Hobson, Geoffrey Hamilton, brother of Eric Hamilton Hobson (q.v.); b. Sept. 1898; adm. Sept. 28, 1911 (A); left Dec. 1913; entered Melle Coll., near Ghent, where he remained until the outbreak of Great War I; enlisted in the 28th (Co. of London) Batt. the London Regt. (Artists' Rifles) Jan. 11, 1915, and went out to the western front in Aug. 1915; 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. the Hampshire Regt. Nov. 6, 1916; d. April 14, 1917, of wounds received in action at Arras April 9, 1917; umm.

Hobson, Frederick Greig, elder son of Thomas Frederick Hobson, of Kensington, barrister­-at-law, by Mary Innes, daughter of John Borthwick Greig, of Hampstead, Writer to the Signet; b. Aug. 6, 1891; adm. Sept. 28, 1905 (G); left (with Triplett) July 1910; New Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1910; B.A. 1914; enlisted as a Motorcyclist Despatch Rider Aug. 6, 1914; Cpl., promoted Sgt. Sept. 18, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorks) Regt. Dec. 3, 1914, and seconded to the Signal Service same day; Lieut. Feb. 25, 1915; Staff-Capt. Dec. 13, 1915; Capt. April 15, 1916; Brigade Major July 14, 1917; went out to the western front in Aug. 1914, and served continuously in France until April 1917, when he was invalided home; mentioned in despatches; D.S.O. Aug. 25, 1916; St. Thomas's Hospital; Theodore Williams Scholar in Pathology 1918; M.A., B. M., M.R.C.P. 1919; M.R.C.S. 1921; D. M., F.R.C.P. 1923; Physician, Radcliffe Infirmary, and Litchfield Lecturer in Medicine, Oxford; m. May 9, 1916, Audrey Brunel Horsley, eldest daughter of Francis Gotch, F.R.S., Waynflete Professor of Physiology, Oxford Univ.; d. June 26, 1961.

Hobson, Eric Hamilton, elder son of Hamilton McArthur Hobson, of Cookham Dean, Berks, by Alice Ellen, daughter of William Chalkley, of Enfield, Middlesex; b. April 1, 1895; adm. April 28, 1910 (G); left Dec. 1910; enlisted in 71st Batt. Canadian Infantry June 3, 1915; Cpl. July 30, 1915; Transport Sgt. May 14, 1916; transferred to the 54th Batt. March 23, 1917, and went out to the western front in the following month.

Hobson, Desmond Senford Fairlie, brother of Anthony William Fairlie Hobson (qv); b. 15 Mar. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (A); left Apr. 1929; Brit. American Tobacco Co. 1929, dir. 1956; m. 1940 Margaret, d. of William Nicol Elder of Buenos Aires; d. Mar. 1998.

Hobson, Anthony William Fairlie, son of Richard Fairlie Hobson, of Rutland Toorak, Melbourne, Australia, by Nina St. John Helison, daughter of William Senford Sly, of Mungy, Queensland; b. May 7, 1900; adm. Sept. 23, 1915 (A); left July 1918; in the employment of British American Tobacco Co. Ltd., at Buenos Aires; m. Oct. 2, 1928, Bertha Elizabeth, daughter of Manuel Piera, of Buenos Aires; d. 19 July 1987.

HOBMAN, FRANCIS, son of Thomas Hobman, St. Andrew’s, Holborn, London; bapt. St. Andrew’s, Holborn 14 Dec 1593 (IGI); at school under Ireland two years; KS in 1609 (Chapter Muniments 41289); Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 27 Nov 1609, aged 16, scholar Mich. 1609 - Mich. 1617; BA 1613/4; MA 1617; BD 1628; Junior Fellow, Gonville and Caius Coll. Lady Day 1609 – Mich. 1628; ordained deacon (Lincoln) 1 Mar 1617/8, priest (Peterborough) 12 Mar 1619/20; Curate, Barnwell, Cambs. , 1620; Rector of Greenford Parva, Middlesex 4 Apr 1621-49; Rector of St,Michael Coslany, Norwich 1625; Rector of Foulden, Norfolk 1627; Rector of All Saints, Weeting, Norfolk, from 23 Jun 1637 and of St. Mary’s, Weeting, Norfolk, from 17 Jul 1651; buried St. Mary’s, Weeting 23 Nov 1669.

HOBHOUSE, JOHN BYRON, eldest son of Henry William Hobhouse, Bath, banker [previously EICS Bengal ?], and Mary Anne, dau. of John Palmer, Calcutta; nephew of John Cam Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton (qv); b. 24 Mar 1817; adm. 11 Jan 1830 (G); left Christmas 1832; Ensign, 66th Foot 27 Jun 1834; Lieut., 78th Foot 22 Nov 1836; 13th Foot 4 Aug 1838; killed in action at Jugdullock, Afghanistan, during retreat from Kabul, 12 Jan 1842.

Hobday, Frederick Thomas John, son of Major Sir Frederick George Thomas Hobday, C.M.G., Principal of the Royal Veterinary College, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Evans, of Thornbury, Herefs; b. Dec. 12, 1901; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (H); left July 1920; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1920; shot for Cambridge v. Oxford 1921-4, and for Eng­land in the Elcho Match 1922 and 1923; B.A. 1923, M.A. 1930, B. Ch. 1931; St. Bartholo­mew's Hospital; M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 1931; practised at Yeovil, Somerset, and afterwards at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia; m. April 22, 1933, Sezerina Néomi, daughter of Daniel Radford, of Darenup, Kojonup, Western Australia; d. 14 Mar. 1986.

HOBBYE, RICHARD; b.; adm.; QS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1576, adm. scholar 1577, matr. Easter 1577; BA 1580/1; MA 1584 (incorp. Oxford 14 Jul 1584).

HOBBES, ROBERT; b.; adm.; QS ; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1597, adm. scholar 1598, matr. 1598; BA 1601/2; MA 1605; ordained deacon and priest (Peterborough) 25 Jul 1605; Rector of Wainfleet All Saints, Lincs., 1605-15; Vicar of Warnham, Sussex, 2 Aug 1615-26; Vicar of Madehurst, Sussex, from 3 May 1626; m.; d. Jul or Aug 1629.