Hobbs of Bristol (General)
Hi all
I am becoming very confused with regard to the Hobbs family of Bristol. I have Samuel George Hobbs dob 1864, his father was Samuel Hobbs dob 1839 and mother Mary Showering dob 1839 (I think you helped with this before). Samuel's father was George Hobbs dob 1811 m. Elizabeth Wagstaff dob 1811. This is where I get completely lost. I have found two George Hobbs, neither of which appear to match any info I have. Please help.
Hobbs of Bristol
by slowhands 
, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, July 29, 2010, 06:34 (5237 days ago) @ jjh101
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=471174.msg3311000;topicseen
I can't see any obvious FoD connection here - you are best discussing this on a Bristol / Somerset forum
sorry
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George HOBBS marriage at Newland to Elizabeth WAGSTAFF
by m p griffiths , Thursday, July 29, 2010, 08:36 (5237 days ago) @ jjh101
On 'the Bristol' form - referred to by 'Slowhands'
Elizabeth WAGSTAFF, c1811 marrying a George HOBBS c1811
The Church of Latter Day Saints have a marriage at Newland- 15 August 1832
and this in on our FOD records
George HOBBS of Stapleton in this County (which is BRISTOL)
witnesses: William HARRIS (could be the local butcher/or Mason Lab 1841 census for Newland - as George was a Mason Lab) and James BRASIER
although both state they were not from the FOD area, they married in Newland -
There is a Richard WAGSTAFF age 65 - Burial in Newland 18 February 1841 (from the Monmouth Workhouse) - may be a relative!
wonder why they 'married' in Newland and not in Bristol? - marriages quite often took place in the Bride's Parish
1841 Census, Fishponds Bristol - Civil Parish - STAPLETON
George HOBBS - 30
Elizabeth HOBBS - 30
William HOBBS - 8 (on the 1881 census c1834 born Fishponds - a Haulier 1871 census)
Anne HOBBS - 4
Samuel HOBBS - 1
Looking at the 1851 census, Fishponds, George and Elizabeth are both aged 41 and say they were born in Fishponds, Bristol
1861 Census, both aged 53 - born Stapleton - and right up to 1881 - Fishponds - with DOB's varying slightly.
- so the records would be in the Bristol & Avon Records Office. Family names are sometimes a good indicator of lineage.
??
1841 Census - Glos, Stapleton - two HOBBS families next to each other
Thomas HOBBS 35 - Wife Fanny,and children Mary, Prescilla, Joseph, William & Henry
next door
George HOBBS 60 - Haullier, wife Mary age 45, and children, Samuel, James & Martha