John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS (1904

John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS (1904 - 1969)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living Living Living Living	John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS (1904 - 1969) + Harriet (Henrietta) POWELL (1908 - 1977)	John HOBBS (1873 - 1952)	John HOBBS (1836 - 1895)	James HOBBS (1798 - 1855)
				Elizabeth ANGELCY ANGLESEY (1783 - 1873)
			Ellenor (Ellen) POWELL (1848 - 1915)	James POWELL (1823 - 1900)
				Charlotte KEAYS (1822 - 1899)
		Matilda Amelia (Mattie) (Martha) ARMSTRONG (1870 - 1925)	Thomas ARMSTRONG (1835 - 1875)

			Anna ACHESON (1834 - 1901)	Robert ACHESON (1789 - 1864)
				Sarah GAINE (1796 - 1871)

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
J. HENRY A. HOBBS
died 8th May 1969
aged 65 years
and of his wife HARRIET
died 8th April 1977
aged 69 years

Pic 2. In Loving Memory of
J. HENRY A. HOBBS
died 8th May 1969
aged 65 years
and of his wife HARRIET
died 8th April 1977
aged 69 years

b. 28 May 1904 at Lemybrien (probably at Briska), Co. Waterford, Ireland

m. 1936 Harriet (Henrietta) POWELL (1908 - 1977) at Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

d. 08 May 1969 at Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland aged 64

Near Relatives of John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS (1904 - 1969)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John HOBBS	1836	Ireland	01 Mar 1895	Rathmore House, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, Ireland	59
Grandmother	Ellenor (Ellen) POWELL	03 Jan 1848	Co Tipperary, Ireland	19 Jan 1915	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	67
Grandfather	Thomas ARMSTRONG	1835		1875	Brisky, Co Waterford, Ireland	40
Grandmother	Anna ACHESON	1834	Co Waterford, Ireland	1901	Co Waterford, Ireland	67

Father in Law	George POWELL	abt 1875
Mother in Law	Mary Jane ALEXANDER	abt 1871

Father	John HOBBS	30 Dec 1873	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	02 Jan 1952	Lemybrien, Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	78
Mother	Matilda Amelia (Mattie) (Martha) ARMSTRONG	04 Jun 1870	Co Waterford, Ireland	29 Jun 1925	Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	55

Self	John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS	28 May 1904	Lemybrien (probably at Briska), Co. Waterford, Ireland	08 May 1969	Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	64

Wife	Harriet (Henrietta) POWELL	12 Jan 1908	Ireland	08 Apr 1977	Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	69

Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Son	Living or Recently Deceased

Brother	Thomas (Tom) HOBBS	1905	probably at Briska, Co. Waterford, Ireland	1992	Waterford, Ireland	87
Brother	George HOBBS	1907	probably at Briska, Co. Waterford, Ireland	30 Jan 1962	Revelstoke, B.C., Canada	55

Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle	James Joseph HOBBS	21 Mar 1866	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1913	Tipperary, Ireland	47
Aunt	Maria ALEXANDER	1871		1942	Dublin, Ireland	71
Uncle	Francis HOBBS	04 Feb 1867	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1868	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1
Uncle	Harry HOBBS
Aunt	Mary-Anne HOBBS		Ireland
Uncle	George NORMAN
Uncle	Tom HOBBS		Ireland
Uncle	William Henry HOBBS	18 May 1872	Rathmore House, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, Ireland	09 Feb 1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Aunt	Julia Edith ALLPORT	29 Aug 1876	Pembrey, Llanelly, Carmarthanshire, Wales	17 Nov 1952	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	76
Aunt	Charlotte (Sid) Elizabeth HOBBS	01 Feb 1875	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1951	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	76
Aunt	Mary-Jane HOBBS	29 Aug 1877	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	24 Dec 1965	Dublin, Ireland	88
Uncle	Henry HOWARD	abt 1869	Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, Ireland
Uncle	George HOBBS	02 May 1880	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1957	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	77
Aunt	Kathleen E Margaret MCBRIDE	1895	Co Tipperary, Ireland	1979	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	84
Aunt	Ellen (Lil) HOBBS	10 Mar 1882	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1962	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	80
Uncle	Robert Caleb HOBBS	Jun 1883	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	07 Dec 1964	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	81
Aunt	Eleanor WILLIAMS	05 Jul 1884	Queensland, Australia	22 Jul 1947	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	63
Aunt	Margaret CLARKE	02 Jan 1881	Grange, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	1968	Killaloe, Co. Clare. Ireland	87
Aunt	Lizzie Frances Adelaide (Fanny)(Eleanor) HOBBS	20 Dec 1884	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	07 Nov 1957		72
Uncle	John E NORMAN
Uncle	Joseph HOBBS	09 Nov 1886	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	06 Nov 1949	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	62
Uncle	George ARMSTRONG	1858
Uncle	Robert ARMSTRONG	Nov 1861	Comragh, Co. Waterford, Ireland	21 Feb 1942	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	80
Aunt	Elizabeth Sarah Thompson MADILL	1871	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	07 Oct 1929	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58
Aunt	Mary Jane ARMSTRONG	1864	Co Waterford, Ireland	aft 1911		47
Aunt	Elizabeth ARMSTRONG	1868	Co Waterford, Ireland	1895	Co Waterford, Ireland	27
Uncle	Edward ARMSTRONG	abt 1873	Co Waterford, Ireland	1951	Queensland, Australia	78

