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Enoch HOBBS & Jane BARNFIELD
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Husband:
Enoch HOBBS (1)
Born:
20 Jan 1817  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Baptised:
26 Jan 1817  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (3); Parents WIlliam Hobbs & Jane Andrews.
Married:
10 Feb 1839  - Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (22 23 24 25); St Mary the Virigin. Both of age, groom labourer, Alderton, bride Tetbury. Sigs xxxx. Witness James & Eliza Barnfield. First child born May 1839.
Died:
12 Jul 1895  - Mclaren Vale, South Australia (8 9); Age: 78. The DC index shows a date of 12 Jun, but the newspaper notices show 12 Jul. Unresolved.
Father:
William HOBBS
Mother:
Jane WOODFORD
Spouses:
Newspaper Clippings:
 See Citation. (2)
Residence/Occupation:
 Willunga, Kangarilla (mostly), Mclaren Flat. Farmer, poundkeeper, labourer. BISA: C/E.
Children2:
 SA: Sarah Jane 1854-1935, Thomas 1855-1929, John 1857-1918, Benjamin 1860-1927, Eli 1861-1943, Amelia 1864-1951. [12]
Children:
 UK: Eliza Caroline 1839-1927, William 1843-1918, James 1840-1918, Cordelia 1845-47, Henry Charles 1848-1938, Joseph 1851-52.
Emigration:
07 Oct 1852 Adelaide (4); Ship "Sultana" from London/Plymouth.
Residence:
1851 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (5); Gillin[g]stool: Age: 35; Head. Ag. Lab. 4 children.
Imprisonment:
30 Apr 1839 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (6 7); 2 months for stealing potatoes, age 23. Admitted 30 Apr, tried 2 Jul, discharged 6 Jul. See Notes.
Residence:
1841 Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England (10); Age: 25. Ag.Lab. 2 children.

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Wife:
Jane BARNFIELD (11)
Born:
about Oct 1817  - Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England; Parents William Barnfield & Welthan Bird.
Baptised:
09 Oct 1818  - Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (12 13); St Mary. Age 1 year, Parents William (labourer) & Welthan.
Died:
21 Jul 1905  - Park Terrace, Parkside, South Australia, Australia (15 16); Age: 88
Father:
William BARNFIELD
Mother:
Welthin BIRD
Spouses:
Emigration:
07 Oct 1852 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Ship Sultana. See husband's entry.
Residence:
1841 Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England (14); Age: 20. Wife. 2 children.
Residence:
1851 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (17); Gillin[g]stool: Age: 34; Wife
Children
01  (M):
Henry Charles HOBBS (18 19)
Born:
Oct 1848  - Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (20)
Died:
14 Jul 1938  - Mildura, Victoria, Australia (21); Age: 90
Spouses:
Mary Susan SMITH

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Enoch HOBBS:

Notes:

Enoch Hobbs was born in Wiltshire. Two months after his marriage in Feb 1839, he was jailed for stealing potatoes, and was released in July. His description was given as follows: "Age 23. Light brown hair, grey eyes, long visage, fresh complexion, a mole on the left shoulder, two moles between the shoulder blades, labourer, 5-5½, Rimp [reads imperfectly, does not write]."

Enoch arrived in Adelaide in 1852 with his wife Jane and 4 children (a child Joseph also died at sea). He lived in Willunga, Mclaren Vale then Kangarilla in about 1870, where he stayed for the rest of his life.

Children:

- Eliza Caroline b.1839 Gloucestershire; m. Daniel Robert Wickham 1857 (a 'pioneer' or first-fleeter); d.1927 Unley. 11 children.

- James b.1840 Gloucestershire; m. Amelia Oakley 1864; d.1918 Murray Town (S. of Melrose). 12 children.

- William b.1843 Wiltshire; m. Mary Jane McGrath 1867; d.1918 Gladstone. 9 children.

- Cordelia b.1845 Wiltshire, d.1847 Gloucestershire,

- Henry Charles b.1848 Gloucestershire; m. Mary Susan Smith 1875; d.1938 Mildura. 10 children.

- Joseph b.1851 Gloucestershire, d.1852 at sea.

- Sarah Jane b.1854 Mclaren Vale; m. Joseph Henry Spargo Bunney 1886; d.1935 Broken Hill. 3 children (2 illegimate).

- Thomas b.1855 Mclaren Vale; m. Harriet Jane Clift 1878; d.1929 Adelaide. 14 children.

- John b.1857 Mclaren Vale; m. Louisa Sibella Gribbin 1882; d.1918 Broken Hill. 9 children.

- Benjamin b.1860 Mclaren Vale; m. Emily Jane Steer 1883 and Annie Mackenzie 1900; d.1927 Adelaide. 7 children.

- Eli, b.1861 Mclaren Vale; m. Sarah Jane Wade 1884; d.1943 McLaren Flat. 11 children.

- Amelia b.1864 Mclaren Vale; m. Edward Nicolle 1886; d.1951 Cottonville (Westbourne Park). 9 children.

James Hobbs and William Hobbs moved to the Gladstone/Melrose area in the 1870s and started farming. James became insolvent in 1885 spending 6 months in the Gladstone gaol for related offences. William was apparently more successful and on retirement sold his farm near Wirrabara in 1908. Their children William George Francis Hobbs and Ethel Eva Olive Hobbs married in 1902.

Thomas Hobbs and Benjamin Hobbs moved to Cherry Gardens around 1880, working as labourers and market gardeners.

