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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 (31 32 33); St Luke's Church on discharge from the army.
Died:
03 Apr 1837  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:
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.
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]

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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  (F):
Eliza HOBBS (8)
Born:
about 1808  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Died:
22 Jan 1835  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (9); Burial date.
Spouses:
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02  (F):
Keziah HOBBS (10)
Born:
about 1811  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Died:
24 Nov 1811  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England; From another family tree, unsourced so possible only.
Spouses:
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03  (M):
Joseph HOBBS (11)
Born:
about 1811  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Died:
Spouses:
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04  (M):
Jeremiah HOBBS (12)
Born:
about 1814  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Died:
Apr 1903  - Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (13); Chippenham district. Probably died at Alderton.
Spouses:
Sarah SIDNEL; Caroline HOBBS; Caroline PEPPER
05  (M):
Enoch HOBBS
Born:
20 Jan 1817  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Died:
12 Jul 1895  - Mclaren Vale, South Australia (14 15); Age: 78. The DC index shows a date of 12 Jun, but the newspaper notices show 12 Jul. Unresolved.
Spouses:
Jane BARNFIELD
06  (M):
Jesse HOBBS (16)
Born:
about 1818  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (17)
Died:
Jul 1899  - Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (18); District, probably died at Littleton Drew. Age 81.
Spouses:
Dinah PICKETT; Sarah WOODMAN
07  (M):
Eli HOBBS (19)
Born:
about 1821  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England
Died:
14 Jan 1831  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (20); Burial date - death a little earlier.
Spouses:
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08  (M):
Nehemiah HOBBS (21 22)
Born:
1823  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (23)
Died:
10 Apr 1847  - Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England (24)
Spouses:
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09  (M):
Jacob HOBBS (25)
Born:
about 1825  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (26)
Died:
06 Mar 1827  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (27); Burial date.
Spouses:
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10  (M):
Benjamin HOBBS (28)
Born:
about 1833  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (29)
Died:
30 Mar 1834  - Alderton, Wiltshire, England (30); Burial date.
Spouses:
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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 Index, 1530-1980 (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, Regimental Registers of Pensioners Who Served in Canada, 1713-1882 (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, Civil Registration 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, England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Place: Alderton, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1794 - 1812; Film Number: 1279304.
  9. Ancestry.com, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  10. 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: 1794 - 1812; Film Number: 1279304.
  11. Ibid., Place: Alderton, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1794 - 1812; Film Number: 1279304.
  12. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  13. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
  14. 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.

  15. Ancestry.com, Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
  16. 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: 22; GSU roll: 464194.
  17. Ibid., Class: HO107; Piece: 1171; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Alderton; County: Wiltshire; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 7; Page: 7; Line: 22; GSU roll: 464194.
  18. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
  19. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  20. Ancestry.com, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  21. 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: 23; GSU roll: 464194.
  22. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
  23. 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: 23; GSU roll: 464194.
  24. FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
  25. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  26. Ibid.
  27. Ancestry.com, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  28. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  29. Ibid.
  30. Ancestry.com, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
  31. Ancestry.com, England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780 - 1837 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;).
  32. Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of 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.
  33. Ancestry.com, England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780 - 1837 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;).
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Suggestions, questions, comments, errors to Andrew Gabb. Revised 24 July 2017.