William
Hobbs
Born in Avening, Gloucestershire
Ancestors 
Son of James Hobbs
and Rebecca Selby
Brother of
Hannah M Hobbs, John Hobbs, Joseph Hobbs, Sarah A Hobbs, Elizabeth (Hobbs) Steptoe, Mary Hobbs, Charles Hobbs, Thomas Hobbs and Frederick James Hobbs
Husband of
Kate Steptoe
— married
1887 in St James, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Died
at about age 50
in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2021
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Biography
1881 Census - Westhoughton, Lancashire James Hobbs Head Male 62 Bagpath, Gloucestershire, England Rebecca Hobbs Wife Female 64 Hankerton, Wiltshire, England William Hobbs Son Male 21 Avening, Gloucestershire, England Fred Hobbs Son Male 19 Avening, Gloucestershire, England (familysearch) [1]
Marriage: 28 May 1887 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancs. William Hobbs - 27, Blue Dipper, Bachelor, Daisy Hill Kate Steptoe - 21, Spinster, Bayswater Groom's Father: James Hobbs, (deceased), Carter Bride's Father: Thomas Steptoe, Labourer Witness: Francis Steptoe; Elizabeth Steptoe Married by Banns by: Henry H. Oliver Vicar Register: Marriages 1882 - 1945, Page 14, Entry 27 Source: LDS Film 2357499 (LancashireOPC) [2]
1891 Census - 456 Leigh Rd - Calico Dyer William Hobbs Head Male 31 Gloucestershire, England Kate Hobbs Wife Female 24 Oxfordshire, England Thomas Hobbs Son Male 1 Lancashire, England (familysearch) [3]
1901 Census - 502 Leigh Rd - Calico Dyer William Hobbs Head Male 41 Stroud, Gloucestershire Kate Hobbs Wife Female 33 Great Haseley, Oxfordshire Thomas Hobbs Son Male 11 Westhoughton, Lancashire Archibald Hobbs Son Male 8 Westhoughton, Lancashire Annie L Hobbs Daughter Female 7 Westhoughton, Lancashire William Hobbs Son Male 4 Westhoughton, Lancashire John Hobbs Son Male 1 Westhoughton, Lancashire (familysearch) [4]
1911 Census - 504 Leigh Rd Westhoughton - Calico Blind Dyer William Hobbs Head Male 51 Gloucester Stroud, Gloucestershire Kate Hobbs Wife Female 44 Gt Haseley, Oxfordshire Archibald Hobbs Son Male 18 Westhoughton, Lancashire Annie Hobbs Daughter Female 17 Westhoughton, Lancashire William Hobbs Son Male 14 Westhoughton, Lancashire John Hobbs Son Male 11 Westhoughton, Lancashire (familysearch) [5]
Burial: 29 Aug 1911 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancs. William Hobbs - Age: 52 years Abode: 504 Leigh Road Buried by: T. G. Green Register: Burials 1889 - 1964, Page 64, Entry 508 Source: LDS Family Search (LancashireOPC) [6]
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