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William James Hobbs
| Age: | 54 |
| Died: | 17th Jun 1914 |
| Accident: | 22nd Sep 1912 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1860 |
| Colliery: | Burnhope |
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| Notes: | died from spleno medullary leukaemia (cancer of the blood), it is alleged that death was the result of an injury received by Hobbs on September 22nd, 1912, when his foot was bruised by a fall of stone |
| Buried: | St. John's Churchyard, Burnhope |
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1881 Census
Address: 52 Cornish Street, Seaham, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4971 / 129 / 45)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| REDSHAW, John | 46 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | DUR: Sunderland | 1835 |
| REDSHAW, Elizabeth | 47 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Seaham | 1834 | |
| REDSHAW, George | 11 | Son | Scholar | DUR: Seaham | 1870 | |
| REDSHAW, Barbara | 6 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Haswell | 1875 | |
| HOBBS, James | 22 | Son Law | Mar | Coal Miner | CON: Enwood | 1859 |
| HOBBS, Mary | 20 | Dau | Mar | DUR: Seaham | 1861 | |
| HOBBS, Elizabeth | 1 | Gdau | DUR: Seaham | 1880 |
1891 Census
Address: Burdon Street, Castle Eden Colliery, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG12 / 4111 / 73 / 41)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| HOBBS, William J. | 32 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | CON: Henwood | 1859 |
| HOBBS, Mary | 30 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Seaham Harbour | 1861 | |
| HOBBS, Elizabeth | 11 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: New Seaham | 1880 | |
| HOBBS, Edith | 7 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Castle Eden Colliery | 1884 | |
| HOBBS, Hannah | 6 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Castle Eden Colliery | 1885 | |
| HOBBS, James | 4 | Soin | DUR: Castle Eden Colliery | 1887 | ||
| HOBBS, Laura | 2 | Dau | DUR: Castle Eden Colliery | 1889 | ||
| HOBBS, Clara | 8m | Dau | DUR: Castle Eden Colliery |
1901 Census
Address: 3 Pavilion Terrace, Burnhope, Co.Durham
(Ref: RG13 / 4672 / 48 / 36)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| HOBBS, William James | 42 | Head | Mar | Deputy Overman | 1859 | |
| HOBBS, Mary | 40 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Seaham Harbour | 1861 | |
| HOBBS, Elizabeth | 21 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Seaham Harbour | 1880 | |
| HOBBS, Edith | 17 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Castle Eden | 1884 | |
| HOBBS, James | 14 | Son | Driver | DUR: Castle Eden | 1887 | |
| HOBBS, Laura | 12 | Dau | DUR: Castle Eden | 1889 | ||
| HOBBS, Beatrice | 8 | Dau | DUR: Castle Eden | 1893 | ||
| HOBBS, Richard | 6 | Son | DUR: Castle Eden | 1895 | ||
| HOBBS, Clara | 4 | Dau | DUR: Castle Eden | 1897 | ||
| HOBBS, Polly | 3m | Dau | DUR: Lanchester |
1911 Census
Address: 3 Pavilion Terrace, Burnhope, Co.Durham
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| HOBBS, William James | 52 | Head | Mar | Deputy Overman | CON: Henwood | 1859 |
| HOBBS, Mary | 50 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Seaham Harbour | 1861 | |
| HOBBS, James | 24 | Son | Unn | Hewer | DUR: Castle Eden | 1887 |
| HOBBS, Beatrice | 16 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Castle Eden | 1895 | |
| HOBBS, Clara | 14 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Castle Eden | 1897 | |
| HOBBS, Richard | 16 | Son | Unn | Driver | DUR: Castle Eden | 1895 |
| HOBBS, John Readshaw | 9 | Son | DUR: Burnhope | 1902 |
Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.
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Burnhope — St. John's Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ194487
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| Names on this tombstone | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Mary HOBBS | |||
| W. J. HOBBS | 17th Jun 1914 | 35 | 1879 |
Details of Compensation/Arbitration
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1891 Census — taken 5th April, 1891
- 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
- 1911 Census — taken 2nd April, 1911
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-04972-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in St. John's Churchyard, Burnhope
- Tombstone photograph (T-04985-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researchers | |
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| terry hobbs | 04 Jan 2011 |
any relation to benjamin hobbs born april 29 1911 - also a durham miner for 30+ years |
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| Tracey Hobbs | 05 Jan 2012 |
family history |
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| George Leigh | 15 Aug 2013 |
William James Hobbs was my great-grandfather, so I am interested in him and the Hobbs family. |
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| Michele Pattinson Smiley | 13 Nov 2021 |
William James Hobbs was my great-great-grandfather. His daughter Beatrice, was my great-grandmother. I am interested in him and Hobbs family history. |
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