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| Date transcribed | 2000-00-00 | | Transcribed by | Steve van Dulken |
| | Surname | Hook | | | Rank/ occupation | Major | | | Unit | EIC | | | Death date | 13 Nov 1826 | | | Place of death | Ham Common  | | | Source | Gentleman's Magazine | | | Date | Dec 1826 | | | Page number | 572 | | | Detail | MIDDLESEX. In Ham-street, Ham-common, aged 75, Major Hook, E.I.C. He was a man of very singular character; and his residence was a marked spot by its gloomy and neglected appearance. By the will of a relation, he was entitled to an annuity ""whilst his wife was above ground."" To fulfill the tenor of this important document, after her death he caused her to be placed in a chamber, her body to be preserved, and a glass case to be placed over it. In this situation it has remained upwards of thirty years; but that he never permitted any one to enter the room but himself. Major Hook's habits were well known in the neighbourhood, and he was considered to be a man of large property [pages 572-573]. |
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