NZ Births
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1941/52806 | Hobbs | Richard Derisley Thomas | Mary Agnes | Derisley Francis | - | Order Product |
| 1931/12634 | Hobbs | Richard John | Islay Ray | Richard James | - | Order Product |
| 1899/4911 | Hobbs | Willliam Richard Sydney | Bella | William | - | Order Product |
| 1861/451 | Hobbs | William Richard | Elizabeth Mary | William Benjamin | - | Order Product |
| 1911/5519 | Hobbs | Richard James | Eunice | Richard James | - | Order Product |
| 1914/26071 | Hobbs | Richard Hope | Sarah Ann | John Close | - | Order Product |
| 1870/16428 | Hobbs | Richard | Ann | Edward Gyles | - | Order Product |
| 1870/31781 | Hobbs | Frederick Richard | Margaret | William Alfred | - | Order Product |
NZ Marriages (Bride)
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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1895/3012 | Elizabeth Jane Alice | Harris | Richard | Hobbs | Order Product |
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| 1930/8394 | Islay Ray | King | Richard James | Hobbs | Order Product | |
| 1909/3965 | Eunice | McKenna | Richard James | Hobbs | Order Product |
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| 1898/2559 | Mary Jane | Sinclair | Frederick Richard | Hobbs | Order Product |
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| 1921/8836 | Alice | Swinney | Fredrick Richard | Hobbs | Order Product |
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NZ Births (Mother)
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NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1935/17585 | Hobbs | Richard Carl | 1920 | 15Y | Order Product |
| 1952/35125 | Hobbs | Frederic Richard | 1870 | 82Y | Order Product |
| 1955/35179 | Hobbs | Richard | 1870 | 85Y | Order Product |
| 1968/29903 | Hobbs | George Richard | 1913 | 55Y | Order Product |
| 1993/50429 | Hobbs | Richard John | 28 March 1931 🔍NZ | 62 years | Order Product |
| 1910/4109 | Hobbs | Richard | 1833 | 77Y | Order Product |
| 1908/8264 | Hobbs | Richard | 1841 | 67Y | Order Product |
| 1880/5200 | Hobbs | William Richard | 1862 | 18Y | Order Product |
| 1976/38822 | Hobbs | Richard Hope | 7 November 1913 🔍NZ | 62 years | Order Product |
| 1960/27190 | Hobbs | Richard James | 1911 | 49Y | Order Product |
Tributes Online (obituaries)
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
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| Occupier/Owner Name(s) | Property Address | Year |
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| HOBBS RICHARD - | 1864-1865 | |
| HOBBS RICHARD - | 1865-1866 |
Te Papa Collections - People
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(Richard+AND+Hobbs)
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| Name | Birth | Death | Gender | Nationality |
| Richard Hobbs | 1833 | 16 July 1910 | Male | New Zealander |
Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Shadows of Time
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Dr Fry, Mr Richard Hobbs, son of Rev John Hobbs, New Zealand, to Emma, youngest daughter of the late Rev John Waterhouse, Hobart-town. [NZ'er 17 Dec 1853] KEESING - MAGNUSSON On
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nzarmylist
Militia 04 Aug 1863 HOBBS Richard Captain Auckland Regt of Militia 15 Sep 1864 HOCKIN T.M. Surgeon Dunedin Vol: Naval Brigade 09 Mar 1865 HODGSON William Charles Captain Nelson
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nzherald
Bookseller 1 5 Richard HOBBS Draper & Outfitter 2 4 William HOBSON Ad. Bonded Storekeeper 1 3 William HOBSON Bonded Storekeeper 6 3 J. HODGSON Petitioner 4 3 Arthur T. HOLROYD Dep
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Transcriptions NZ
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Hobbs, Richard 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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| Title | Summary | Thumbnail |
| Fragments from the journal of the Rev John Hobbs / Richard Hobbs | MS-Papers-4528-10. Fragments from the journal of the Rev John Hobbs / Richard Hobbs. 1908. Hammond family : Further papers (MS-Papers-4528). [Item] |
Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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Intention to Marry Project
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| 667 | 2 January 1895 |
Richard Hobbs
Elizabeth Jane Alice Harris |
Widower Widow |
Miner Domestic Duties |
53 36 |
Kumara Kumara |
18 years 16 years |
Anglican Church, Westport | 95/527 | 2 January 1895 | H. P. Cave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 392 | 20 December 1898 |
Frederick Richard Hobbs
Mary Jane Sinclair |
Bachelor Spinster |
Ironmoulder |
28 years 24 years |
Dunedin Dunedin |
18 months 20 years |
