James Lobb (1862 - 1912)

Born 17 Mar 1862 in St Neot, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eva (Green) Lobb — married 21 Mar 1885 in Moonta, South Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1912 at age 50 in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa

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James Lobb was born in England.

Biography

James Lobb was born in Cornwall, England.

James was born in 1862, the son of William Lobb and Elizabeth Jane Henwood^[1].

He was christened on 6 April 1862 at St. Neot, Cornwall, England^[2].

Birth: GRO, London 1862 No. 108. 17 Mar 1862, Gazeland, St Neot. James, father William, mother Elizabeth Jane Lobb formerly Henwood.

James lived with his parents and siblings in St Neot, Cornwall, England.

England and Wales Census, 1881: Recorded as a Boarder in the household of William S Lucas in Fore Street, Callington, Cornwall, England. Aged 19 and single.

Occupation: Copper & Arsenic Miner

James emigrated from England to Australia where he married Eva Green on 21 March 1885 at the residence of John Quintrell, Moonta, South Australia.

They went on to have at least thirteen children: William John Quintrell Lobb b. 1885, East Moonta, Sth Australia. page 394, Vol. 365. Lily Maud b. 27 Feb 1887, Bendigo, Vic. No. 14691 Percy James b. 8 Aug 1888, Sandhurst, Vic. No. 24574 Ida Elsie b. 1889, Eaglehawk, No. 18127. m. William Bickerton 1939, d. 1981 Charles b. 1890, Vic. 17239 Albert Charles b. 1890, Sandhurst, Vic, 17239 Eva May b. 1892, Bendigo, 1177 James Leslie b. 1893, Vic, d. 5.9.1938, Bendigo, buried Eaglehawk Cemetery. Emma b. 28 Jan 1893, Will, Vic. 1815 Ruby Myrtle b. 1893, Bendigo, 9688 m. Russell Benedict Branch 1915, Vic. 12213, d. 1970 age 76. Ivy Irene b. 1895, Long Gully, Vic. 13794, d. 1965, 1566 Mabel b. 1901, Eaglehawk, 18674 Frederick George b. 1903, Vic. 17564, d. 1966, Vic. 7708 Thelma Jane b. 1908 Eaglehawk, 10910 d. age 3, 1911, Vic. 8596.

James' mother died in England in August 1885 and his father and five of his siblings emigrated from England to New Zealand.

James travelled to South Africa where he died as a result of a mining accident on 4 July 4 1912 in Boksburg, Transvaal, at the age of 50^[3].

Intended place of burial was Benoni Cemetery.

Sadly his widow Eva died six months later on 14 January 1913 at the age of 47 and two of his sons would go on to perish in the 1st World War.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N8D-TC7 : 1 October 2014), James Lobb, 1862; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Liskeard, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7KR-82R : accessed 1 April 2016), James Lobb, 06 Apr 1862; citing St. Neot, Cornwall, England, reference 23; FHL microfilm 1,596,066.
3. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W92B-JM2M : 30 October 2019), James Lobb, 4 Jul 1912; citing Death, Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa, Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal.

• South Australia, Australia BDM Marriage Records Online: Groom Surname: LOBB | Groom Given Names: James | Bride Given Names: Eva | District: Daly | Book/Page: 142/1228 | Marriage year: 1885 | https://www.genealogysa.org.au/

• "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV7J-MZW : accessed 2 April 2016), James Lobb, 02 Jun 1913; citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 129, record 255, Public Record Office, Victoria.

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJ4-R57 : accessed 1 April 2016), James Lobb in entry for William Lobb, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-6L4W : 11 December 2017), James Lobb in household of William S Lucas, Callington, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 2283/42, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,193.

• "Australia, New South Wales, Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKKQ-PMKK : accessed 2 April 2016), Jas Lobb, 1891; citing Silverton, New South Wales, Australia, Household ID 56, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney; FHL microfilm 942,049.

In the 1891 Australia census he was probably in the Gold Mining town of Silverton, New South Wales, Australia. (Note: This could not be "our" James as he gave his age on the census as 56 which would have him born in 1835, whereas he was born in 1862. Ellen McDonald)