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Am looking for any information on Joseph & Jane Hobbs.joseph was born around1767 & died in Bedminster in 1842. The 1841 census has them living at Union Row,Easton Gordano,and he was a Pilot in Pill.
Their daughter Anne born 1802 in Easton Gordano married a James Gerrish,Sarah born 1795 married a George Lott & daughter Jane born 1799 married a John Fox.
If anyone knows of any connection or further information I would be most grateful.
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Joseph died in Bedminster Registration District in 1842.
Bedminster included the parish of Easton-in-Gordano until 1899.
Take a look at the Portbury Hundred website (http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk), and click on "Portbury Church Records".
Under Easton-in-Gordano you will find baptisms from 1749, marriages from 1776 and burials from 1749.
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Thanks KGarrad.The Portbury-hundred has been most useful but it appears there are no burials listed
In Easton Gordano for 1842. Will keep hunting for a marriage.
Cheers
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hi
is this marriage worth looking up , joseph hobbs wed jane Phillips 17 jan 1802 walcot somerset
regards
trevor
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BURIAL;
St George, Easton in Gordano, Somerset
JOSEPH Hobbs, 30 Jan 1842, age 77, abode Pill
Birth c 1765)
(FreeREG)
BAPTISMS same Church to JOSEPH/JANE
SARAH Hobbs, 15 April 1792 (must have died)
SARAH Hobbs, 28 July 1795
JANE Hobs, 24 June 1799, only Father noted
ANN Hobbs, 23 March 1802
HARRIET Hobbs, 3 Feb 1811
(FreeREG)
So Marriage before 1792.
Trish :)
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Possible Marriage;
2 December 1790
St Philip And St Jacob, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Joseph HOBBS to Jane COPE
(Familysearch.Org)
There are some COPE Baptisms in Easton in Gordano, Somerset including;
JANE Cope***, 08 Aug 1771 to JOHN/BETTY
(FreeREG)
Other Children seem to be;
Sarah 1761
Dinah 1762
Parents JOHN/ELIZABETH
There are also earlier/later Burials of Children of John/Betty Cope;
John 1752
Mary 1771
Hannah 1777 (John/Eliz)
Burial of JOHN Cope 13 Sep 1781 and ELIZ Cope 10 May 1796, noted as Wife of John.
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Thanks sooo much Trish! Do you know if st George church still exists? Am trying to search the graves
But don't seem to be getting too far .
I really appreciate all your tips you're a whizz!
Cheers
Kat
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Hi Kat
Yes, St Georges is still there (in fact the village/parish was sometimes known simply as "St Georges". Medieval but restored in Victorian times - you can see more by googling "St Georges, Easton in Gordano". I think the graveyard has been researched and the headstones recorded if you try the Bristol and Avon FHS site ( bafhs.org.com ) who seem to have only 2 Hobbs buried there - both a fair bit later than yours. Worth checking for other names
Steve
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I'm in Oz too so dont know the area personally.
Just try googling;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/8059466730
Seems to have been rebuilt according to this 1872
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Thanks Trish,
I kept getting a church Hall & no cemetery records.Have found headstones for a Michael & Catherine Hobbs at st Mary & St Peters,Winford in 1820s & have found some for Harriet's husbands family the Rowles at St Mary's Portbury. There are records of an Elizabeth Hobbs 1806 & a William Hobbs 1809 in the Portbury-hundred also buried at St Mary's Portbury but no headstones.
Steve is correct in that there is only two headstones recorded at St George so I guess I have to assume Joseph Hobbs is on the grounds somewhere in an unmarked grave?
It appears all the Hobbs family married into local families except for Jane?
Thank you both you've got me on my toes :) :) :)