Bonsoir Anna! I guess you live in France?
You have presented me with a challenge! I have my father's papers to hand, and find that I have yet to annotate them and arrange them in order. However they do form a tree, although not very many sources are stated. Most come from other family members:
Robert Hobson bap. 28 ix 1766 m. Elizabeth Dodds (I think) b. 1764 He was my GGG Grandfather.
Robert (junior) is at present the only recorded child, born 17 vii 1804. The family lived sometime at Briggate, Leeds and I believe owned/worked in a brush factory. He died 23 iii 1857, buried at Finchley Cemetery, London, Grave 48 St Pancras Ground. He married 25 ii 1831 Mary Ann Dalby ('May'), she b. 25 ii 1810, d. 3 v 1850.
He married for a second time Harriet . . . b. 28 ix 1810 where and when I do not know, but no issue.
Children are:
Maria Dalby Hobson b 26 xi 1831 left for Australia 6 vii 1852. Married Henry Hooke (Harry) 8 vi 1854. I have two further generations. Sounds as if she is 'Nina'.
Five recorded children.No further details.
Elizabeth Hobson ('Lizzie', and later 'Lil') b. 10 viii 1836 d. ?
Married 1 = Richard Dalby b. ca 1834 d. aged 26 on 27 x 1860. I have one of her visiting cards in the name of Mrs Richard Dalby, also that of her husband, coupling her maiden name of Hobson after his death. Have traced no issue.
Married 2 = W Crawford Mollison 1862
Robert Hobson, Congregational Minister, b. 11 vi 1838 Sandwich, Kent. Married Polly Adams, and went to Melbourne. d. 1891. One child died n infancy.
Martha Ann Hobson b. 12 x 1841. m. Gordon Blair. No further details.
Samuel Hobson b. 15 i 1844. Had 3 sons and 4 daughters (no details)
Mary Ann Dqlby Hobson b. 6 ix 1846, d. 7 xi 1847
Mary Ann Dodds Hobson b. 13 ii 1848, d. 15 xi 1849.
James Dalby Hobson b. 28 iv 1849 bap. 25 v 1849, Leeds.
Married 1 = Martha Adams dau of Thomas and Amelia Adams of Romford, Essex. b. 31 x 1852. d. 2 xi 1908. buried Maidstone Cemetary Grave 144 Div. 2, Section E. They had six children, including my Grandfather, Bernard Dalby Hobson, b. 1883 at Briggate.
Married 2 = Katherine Maria Theobald b. 4 ii 1874 - one son and two grandsons.
I have extensive Mollisons, names but no dates. My mother Eileen was in extensive correspondence with Eileen Ledlie Willson, dau of Florence Mollison, the younger sister of Crawford Henry Mollison 2, eldest son of Wm. Crawford Mollison 1, from whom came much of his informaton.
Likewise some Wilsons and McClures, also Goldies in Canada.
I shall try to assemble much of this on an Excel file over Christmas, but it will take a little time. When done perhaps we can compare further notes.
Where do you fit into all this??!
I think I have found your Crawford 3, as Crawford Derek Mollison, whose parents were Mollison 2 and his second wife Corientia Browne. But this isn't your Grace Thomas!! It makes him the eldest son of the eldest son.
Have a very happy Christmas . . it's snowing hard here in Oxford!
Edwin
