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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Edward John Hobbs Note Born: 22 Apr 1857 at Shortlands, , Hammersmith, London. Married: 7 Dec 1887 at Bury St. Edmunds, , , Sfk. Died: 19 Feb 1933 at 4, , Kings Road, St. Pancras N.W.1. Father: John Hobbs Mother: Sarah Tucker
WIFE
Name: Lydia Ida Ranze Note Born: 23 Nov 1855 at Belgaum, , , India. Died: 14 Jul 1913 at Paddington Infirmary, , , London Father: Lewis Rans Mother: Mary Ann Buchanan
CHILDREN
Name: Bertha May Hobbs Born: 12 May 1878 at Tuddenham, , , Sfk. Died: 15 May 1963 at Fulham, , , London. Husband: Walter Wallis
Name: Edward Bruce Hobbs Born: 5 Dec 1880 at Epsom, , , Surrey Died: 21 May 1972 at Harare, , , Zimbabwe Wife: Kate Bardell
Name: Olive Flora Helen Hobbs Born: 4 Jun 1889 at Colombo, , , Sri Lanka. Died:
Name: Thomas Reuben John Hobbs Born: 29 Mar 1894 at 18, , Senior St. Paddington, London. Died: 1955
Name: Francis Walter James Hobbs Born: 4 Mar 1898 at St. Mary, , Paddington, London. Died: 9 Nov 1965 at Ottawa, , Ontario, Canada. Wife: Ada Margaret Pearmine
NOTES
1). hurr01.GED hobbs.ftw Edward ran away from home after the death of his Mother & his Father s marriage to Grace Henderson. The records of his enlistment were destroyed in the Blitz of WW2. The first record is on February 29, 1880 for pay, allowances, and promotion to Lance Corporal in the Sterlingshire Regt. 75th of Foot. On March 11, 1881 the regiment moved from Chatham to Portsmouth and then on the S.S. Egypt to Malta. On March 20, the regiment was stationed in Floriana barracks Valetta, Malta. On July 1st the 75th and 92nd were joined to form the 1st & 2nd battalions of the Gordon Highlanders. August 2, 1882 embarked on the S.S. Euphrates for Alexandria, Egypt. August 19, 1882 battalion strength 690 all ranks, joined the Highland brigade at Ramleh September 3, 1882 Arrived at Lake Timseh September 9, disembarked at Ismailia September 11, arrived at Kassassin September 13, Battle of Tel el Kebir September 16, surrender of Kafr Dawar and collapse of Arabi Pasha s rebellion. September 17, surrender of Tanteh garrison 3,000 infantry, 1 regiment of cavalry and 24 guns. Stationed in the Citadel, Cairo as part of the Army of Occupation. January 6, 1883 promoted Orderly Room Clerk. February 4, 1884 expedition to avenge the massacre of Baker Pasha s Egyptian troops byOsman Digna at El Teb. Feb 15, embarkation arrived at Suakin on P&O liner Thibet continued on to Fort Baker at Trinkitat Feb 29, 1884 battle of El Teb Tamai March 1, surrender of Takar March 3, burial of Baker s troops & return to Trinkitat March4, embarkation on HMS Utopia for Suakin night march to Baker s zareba 8 miles from Suakin March 12 night attack by Osman Digna March 13, battle of Tamai Osman Digna s camp & magazine destroyed march to Handab 27th, campaign halted as Osman Digna sforces were considered to be broken. April 1, 1884 sailed from Suakin on H.M.S. Utopia April 5, Landed at Suez, promoted Lance Sergeant & awarded the general campaign medal with clasps for Tel El Kebir, Suakin, El Teb Tamai and Khedive s Star. November 5, 1884 expedition to relieve General Gordon at Khartoum, train from Boulac Decrour station to Assiout 300 miles 19th arrived in Assouan then train to Shellal. December 4, left Sarrasin in whaler boats 20th arrived at Dal rapids Jan 13, arrived atKorti 26th Fall of Khartoum to the Mahdi s forces, murder of General Gordon. February 12, River column reached Kirbakan. troops ordered back to Cairo. June 29, Column reached Assiout and embarked for Cairo. Awarded clasp to General Service Medal Nile 1884 85. September 8, embarked for Malta. January 6, 1886 promoted to Colour Sergeant number changed to 1969. December 7, 1887 married Lydia Ida Ranze in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Returned with his wife to Malta. November 14, embarked on H.M.S. Himalaya for Ceylon arrived December 6, 1887. February 1 1888, military records show him as prisoner reason not given. Actual date of discharge unknown records destroyed in WW2 bombing of London. March 29, 1894 Regimental History records that 186 officers& men returned to England. he worked variously as a Commercial Clerk and then a Provision Dealer s porter. After the death of his wife he lost touch with all his family. My father found him living in an Almshouse at 5, Frederick Mews, St. Pancras, Middlesex and supported him until his death in February 1933. He was recorded as being a horse carman at the time.
2).  hurr01.GED  hobbs.ftw  Lydia was born in Belgaum, India and returned with her father Lewis to Tuddenham, Cambs. in July 1856.  She was baptized in Tuddenham, Cambs, August 10, 1862, while living with her aunt Mary Ann Grimwood  Ranns . Her daughter Bertha was illegitimate and the birth certificate shows Lydia as a domestic servant  from Tuddenham, Cambs. The birth was registered in Mildenhall, Suffolk.  Her son Edward Bruce also illegitimate was born    2 30 a.m. on December 5, 1882 , in the Union Workhouse, Epsom, Surrey. On the birth certificate she was shown as a domestic servant.  She was discharged from the Workhouse on March 23, 1883 when her age was recorded as 28. On December 7, 1887 she married Edward John Hobbs at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.  Her address at the time isshown as 1 Crown Court, Southgate, St. Bury St. Edmunds and her age as 30.  She accompanied her husband to Malta and then to Ceylon where she had a daughter Olive Flora Helen. Both Bertha & Bruce remained in England with the Grimwoods during this time. Bertha always thought that the Grimwoods were her grand parents. Upon her return from Ceylon, Bertha & Bruce joined the family, now living in Paddington, London.   After her death in 1913, her son Francis Walter James  my father , went to live with his sister Bertha now married to Walter Wallis.  He stayed with them until joining the army in WW1 in 1914.

						

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