Thomas and Eliza Hooper (nee Skews)
Children born were-
Richard born around 1853 and died 1894 at Long Gully aged 41. DRN 10114.

Elizabeth Jane in 1858 BRN 19170
Thomas William George born in 1865 at Fryers Creek.

Thomas born around 1866 and died 1894 at Melbourne East Hospital aged 28. DRN 6725.


Thomas William George married Eliza Webber-
Children born were-
Thomas Harold born in 1891 at Essendon. BRN 22568. He died aged 6 in Seymour in 1898. DRN 13922.

Herbert was at Kew in 1893. BRN 5089.

John William was born in 1894 at Fitzroy North. BRN 20489.

Elizabeth Jane Hooper married William Flack in London in 1882. MRN 6258.

Children are-

Harriet Florence born in 1882 at Carlton. BRN 21505.
William Percival born in 1884 at Carlton. BRN 15134.
Laura Louisa born in 1887 at Carlton. BRN 17677

Harriet died at 10 months in 1882. DRN 11130.
Laura died aged 8 days. In 1887. DRN 9387.

William Percival Flack married Alice Maud Smillie in Footscray in 1904. MRN 7816 and had eleven children. But see below for two extras.

On the CD dated 1902-1913 there are five children listed.

Clarence Leslie
Doris Beatrice
James Charles
Stanley Arthur
William James

On the CD dated 1914-1920 six children are shown
Keith Frederick
Rita Hetta born 1919 died 1920
Ronald George
Thelma Marion
Sheila Veronica
Edna Mavis


I found two other children's death records on the CD dated 1836-1888.
Clarence William died 1979 at Yarra..don?t know if this is Yarrawonga or not. Aged 70 DRN 14243. Birth year is around 1909. I didn?t have this child in my list of 11.

Walt Yeoman died 1924 at Swan Hill. DRN 16287
Another child we didn?t know about.

William Percival died in 1924 in Melbourne in 1957. Aged 72. DRN 1045.

Alice Maude Flack nee Smillie passed away in 1962 at Footscray.DRN 3296. Her parents were Henrietta White and James Smillie.


I don't have details of when Elizabeth Jane Flack passed away.

From my contact Fordy- who wrote....
Elizabeth Jane Flack died 5th December 1896 cert no 9218 only William Percival survived her.
She had contact with Brian and Margo Flack.
More Information from Fordy-..

Found the arrival of Eliza and her children Richard, Eliza, Maryann. Elizabeth Ann Hooper 1yr died Dec 1st 1857 on board Shakespear.
The Shakespear docked Melbourne 21st Dec 1857

Meredith