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Elizabeth (Bessie) PARR (1893 - 1970)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Elizabeth (Bessie) PARR (1893 - 1970) + John Henry HOBBS (1868 - 1947)	Henry John PARR (1860 - 1943)	John PARR (1822 - 1894)
		Mary Jane HEWSON (1865 - 1943)	Thomas HEWSON
			Sarah ROE

b. 1893 at Roscrea, Ireland

m. 1920 John Henry HOBBS (1868 - 1947) at Bourney, Tipperary, Ireland

d. 1970 at Kildare, Co. Kildare, Ireland aged 77

Near Relatives of Elizabeth (Bessie) PARR (1893 - 1970)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John PARR	1822		1894	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	72
Grandfather	Thomas HEWSON
Grandmother	Sarah ROE
Father in Law	Henry HOBBS	1818	Ireland	29 Dec 1893	Ballinagrass, Kilbarron, C. Tipperary, Ireland	75
Mother in Law	Mary Jane HODGINS	abt 1835	Modreeny, Co Tipperary, Ireland	24 Jun 1917	Ballinagrass, Kilbarron, C. Tipperary, Ireland	82
Father	Henry John PARR	1860	Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	83
Mother	Mary Jane HEWSON	1865	Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1943	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	78
Self	Elizabeth (Bessie) PARR	1893	Roscrea, Ireland	1970	Kildare, Co. Kildare, Ireland	77
Husband	John Henry HOBBS	06 May 1868	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1947	Bourney parish, Tipperary, Ireland	79
Brother	John PARR	1889
Sister	Sarah Elizabeth PARR	1891	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	1964	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	73
Sister	Mary Ellen PARR	1892	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	1929	Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland	37
Brother	Thomas (Tom) Hewson PARR	1896	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	1972	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	76
Brother	Henry (Harry) PARR	1901	Aghsmear, Roscrae, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1984	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	83
Sister	Lillian PARR	1907	Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Sarah HODGINS	1885	New Orchard, Ballymackey, Co Tipperary, Ireland	08 May 1899	New Orchard, Ballymackey, Co Tipperary, Ireland	14
Niece	Bertha Roberta Frances HODGINS	07 Jun 1888	Falleen, Ballymackey, Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	Henry John (Harry) HODGINS	25 Aug 1891	Toomevara, Falleen, New Orchard, Tipperary, Ireland	20 Jun 1978	New Orchard, Ballymackey, Co Tipperary, Ireland	86
Niece	Ellenor (Ella) Margaret HODGINS	19 Jun 1893	Toomevara, Falleen, New Orchard, Tipperary, Ireland	1975		82
Niece	Mary E (may be Mollie) HODGINS	abt 1896	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	Robert HODGINS	05 Aug 1897	Toomevara, Falleen, New Orchard, Tipperary, Ireland		New York, NY, USA
Nephew	William Albert HODGINS	1900	Co Tipperary, Ireland	24 Dec 1942	North Africa	42
Niece	Mary Kathleen MORTESHED	1900	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1935		35
Nephew	James Lewis HODGINS	02 Apr 1886	Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	John Bootham HODGINS	abt 1889	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1919		30
Niece	Mary HODGINS	abt 1890	Co Tipperary, Ireland	31 Dec 1972	Brookvale Farm, Co. Leix, Ireland	82
Niece	Annie F HODGINS	abt 1894	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Niece	Ellen (Ella) Mary HODGINS	01 May 1897	Cloughjordan Druminure, Tipperary, Ireland	31 Dec 1972	Brookvale Farm, Co. Leix, Ireland	75
Niece	Georgina (Georgie) HODGINS	08 Nov 1898		Dec 1975	Dublin, Ireland	77
Nephew	Arthur Henry HODGINS	16 Aug 1900	Cloughjordan Druminure, Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	Henry HOSFORD
Niece	Nora HOSFORD	1900	Co Dublin, Ireland
Niece	Mary HILL			aft 1979
Niece	Georgina Margaret HILL	abt 1892	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1960	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	68
Nephew	Henry (Poe) HILL	abt 1895	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Niece	Minnie HILL	abt 1897	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Niece	Grace Emmy (Gladys) HILL	abt 1899	Co Tipperary, Ireland	aft 1979		80
Nephew	Thomas Albert Edward HILL	abt 1901	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	William HILL	abt 1904	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Nephew	Steven HILL	abt 1906	Co Tipperary, Ireland	aft 1979		73
Niece	Charlotte HILL	Jan 1911	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Brother in Law	Arthur HOBBS	abt 1858	Co Tipperary, Ireland
Sister in Law	Louisa Lila (Eliza) HOBBS	abt 1860	Ballinagrass, Tipperary, Ireland	03 Jun 1925	New Orchard, Ballymackey, Co Tipperary, Ireland	65
Sister in Law	Sarah (Sally) Louisa HOBBS	abt 1860	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1939	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	79
Sister in Law	Priscilla (Ella)(Ellen) HOBBS	abt 1862	Ballinagrass, Borrisokane, C. Tipperary, Ireland	19 Feb 1910	Rahugh, Kilbeggan, Westmeath, Ireland	48
Sister in Law	Georgina (Georgiane) Barbara HOBBS	01 Sep 1864	Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland	07 Feb 1961	Co Tipperary, Ireland	96
Sister in Law	Mary Jane HOBBS	26 Apr 1866	Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland	Jul 1918	Ballymackey, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	52
Sister in Law	Angelina (Angie) HOBBS	14 Sep 1870	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Sister in Law	Charlotte HOBBS	27 Jul 1872	Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland
Sister in Law	Margaret Evelyn PERCY
Brother in Law	Edward WALSH
Sister in Law	Frances DUDLEY	1920		1991	Bourney,Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	71
Sister in Law	Florence Ruth WOODS	1915	Drom, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1999	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	84
Brother in Law	Charles MAXWELL

