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William Hobbs 1811–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 NOV 1811

Birth Location: Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 APR 1871

Death Location: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Father:

Mother: Grace Vining

Spouse(s): Mary Joyce

Children(s): Edward Hobbs, Mathew Hobbs, Henry Hobbs, William Hobbs, Ellen Hobbs, Mary Hobbs, John Hobbs, Henrietta Hobbs, Elizabeth Hobbs, Frances Hobbs, Amelia Hobbs

The story of William Hobbs began in 1811 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom. In 1835, William Hobbs was employed in Myall Creek, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. William Hobbs married Mary Anne Joyce, and had children including Amelia Jane Hobbs, Edward Hobbs, Elizabeth Ann Hobbs, Ellen Hobbs, Frances Marie Hobbs, Henrietta Hobbs, Henry George Hobbs, John Hubert Plunkett Hobbs, Mary Anne Hobbs, Mathew Vining Hobbs, William Joyce Hobbs. William Hobbs passed away in 1871 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hobbs began in 1811 in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
  • In 1835, William Hobbs was employed in Myall Creek, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia.
  • William Hobbs married Mary Anne Joyce, and had children including Amelia Jane Hobbs, Edward Hobbs, Elizabeth Ann Hobbs, Ellen Hobbs, Frances Marie Hobbs, Henrietta Hobbs, Henry George Hobbs, John Hubert Plunkett Hobbs, Mary Anne Hobbs, Mathew Vining Hobbs, William Joyce Hobbs.
  • William Hobbs passed away in 1871 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Grace Vining
1785–1844
Birth Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Joyce
1820–1888
Birth Location: Straban,Tyrone, Ireland
MJ

Children(s)

Edward Hobbs
1856–1929
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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Mathew Hobbs
1850–1927
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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Henry Hobbs
1853–1935
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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William Hobbs
1843–1906
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ellen Hobbs
1862–
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
EH
Mary Hobbs
1860–1951
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
MH
John Hobbs
1858–1926
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
JH
Henrietta Hobbs
1855–1930
Birth Location: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
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Elizabeth Hobbs
1852–1939
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Frances Hobbs
1848–
Birth Location: St Albans, New South Wales, Australia
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Amelia Hobbs
1846–1902
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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William Hobbs's Ancestors

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William Hobbs
1811–1871
Birth Place: Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Grace Vining
1785–1844
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William Vining
1759–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hobbs's Descendants

