Children:
Henry Mark HOBAN (1890-1891Birmingham UK)
Bertha HOBAN (b. 1893 Birmingham UK )
married: Herbert D Warhurst 1914 Kings Norton
Children:
Frances J Warhurst
Herbert Warhurst
Edith M Warhurst
Thomas Henry HOBAN (b. 1894 Birmingham UK)
married: Annie Bench 1914 Kings Norton.
Children:
Thomas Henry HOBAN b. 1915 Kings Norton
Male HOBAN (1915-1915)
Arthur HOBAN (1896 Birmingham UK)
Agnes Margaret HOBAN (b. 1900 Birmingham UK)
married: George Hyde 1919 Kings Norton
Chiildren:
Louisa A Hyde
Ernest Frank HOBAN (b. 1905 Smethwick, Kings Norton UK)
Annie HOBAN (b. 1910 Smethwick, Kings Norton, UK)
Nellie HOBAN (b. 1915 Smethwick, Kings Norton UK)
Thomas Henry HOBAN was born in Birmingham in December 1871. By the time of the 1881 Census
his father, John HOBEN was absent and his mother, Jane Harris, and her children were living with Henry BATES, a brass worker,in Angelina Terrace,
Angelina Street, Aston, Birmingham. In 1884 his two older brothers, Richard and Edward joined the
Kings Royal Rifles and served overseas in Gibraltor and Cyprus during which time Richard was killed in action.
In 1889 Thomas married Agnes Emma BARNES who was born in Sparkbrook in 1870. The couple lived in Birmingham for
the first fifeteen years of their marriage and had many children there. Sometime between 1903 and 1905 the family
moved to Smethwick, Kings Norton where several more children were born.
Thomas and Emma's eldest surviving son, Thomas Henry HOBAN Jnr,
married in 1914 Kings Norton to Annie BENCH. They had twin sons in 1915, one of whom died at birth. They named the
surviving twin Thomas Henry also. Later Thomas Henry jnr joined the Rifle Brigade and fought in WW1. He was
killed on 15 September 1916 in France and is bured in Thiepval, France. His wife,
Annie Bench remarried in 1920 to Albert W. HARTLEY in Kings Norton.
The HOBAN surname has seen many different spellings over time. Originating in Ireland it's variants have
included;
Hoban, Hoben, Hobin, Hobbon, Hobern, Hoborn and even Habern, as seen in the 1901 census.
Although it is not a very common surname name in the UK, the many variations in spelling has made tracing
the family's history in and around Birmingham, Selly Oak & Smethwick, Kings Norton quite a challange.
Agnes Emma Barnes' family History
Thomas Henry BARNES (b. 1842 Kings Norton)
married 1 AUG 1869 Sparkbrook, Warwick
Emma MORTERBOYS (b. 1849 Alcester)
Children
Agnes Emma BARNES (b. 1870 Sparkbrook)
Alfred H. BARNES (b. 1871)
Thomas Henry BARNES (b.1871)
Annie E BARNES (b. 1875)
Sarah J BARNES (b. 1877)
Bertha BARNES (b. 1879)
Frank BARNES (b. 1880)