Events in Elizabeth (Bessie) PARR (1893 - 1970)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
		Marriage to John HOBBS			10
1893		Elizabeth (Bessie) PARR was born	Roscrea, Ireland	Burial info
1920	27	Married John Henry HOBBS (aged 52)	Bourney, Tipperary, Ireland	Note 1	12
1943	50	Death of father Henry John PARR (aged 83)	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	Note 2
1943	50	Death of mother Mary Jane HEWSON (aged 78)	Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Ireland	Note 3	90
1947	54	Death of husband John Henry HOBBS (aged 79)	Bourney parish, Tipperary, Ireland	Note 4	1
1970	77	Elizabeth (Bessie) PARR died	Kildare, Co. Kildare, Ireland	Burial info
1970	77	Burial	Bourney Churchyard, Clonakennt, Co. Tipperary	Note 5	90

Note 1: John living with mother only in 1901 census 1911 census - farmer - visiting his sister Lilla Hodgins(Hobbs) - SINGLE Newspaper Hobbs and Parr. November 24, 1920, at Bourney Church, by the Rev H W De Vere White. John, son of the late Henry Hobbs, Ballinagrass, Borrisokane. to Bessie, daughter of Henry and Mrs. Parr, Ivy Cottage, Ashmore,,,Roscrea

Note 2: Burial info Died at Ivy Cottage, Ahhsmear, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. Aged 83. He was married. He was a farmer. Cause of death was gangrene. The informant was his son Henry Parr, also of Ivy Cottage. Headstone reads In Memory of his father JOHN PARR Who died Jan 29th 1894 Aged 72 years His dearly loved Daughter MARY E. PARR Who died Feby 22nd 1929 Also of the above HENRY JOHN PARR Died 23rd April 1943 And his beloved wife MARY JANE nee HEWSON Died 10th Dec 1943 HENRY PARR Died 8th Jan 1984 aged 82 His wife FLORENCE Died 2nd Jan 1999 aged 83 years

Note 3: Find a grave Died at Ivy Cottage, Aghsmear, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. Aged 78, she was a farmer's widow. Informant of the death was her son Henry Parr also of Aghsmear. Mary Jane Parr in the Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 Name Mary Jane Parr Estimated Birth Year abt 1866 Date of Registration 1944 Jan-Feb-Mar Death Age 78 Registration district Roscrea Volume 3 Page 375 FHL Film Number 101742 Headstone reads In Memory of his father JOHN PARR Who died Jan 29th 1894 Aged 72 years His dearly loved Daughter MARY E. PARR Who died Feby 22nd 1929 Also of the above HENRY JOHN PARR Died 23rd April 1943 And his beloved wife MARY JANE nee HEWSON Died 10th Dec 1943 HENRY PARR Died 8th Jan 1984 aged 82 His wife FLORENCE Died 2nd Jan 1999 aged 83 years

Note 4: Hodgins book John Henry Hobbs in the Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 IName John Henry Hobbs Estimated Birth Year abt 1868 Date of Registration 1947 Oct-Nov-Dec Death Age 79 Registration district Roscrea Volume 3 Page 311 FHL Film Number 101743

Note 5: Elizabeth “Bessie” Parr Hobbs Birth 5 Aug 1893 Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland Death 22 Feb 1970 (aged 76) Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland Burial Bourney Churchyard Clonakenny, County Tipperary, Ireland

Personal Notes:

Belle M From Find a Grave - see burial Died at Lourdesville Nursing Home, Kildare, Co. Kildare. Late of Dangan House, Roscrea. Widow of John Hobbs. Born on 5th August 1893, at Aghsmear, Roscrea. Daughter of Henry Parr, farmer and Mary Jane Hewson. Marriage: John Hobbs, bachelor, farmer, of Dangan House, Roscrea, son of Henry Hobbs, farmer, married Bessie Parr, single, of Ivy Cottage, Ashmear, Roscrea, daughter of Henry J Parr, farmer, at Bourney Parish Church, Roscrea, Tipperary. Witnesses Joseph Hobbs and Mary Parr.

Source References:

10. Type: Letter, Abbr: Tom Hobbs Dec 1981, Title: Tom Hobbs to Belle Maloney Dec 1981

- Reference = (Other Event)

12. Type: Other, Abbr: Ann Buckley family tree, Title: Ann Buckley family tree

- Reference = (Marriage)

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Elizabeth “Bessie” Parr Hobbs Birth 5 Aug 1893 Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland Death 22 Feb 1970 (aged 76) Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland Burial Bourney Churchyard Clonakenny, County Tipperary, Ireland

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