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Extract from the Sussex Express 1.4.1932
AN OLD INHABITANT MR. J. HOBBS BURIED AT MARESFIELD.
The funeral took place at Maresfield on Saturday of Mr.James Hobbs of Black Ven, Horney Common, who was in his 98th year. In spite of his great age Mr.Hobbs had only been ill four weeks before his death, which followed a fall while he was walking from one room to the other in his house. A Sussex man, Mr.Hobbs spent all this life in the county. He was born at High Hurstwood. At the age of two his parents went to live at Budletts Uckfield. He had a little schooling at Buxted, but never learned to read or write. Mr.Hobbs started work when he was ten years old, and then received 1/6d. a week as a house boy. Three years later he went to Mr.Woods nursery at Maresfield until he was sixteen, and then for sometime worked in other nurseries at Piltdown and Uckfield, subsequently being employed by Lady Shelley at Maresfield Park. When the railway line from Lewes to Uckfield was built in 1858 Mr.Hobbs was employed on its construction, and was also engaged on the drainage scheme and gas works at Uckfield. Going back to Maresfield he was in the employ of the late Sir John Shelley for seven years, and during that time was married at Maresfield Church. After this he worked at the powder mills at Park Farm where one of his brothers was killed. Ten years later he worked for Mr.Whitewood, of Five Ash Down. And after two years commenced farming on his own account. Starting with two acres and a cow, he leased a farm and 33 acres at Duddleswell from Lady Shelley two years later. Here he remained eight years and then rented a 60 acre farm from Count Munster, while his last farm was Black Ven, where he had been thirty years. Mr.Hobbs retired at the age of 85, but continued to do odd jobs. He had been married twice, his first wife dying 13th [November 1904, he leaves two] daughters, nineteen grandchildren, and great grandchildren. (here follows a list of mourners)
James Hobbs | m: c 1730 | Jane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: c 1710 d: Jun 1768 Buxted, Sussex bur: 12th Jun 1768 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | b: c 1710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James | John | William | Ann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1728 d: Apr 1806 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 8th Apr 1806 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1730 Fletching, Sussex ch: 23rd Jul 1730 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Nov 1800 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 19th Nov 1800 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1733 Fletching, Sussex ch: 27th Feb 1733 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jun 1800 Fletching, Sussex bur: 9th Jun 1800 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1736 Fletching, Sussex ch: 23rd Feb 1736 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Hobbs | m: 21st Sep 1748 St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex | Caroline Hider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1728 d: Apr 1806 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 8th Apr 1806 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1729 d: Jul 1803 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 7th Jul 1803 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James | John | Jasper | Edward | Isaac | Henry | Jane | Martha | b: 1749 Fletching, Sussex ch: 2nd Apr 1749 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Dec 1809 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 10th Dec 1809 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1752 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 17th May 1752 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Jul 1836 Fletching, Sussex bur: 7th Jul 1836 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1757 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 16th Mar 1757 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1761 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 28th Jun 1761 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1763 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 23rd May 1763 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Nov 1846 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 24th Nov 1846 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1768 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 23rd Mar 1768 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Feb 1774 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 6th Feb 1774 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1770 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 18th Jun 1770 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1772 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 4th Jun 1772 St Bartholomew Parish Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caroline | William | Hannah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1750 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 21st Sep 1750 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1754 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 8th Sep 1754 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Oct 1834 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 27th Oct 1834 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1759 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 14th Oct 1759 St Bartholomew Parish Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Hobbs | m: 19th Mar 1786 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex | Elizabeth Nickolls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1752 Maresfield, Sussex ch: 17th May 1752 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Jul 1836 Fletching, Sussex bur: 7th Jul 1836 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1764 Sussex d: Dec 1846 Fletching, Sussex bur: 11th Dec 1846 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John | Henry | James | Harriett | Edward | Jane | Jasper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1787 Fletching, Sussex ch: 22nd Apr 1787 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Sep 