Cousin	Elizabeth Mabel HOBBS	1900	Roscrea, Ireland
Cousin	Georgina Annie HOBBS	1901	Roscrea, Ireland
Cousin	Mary HOBBS	1902
Cousin	Robert Frank HOBBS	10 Aug 1912	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Jul 1993	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	80
Cousin	Laura Margaret HOBBS	17 Sep 1914	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	11 Jan 2002	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	William George HOBBS	13 Jan 1918	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	14 Aug 1996	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	78
Cousin	Norrie HOBBS
Cousin	Mary Ellen HOWARD	abt 1906	Co Galway, Ireland	1940	Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland	34
Cousin	Henry George HOWARD	1914	Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, Ireland	1991		77
Cousin	Charlotte Evelyn HOWARD	1916	Portunna, Ireland	2005	Killiney, Dublin, Ireland	89
Cousin	Eleanor Frances Beatrice HOBBS	30 May 1919	Rathmore House, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Cousin	Ivy Averina HOBBS	18 Jun 1920	Rathmore House, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, Ireland	1929	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	9
Cousin	Stella Marion HOBBS	22 Jun 1921	Rathmore House, Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Cousin	Eleanor Victoria HOBBS	1923	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	2012	Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	89
Cousin	Adelaide Stella HOBBS	Oct 1935		aft 1990		55
Cousin	George Robert HOBBS	02 Oct 1922	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	15 Oct 1962	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	40
Cousin	Jack Edward HOBBS	02 Oct 1922		25 Oct 1922	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Isabel (Belle) Ellen HOBBS	06 Jul 1926	Wondai, Queensland, Australia	19 Jun 2005	Moura, Queensland, Australia	78
Cousin	Eileen NORMAN
Cousin	Noreen NORMAN
Cousin	Thomas Acheson ARMSTRONG	09 Jul 1891	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	12 Oct 1917	Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium	26
Cousin	Elizabeth ARMSTRONG	1894	Queensland, Australia	1973	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	79
Cousin	Ann ARMSTRONG	1896	Queensland, Australia	1896	Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Eileen Mary ARMSTRONG	1902	Queensland, Australia	1983	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	81
Cousin	Grace May ARMSTRONG	1906	Queensland, Australia

Niece	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law	Eileen Jane POWELL	abt 1899
Brother in Law	Caleb POWELL	1901
Sister in Law	Susan POWELL	abt 1908
Sister in Law	Margaret Frances JACKSON

Events in John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS (1904 - 1969)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
		Residence	Briska, Co. Waterford, Ireland	Laura
28 May 1904		John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS was born	Lemybrien (probably at Briska), Co. Waterford, Ireland	Note 1	49
1911	7	Census	5 Briska, Upper, Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	Note 2	65
29 Jun 1925	21	Death of mother Matilda Amelia (Mattie) (Martha) ARMSTRONG (aged 55)	Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	Note 3	49
1936	32	Married Harriet (Henrietta) POWELL (aged 28)	Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, Ireland	Note 4
02 Jan 1952	47	Death of father John HOBBS (aged 78)	Lemybrien, Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	Note 5	49
1969	65	Burial	Comeragh Church of Ireland, Lemybrien, Co. Waterford	Note 6	90
08 May 1969	64	John Henry (Harry) Armstrong HOBBS died	Comeragh, Waterford, Ireland	Note 7	11

Note 1: Belle M
year - supergrover

age 6, b Co Waterford - 1911 census

John Henry Armstrong HOBBS Pedigree
Birth: 28 MAY 1904 Of, , , Ireland
Christening:
Marriage: About 1924 Of, , , Ireland
Death: 08 MAY 1969

John Henry A Hobbs
in the Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
Name: John Henry A Hobbs
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1904
Registration district: Kilmacthomas
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 4
Page: 554
FHL Film Number: 101070

Note 2: HOBBS John(37), farmer born Tipperary, Martha(40), b Co. Waterford, John Henry(6)-Co. Waterford, Thomas(5) son - Co. Waterford, George(4)son - Co Waterford
ARMSTRONG Mary Jane(47)sister-in-law, single, Co. Waterford

Note 4: Cindy Wood - 1924

Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958 about John H A Hobbs
Name: John H A Hobbs
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1936
Registration District: Borrisokane
Volume: 3
Page Number: 213
FHL Film Number: 101577
Records on Page:
Name
Harriet Powell
John H A Hobbs

Note 6: John Henry A. Hobbs

Birth
28 May 1904
Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland
Death
8 May 1969 (aged 64)
Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland
Burial
Comeragh Church of Ireland Cemetery
Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland

Note 7: date - Tom letter 31/7/79
Tom refers to his brother Harry
8/5/1969
CW - 8/5/1969
IGI - Husband
John Henry Armstrong HOBBS Pedigree
Birth: 28 MAY 1904 Of, , , Ireland
Christening:
Marriage: About 1924 Of, , , Ireland
Death: 08 MAY 1969

http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/photos/tombstones/1headstones/comeragh.txt
33 HOBBS
In Loving Memory of | J. HENRY A. HOBBS | Died 8th May 1969 | Aged 65
(?) | And of His Wife HARRIET | Died 8th April 1977 | Aged 68.

Personal Notes:

Belle M
Tom refers to his brother Harry 31/7/79 letter

Source References:

11. Type: Letter, Abbr: Tom Hobbs 31/7/1979, Title: Tom Hobbs letter to Belle Maloney, dated 31/7/1979

- Reference = (Death)

49. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: Cindy Wood - Descendants of Powell, Title: Descendants of Powell, Auth: Cindy Wood

- Reference = (Birth)

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: John Henry A. Hobbs

Birth
28 May 1904
Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland
Death
8 May 1969 (aged 64)
Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland
Burial
Comeragh Church of Ireland Cemetery
Lemybrien, County Waterford, Ireland

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