In the house of Mrs Margaret Sinclair, George Street | 98/4714 | 20 December 1898 | Revd George Heighway, Congregational Minister | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 47 | 18 August 1909 |
Richard James Hobbs
Eunice McKenna |
Bachelor Spinster |
Mechanical Engineer Household Duties |
28 years 22 years |
Timaru Timaru |
18 days 3 days |
St. Mary's Longbush Church, Timaru | 09/5324 | 18 August 1909 | Rev. H. W. Harper, Church of England Clergyman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 171 | 5 March 1917 |
Richard Hobbs Tanner
Kathleen Josephine Teresa Sullivan |
Bachelor Spinster |
Waiter |
20 21 |
Wellington Wellington |
18 months 5 years |
St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott Street, Wellington | 503 | no person in N.Z. authorised by law to give consent | 19 March 1917 | Rev. A. Venning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 206 | 23 March 1921 |
Frederick Richard Hobbs
Alice Swinney |
Widower Spinster |
Insurance Superintendent |
49 34 |
Dunedin Dunedin |
23 years 8 years |
Registrar's Office, Dunedin | 1464 | 23 March 1921 | Registrar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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| Title | Date | Record type |
| Henry Isaacs Richard Hobbs James Smart | Index Cards | |
| Hobbs, Richard | Index Cards | |
| Hobbs, Richard | Index Cards | |
| Hobbs, Richard | Index Cards | |
| Hobbs, Richard. | Index Cards | |
| Hobbs, Richard | Index Cards | |
| Hobbs, John, 1800-1883 | Auckland People and Events | |
| Hobbs, Richard | 1881-10 | 1881 Electoral Rolls |
| Hobbs, Richard | 1881 | 1881 Electoral Rolls |
| Hobbs, Richard | 1881-11 | 1881 Electoral Rolls |
Archives NZ
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Army Department > R9998548 (unknown)
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| From: Richard Hobbs, Auckland Date: 6 January 1864 Subject: For exemption of George Plummer | 1864 | Wellington | Open |
| From: Richard Hobbs, Auckland Date: 8 February 1864 Subject: For exemption of George Plummer and covering £10 to provide substitute | 1864 | Wellington | Open |
Justice Department > R9996847 (unknown)
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| From: Coroner, Christchurch Date: 24 March 1880 Subject: Inquest Proceedings on William Richard Hobbs, a female child, John Stewart, William McMillen, William Thompson and Mabel Wright | 1880 | Wellington | Open |
Land Information New Zealand, National Office > R9984708 (unknown)
Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office > R24130918 (unknown)
Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office > Central filing system
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| From: George Panton, Auckland To: Colonial Secretary, Auckland Date: 20 July 1849 Subject: Respecting introduction of schoolmasters into New Zealand | 1847 ‑ 1849 | Wellington | Open |
Auckland Provincial Government > Superintendent General Government inward correspondence
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files [third sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| HOBBS George Richard | 1968 | Wellington | Open | |
| Hobbs, Richard Graeme | 1995 | Wellington | Open |
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files (first sequence)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| HOBBS, Richard | 1909 | Wellington | Open | |
| HOBBS William Richard Sidney | 1922 | Wellington | Open | |
| BEAMISH Richard Hobbs | 1918 | Wellington | Open |
Rotorua High Court > Rotorua Land Valuation Proceedings files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Land valuation - James Richard Schwarz and Christine Anne Schwarz to Kenneth James Hobbs and Noeline Winifred Hobbs | 1980 | Auckland | Restricted |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland miscellaneous files
Timaru Court Office > Timaru Supreme/High Court Trial Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Timaru Supreme Court Trial - Criminal - Richard John HOBBS | 1910 | Christchurch | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Probate files
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| HOBBS Richard James - Christchurch - Manufacturers Agent | 1960 | Christchurch | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Crown Grants Westland
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| Crown Grant to R. Hobbs [Richard Hobbs of Hokitika] | 1869 | Christchurch | Open |
Wellington High Court > Wellington divorce files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Stent, Verita Andrea v Stent, Richard John and Hobbs, Jane | 1976 ‑ 1978 | Wellington | Restricted |
Land Information New Zealand, National Office > Auckland District Land Registrar - Closed road files
Land Titles Office, Auckland > Auckland land district discharged mortgages and surrender of leases - Deeds system
