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| Name | HOBBS – Abraham |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 76th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2097 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th January 1843 / 18 years /Cork Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 Years North America – 4 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 16 Years 345 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 27th February 1860 / possibly Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st Cork 1860 2nd Dublin 1861 Carlow 1861 2nd Dublin 1862 Tilbury 1862-1874 Western Australia 1874 Victoria 1876-1878 Western Australia 1878 Victoria He returned to UK and was paid in 1882-3 in Cork |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/2d per diem service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1825 Millstreet Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not Yet Known |
| Siblings | Not Yet Known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FLOOD Rosanna Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th March 1859 Curragh Camp Kildare Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas (HOPS) B 9th January 1861 St. Nicholas Without Dublin City Ireland James B 6th June 1862 St Nicholas Without Dublin City Ireland Abraham Thomas B 8th January 1864 Perth Western Australia D 15th March 1865 Fremantle Western Australia bur St. Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Helen / Ellen B 29th June 1865 Perth Western Australia Rose Ann B 1867 Western Australia Deborah B 29th July 1869 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | Rosanna HOBBS married bigamously Maurice A. E. STEPHANE (aka Otto Stephan / Thomas Stevens) (SROWA) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1872 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Possibly Twins: Adeline and Alphonse Eugene B 1873 Fremantle ( father given as Alphonse Eugene STEPHANE and mother as Rosanna Flood) |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 23rd February 1878 – page 2 – HOBBS to Port Augusta Inquirer 19th December 1890 – page 5 – Rosanna STEPHANE charged The West Australian Friday 8th December 1893 – page 3 – STEPHENE’s charged disorderly conduct Daily News 1st December 1897 – page3 – STEPHENE’s charged disorderly conduct. There are many mentions of an Abraham Hobbs in the Victorian Newspapers but none identify him with being a pensioner – there was another man of the same name who died in Victoria in 1899. |
| Departure from Western Australia | 17th February 1878 Bessie |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th September 1904 Kilmainham Barracks Dublin Ireland Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 25th November 1910 Claremont Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia (as STEPHANE) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | SROWA has several entries on the family 1851 British Army World Wide Index has Abraham with the 76th Regiment at Corfu, Ionian Islands and Malta. Remarks: Ellen Hobbs was admitted to the Roman Catholic Orphanage on 16th May 1872 |