| Hobbs Family History |
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Introduction
Our Hobbs family descended from a small
village outside Huntingdon called Little Stukeley. We have been able to trace back to 5th November 1685 when Matthew Hobbs married Jane Hull. Matthew was born approximately 1660 and died
on 18th February 1733/34 at Little Stukeley. Jane was buried on 29th June 1668.
There were 6 children to this marriage; John, Matthew & Robert (twins), Mary, Issac & Jane (twins) all of whom died at birth.
Matthew was to marry twice more after the death of Jane.
Firstly, to Rachel Diglin on 30th September 1688 at Little Stukeley, producing no offspring before Rachel died on the 11th November 1698.
Matthew was not going to give in, marrying once more to Jane Buddell on 1st February 1698/99 at Little Stukeley. Jane was born on 30th April 1679 at Little Stukeley and after giving birth to 8 children died and was buried on 25th September 1719, also at Little Stukeley.
Matthew and Jane's 8 children were; William (who married and had children), Matthew, Mary, Richard & Elizabeth (twins), Henry (who married and had children), Elizabeth and Matthew. Except for the two who married all the others died at or near birth.
| The Hobbs Family Starts Here |
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| Matthew HOBBS |
born c.1660 & died 18.2.1733/34 at Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire, married(1) Jane Hull on 5.11.1685 at Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire. Jane was buried 29.6.1688 at Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire. | |
| Children to Matthew & Jane: | ||
| John | bpt. 9.1.1685/6 & bd. 17.1.1685/6 | |
| Matthew(t) | bpt. 28.9.1686 & bd. 29.9.1686 | |
| Robert (t) | bpt. 28.9.1686 & bd. 29.9.1686 | |
| Mary | * bpt. 27.9.1687 (as, is in the register) & * bd. 23.9.1687 | |
| Isaac (t) | bpt. 23.6.1688 & bd. 24.6.1688 | |
| Jane (t) | bpt. 23.6.1688 & bd. 24.6.1688 | |
| Matthew married(2) Rachel Diglin on 30.9.1688 at Lt Stukeley. Rachel died 11.11.1698. | ||
| Children to Matthew & Rachel: None | ||
| Matthew married(3) Jane Buddell on 1.2.1698/9 at Lt Stukeley. Jane was born 30.4.1679 at Lt Stukeley, bpt. 20.7.1679 at Lt Stukeley (pr) & died 25.9.1719 at Lt Stukeley. Jane's parents were William and Mary (nee Heskell or Ffestell ??). | ||
| The Buddell Family | ||
| William and Mary were married on the 10th of August 1676, parenting around 6 children, John, Jane, William, Elizabeth?, Elizabeth and
Maria (or Mary). William and Mary died on 28th Feb 1719 and 21 Jan 1715. John married Elizabeth Emberson on the 14 Jul 1916 and died on the 21 Oct 1702 after fathering a son William. William Jnr possibly became a shoemaker and if so married Alice Saunders on the 29th Sep 1727. Alice died on 15 Nov 1737. Wm then married (probably) three more brides before eventually dying 26 Apr 1771. (m2, Sarah ... , died 16 May 1741 and son William died 27 May 1741; m3, Elizabeth Care on 29 Sep 1741, died 30 Mar 1748, children William, Mary & Alice; m4, Mary Squire on 12 Oct 1752 (after Wm's death Mary Married Samuel Lyne on 8 Mar 1773), children Mary (married Thomas Hobbs on 31 Oct 1773), John, Sarah, Ann? (died 15 May 1767), Ann (married James Loines on 5 Nov 1792), Sarah (John born 3 Apr 1785, married John Church on 17 Jan 1788), Alice and Richard (married Hannah or Sarah Durham on 21 Dec 1794). The second Elizabeth possibly married Wm Wilkinson on the 15 Feb 1722 while her sister Maria (Mary) possibly married Wm Barton on 6 Oct 1718. Details of Ann, William and Elizabeth? are not available at this time. |
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| Children of Matthew & Jane: | ||
| William | bpt. 10.12.1699 at Lt Stukeley | |
| William married ?? Jane Smith on 29.9.1729 at Grafham, Huntingdonshire. Children: Robert chr. 22.3.1729 at Grafham (pr) | ||
| Matthew | bpt. 2.8.1702 at Lt Stukeley. & d. 22.3.1713/14 | |
| Mary | bpt. 10.7.1704 at Lt Stukeley | |
| Richard (t) | b. 1707, bpt. 2.1.1708/9 at Lt Stukeley & d. 8.1.1708/9 | |
| Elizabeth(t) | b. 1707, bpt. 2.1.1708/9 at Lt Stukeley & d. 8.1.1708/9 | |
| Henry | b. 15.1.1709/10 at Lt Stukeley, bpt. 17.1.1708/9 at Lt Stukeley & buried 26.12.1747 as a dissenter ?? at Lt Stukeley. | |
| Henry married Ann Bass on 29.5.1737 at Bluntisham, Hunts, by Archdeaconry Marriage Bond. The marriage was signed by John Cox of Bluntisham. Groom: Henry HOBBS X b (son of Matthew) of Gt Stukeley. Bride: Ann BASS X wid (dau of ) of Gt Stukeley. Ann was bpt. (on marriage bond as Bluntisham-cum-Earith). |
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| Ann Bass Information Ann Bass' maiden name seems to have been Blackley as the Bonds and Allegations Index shows a Henry Bass marrying an Ann Blackley of Earith on 26.7.1730). Children: 1. Sarah bpt. 26.2.1737/8 at Lt Stukeley. Sarah was baptised in the church at Lt Stukeley, (and not as was vehemently requested, the parents being dissenters) at the house - James Torkington, minister & died 18.8.1738 2. Alice buried 21.7.1745 |
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| Elizabeth | bpt. 9.3.1711/12 & d. 7.5.1720 | |
| Matthew | bpt. 14.4.1719 (21.4.1719 ?) at Lt Stukeley & bd. 28.10.1719 | |
| NOTE: | The connection between Matthew HOBBS circa 1660 (above) & Henry HOBBS circa 1723 (following) has not yet established, but it is almost certain that they are directly connected as there seems to be only a single Hobbs family in the area at this time. There were many issues in this early period which caused the recording of a birth, death or marriage to be missed, therefore making it difficult to trace every event. |
Henry Hobbs link to discover to our forebears in the UK
or
Mary Hobbs, Rose Hobbs, or Stephen Hobbs links to our Australian forebears
or
William Hobbs link to discover to our forebears in the USA
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| Author: Allan Hobbs. Copyright © 1997. All rights reserved. Revised: 22nd September 2007 |