James Acland DE LA HOOKE, M.D.
1814 - 1897 (82 years)-
Name James Acland DE LA HOOKE Suffix M.D. Born 13 Nov 1814 Plymouth, Devon Co., England 
Gender Male Died 18 Sep 1897 Weston, York Co., Ontario - Aged 84, Old Age.
Buried St. John's On The Humber, (Weston) Ontario Person ID I860 Richard Patterson NJ & ON Last Modified 21 Sep 2017
Family Maria Lousia DENISON, .1
b. 16 Oct 1821, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario
d. 1 Jul 1887, Weston, York Co., Ontario (Age 65 years) Married 15 Jul 1847 Children 1. Dillion Acland DE LA HOOKE
b. May 1848, York Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. Jun 1848, Weston, York Co., Ontario (Age 0 years)2. James Acland DE LA HOOKE, .ii
b. 30 Jul 1850, York Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. 21 Dec 1917, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 67 years)3. Edwin Dillon Alexander DE LA HOOKE
b. 14 Jun 1861, Weston, York Co., Ontario
d. 20 Apr 1906, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 44 years)4. Anna Louisa DE LA HOOKE
b. Apr 1868, York Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. 23 Aug 1958, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)5. Thomas Denison Anley DE LA HOOKE
b. May 1860, York Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. 18 Feb 1917, Rochester, Munroe Co., New York (Age 56 years)6. Albert Eppingham DE LA HOOKE
b. Sep 1860, York Twp., York Co., Ontario
d. Sep 1861, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 1 years)Last Modified 24 Apr 2012 Family ID F536 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - James A is the son of Agusta Dillion & James De la Hooke, Sr., Wembury, Devon, England.
Married first in 1844 to Sarah England, &
2nd marriage to Maria Louisa Dension.
Dr. De La Hooke, the first physician in the village, joined this same year in 1858, & became Lodge doctor. (i.e.. Weston Orange Lodge L.O.L No 216).
We Cannot find any record of a practicing physician in Weston previous to 1839, in which year Dr. James Acland De La Hooke joined the community of the Humber. The villagers at "The Humber" were delighted to welcome a doctor to their midsts, in the person of De DLH. He was licensed by the Royal College of surgeons in London in 1837 & soon after received an appointment as an army medical officer & was sent out to join the garrisons at Kingston & Toronto. He resigned his commission & moved to the village in 1839. During the time he resided in the village he acted as medical officer to the York cavalry & each year went to camp with them.
the local physician did not hang out the customary shingle, but at the side of his door was posted a list of his charges for attending maternity & other calls. Following the severe flood of 1850, he established himself on the Plank Road*, at the corner now occupied by Inch's Drug Store. Diphtheria & Smallpox were 2 diseases that struck terror into the villagers of these early days. Some families lost several children with one or other of these diseases.
The doctor was a fine horseman & always kept several spirited beats that he rose in making his professional visits. We are informed that some call took him 25 or 30 miles. He loved to play cricket with the boys at the Grammar School & took great pleasure in organizing the school cricket club of which Vernon Wadsworth was one of the outstanding players. Games were arranged with Trinity School.
Dr De La Hooke's first wife dies in 1846 & some time later he married Miss Maria Louisa Denison. After 30 years of active practice in Weston, he moved into Toronto in 1870, where he remained until his death, Sept 18, 1897. He was buried in the Denison burying ground , St. Jon's on the Humber, beside h is wife who predeceased him on July 1st, 1887.
In 1871, DR DeLaHooke's house, at the corner of Main & Johns Streets Wadsworth was occupied by Hon E H Spring Rice.
Note:* Weston Plank Road:
Ref: History of Weston, by F D Cruckshank, MD, 1937.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -- - -
- James A is the son of Agusta Dillion & James De la Hooke, Sr., Wembury, Devon, England.