His obituary was in the Sussex Express 23.1.1897.
William Hobbs died 15.1.1897 age 68. This gent was well known in agricultural circles in the neighbourhood died on Friday night after an illness of three weeks. Until about two years ago the decd. held several important positions in the town, having been for 23 years Chairman of the School Board and occupied a similar position on the old local board besides being Chairman of the Newhaven and District Conservative Association. Prior to the formation of the Local Board the decd. was the Highway Surveyor for the district and at the time of his death was overseer of the poor for Piddinghoe Parish. The funeral took place at Rottingdean on Wednesday at the parish church where Mrs.Hobbs was buried some two years ago.The coffin was borne from the decd. residence in Meeching Rd in a pair horse carriage hearse. The mourners were Mr.E.Hobbs (son) Miss Hobbs (dau) and the decd. uncle etc
| James Hobbs | m: c 1730 | Jane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1710 d: Jun 1768 Buxted, Sussex bur: 12th Jun 1768 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | b: c 1710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 1728 d: Apr 1806 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 8th Apr 1806 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1730 Fletching, Sussex ch: 23rd Jul 1730 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Nov 1800 Maresfield, Sussex bur: 19th Nov 1800 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex | b: 1733 Fletching, Sussex ch: 27th Feb 1733 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jun 1800 Fletching, Sussex bur: 9th Jun 1800 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1736 Fletching, Sussex ch: 23rd Feb 1736 St Andrew & St Mary Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hobbs | m: 4th Dec 1760 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex | Ann May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1733 Fletching, Sussex ch: 27th Feb 1733 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: Jun 1800 Fletching, Sussex bur: 9th Jun 1800 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: c 1740 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James | William | Mary | Ann | Jane | John | Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1762 d: Aug 1842 Newick, Sussex bur: 8th Aug 1842 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex | b: 1763 Buxted, Sussex ch: 9th Oct 1763 St. Margaret's Church d: May 1814 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 19th May 1814 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: c 1765 | b: 1766 Buxted, Sussex ch: 12th Jan 1766 St. Margaret's Church d: Oct 1784 Fletching, Sussex bur: 21st Oct 1784 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1767 Buxted, Sussex ch: 12th Feb 1767 St. Margaret's Church d: Sep 1781 Fletching, Sussex bur: 2nd Sep 1781 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | b: 1771 Buxted, Sussex ch: 17th Apr 1771 St. Margaret's Church | b: 1774 Buxted, Sussex ch: 28th Oct 1774 St. Margaret's Church d: May 1788 Fletching, Sussex bur: 28th May 1788 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Hobbs | m: 2nd Jun 1782 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | Sarah Kenward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1762 d: Aug 1842 Newick, Sussex bur: 8th Aug 1842 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex | b: c 1760 d: Mar 1823 Newick, Sussex bur: 28th Mar 1823 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 1784 Newick, Sussex ch: 17th Apr 1784 St. Mary's Church d: Nov 1835 Newick, Sussex bur: 11th Nov 1835 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex | b: 1786 Newick, Sussex ch: 23rd Oct 1786 St. Mary's Church d: Jul 1850 Cuckfield, Sussex bur: 16th Jul 1850 Cuckfield, Sussex | b: 1792 Newick, Sussex ch: 7th Mar 1792 St. Mary's Church d: Nov 1860 West Hoathly, Sussex bur: 30th Nov 1860 St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex | b: 1793 Newick, Sussex ch: 15th Dec 1793 St. Mary's Church d: Apr 1857 Danehill, Sussex bur: 20th Apr 1857 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex | b: 1798 Newick, Sussex ch: 1st Jun 1798 St. Mary's Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Hobbs farmer | m: 30th Jun 1822 St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex | Hannah Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1793 Newick, Sussex ch: 15th Dec 1793 St. Mary's Church d: Apr 1857 Danehill, Sussex bur: 20th Apr 1857 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex | b: 1792 Maresfield, Sussex d: May 1862 Danehill, Sussex bur: 12th May 1862 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harriet | John | James | William | Ellen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1822 Newick, Sussex ch: 22nd Jul 1822 St. Mary's Church | b: 13th Jan 1824 Newick, Sussex ch: 16th May 1824 St. Mary's Church d: 8th Jun 1886 Danehill, Sussex | b: 1826 Fletching, Sussex ch: 9th Apr 1826 St Andrew & St Mary Church | b: 1829 Fletching, Sussex ch: 20th Sep 1829 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: 15th Jan 1897 Rottingdean, Sussex bur: 17th Jan 1897 Rottingdean, Sussex | b: 1832 Fletching, Sussex ch: 20th Jan 1832 St Andrew & St Mary Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hobbs | m: 19th Dec 1865 St James, Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London | Charlotte Dumbrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1829 Fletching, Sussex ch: 20th Sep 1829 St Andrew & St Mary Church d: 15th Jan 1897 Rottingdean, Sussex bur: 17th Jan 1897 Rottingdean, Sussex | b: c 1830 d: Aug 1894 Rottingdean, Sussex bur: 18th Aug 1894 Rottingdean, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Edward | Florence May | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1868 Ringmer, Sussex | b: 1872 Newhaven, Sussex ch: 15th Jan 1872 d: 29th May 1968 Brighton, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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