1.
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William Hobbs (26 NOV 1811–8 APR 1871) m. Mary (Anne) Joyce (1820–1888)
  1. 1. Edward Hobbs 1856–1929
  2. 2. Mathew (Vining) Hobbs 1850–1927
    1. 1. Arthur (L) Hobbs 1885–
    2. 2. Edna (May) Hobbs 1893–
    3. 3. Gerard (J) Hobbs 1890–
    4. 4. May 1888–1925
    5. 5. Edward (Vining) Hobbs 1882–1932
    6. 6. John (William) Hobbs 1880–
    7. 7. Thomas (A) Hobbs 1884–
    8. 8. Mathew Hobbs 1895–
  3. 3. Henry (George) Hobbs 1853–1935
  4. 4. William (Joyce) Hobbs 1843–1906 m. Sarah (Maria) Dunstan 1846–1932
    1. 1. Ann (S) Hobbs 1871–1871
    2. 2. Rothwell (John) Hobbs 1880–1903
    3. 3. May Hobbs 1873–1874
    4. 4. Ella Hobbs 1874–1895
    5. 5. William (Arthur) Hobbs 1872–1934 m. Hilda (Ingenetta) Wood 1882–1952
      1. 1. Athol (Joyce) Hobbs 1907–1990 m. Zillah (Merle) Edwards 1913–2000
    6. 6. Edith Hobbs 1878–1878
    7. 7. Minnie Hobbs 1870–1961
    8. 8. Lily (I) Hobbs 1881–1881
    9. 9. Elsie (C) Hobbs 1882–1895
    10. 10. Ruby (M) Hobbs 1884–1884
    11. 11. Violet (Jasmine) Hobbs 1887–1975 m. Ted 1904–1989
  5. 5. Ellen Hobbs 1862– m. John Mason 1857–1934
    1. 1. Frederick Mason 1883–
    2. 2. Samuel Mason 1885–
  6. 6. Mary (Anne) Hobbs 1860–1951 m. Michael (Joseph) Delahenty 1851–1927
    1. 1. Michael (Vincent) Delahenty 1891–1958 m. Dorothy (Pearl) Ledwidge 1894–1925
      1. 1. Vincent (Stanley (Billy)) Delahenty 1920–1966
      2. 2. Michael (Joseph) Delahenty 1922–
      3. 3. John (Vincent) Delahenty 1917–1917
      4. 4. Dorothy (May) Delahenty 1914–1996
      5. 5. Jean (Mary) Delahenty 1924–1924
      6. 6. Patricia Delahenty 1921–1981 m. Robert (Glasgow) Freeman 1918–1996
        1. 1. Michael (Owen) Freeman 1943–2003
      7. 7. William (Vincent) Delahenty 1920–1966
    2. 2. Bernadette Delahenty 1902–1965 m. Herbert (Thomas) Hince 1901–1980
    3. 3. Leslie (Alfred) Delahenty 1885–1961
      1. 1. Desmond (Vincent) Delahenty 1912–
      2. 2. Eugenie (Winifred) Delahenty 1908–
      3. 3. Lois (Marie) Delahenty 1919–1995 m. Frederick (Mandeville) Halls 1917–1998
    4. 4. Cyril (Joseph) Delahenty 1893–1894
    5. 5. Imelda Delahenty 1896–1917
    6. 6. Lucy (Henrietta) Delahenty 1889–1975
    7. 7. Josephine (Lillian) Delahenty 1883–1968
    8. 8. Teresa Delahenty 1898–
    9. 9. Mary (Amelia Frances) Delahenty 1878–1955
    10. 10. Veronica Delahenty 1893–1895
    11. 11. Ellen (Jane) Delahenty 1881–1964 m. Thomas Cullinan –1950
    12. 12. Elsie (Agnes) Delahenty 1888–
  7. 7. John (Hubert Plunkett) Hobbs 1858–1926 m. Emily (Susan) Dyer –1938
  8. 8. Henrietta Hobbs 1855–1930 m. Benjamin Clements 1852–1927
    1. 1. Ada (Elizabeth) Clements 1894–1979 m. Thomas (John) Larkin 1882–1960
      1. 1. Mary (Joan) Larkin 1921–2000 m. Bernard (Thomas) Cain 1921–1971
      2. 2. Charles (Joseph) Larkin 1917–1928
      3. 3. Clement (Roger) Larkin 1927–2005 m. Joan (Ellen) JOHNSON 1929–2000
      4. 4. Patrick (John) Larkin 1916–1987 m. Royna (Ellen) Magill 1921–2005
        1. 1. David (John) Larkin 1946–2015
      5. 5. Henrietta (Carmel) Larkin 1919–2009 m. George Allen 1920–2006
      6. 6. Herbert (Alphonsus) Larkin 1929–2011 m. Valerie Corrigan 1929–2006
      7. 7. Martin (Edward) Larkin 1925– m. Joan (Margaret) Copsey 1926–2010
      8. 8. Clara (Veronica) Larkin 1926–1926
      9. 9. Ursula (Frances) Larkin 1923–2007 m. Thomas Cleary 1922–1996
      10. 10. Thomas (Benjamin) Larkin 1922–1997 m. Betty Tobin 1924–2001
      11. 11. Imelda Larkin 1933–1933
      12. 12. John Larkin 1927–1927
      13. 13. Francis (Aloysius) Larkin 1932–2016
      14. 14. Sheila (Elizabeth) Larkin 1918–2006 m. Desmond (Leo) Doyle 1917–1976
    2. 2. Ernest (Leslie Hillary) Clements 1885–1938 m. Emily (Robina) Lewis 1876–1942
      1. 1. Mary (Georgina) Clements 1911–1972
      2. 2. Emily (Rachel) Clements 1918– m. Charles ((Ross) Ronald) Bould 1916–
        1. 1. Kevin (John) Bould 1946–2017
      3. 3. John (Ernest) Clements 1919–
      4. 4. Joyce (Laura) Clements 1915– m. Gordon Campbell 1910–1972
      5. 5. Louise (Henrietta) Clements 1913– m. John (Andrew) Vaughan 1908–1961
        1. 1. Bernadette (Josephine) Vaughan 1940–1986
    3. 3. Robin (Bernard) Clements 1900–1973
    4. 4. Eva (Catherine) Clements 1892–1989 m. Thomas (Michael) Sarsfield 1899–1984
      1. 1. June (Denise) Sarsfield 1923–2014 m. Eric (Henry) Carter 1915–1987
      2. 2. Irene (Mary) Sarsfield 1927–1929
      3. 3. Catherine (Monica) Sarsfield 1920–1979 m. Andrew (Arthur) Lancaster 1922–1997
      4. 4. William (Joseph) Clements 1913–1914
    5. 5. Charles (Edward) Clements 1878–1916 m. Lillie 1872–1963
      1. 1. Eileen Clements 1914–2001 m. James (Wayneton) Mitchell 1915–
      2. 2. Edith (Marion) Clements 1909–2007 m. Alan (Charles) Anderson 1920–
      3. 3. Vera Clements 1907–1998
        1. 1. Yvonne Williams 1941–1941
    6. 6. Ida (Beatrice) Clements 1882–1952 m. John (Daniel) Hopkins 1884–1954
      1. 1. Rita (Mary) Hopkins 1909–1932
      2. 2. Mary (Frances) Hopkins 1915–1969
      3. 3. Amelia (Agnes) Hopkins 1913–1966
      4. 4. Edna (Josephine Mary) Hopkins 1919–
      5. 5. Francis (Joseph) Hopkins 1909–1966
      6. 6. Ida (Beatrice) Hopkins 1917–
    7. 7. Dorothea (Letticia) Clements 1884–1965
    8. 8. Patrick (Stanley Osbert) Clements 1890–1969 m. Julia (Agnes) Carroll 1876–1951
      1. 1. Eileen (Josephine Mary) Clements 1918–1968 m. John Smith 1914–2005
      2. 2. Molly 1918–2003
    9. 9. Ella (May Joyce) Clements 1888–1976 m. Thomas (Joseph) Lyons 1888–1969
      1. 1. Leslie (Thomas) Lyons 1918–1990
      2. 2. John (Gerard) Lyons 1921–
    10. 10. Ethel (Mary) Clements 1880–1936 m. Walter (Joseph) Duryea 1881–1972
      1. 1. Allan (Clement) Duryea 1909–2005 m. Eileen (Mary) Cullis 1915–2004
        1. 1. Adrian Duryea 1940–2007
      2. 2. Aloysius (Joseph) Duryea 1911–1911
      3. 3. Eileen (Mary) Duryea 1916–
    11. 11. Amy (Margaret) Clements 1896–1952 m. Albert Merrifield 1898–1986
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Ann) Hobbs 1852–1939
  10. 10. Frances (Marie) Hobbs 1848–
    1. 1. Edgar Fisher 1890–1958
  11. 11. Amelia (Jane) Hobbs 1846–1902

