The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale] She was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Aug 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 15th Aug 1864 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Hobbs, farm labourer on 14th Dec 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1808 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 23rd Oct 1808 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Aug 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 28th Aug 1882 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJane who was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1836 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1838 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiBenjamin who was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 ivObadiah who was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1842 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died May 1875 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 23rd May 1875 Mayfield, Sussex
4 vAmos who was born 1844 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1844 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1888 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 6th Dec 1888 Mayfield, Sussex
5 viHannah who was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1847 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
6 viiMercy who was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1849 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
7 viiiWilliam who was born 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1851 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixRaymond who was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1852 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jul 1852 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 2nd Jul 1852 Mayfield, Sussex
  xHenry Baker who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1856 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  xiJames who was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jul 1859 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  xiiEdward who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1861 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  xiiiAlfred who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th May 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jane Morgan [Hobbs] was the daughter of William Hobbs, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale]. She was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1836 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Edmund Morgan on 6th Jun 1859 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex. He was born c 1835
   
  3. Obadiah Hobbs, preacher was the son of William Hobbs, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale]. He was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died May 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 23rd May 1875 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Charlotte Amelia Mepham on July to Sep 1867, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q3 Vol 2a Page 869. She was born 1847 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1847 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, daughter of Levi Mepham (farmer) and Charlotte Mepham. They had the following children:
  iMartha E. who was born 1869 at Aulton, Norfolk
  iiJohn W. who was born 1870 at Aulton, Norfolk
   
  4. Amos Hobbs, master baker was the son of William Hobbs, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale]. He was born 1844 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jul 1844 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1888 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 6th Dec 1888 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Russell on 1st Mar 1868 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jan 1840 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Sophia Russell; died Oct 1913 at Hellingly Asylum, Hellingly, Sussex; buried 15th Oct 1913 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
8 iMary Jane who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
9 iiThomas Edward who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1872 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiSarah Ann who was born 1873 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
10 ivMercy Elizabeth who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
11 vHenry John who was born Mar 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1877 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 1st Oct 1960 Crawley, Sussex
  viCharlotte Amelia who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1879 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1879
  viiObadiah Smale who was born Jan 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1881 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Jan 1929 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 6th Jan 1929 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Hannah Carey [Hobbs] was the daughter of William Hobbs, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale]. She was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1847 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Carey on 6th Oct 1867 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1845 at Smarden, Kent. They had the following children:
12 iHenry who was born c 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam J. who was born c 1870 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiCharles David who was born c 1879 at Ashford, Kent
  ivMary Jane who was born c 1883 at Ashford, Kent
  vGeorge who was born c 1887 at Ashford, Kent
   
  6. Mercy Eldridge [Hobbs] was the daughter of William Hobbs, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale]. She was born 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1849 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married George Edgar Eldridge, carpenter, joiner and ironmonger on 19th Mar 1877 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Feb 1853 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdgar George who was born 1878 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiClara who was born c 1882 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiEbenezer who was born c 1883 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivEldin (Ellam) who was born c 1885 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  7. William Hobbs was the son of William Hobbs, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hobbs [Smale]. He was born 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1851 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Martha A on c 1885. She was born 1864 at Cambridgeshire
   
Generation No. 3
  8. Mary Jane Hobbs was the daughter of Amos Hobbs, master baker and Ann Hobbs [Bassett] [Russell]. She was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1870 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iGeorge Butcher who was born 15th Nov 1892 at Hastings, Sussex
   
  9. Thomas Edward Hobbs was the son of Amos Hobbs, master baker and Ann Hobbs [Bassett] [Russell]. He was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1872 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Angelina Sophia French on Apr to June 1895 at Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1872 at London. They had the following children:
  iThomas Edward J. who was born Apr to June 1900 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  10. Mercy Elizabeth Eldridge [Hobbs] was the daughter of Amos Hobbs, master baker and Ann Hobbs [Bassett] [Russell]. She was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1875 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married George Edgar Eldridge on 19th Mar 1897 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1875
   
  11. Henry John Hobbs was the son of Amos Hobbs, master baker and Ann Hobbs [Bassett] [Russell]. He was born Mar 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1877 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 1st Oct 1960 at Crawley, Sussex
  He married Edith Goad on Jan to Mar 1901 at Tonbridge, Kent. She was born c 1878 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 1968 at Surrey. They had the following children:
  iFrederick John who was born 22nd Jul 1902 at Crawley, Sussex; died Sep 1982 Worthing, Sussex
  iiLilian Alice who was born Jun 1904 at Crawley, Sussex
13 iiiThomas Edward who was born 23rd Jun 1907 at Crawley, Sussex; died May 1994 Hastings, Sussex
   
  12. Henry Carey was the son of Thomas Carey and Hannah Carey [Hobbs]. He was born c 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah on c 1895. She was born c 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born c 1898 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  13. Thomas Edward Hobbs was the son of Henry John Hobbs and Edith Hobbs [Goad]. He was born 23rd Jun 1907 at Crawley, Sussex; died May 1994 at Hastings, Sussex
  He married Grace Darling Vousden on c 1930. She was born 1910 at Goudhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
14 iGillian M. who was born 1932 at Chertsey, Surrey
15 iiEdward Winston who was born Jul 1940 at Cranbrook, Kent
16 iiiLinden who was born 1943 at Ashford, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  14. Gillian M. Rivers [Hobbs] was the daughter of Thomas Edward Hobbs and Grace Darling Hobbs [Vousden]. She was born 1932 at Chertsey, Surrey
  She married Peter Rivers on 1952 at Folkestone, Kent. He was born c 1930. They had the following children:
  iTimothy P. who was born 1954 at Ashford, Kent
17 iiSarah Jane Von who was born 1958 at Ashford, Kent
   
  15. Edward Winston Hobbs was the son of Thomas Edward Hobbs and Grace Darling Hobbs [Vousden]. He was born Jul 1940 at Cranbrook, Kent
  He married Angela Haldane on c 1962. She was born Aug 1942 at Ashford, Kent. They had the following children:
18 iNicholas Edward who was born Apr 1963 at Tenterden, Kent
   
  16. Linden Willcocks [Hobbs] was the daughter of Thomas Edward Hobbs and Grace Darling Hobbs [Vousden]. She was born 1943 at Ashford, Kent
  She married Michael J.W. Willcocks on 1963 at Ashford, Kent. He was born c 1940. They had the following children:
19 iTanya Linden who was born 1968 at West-Super-Mare, Somerset
  iiScott Somerset who was born 1969 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 6
  17. Sarah Jane Von Etzdorf [Rivers] was the daughter of Peter Rivers and Gillian M. Rivers [Hobbs]. She was born 1958 at Ashford, Kent
  She married Baron Rudiger John Von Etzdorf on May 1986. He was born 13th Sep 1948
   
  18. Nicholas Edward Hobbs, Senior University Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Accountancy and Finance was the son of Edward Winston Hobbs and Angela Hobbs [Haldane]. He was born Apr 1963 at Tenterden, Kent
  He married Rajwant Kaur Sahota on Oct 2000. She was born Jun 1959 at Punjab, India. They had the following children:
  iGrace Chandni who was born Sep 2003 at Bedford
   
  19. Tanya Linden Thompson [Willcocks] was the daughter of Michael J.W. Willcocks and Linden Willcocks [Hobbs]. She was born 1968 at West-Super-Mare, Somerset
  She married Sir Thomas d'Eyncourt John Thompson, 6th Baronet of Hartsborne Manor, Herts on Jun 2002 at Camden Town, London. He was born 1956
   

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