The John Hooke Tragedy

Introduction The Scientist, The Grocer, The Governor and Grace. Full commentary Hooke's Diary Extracts from Robert Hooke's diary 1672-1680 Newport Corporation Documents relating to the suicide of John Hooke. Hooke Family Tree John Hooke Timeline Hooke Family Home Freshwater area in the 17th century Hooke and Geology Freshwater Parish Robert Hooke Timeline Sir Robert Holmes Timeline Character Glossary

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A note of the glebe lands as appertayne to the parsonage of Freshwater, 1608:	Tithe Map 1839  Field number   Name       [acre -  rod -  perch]
Inprimis a close joyning to the parsonage house called the Grove, by estimation an acre or thereabouts	836      Meadow    [1-0-28]
Item a close called West Close contayning by estimation two acres or thereabouts lying on the west side next the parsonage lands	453      Glebe    [2-2-8]
Item 4 acres of arable land lying in west field (?the one) called stone wyne acres , the other white croft acres	509      White croft    [4-1-0]
Item 2 paddocks the one joyning to the north side of the churchyard , the other to the north end of the Church (?house) both contayning by estimation 3 (?stiches/perches) of land.	863      Adjoining Church (A)    [0-2-10]
The Tithe map of 1839 records that the 'owner' of the glebe in Freshwater was the "Very Revd John Fredk Isaacson Rector" and that the occupier was also "Himself".