John Irvine Hobson b. 1866 Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown: Waterloo Region Generations

1866 - Yes, date unknown

Personal Information | Sources | Event Map | All | PDF

Name	John Irvine Hobson
Born	1866	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1]
Gender	Male
Military	Boer War
	Search: South African War, 1899-1902 \endash Service Files, Medals and Land Applications - Library and Archives Canada https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/south-african-war-1899-1902/Pages/search.aspx
		Hobson,John-0001-BoerWarMedalPaper.jpg
Residence	1871	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [1]
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-108442
Died	Yes, date unknown
Person ID	I108442	Generations
Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

Father	Joseph Hobson, b. 4 Mar 1834, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Dec 1917, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Laidlaw, b. 1832, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Mar 1912, Hamilton, , Hamilton, Bermuda (Age 80 years)
Married	1 Feb 1856	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [2, 3]
Family ID	F38817	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

[S2430] Census - Canada - 1871, Census Place: Guelph, Wellington South, Ontario; Roll: C-9946; Page: 83; Family No: 322.
Joseph Hobson 39 b. Ontario Engineer
Elizabeth 39
Elizabeth 14
Robert 9
John 7
Margaret 5
Jennie 3
Agnes 1
[S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 13 Feb 1856.
01 Feb 1856 On the 1st February, at the residence of the bride's father, Paisley Block, by the Rev. R. Torrence, of the United Presbyterian Church, Joseph Hobson, Jr., Esq., Provincial Land Surveyor, Berlin, to Miss Betsie Laidlaw, only daughter of Robert Laidlaw, Esq.
[S42] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Vol 9 Part 2 1852 - 1857.
Marriages by Rev'd Robert Torrance,
United Presbyterian Church, Guelph #305

Joseph HOBSON, to Betsie LAIDLAW. 1 Feb. 1856. Rev. TORRANCE. Wit. John Ingle HOBSON and Janet WALLACE.