Benjamin Kemp Hobbs: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Benjamin Kemp Hobbs was born on 30 May 1844 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 14 Jul 1844 in Bathurst & Lower Albany Circuit, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Philip Hobbs, 1820 Settler and Martha Kemp); died on 3 Jun 1919; was buried on 4 Jun 1919 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Benjamin married Sarah Ann Goldswain on 28 Apr 1869 in Wesleyan Church, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of Charles Goldswain and Arabella Hayward) was born on 29 Dec 1848; was christened on 27 Dec 1851 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Jun 1918 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 5 Jun 1918 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Sarah Elizabeth Hobbs was born on 22 Oct 1870; was christened on 7 Dec 1870.
Martha Arabella Hobbs was born on 12 Oct 1872; was christened on 15 Dec 1872.
Benjamin Charles Hobbs was born on 27 Sep 1874; was christened on 22 Oct 1874; died in 1884.
Ivy May Hobbs was born on 9 Feb 1877; was christened on 25 Mar 1877.
Thomas Henry Hobbs was born on 18 Apr 1879; was christened on 18 May 1879 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Oct 1959; was buried on 7 Oct 1959 in Bathurst Church (St John's - Anglican), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Alice Gertrude Hobbs was born on 1 Dec 1881; was christened on 8 Jan 1882 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Dec 1962.
Phillip Goldswain Hobbs was born on 15 Mar 1884; was christened on 7 May 1884.
Lilian Hartley Hobbs was born on 8 Aug 1886 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 21 Sep 1886 in Clumber Chapel (Wesleyan/Methodist), Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Jun 1975 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber Methodist Cemetery, Clumber, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Walter Hobbs was born on 28 Mar 1889; was christened on 3 Apr 1889; died in 1910.
Francis Hobbs was born in 1891.
Frank Ellis Hobbs was born on 30 Mar 1891; was christened on 13 May 1891.

Generation: 2

Philip Hobbs, 1820 Settler was born est 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 25 Sep 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England (son of John Hobbs and Mary Pepler); died on 19 Nov 1870 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 24 Nov 1870 in Bathurst Church (St John's - Anglican), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Philip married Martha Kemp on 26 Oct 1841 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Martha (daughter of James Kemp and Mary, - wife of James Kemp) was born in 1802 in Kent, England; was christened on 11 Jul 1802 in Rodmersham. Kent, England; died in Aug 1887; was buried on 10 Aug 1887 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Kemp was born in 1802 in Kent, England; was christened on 11 Jul 1802 in Rodmersham. Kent, England (daughter of James Kemp and Mary, - wife of James Kemp); died in Aug 1887; was buried on 10 Aug 1887 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Samuel Hobbs was born on 7 Jan 1843 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 Feb 1843; died in Bathurst Spring, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
1. Benjamin Kemp Hobbs was born on 30 May 1844 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 14 Jul 1844 in Bathurst & Lower Albany Circuit, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Jun 1919; was buried on 4 Jun 1919 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 3

4. John Hobbs was born about 1755.
John married Mary Pepler on 14 Aug 1780 in All Saints, Westbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Pepler

Children:

Ann Hobbs was born on 25 Jun 1781 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 25 Sep 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
Susannah Hobbs was born est 1786; was christened on 3 Jul 1786 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
2. Philip Hobbs, 1820 Settler was born est 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 25 Sep 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 19 Nov 1870 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 24 Nov 1870 in Bathurst Church (St John's - Anglican), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Samuel Hobbs was born on 17 Jun 1799 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 25 Aug 1799 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
Sarah Hobbs was born on 27 Dec 1802.
William Hobbs was christened on 25 Sep 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
Daniel Hobbs was christened on 25 Sep 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
Thomas Hobbs was christened on 25 Sep 1793 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.

6. James Kemp
James + Mary, - wife of James Kemp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary, - wife of James Kemp

Children:

James Kemp, 1820 Settler was born on 30 Mar 1797 in Dover, Kent, England; was christened on 9 Apr 1797 in St Mary, Dover, Kent, England; died on 28 Sep 1868 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Martha Kemp was born in 1802 in Kent, England; was christened on 11 Jul 1802 in Rodmersham. Kent, England; died in Aug 1887; was buried on 10 Aug 1887 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.