1. | Harry HOBB was born on 17 Feb 1856 in Pillaton, Cornwall, England; died on 13 Mar 1921 in 2 St Albans Road, Ashley, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1861, Pillaton, Cornwall, England; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Residence: 1871, St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall, England; Relationship: Servant
- Residence: 1881, Charles The Martyr, Plymouth, Devonshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
- Residence: Dec 1881, 28 Well St, Plymouth, Devon, 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
- Residence: 1901, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England; Age: 45; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: Jun 1909, The George Hotel, High Street, Shirehampton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Residence at the time of marriage to Rosa Caroline CARY
- Census: 1911, The George Hotel, High Street, Shirehampton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; aka George Inn
- Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Notes:
Day Month08-Jun
Year1856
Parish Or Reg DistrictPillaton
ForenameHarry
SurnameHOBB
Sexson
Father ForenameHenry
Mother ForenameJane
ResidencePillaton
Father Rank ProfessionLabourer
Notes
Transcriber Notes
TranscriberG Furse
Name:
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.
Family/Spouse: Florence FLETCHER. Florence (daughter of Alfred Manby FLETCHER and Ann WARRINER) was born on 22 Jun 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 Jul 1927 in 688 Magnolia, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Edith Alice Florence FISHER was born on 8 Sep 1900 in 46 Banner Rd, UD, Ashley, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died on 18 Feb 1942 in 688 Magnolia, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA.
- 3. William Henry FISHER was born on 7 Nov 1901 in Myrtle Villa, Graham Rd UD, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died on 22 Dec 1972 in 7542 Adams St, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 23 Dec 1972 in Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
- 4. Albert Edward FISHER was born on 6 Jan 1903 in 11 Clare Rd, UD, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died on 8 Mar 1973.
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Harry married Thirza Ann COCK on 15 Dec 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England. Thirza (daughter of William COCK and Amelia ALLEN) was born about 1859 in St. Teath, Cornwall, England; died on 31 Dec 1891 in Nelson St, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Alice Maud Thurza HOBB was born in Oct 1882 in Plymouth, Devon, England; died on 6 Dec 1946 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
- 6. Edith Emily T HOBB was born in 1884 in Plymouth, Devon, England; died about Sep 1884 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
- 7. Edith Emily Beatrice HOBB was born on 22 Dec 1887 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
- 8. Albert Henry George HOBB was born in 1889 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died on 27 Mar 1948 in New South Wales, Australia.
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Harry married Rosa Caroline CARY on 9 Jun 1909 in Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, England. Rosa (daughter of Thomas Cape CARY and Henrietta Caroline LAWRY) was born about 1872 in Puritan, Somersetshire, England; died in 1929 in 2 St Albans Road, Ashley, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Joan Rose HOBB was born on 8 Oct 1910 in Shirehampton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died in Apr 1988 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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