| Name |
Harry HOBB [1, 2, 3] |
- Harry HOBB (b 17 Feb 1855), was the owner of the Grapes Hotel in 1901 when Florence was living there. He was a widower and had 3 children, two of whom also lived in the Hotel. I can't prove there was ever a connection between Harry Hobb and Florence, but I suspect there was. For one thing, barmaids in hotels were usually family members or wives of the owner. Harry lived there with 2 of his children with no other domestic help. Florence also gave her children names that were quite similar to Harry's. Harry's children were: Alice Maud Thurza, Edith Emily Beatrice, and Albert Henry George. Florence named her children: Edith Florence Alice, William Henry, May Beatrice, and Albert Edward.
Harry Hobb lived in Bristol from about 1887 until about 1896 and then went to the Grapes Hotel in Chipping Sodbury. In In 1904 he was back in Bristol and in 1909 he remarried. He remained in Bristol until his death in 1921. The only relatively stable time in Florence's adult life seemed to be between the years of 1903 and 1908 when she lived at 11 Clare Rd in Bristol, possibly coinciding with Harry's return to Bristol.
Harry's children immigrated to Canada and Florence would eventually do the same. There is no mention of Florence or her children in Harry Hobb's will.
The 1901 census took place on March 31, 1901, so Florence was about 3 months pregnant with
William Henry FISHER. But she already had a daughter, Edith Florence Alice FISHER (b in 1900), who is not living with her in the hotel.
Florence lists her name on the census as "Florence Fletcher", and states she is single, but William and Edith's birth certificates state
that her name is Florence FISHER and that she is married to Harry FISHER. Where are Harry and Edith?
Update 2016: DNA evidence seems to suggest that the father of Florence Fletcher's first two children, Edith and William, was Harry HOBB.
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| Birth |
17 Feb 1855 |
Cornwall, Pillaton, England  [4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1881 |
Charles The Martyr, Plymouth, Devonshire, England [1] |
| Residence |
Dec 1881 |
28 Well St, Plymouth, Devonshire, England |
| Residence just before his marriage to Thurza COCKS. |
| Residence |
31 Dec 1891 |
Nelson St, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Location at the time of his wife's death. |
| Census |
1901 |
The Grapes Hotel, 22 Rounceval St, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England |
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1901 Census - Grapes Hotel
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| Residence |
Jun 1909 |
The George Hotel, High Street, Shirehampton, Bristol, England |
| Residence at the time of marriage to Rosa Caroline CARY |
| Census |
1911 |
The George Hotel, High Street, Shirehampton, Bristol, England |
| aka George Inn |
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1911 England Census for Harry HOBB age 55 and family
Rosa Caroline - 39 Lila Scapins - 19 William Harold Bromfield - 17 Rosa Joan HOBB - 5 months
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| Death |
13 Mar 1921 |
2 St Albans Road, Ashley, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] |
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Death Certificate
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| Burial |
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Last Will and Testament
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| Person ID |
I00630 |
RiemerZajicek |
| Last Modified |
4 Aug 2016 |
| Family 1 |
Florence FLETCHER, b. 22 Jun 1871, Sheffield, Yorksire, England d. 06 Jul 1927, 688 Magnolia, St. Paul, MN (Age 56 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Edith Alice Florence FISHER, b. 08 Sep 1900, 46 Banner Rd, UD, Ashley, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 18 Feb 1942, 688 Magnolia, St. Paul, MN (Age 41 years) |
| + | 2. William Henry FISHER, b. 07 Nov 1901, Myrtle Villa, Graham Rd UD, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 22 Dec 1972, 7542 Adams St, Forest Park, Cook County, IL (Age 71 years) |
| + | 3. Albert Edward FISHER, b. 6 Jan 1903, 11 Clare Rd, UD, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 8 Mar 1973 (Age 70 years) |
| + | 4. May Beatrice FISHER, b. 21 May 1904, 11 Clare Rd, UD, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 18 Sep 1991, Richmond, BC (Age 87 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1267 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jul 2016 |
| Family 2 |
Thurza A. COCKS, b. Abt 1859, Cornwall, St. Teath, England d. 31 Dec 1891, Nelson St, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 32 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Dec 1881 |
Plymouth, Devonshire, England |
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Marriage Certificate
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| Children |
| + | 1. Alice Maud Thurza HOBB, b. Oct 1882, Plymouth, Devonshire, England d. Abt Oct 1946, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 64 years) |
| | 2. Edith Emily T. HOBB, b. 1884, Plymouth, Devonshire, England d. Abt Sep 1884, Plymouth, Devonshire, England (Age 0 years) |
| + | 3. Edith Emily Beatrice HOBB, b. 1887, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| | 4. Albert Henry George HOBB, b. 1889, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
|
| Family ID |
F00187 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Rosa Caroline CARY, b. Abt 1872, Puritan, Somersetshire, England d. 1929, 2 St Albans Road, Ashley, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 57 years) |
| Marriage |
09 Jun 1909 |
Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, England |
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Marriage Certificate
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| Children |
| | 1. Joan Rose HOBB, b. 8 Oct 1910, Shirehampton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. Apr 1988, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 77 years) |
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| Family ID |
F00186 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1855 - 1921 (66 years)
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