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William HOBBS & Jane WOODFORD
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Husband:
William HOBBS (1)
Born:
about 1784  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Baptised:
29 May 1784  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (2); Parents John Hobbs & Betty.
Married:
22 Nov 1807  - Chelsea, Middlesex, England (11 12); St Luke's Church, on discharge from the army.
Died:
03 Apr 1837  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:
Children:
 Eliza 1808-1835, Keziah 1811-1811, Joseph 1811- (twins), Jeremiah 1814-1903, Enoch 1817-1895, Jesse 1818-1899, Eli 1821-1831, Nehemiah 1823-1847, Jacob 1825-1827, Benjamin 1833-1834. [10]
Military:
1803 Wiltshire, England (3); William joined the Wilts Militia in 1803, and transferred to the 2nd Battalion 23rd Regt of Foot. Injuries sustained whilst on exercises in Radnor, Wales.

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Wife:
Jane WOODFORD
Born:
17 Jun 1783  - Donhead Saint Mary, Wiltshire, England (4); Parents John Andrews & Mary Hawkins
Died:
Jul 1853  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (6)
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:
Residence:
1841 Alderton, Wiltshire, England (5); Age 59, Ag. Lab., with Jesse, Nehemia, Steven and Ann.
Residence:
1851 Alderton, Wiltshire, England (7); Widow, Laborer's widow. Aged 67. With Steven.
Children
01  (M):
Enoch HOBBS (8)
Born:
20 Jan 1817  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Died:
12 Jul 1895  - Mclaren Vale, South Australia (9 10); Age: 78. The DC index shows a date of 12 Jun, but the newspaper notices show 12 Jul. Unresolved.
Spouses:
Jane BARNFIELD

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Additional Information

William HOBBS:

Medical Notes:

Discharge from hospital after amputation of right leg. Desc: 5'5½", light hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion. Received pension.

Footnotes
  1. Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Place: Alderton, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1753 - 1789; Film Number: 1279304.
  2. Ibid., Place: Alderton, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1753 - 1789; Film Number: 1279304.
  3. Ancestry.com, UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Registers of Soldiers Who Served in Canada, 1743-1882 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
  4. Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1835; Folio: 543; Page: 4; GSU roll: 220982.
  5. Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1171; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Alderton; County: Wiltshire; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 7; Page: 7; Line: 21; GSU roll: 464194.
  6. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
  7. Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1835; Folio: 543; Page: 4; GSU roll: 220982.
  8. Ancestry.com, Gloucestershire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/388.
  9. Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
  10. Newspaper Notices & Articles (Adelaide & SA), Death Notice.

    *** Chronicle Saturday 20 July 1895
    HOBBS.— On the 12th July, at Wickham's Hill, Enoch, the beloved husband of Jane Hobbs, late of Kangarilla, aged 79. Born in year 1816, in county of Gloucestershire, England ; landed at Port Adelaide 1852, being a colonist of 43 years, leaving a widow, seven sons, three daughters, 66 grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren to mourn their loss. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Melbourne papers please copy.

  11. Ancestry.com, London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Luke, Chelsea, Register of marriages, P74/LUK, Item 202.
  12. Ibid., London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Luke, Chelsea, Register of marriages, P74/LUK, Item 202.
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Suggestions, questions, comments, errors to Andrew Gabb. Revised 24 July 2017.