• William was from Cornwall, England.  With his wife Jane, he crossed the Atlantic on the ship Jersey in 1853.  Both  were re-baptized in Utah 29 October of the same year.  In the 1856 Utah Territorial census his surname is spelled "Hooking."  Other sources spell his surname "Hockins."  His name first appears in the records of the Utah Territorial Militia at Bountiful in 1857.

Joseph W. Young Company (1853)

• Age at Departure: 26
• Head of Household

Sources

• "Died," Deseret News, 30 October 1878, 624.
• Henry Pugh journal excerpts in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1896-2001 July, 1853 July-December, 10 Oct. 1853, 5-28.
• Joseph W. Young company report, 1853 September 22.
• Joseph Young Emigrating Company journal, 1853 February-June.
•  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 September 1853, 2.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
• Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
• Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
• Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
• Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966.