Last name from Graeme Kenyon, whose great grandfather was James George Kenyon b.1861 whose second wife was Ada Oliver b.1864, daughter of Samuel Oliver b.1833.

Graeme writes, “Edith Hooper’s parents were also New Plymouth pioneers. The Hoopers were miners from Cornwall who eventually came to New Plymouth, then took up land and farmed in South Taranaki. Edith’s mother’s family was Ducker”.

First name, year and place of birth and date and place of death from:
http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/richard-hooper_73179754

Full date of birth, date and place of marriage, from Graeme Kenyon’s “Ducker Book” received on 15 November 2016. Graeme’s great grandfather was James George Kenyon b.1861 whose second wife was Ada Oliver b.1864, daughter of Samuel Oliver b.1833.