David Edmond Hobson

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: David Edmund Hobson

Notes:

The HOBSONs were members of the Baptist Church; David Edmund HOBSON later (Nov. 1892) converted to the Anglican Church and was “received into the Church of God”; John Powell has a copy of the original document.

David married Harriet Ann Leppan on 1 Jan 1851 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Harriet (daughter of James Thomas Leppan, 1820 Settler and Ann Jackson, 1820 Settler) was born on 23 Jan 1832 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 26 Jan 1839; died on 10 Apr 1892 in Thorn Villa, Jansenville, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Carey Octavus Hobson was born on 19 Oct 1851; died on 9 Dec 1879.
2. Edmund Gregory Hobson was born on 19 Apr 1853 in Siomerset East district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Aug 1935 in Haartebeesthoek farm, Aberdeen District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. James Henry Hobson was born on 6 Jan 1855; died on 6 Aug 1866.
4. David Edmond Hobson was born on 22 Jan 1857; died on 5 Mar 1900 in Shaftsbury, Fort Beaufort district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. Harriet Ann Hobson was born on 7 Jan 1860; died about 1941.
6. Herbert Leppan Hobson was born on 7 Sep 1862.
7. Ada Biggs Hobson was born on 14 Sep 1865.
8. Ella Nash Hobson was born on 14 Jul 1868 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Apr 1887 in Graaff Reinet Methodist Circuit, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Feb 1925 in Jansenville, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jansenville cemetery, Jansenville, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
9. James Woodford Hobson was born on 20 Jul 1871 in Somerset East district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 28 Jul 1871; died in 1942 in Northern Rhodesia.
10. Myrtle Josephine Hobson was born on 28 Sep 1874 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Sep 1951 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jansenville main cemetery, Jansenville, Eastern cape, South Africa.

Family/Spouse: Ellen Lee Williams. Ellen (daughter of John Williams and Ellen, - wife of John Williams) was born about Aug 1837 in Wales, UK; died on 21 Oct 1913 in Jansenville, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jansenville cemetery, Jansenville, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 333
• Name: David Edmund Hobson 1820
• Occupation: Cottesbrooke, Stoneyvale, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
• Occupation: a Husbandman
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 13 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

name seen as David Edmund Hobson on Family Search.org
https://beta.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22David%20Edmund%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AHobson~%20%2Bsubcollection_id%3A5&igi=%281%202%29

Ancestry : http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2972/40612_B0151976-00404/1648894

Settler:
William Smith's party on the Northampton

Buried:
Cemetery is on a section of the original Martyrsford farm in the Jansenville district.

David married Mary Ann Robinson, 1820 Settler on 6 Feb 1823 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Thomas Robinson, 1820 Settler and Mary Ann Dorrell, 1820 Settler) was born on 29 Feb 1804 in London, England; was christened on 25 Mar 1804 in St Clement Danes, Westminster, London, England; died about Jan 1880 in Wellfound (Welgevonden) farm, Jansenville District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Wellfound (Welgevonden) farm cemetery, Jansenville District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 698
• Name: Mary Ann Robinson 1820
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

The Marriage Court examined the prospective Bride and Groom and determined whether there were any legal impediments to the marriage. If satisfied, they issued a document. The wedding took place after this. There have been cases when the wedding took place on the same day, but it is unusual. Because the HOBSONs were Baptists, it seems unlikely that this wedding ceremony would have been easily arranged. There were still restrictions on the activities of various religious denominations in the Cape at that time. Until we have some documentary evidence, we don't have a date nor a place. It didn't help that the bride and her father were recorded as surname ROBERTSON instead of ROBINSON in the official document, either.


Description: Mary Ann ROBINSON was the eldest child of Thomas and Mary Ann ROBINSON.
Ref. IGI: name: Mary Ann ROBINSON gender: Female baptism/christening date: 25 Mar 1804 baptism/christening place: SAINT CLEMENT DANES, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, ENGLAND, birth date: 29 Feb 1804 father's name: Thomas ROBINSON, mother's name: Mary Ann. indexing project (batch) number: C04160-3 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 574267.


Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora

Buried:
Cemetery is on a section of the original Martyrsford farm in the Jansenville district.

Notes:

William Hobson married Ann Carey. She was the sister of Dr William Carey. It is he who it may be said started the stream of Bible translations. He had the urge to bring the Bible to men everywhere and this led him to carry the Gospel overseas. He was the first missionary to India being selected on 2 October 1792, after the Baptist Missionary Society was formed at Kettering. In India the early years were one of hardship and struggle. Eventually he was appointed professor of Sanskrit – the master key to many of India’s dialects. The professorship was at Fort William College, Calcutta.

Ann Hobson (nee Carey) gave herself to God – she thankfully insisted that she owed their discipleship to William Carey. Ann won her farmer husband to Christ who opened his Cottesbrook farmhouse for the preaching of the Gospel, to the anger of Sir James Langham of Langham Place who was his baronet landlord. He refused to allow the preaching as it was a departure from the church as Established. After William Hobson’s early death he evicted Ann, saying, “I certainly shall never feel disposed to surrender my farms and houses to those who oppose my wishes in matters which I consider of the utmost importance. Besides, your’s is a conspicuous family and of much influence in the neighbourhood”.

Ann then returned to her birthplace – Paulersbury – where they continued to farm. Like many other people in England at this time she must have fallen on hard times and decided to send her two youngest sons, David and William, to the Colony with the 1820 Settlers.

In all probability if they had not been persecuted for their religious beliefs they would not have been sent out with the Settlers.

William married Ann Carey in Mar 1789. Ann was born in 1763 in Paulersbury, S E England; died in 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 700
• Occupation: an Umbrella Maker and Farmer
• Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England
• Probate: 1879

Notes:

Moved to Grahamstown. After his arrival at the Cape, Thomas ROBINSON occupied himself with farming activities and became a successful farmer and landowner.


Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora

Died:
the house of Mr Thomas TROLLIP Snr

Thomas married Mary Ann Dorrell, 1820 Settler on 23 May 1803 in Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, England. Mary (daughter of John Dorrell and Elisabeth Grange) was born on 6 Aug 1784 in King Street, London, England; was christened on 30 Aug 1784 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England; died on 1 May 1824 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 34
• Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England
• Death: 1 May 1824, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Probate: 1879

Notes:

Marriage record of Thomas ROBINSON and Mary Ann DORRELL: IGI: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed: Parish registers for St. Botolph Bishopsgate, 1559-1901, Church of England. St. Botolph Bishopsgate Church (London), Film or fiche number 0380149.
m. 23 May 1803, Saint Botolph, Bishopsgate, London, England


Birth:
King Street

ref. IGI: name: Mary Ann DORRELL gender: Female baptism/christening date: 30 Aug 1784 baptism/christening place: SAINT LEONARDS, SHOREDITCH, LONDON, ENGLAND. birth date: 06 Aug 1784. father's name: John DORRELL, mother's name: Elisabeth. indexing project (batch) number: C04080-1 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 396231.

Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora

Notes:

Married:
Ref. IGI: groom's name: Thomas ROBINSON bride's name: Mary DORRELL. marriage date: 23 May 1803 marriage place: Saint Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England. indexing project (batch) number: M00161-1 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 547171.
The DORRELL name is carried through the ROBINSON family and many of its branches.

a. m. 23 May 1803, Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate, London, England; Rev. John Anthony PERNY, Curate; Entry #123

Collins married Ann Pickering on 20 Feb 1750. Ann was born in 1732; died in 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John + Elisabeth Grange. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]