As well as his duties in the church, John Hooke also ran a small school attached to the church and acted as a private tutor. Robert had a brother named John, the same as his father, who was five years older.
Pati na rin ang kanyang tungkulin sa simbahan, John Hooke din ran ng isang maliit na paaralan na nakalakip sa simbahan at acted bilang isang pribadong tagapagturo.