1828 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 29th Sep 1828 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1789 Fletching, Sussex ch: 1st Mar 1789 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex d: Aug 1860 Fletching, Sussex bur: 2nd Sep 1860 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1791 Fletching, Sussex ch: 10th Jul 1791 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex d: Jun 1857 Fletching, Sussex bur: 28th Jun 1857 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1793 Fletching, Sussex ch: 29th Sep 1793 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1797 Fletching, Sussex ch: 12th Nov 1797 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Dec 1876 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 5th Dec 1876 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1800 Fletching, Sussex ch: 28th Dec 1800 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1803 Fletching, Sussex ch: 16th Oct 1803 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jan 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Hobbs | Not married | Mary Teague | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1787 Fletching, Sussex ch: 22nd Apr 1787 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Sep 1828 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 29th Sep 1828 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: c 1780 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Gatland | Edward | Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1807 Framfield, Sussex ch: 6th Sep 1807 St. Thomas à Becket's Church d: Jul 1887 Uckfield, Sussex bur: 6th Jul 1887 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | b: 1812 Streat, Sussex ch: 28th Jun 1812 | b: 1813 Streat, Sussex ch: 12th Jun 1813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st marriage | James Gatland Hobbs farm labourer | m: 18th Oct 1829 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Jane Heath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1807 Framfield, Sussex ch: 6th Sep 1807 St. Thomas à Becket's Church d: Jul 1887 Uckfield, Sussex bur: 6th Jul 1887 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | b: 1809 Rotherfield, Sussex d: Jul 1873 Uckfield, Sussex bur: 2nd Jul 1873 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Heath | Alfred | James Gatland | Harriett | William Gatland | Thomas Heath | John | Luther Theophilus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1830 Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1832 Buxted, Sussex ch: 11th Mar 1832 St. Margaret's Church d: 20th Oct 1855 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex bur: 23rd Oct 1855 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | b: 1835 Buxted, Sussex ch: 5th Apr 1835 St. Margaret's Church d: Mar 1932 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 16th Mar 1932 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1837 Buxted, Sussex ch: 15th Oct 1837 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1839 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 9th Dec 1839 Holy Cross Church d: Feb 1927 Southborough, Kent bur: 17th Feb 1927 Southborough, Kent | b: 1842 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 8th Sep 1844 Holy Cross Church d: 10th May 1897 Southwark, London | b: 1844 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 27th Apr 1844 Holy Cross Church d: May 1851 Uckfield, Sussex bur: 10th May 1851 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | b: 1854 Uckfield, Sussex ch: 15th Jun 1858 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex d: Jul 1888 Uckfield, Sussex bur: 23rd Jul 1888 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st marriage | James Gatland Hobbs farmer | m: 7th May 1859 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex | Sarah Bingham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1835 Buxted, Sussex ch: 5th Apr 1835 St. Margaret's Church d: Mar 1932 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 16th Mar 1932 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1833 Smithfield, Middlesex d: Nov 1904 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 17th Nov 1904 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alfred | Mary Jane | Eliza | James William | Albert | Thomas | David James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1860 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex ch: 23rd May 1860 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Nov 1860 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 25th Nov 1860 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1861 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex ch: 8th Dec 1861 St Bartholomew Parish Church | b: 1863 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex ch: 23rd May 1863 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Oct 1942 Nutley, Sussex bur: 31st Oct 1942 St James Church, Nutley, Sussex | b: 1865 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex ch: 12th Mar 1865 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Mar 1872 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 9th Mar 1872 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1866 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex ch: 1st Jul 1866 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: 6th Jun 1957 Westfield Nursing Home, Westfield, Sussex | b: 1868 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex ch: 10th Mar 1868 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Jun 1940 Withyham, Sussex bur: 23rd Jun 1940 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex | b: 1870 Maresfield Powder Mill, Maresfield, Sussex ch: 20th Mar 1870 St Bartholomew Parish Church d: Apr 1966 Fletching, Sussex bur: 8th Apr 1966 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd marriage | James Gatland Hobbs farmer | m: c 1910 | Elizabeth Susan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b: 1835 Buxted, Sussex ch: 5th Apr 1835 St. Margaret's Church d: Mar 1932 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 16th Mar 1932 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: c 1840 |
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