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Hobby Surname Lineage

Hobby Lineage
William Hobby 1499-1602, father of William Hobby 1536-1602, Barbara Hobby 1560-1602

Barbara Hobby > Dorothy Woodhull > William Daniel Barksdale > William Barksdale > Collier Barksdale >  Sarah Barksdale > William Davis > Roxie Ann Davis > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr.

Hobby Migration
 Hailes, Gloucestershire, England > Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Barbara Hobby, Bill's 10th Great-Grandmother
1560 - 20 January 1603 (43)
b. Hales, Gloucestershire, England
d. Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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Parents: 
William Hobby 1536-1602
Alice Hodgkins 1540-1605

Maternal Lineage:
Alice Hodgkins 1540-1605

Spouse: Nicholas Wodhull 1565-1632
Married:  1577
Children: 4

1. William Wodhull TBD
2. Giles Wodhull 1582-1632
3. Foulk Wodhull TBD
4. John Wodhull 1586-1641
5. Nicholas Wodhull TBD
6. Alice Wodhull TBD
7. Michael Wodhull 1592-1667
8. Dorothy Wodhull 1596 - 1649
   Her name changed to Woodhull after immigration

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William Hobby, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1536-1602
b. Didbrook, Hailes, Gloucestershire, England
d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Parents: 
William Hobby 1499-1602
Mother & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Alice Hodgkins 1540-1605
Married: TBD
Children: 

1.  Barbara Hobby 1560-1602
2. Others TBD

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William Hoby, Bill's 12th Great-Grandfather
1499-1602 (103)
b. TBD
d. Hailes, Gloucestershire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Parents
William Hoby TBD

Mother & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse 1: Katherine Fermour TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. Giles Hobby TBD

Spouse 2: Mary Tracy TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. William Hobby 1536-1602
2. Others TBD

Spouse 3: Alice TBD
Married: TBD
Children: TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 13 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223140174/barbara-wodhull: accessed November 13, 2025), memorial page for Barbara Wodhull (unknown–20 Jan 1602), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223140174, citing St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Thenford, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Sara Fielder (contributor 47042075).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 13 November 2025.

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "Hobby Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Hobby+Surname+Origin  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "William Hobby 1499-1602" Google.  https://www.google.com/search?q=William+Hobby+1499-1602+England  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "William Hobby 1536-1602" Google. https://www.google.com/search?q=William+Hobby+1536-1602+  Accessed 5 December 2025.

---. "Search Results." Search term: "Barbara Hobby 1560-1602" Google.  https://www.google.com/search?q=Barbara+Hobby+1560-1602  Accessed 5 December 2025.

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