William Robert Hobbs

1862 - 1921  (59 years)

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• Name	William Robert Hobbs
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	1862	Swingfield, Kent
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901  [1]
  	Farm labourer
  Residence	1901-1911	Newlands Farm, Swingfield, Kent
  Buried	Jun 1921	St Peter's Church, Swingfield, Kent
  Died	9 Jun 1921	Swingfield, Kent
  Person ID	I26	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford), Judith's maternal branch in the Craxford tree
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	John Hobbs,   b. Abt 1819, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 1907, Acrise, Kent  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Sarah Harris,   b. Abt 1815,   d. 1894  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1844
  Photos		Newlands Farm, Swingfield, Kent Farmed by John and Sarah Hobbs, in the late nineteenth century, this became the family home of Lizzie Alice Claypole after she married William Robert Hobbs
  		John Hobbs and Sarah Harris Parents of William Hobbs who married Lizzie Alice Claypole.
  Family ID	F592	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Alice Claypole,   b. 12 Mar 1867, Cottingham, Northamptonshire ,   d. 9 Aug 1941, Swingfield, Kent  (Age 74 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1890	St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire   [2]
  	Reference:
  Witnesses	29 Oct 1890
  	John Claypole (her grandfather); Henrietta Claypole (her aunt)
  Children	1. William J Hobbs,   b. 16 Sep 1891, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 1987  (Age 95 years)   2. Spencer Harris Hobbs,   b. 15 Jun 1893, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 25 Mar 1977, Swingfield, Kent  (Age 83 years)   3. Sarah Jessie Hobbs,   b. 25 Nov 1895, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 8 Jun 1963  (Age 67 years)   4. Stella Ann Hobbs,   b. 14 Feb 1897, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 5 May 1991  (Age 94 years)   5. Hilda May Hobbs,   b. 13 Jun 1899, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 10 Aug 1899, Swingfield, Kent  (Age 0 years)   6. Robert Hamilton Hobbs,   b. 8 Jun 1901, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 1956, Swingfield, Kent  (Age 54 years)   7. Kenneth Albert Hobbs,   b. 5 Sep 1903, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 26 Dec 1999, Folkestone, Kent  (Age 96 years)   8. Ena Alice Hobbs,   b. 23 Jan 1906, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Dorothy Ruby Hobbs,   b. 24 Jan 1908, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 1990, Canterbury, Kent  (Age 81 years)   10. Caroline Henrietta Hobbs,   b. 14 Jan 1910, Swingfield, Kent ,   d. 18 Sep 1979  (Age 69 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Newlands Farm, Swingfield, Kent Farmed by John and Sarah Hobbs, in the late nineteenth century, this became the family home of Lizzie Alice Claypole after she married William Robert Hobbs
  		The family of William and Lizzie Alice Hobbs This photograph was taken during World War I. William is holding a small picture of his son William (small image left) and Lizzie holds a picture of son Spencer (small image right). "Sis" has not been formally identifed. Rear: Robert, Dorothy, Stella, Ena, Kenneth Front: Lizzie, Carrie, William, "Sis"
  		The family of Lizzie Alice (Claypole) Hobbs Lizzie is seen pictures with her son and two daughters. The date of the photograph is probably from the late 1920s. Left to Right: Stella, Dorothy, , Kenneth, Lizzie Alice, ,
  BMD Certificates		MC: Claypole, Lizzie (Elizabeth) (1890) and William Hobbs John Claypole, Blacksmith was Lizzie's grandfather. We assume the witnesses were her aunt and uncle.
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2007
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 29 Oct 1890 - St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham, Northamptonshire Residence - 1901-1911 - Newlands Farm, Swingfield, Kent Buried - Jun 1921 - St Peter's Church, Swingfield, Kent  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  HS: Hobbs, William and Lizzie Lizzie was born Elizabeth Alice Claypole in Gretton, Northamptonshire In Loving Memory Of William Robert Hobbs Of Newland Farm Who died June 9th 1921 Aged 59 Years "Thy Name O Jesu" Also of Lizzie Alice Hobbs Wife of the above Aged 74 years "God's Greatest Gifts Love and Remembrance"

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1901 England Census, Elham RG13/852 6 67 7 (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Kettering 3b 374 (OND 1890) (Reliability: 3).