Person:James Hobbs (11)

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James Hobbs
chr.5 Aug 1792 Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
d.1862 Hertfordshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 24 Dec 1767
  1. Girl HobbsAbt 1768 - 1768
  2. Boy HobbsAbt 1769 - 1769
  3. John Hobbs1771 - 1852
  4. William Hobbs1773 - 1855
  5. Richard Hobbs1775 - 1810
  6. Thomas Hobbs1779 - 1866
  7. Elizabeth Hobbs1781 - 1866
  8. Susannah Hobbs1784 - 1842
  9. Joseph Hobbs1788 - 1855
  10. James Hobbs1792 - 1862
  11. Edward Hobbs1795 -
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m. 2 Oct 1814
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Facts and Events
Name James Hobbs
Gender Male
Christening[1] 5 Aug 1792 Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
Marriage 2 Oct 1814 Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, Englandto Rebecca Goodwin
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Flamstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandRoe End Lane
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Flamstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandBlack Slough
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England
Death[5] 1862 Hertfordshire, England

James Hobbs was baptised on 5th August 1792 at Great Gaddesden in Hertfordshire. He was the son of Elizabeth Hobbs, formerly Cook, and her husband John Hobbs. The family lived at Ballingdon, which was actually a detached part of the parish of Whipsnade at the time, but on the borders with the neighbouring parishes of Great Gaddesden and Flamstead.

James's father died in 1810.

On 2nd October 1814, aged 22, James married Rebecca Goodwin at Whipsnade. She was sixteen and originally from the suburbs of London. After their marriage they settled in Flamstead, where they had nine children baptised between 1815 and 1840. James's mother died in 1815.

The 1841 census finds James, Rebecca and some of their children living at Roe End Lane in the rural area north-west of Flamstead. James was described as an agricultural labourer. They also had a baby grandson, James, living with them, who was their son Jonas's son. Jonas's wife, Amelia Ginger, had died the previous month shortly after giving birth, and it seems that Rebecca and James brought up their grandson. Baby James was only a few months younger than Rebecca and James's own youngest son.

The 1851 census finds Rebecca and James living at Black Slough in Flamstead, which is the name of one of the cottages on Roe End Lane. They had their two youngest sons and their grandson James (described as a son) living with them, as well as Rebecca's niece, Susannah Lee.

Rebecca died in 1853, aged 55.

The 1861 census finds James living alone in Flamstead. He died in 1862, aged 69.

References
  1. ↑ Church of England. Great Gaddesden Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

    1792
    Aug[us]t 5th Baptized James Son of John and Elizabeth Hobbs, pauper

  2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 441; Book 1; Folio 29; Page 8, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Row End Lane, Flamstead, Hertfordshire
    James Hobbs, male, 46 [1794/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
    Rebecca Hobbs, female, 43 [1797/8], not born in county
    James Hobbs, male, 18 [1822/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
    Caroline Hobbs, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
    Robert Hobbs, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
    Daniel Hobbs, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
    Alfred Hobbs, male, 11m [1840], born in county
    James Hobbs, male, 2m [1841], born in county

  3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 1715; Folio 406; Page 13, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: Black Slough, Flamstead, Hertfordshire
    James Hobbs, head, married, male, 60 [1790/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire
    Rebecca Hobbs, wife, married, female, 50 [1800/1], b. St John St, Middlesex
    Daniel Hobbs, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire
    Alfred Hobbs, son, male, 11 [1839/40], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire
    James Hobbs, son, male, 9 [1841/2], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Market Steet, Bedfordshire
    Susannah Lee, niece, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Platter, b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire

  4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class RG9; Piece 840; Folio 60; Page 10, 7 Apr 1861.

    Address: Flamstead, Hertfordshire
    James Hobbs, head, widower, male, 77 [1783/4], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

  5. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. James HOBBS, June Quarter 1862, Hemel Hempstead Registration District, Volume 3a, page 203, aged 72 [1789/90]

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