William Hobbs's Timeline

11 Records

1811
28 NOV 1811
William Hobbs was baptized in Winford, Somerset, England
Winford, Somerset, England
1811
26 NOV 1811
Birth of William Hobbs in Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1835
1835
Age 24
William Hobbs was employed in Myall Creek, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Myall Creek, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
1847
1847
Age 36
William Hobbs resided here in Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
1848
1848
Age 37
William Hobbs resided here in Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
1849
1849
Age 38
William Hobbs resided here in Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
1850
10 APR 1850
Age 39
William Hobbs was employed in Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
1850
1850
Age 39
William Hobbs resided here in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
1851
1851
Age 40
William Hobbs resided here in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
1865
1865
Age 54
William Hobbs was employed in Woolongong, New South Wales, Australia
Woolongong, New South Wales, Australia
1871
8 APR 1871
Age 60
Death of William Hobbs in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1811
    Event Place: Winford, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\winf214
    [2] FreeReg Baptism entry, County Somerset Place (link for place information) Winford Church name St Mary and St Peter Register type Bishop's Transcripts Register entry number 18 Baptism date 28 Nov 1811 Person forename William Person sex M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1811
    Event Place: Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R
    [2] Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\winf214
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
    [4] FreeReg Baptism entry, County Somerset Place (link for place information) Winford Church name St Mary and St Peter Register type Bishop's Transcripts Register entry number 18 Baptism date 28 Nov 1811 Person forename William Person sex M

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 10 APR 1850
    Event Place: Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 APR 1871
    Event Place: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] NSW BDM Register, 12621911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Wollombi, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2017, 08:29), entry for William Hobbs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LT5N-K4R

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Myall Creek, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Woolongong, New South Wales, Australia
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