samuel
27 May 1827 Susanna
23 May 1830 Robert
16 June 1833 Mary
Joseph (a Labourer / Collier/ Coal Haulier) & Ann (nee
Trask) Hooper
31 January 1830 Charles
15 January 1832 Eleanor
13 April 1834 Catherine
13 April 1834 Betsey
24 July 1836 Sidney
12 May 1839 Lavinia
17 July 1841 George
4 February 1844 Emma
25 December 1850 Joseph
Charles (a Carter) & Eliza (nee Lawrence) Hooper 14 April 1833 Louisa
28 February 1835 Emma
19 August 1837 Samuel
31 May 1840 Louisa
6 November 1842 Samuel
19 April 1845 Charles
6 December 1846 Charles
20 May 1849 John
25 December 1851 Louisa
Thomas (a Labourer) & Elizabeth Hooper 15 November 1835 John
3 February 1839 Jesse
3 March 1844 Mary Ann
6 April 1845 James Thomas
2 July 1848 William
Samuel (a Labourer) & Elizabeth (nee Mitchell) Hooper 10 May 1848 Sarah Ann
29 January 1850 Mary Elizabeth
13 February 1851 Samuel
Susan (a Glove Sewer/Spinster) Hooper 1 July 1849 Martha Maria, B. B
Robert (a Carter/Labourer)  & Ann (nee Mitchell)
Hooper
25 December 1850 Elizabeth
9 May 1853 Henry Francis
14 March 1858 Edwin
Charles (a Tranter/Gardener) & Mary Ann (nee Eason)
Hooper
7 September 1851 George
8 March 1857 Emma
12 June 1859 John
13 April 1862 Samuel
13 November 1864 Emma
14 February 1875 Bessy
Ellen (a Glove Sewer/Spinster) Hooper 13 August 1851 Samuel, B. B. 25 December 1853 George, BB
Rachel (a Servant, Spinster) Hooper [Rachel married George
Hooper in 1859]
27 January 1851 Martha, BB
25 November 1852 Robert, BB
15 July 1857 George
14 November 1858 George
Mary (a Single Woman) Hooper 26 February 1859 Ann  15 February 1867 Elizabeth Cridge
George (a Labourer) & Rachel (nee Hooper) Hooper 17 February 1860 Robert
20 November 1869 Henry
9 January 1870 Emily
11 August 1872 James
George (a Tranter) & Ann (nee Mitchell Lawrence) Hooper 12 July 1864 Lavinia
13 May 1866 William
12 July 1868 Emma
11 September 1870 Ellen
10 November 1872 Charles
12 December 1875 Albert
Martha Maria (a Single Woman) Hooper 8 July 1870 Mary Jane
Joseph (a Carpenter) & Elizabeth (nee Hooper) Hooper 15 February 1872 Fred
George (a Tranter) & Anna (nee Osborne) Hooper 14 February 1875 Henry 14 May 1876 Albert

BURIALS 1801 – 1900

MALES – 36 FEMALES – 29
1 January 1878 Albert Hooper 1
28 October 1884 Arthur Leonard Hooper 13 mo
21 August 1880 Arthur Robert Hooper 6 mo
26 July 1884 Bertie Hooper 17 mo
28 March 1816 Charles Hooper 40
24 August 1845 Charles Hooper 4 mo
21 February 1899 Edwin Hooper 11 mo
21 May 1899 Francis Hooper 10 mo
20 July 1889 Frank Hooper 9
16 April 1832 George Hooper 29
17 March 1839 George Hooper 73
12 August 1857 George Hooper 2 mo
21 April 1884 George Hooper 31
14 February 1900 George Hooper 73
11 September 1835 Jesse Hooper 26
13 July 1809 John Hooper
7 January 1827 John Hooper 24
17 March 1835 John Hooper 20
28 February 1888 John Hooper 70
16 December 1899 Joseph Hooper 93
16 December 1852 Robert Hooper 1 mo
30 June 1860 Robert Hooper 7 mo
28 July 1877 Robert Hooper 56
20 March 1883 Robert Hooper 11 mo
15 October 1885 Robert Hooper 84
25 September 1863 Roger Hooper 75
2 June 1821 Samuel Hooper 21
27 May 1838 Samuel Hooper 9 mo
4 November 1850 Samuel Hooper 26
17 February 1851 Samuel Hooper 1 day
17 June 1867 Samuel Hooper 82
4 June 1829 Thomas Hooper 64
16 March 1882 Walter Hooper 6 w
29 June 1900 Walter Hooper 2
23 November 1882 Walter John Hooper 6 mo
20 January 1851 William Hooper 28
19 May 1880 Alice Hooper 4
1 August 1819 Ann Hooper 3
30 December 1837 Ann Hooper 74
12 December 1885 Anne Hooper 81
24 December 1874 Bessie Hooper 6
1 February 1862 Betty Hooper 90
12 August 1891 Daisy Hooper 5 mo
4 April 1819 Elizabeth Hooper 4
2 February 1847 Elizabeth Hooper 66
9 March 1896 Ellen Hooper 5 mo
1 March 1854 Emily Hooper 9 w
9 December 1862 Emma Hooper 5
10 December 1874 Emma Hooper 6
14 December 1889 Emma Hooper 12 mo
2 August 1897 Emma Hooper 19
24 July 1820 Joanna Hooper 60
17 October 1859 Lavinia Hooper 20
10 July 1838 Louisa Hooper 5
22 January 1843 Louisa Hooper 3
24 July 1858 Margaret Hooper 5
26 October 1828 Mary Hooper 81
10 January 1863 Mary Hooper 73
13 June 1892 Mary Hooper 36
19 January 1900 Rachel Hooper 63
7 March 1867 Sarah Hooper 67
16 March 1866 Sarah Ann Hooper 18
29 May 1894 Susan Hooper 38
19 December 1820 Susanna Hooper 31
4 November 1832 Susanna Hooper 68

CENSUSES (excluding 1881)

Please go to the Hoopers in Merriott Censuses Page.

20th Century Records – HOOPER

The surname HOOPER was still in evidence in Merriott in 20th Century Parish Records.  For more information, please contact sue@merriottfamiliesgenealogy.net