Henry Charles Hobbs worked as a bootmaker and labourer in various places ranging from the Murray Plains to Auburn, Renmark and Mildura.

Eli Hobbs worked as a labourer at Kangarilla then McLaren Flat.

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Footnotes
  1. 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.
  2. Newspaper Notices & Articles (Adelaide & SA), Clippings.

    *** Register Saturday 16 September 1854
    Willunga. Donated 5/- to War Relief Fund.
    *** Advertiser Wednesday 2 March 1859
    Noarlunga district. Donated 10/- to Bush Fire Relief Fund.
    *** Register Wednesday 24 April 1861
    Member of Mclaren Vale Rifles (Private), in the South Australia Volunteer Military Force.
    *** Register Monday 9 September 1861
    In rifle shooting match – average results.
    *** Register Tuesday 14 March 1871
    Edmund Lymburner was charged with neglecting to contribute in support of his illegitimate child by Sarah Jane, daughter of Enoch Hobbs, of Dashwood's Gully. Mr. Mann for prosecutrix ; Mr. Boucaut for defendant. Ordered to pay 5s. per week and Court fees; in all, £4 5s.
    *** Register Friday 10 October 1873
    KANGARILLA (nearest Post- Office, Kangarilla), Enoch Hobbs, Poundkeeper. — One dark bay mare, branded IB near shoulder, black points. Will be sold November 3, noon. [Similar entries to Mar 1894.]
    *** Register Thursday 2 December 1875
    HOBBS —SMITH. —On the 29th November, at the residence of the bride's father, by special licence, by the Rev. R. L. Coward, Henry Charles Hobbs, third son of Mr. Enoch Hobbs, of Kangarilla, to Mary Susan, second daughter of Mr. Edward Smith, of the Murray Flats.
    *** Chronicle Saturday 26 October 1878
    Local contracts: Enoch Hobbs, metalling 2 chains road, Eyer's . JFlat, £3 14s. per chain.
    ***

  3. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  4. TheShipsList Website (Location: http://www.theshipslist.com;), Passenger list - Ship 'Sultana'.

    Barque Sultana, 588 tons, Captain David Mainland, from London / Plymouth 21st June 1852, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 7th October 1852
    South Australian Register Friday 8 October 1852
    Thursday, October 7th, 1852:-The barque Sultana, 588 tons, Mainland master, from Plymouth 21st June 1852.
    Passengers:— Mr. & Mrs. Blyth, Mr. & Mrs. Grace, Mr. & Mrs. Farmer and Mr. & Mrs. Frazer in the cabin and the remaining in the intermediate and steerage. —15th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1852 ; no births and four deaths on the passage, Doctor J. Baird, surgeon-superintendent.
    The Sultana left Plymouth on the 21st June, at which time several large ships at Plymouth and at the port of London were laid on, or about to sail for this colony. No vessel was spoken on the voyage, but the steamer Australian was see at about 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning 50 miles west of Kangaroo Island. The only deaths were four infants, the passengers and crew all in good health, spoke highly of the kind attention and great care manifested by Dr. Baird, the surgeon-superintendent and medical inspector appointed by the Government.
    The South Australian Government Gazette 1866 p. 80
    Name Age Date of Death Cause of Death Where buried
    [...]
    Hobs, Joseph (Hobbs) inf no record no record at sea
    SULTANA - 1854
    Master: Captain Mainland
    Rigging: Barque; sheathed in yellow metal in 1851
    Tonnage: 496 tons using old measurements and 588 tons using new measurements
    Construction: 1849 in Sunderland
    Owners: Mitcheson
    Port of registry: London
    Port of survey: London
    Voyage: sailed for Adelaide
    Families:
    bbs Enoch 35 Farmer 749/1 Gloucesters.
    Jane (Barnfield) 34
    Eliza 12
    James 11
    William 7
    Henry 3
    Josh. inf died at sea

  5. Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1957; Folio: 259; Page: 4; GSU roll: 87357.
  6. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Class: HO 27; Piece: 57; Page: 286.
  7. Ancestry.com, Gloucestershire, England, Prison Records, 1728-1914 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; Gloucestershire Prison Collections; Reference: Q/Gc/5/6.
  8. Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
  9. 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.

  10. Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Class: HO107; Piece: 357; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Acton Turville; County: Gloucestershire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 7; Page: 8; Line: 17; GSU roll: 288770.
  11. Ancestry.com, Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1913 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P328/1 IN 1/4.
  12. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  13. Ancestry.com, Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1913 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P328/1 IN 1/4.
  14. Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Class: HO107; Piece: 357; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Acton Turville; County: Gloucestershire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 7; Page: 8; Line: 18; GSU roll: 288770.
  15. Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
  16. Newspaper Notices & Articles (Adelaide & SA), Death Notice.

    *** Advertiser Thursday 9 November 1905
    HOBBS. - On the 21st July, at her son-in-law's residence (Mr. D. Wickham's), Park-terrace, Park- side, Jane, relict of the late Enoch Hobbs, of McLaren Vale, in her 88th year, leaving 10 chil- dren, 83 grandchildren, and 100 great-grandchil- dren. Arrived in the ship Sultana, on the 7th of October, 1852. Gone home.

  17. Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1957; Folio: 259; Page: 4; GSU roll: 87357.
  18. Ancestry.com, Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1913 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/429.
  19. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
  20. Ibid.
  21. Ancestry.com, Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
  22. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
  23. Ibid.
  24. 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.
  25. Ibid., Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/388.
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Suggestions, questions, comments, errors to Andrew Gabb. Revised 24 July 2017.