Ralph Hobill (1736 - 1821)

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Biography

Ralph was born in 1736, the son of John and Elizabeth Hobill. He was a grazier and fellmonger living in Shearsby, Leicestershire ^[1].

He married Susannah Meadows on 9 Dec 1770 at Shearsby^[2]

Ralph was a voter in the 1775 election of a Member of Parliament for Leicestershire. He voted for John Peach Hungerford ^[3].

In 1820 he was one those signing the Loyal Declaration in support of Government policies following the events at Peterloo ^[4].

He passed away in 1821 and was buried in Shearsby on 5 September ^[5][6].

In his will, written in 1817, Ralph names his grandchildren as Elizabeth Read, Susannah Read, Thomas Read, John Read, Ann Read, Mary Read, William Read and Ralph Hobill Read. Nephew John Hobill of Littlethorpe and niece Grace Weston wife of Thomas Weston of Shearsby ^[7].

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial for Ralph Hobill.
2. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK5D-2Z5 : 13 March 2020), Ralph Hobill, 1770.
3. ↑ An exact copy of the poll, for the county of Leicester; … for electing a knight of the shire, to serve in Parliament, for the said county; began the 12th, and continued to the 26th of January, 1775. Candidates, William Pochin, Esq; and John Peach Hungerford, Esq.; [p.95-6] …[online] https://data.historicaltexts.jisc.ac.uk/view?pubId=eccoii-1444801200&terms=knaptoft&date=1759-1780&undated=exclude accessed 23 May 2018 [username and password required]
4. ↑ "Loyal Declarations, 1819 And 1820", Record office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archive Catalogue (http://record-office-catalogue.leics.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=QS%2f115&pos=9  : Accessed 8 Feb 2022), Signatures of members of the parish of Shearsby, QS115/19; Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.
5. ↑ England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-W6VQ : 6 June 2018), Ralph Hobill, 5 Sep 1821; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Burial, Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 7, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
6. ↑ Burial: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
   Leicestershire; Shearsby; St Mary Magdalen; Bishop's Transcript; File line number: 58
   FreeReg Transcription (accessed 1 December 2023)
   Rhalph Hobill burial on 5 Sep 1821 in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England.
7. ↑ "Leicestershire Wills And Probate Records, 1500-1939," FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FLEICS%2FWILLS%2F00106938 : accessed 6 Feb 2022), Will of Ralph Hobill, Grazier, of Shearsby, written in 1817; citing Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.