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HOBSON, William
1850 - 1918 (68 years) Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.
1847 - 1910 (63 years)-
Name HOBSON, William Birth 1850 Coleby, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1918 Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England Person ID I7477 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Family HARMOND, Elizabeth Anne, b. 1847, Spalding, Lincolnshire d. 1910, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England (Age 63 years) Marriage 1875 Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire Family ID F2718 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM HOBSON 1850-1918
The birth of William HOBSON was registered in 1850.
(GRO March Q 1850 Lincoln [which includes Coleby] 14 510)
The marriage between William HOBSON and Elizabeth Ann H[armond] PLOWRIGHT was registered in 1875.
(GRO June Q 1875 Lincoln 7a 957)
From the 1881 census of Beets Yard, Coleby, Lincolnshire:
*William HOBSON, head, married, aged 31, agricultural labourer, born at Coleby, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth Ann HOBSON, wife, married aged 30, agricultural labourer, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire;
Louisa PLOWRIGHT, sister-in-law, unmarried, dressmaker, born at Doncaster, Yorkshire.
(RG11/3235/36/16)
From the 1901 census of Gees Cottage, Ellington, Northamptonshire:
*William HOBSON, head, married, aged 51, shepherd, born at Coleby, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HOBSON, wife, married, aged 53, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire;
Louisa HOBSON, daughter, aged 17, dressmaker on own account at home, born at Dunston, Lincolnshire.
(RG13/2919/68/1)
From the 1911 census of The Lodge, North Kilworth, Rugby [in Lutterworth Registration District]:
*William HOBSON, head, widower, aged 60, married 30 years, 1 child 1 living, waggoner on farm, born at Coleby, Lincolnshire;
Mary Georgina Hedges CUMPSTON, aged 9, adopted child, born at Welford, Northamptonshire.
RG14/18911)
The death of William HOBSON aged 68 was registered in 1918.
(GRO September Q 1918 Lutterworth 7a 2)
NOTES & QUERIES:
The birth of a Mary Georgiana [sic] H. CUMPSTON was registered in 1901.
(GRO September 1901 Mt. Harbro' 7a 15)
(revised 09.05.2013