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HUBBARD, James Henry
1888 - 1953 ? Has 4 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
1863 - Aft 1901 (> 39 years)-
Name HUBBARD, James Henry Birth 1888 Tilney Cum Islington, Norfolk, England 
Gender Male Death 1953 ? Person ID I557 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father HUBBARD, James, b. Between 1859 and 1860, Pentney, Norfolk, England d. Aft 1901 (Age > 43 years) Mother MOUNTAIN, Martha, b. 1863, Pentney, Norfolk, England d. Aft 1901 (Age > 39 years) Marriage 1883 Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England Family ID F392 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EDGOOSE, Carrie Elizabeth, b. 26 Jan 1889, West Walton, Norfolk d. 26 Jun 1949, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 60 years) Marriage 24 Apr 1912 West Walton, Norfolk Children 1. HUBBARD, Harold James, b. 13 Jan 1913, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 1993, Dawlish, Devon, England (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. HUBBARD, Leonard, b. 15 Oct 1914, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknown3. HUBBARD, Doris May, b. 26 Dec 1916, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 1960, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. HUBBARD, Reginald William, b. 4 Dec 1919, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 9 Mar 1965, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (Age 45 years)Family ID F355 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Marriage - 24 Apr 1912 - West Walton, Norfolk 
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JAMES HENRY HUBBARD 1888-
The birth of James Henry HUBBARD was registered in 1888.
(GRO March Q 1888 Wisbech 3b 600)
From the 1891 census of Black Lane, Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire:
James HUBBARD, head, aged 31, shepherd, born at Pentney, Norfolk;
Martha HUBBARD, wife, aged 28, born at Pentney, Norfolk;
Agness Elizbth HUBBARD, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Pentney, Norfolk;
Rose Hannah HUBBARD, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Pentney, Norfolk;
*James Henry HUBBARD, son, aged 3, born at Tilney cum Islington, Norfolk;
Daisy Kathleen HUBBARD, daughter, aged 1, born at Marshland Smeeth, Norfolk;
Gertrude Mary HUBBARD, daughter, aged under one month, born at Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire.
(RG12/1303/121/7)
From the 1901 census of Middleston St. Mary, Norfolk:
James HUBBARD, head, aged 39, shepherd, born at Pentney, Norfolk;
Martha HUBBARD, wife, aged 37, born at Pentney, Norfolk;
*James HUBBARD, son, aged 13, born at Tilney-cum-Islington, Norfolk;
Daisy HUBBARD, daughter, aged 11, born at Marshlkand Smeeth, Norfolk;
Maud HUBBARD, daughter, aged 9, born at Tilney-cum-Islington, Norfolk;
Robert HUBBARD, son, aged 6, born at Tilney-cum-Islington, Norfolk;
Edith HUBBARD, daughter, aged 1, born at Marshland Fen, Norfolk.
(RG13/1886/51/6)
Carrie Elizabeth EDGOOSE married James Henry HUBBARD at West Walton Parish Church on 24 April 1912. She was described as a 23 year old West Walton spinster, daughter of Robert James EDGOOSE deceased, a gardener. James HUBBARD was a 24 year old bachelor, a West Walton labourer, and son of James HUBBARD, labourer. Witnesses were Harold James EDGOOSE and Edith Maud EDGOOSE.
(GRO June Q 1912 Wisbech 3b 1351)
On 28 January 1927 James Henry HUBBARD filed a petition for divorce on the grounds of his wife Carrie Elizabeth's frequent adultery from 1 December 1924 onwards at 41 Alexander Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, with John Edward SPARKES of the same address .
He said that he married Carrie Elizabeth EDGOOSE at West Walton Parish Church on 24 April 1912 and lived firstly at Woodbine Cottage, West Walton, and lastly at Crescent Passage, Wisbech. He was a nurseryman of 49 Osborne Road in the City of Leicester and his wife Carrie Elizabeth HUBBARD had no occupation and lived at 41 Alexander Road, Wisbech.
Both Carrie Elizabeth HUBBARD and John Edward SPARKES claimed that they were not guilty of adultery as claimed in the Petition.
On 25 October the same year the Court found that James Henry HUBBARD had proved the contents of his Petition and granted him a divorce. He obtained a Decreee Absolute on 7 May 1928.
(National Archives J77/2383/4474)
The GRO death indexes have been searched for the period 1928-1978. The only likely entry is the death of a James H. HUBBARD aged 65 in 1953.
(GRO June Q 1953 Cambridge 4a 192)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1911 Census: Untraced
There is no proof without buying a certificate that the following records refer to the same James H. HUBBARD. His date of birth in the 1939 Register differs by two years from the birth registration and census information.
The marriage between James H. HUBBARD and Lily A. M. BUTTER was registered in 1934.
(GRO September Q 1934 Wisbech 3b 1709)
From the 1939 Register of Begdale Road, Elm:
*James H. HUBBARD, born 7 June 1886 [sic], married, agriculural labourer;
Lily A. M. HUBBARD, born 5 February 1894, married, unpaid domestic duties;
Chrissie M. BUTTER, born 25 December 1870, widow, unpaid domestic duties.
(RG101/6347C/014/7)
The death of Lily A. M. HUBBARD aged 50 was registered in 1945.
(GRO June Q 1945 Wisbech 3b 575)
(revised 19.05.2016)