Tom was a London Bus Driver. Here he is on the right with his conductor on the Wood Green - Deptford Broadway route
JAMES THOMAS HOBBS 1885 - 1977
James Thomas ("Tom") was the eldest of the brothers. Tom married Emily Annie Agnes Hobbs (nee Moor) (date of birth 21st October 1886) on 28th December 1913 at All Saints Church Hatcham Park London. His wife Emily was born in the Millwall district of London. The 1901 Census finds her residing in the Bromley area of Kent working as a Domestic Nursemaid.
There is a marvelous wedding photograph that was taken that shows the wedding party. Tom's mother and my great grandmother Elizabeth is on the front row on the left
Tom was a London Bus Driver. Here he is on the right with his conductor on the Wood Green - Deptford Broadway route
Tom and Emily had two sons the eldest being THOMAS JAMES HOBBS who was born on 7th October 1915 and his younger brother LEONARD NORMAN ELIJAH HOBBS who was born four years later on 27th December 1919. Their mother EMILY HOBBS died aged 90 on 2nd January 1977 in Greenwich District Hospital, Greenwich, London and is buried in Grove Park Cemetery Lewisham London
Tom dies the same year on 22 November 1977 at his home address of 9 Casella Road New Cross London
There is also an excellent photograph of their eldest son Tom's Wedding which shows the bride (TRUDIE BRADLEY) and bridegroom together with the close relatives. JAMES and EMILY are on the left of the photograph. Tom's younger brother LEONARD is behind the bride on the back row. The rest of the people in the photograph are relatives of the bride. To the brides left is MARIA BRADLEY who is the mother of the bride (TRUDIE) and also the person to her left CORNEL BRADLEY. In between the two on the back row is another son FRANCIS BRADLEY. A daughter ANNELISE (ELISABETH) JACQUES (nee BRADLEY) is on the back row second from the left. The only person I have yet to identify is the man in the top left hand corner who aam told was the the Best Man
Tom and Emily "taking the air" at Brighton in the summer of 1947
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