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Surrendered Lease of Lots ... Edson, Richard Hobbs, Thomas Buddle, Thomas ... | 1907 ‑ 1935 | Auckland | Open |
Pseudo-agency for records documented in WHAT > WHAT records
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| [Envelope of documents concerning ... Read; Sarah Hobbs; Thomas Jones; John ... | 1841 ‑ 1871 | Wellington | Open |
Palmerston North High Court > Palmerston North Probate files [second sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| HOBBS Richard Hope | 1976 | Wellington | Open |
Dunedin High Court > Dunedin Divorce Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Hobbs, Eunice v Hobbs, Richard James | 1918 ‑ 1920 | Dunedin | Open |
Department of Lands and Survey, Christchurch District Office > Inwards Correspondence to the Provincial Secretary [ICPS]
Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington District Office > Commissioner of Crown Lands registered files
Invercargill High Court > Invercargill Trial files
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| R v Emily Hobbs - theft | 1897 | Dunedin | Open |
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > Military Personnel Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| HOBBS, William Richard Sydney - WW1 91497 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open | |
| TANNER, Richard Hobbs - WW1 61836 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open |
Department of Justice, Head Office > Coroners inquest files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| HOBBS, Richard Hope | 1976 | Wellington | Restricted |
Justice Department > Coroners Inquests, case files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... William Harold; Hobbs, James; Haase, Ivy ... | 1958 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland probates
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| TANNER Richard Hobbs - Pakuranga - Retired | 1968 | Auckland | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland probates - second sequence
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| HOBBS Richard - Auckland - Gentleman | 1910 | Auckland | Open |
Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps 3 Supply Company > NZ Army Ordnance Corps, 3 Supply Company Photgraphs
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| Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps 3 Supply Company - Miscellaneous photographs | 1947 ‑ 1983 | Christchurch | Open |
Land Titles Office, Auckland > Discharged Mortgages - North Auckland
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| Mortgagor: Frederick George Ewington - Mortgagee: Richard Hobbs, Frederick Lambert Prime and John Edson. Lot 11 subdn Lot 6 of subdn allots 7 & 8 Sec 10 Suburbs of Auckland. | 1885 ‑ 1896 | Auckland | Open |
| Mortgagor: Edmund Israel Matthews - Mortgagee: John Edson and Richard Hobbs. Lot 18 of Sec 51 Parish of Waitemata | 1880 ‑ 1881 | Auckland | Open |
📂 Item
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| Christchurch - Lyttelton Road Tunnel Authority - Tunnel control staff - Opening day 27 Feb 1964 | 1964 | Christchurch | Open | |
| Christchurch - Lyttelton Road Tunnel Authority - Tunnel control staff - Opening day 27 Feb 1964 - [Duplicate copy of R16953683] | 1964 | Christchurch | Open | |
| Female Refuge / Essex Home (Hospital) Register of Weekly Returns 5 Oct 1903 - 5 Oct 1908 | 1903 ‑ 1908 | Christchurch | Open |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=Richard+Hobbs
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
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| Richard Hobbs | HOBBS, RICHARD (1833-1910) was born at Hokianga, the son of the Rev John Hobbs (q.v.). Educated at the mission school at Waimate, and afterwards privately by Dr Day, he went to Tasmania, where he was apprenticed to Waterhouse Brothers (drapers). He married Emma, daughter of the Rev John Waterhouse. Hobbs spent 12 months at the Friars Creek diggings in Victoria, and then returned to New Zealand and entered into business in Auckland. He was able to retire with a competence in 1873. Hobbs was a lieutenant in the First Volunteer Rifles in Auckland, and served in the Waikato as a captain in the militia (Sep 1864). He was a member of the Auckland City Council (1871-73). Taking up land at Springs, Pokeno, he bred horses and cattle and had a fine orchard. He represented Franklin in Parliament (1879-80) and Bay of Islands (1881-90). He was a member of the native affairs committee and was the promoter of the gaming and lotteries bill (1881). Hobbs was a member of the Manukau county council, the Pokeno road board and school committee and the Auckland education board (of which he was two years chairman). He was a justice of the peace and a trustee of the Auckland Savings Bank. A Wesleyan by tradition, he was superintendent of the Sunday school in High Street, a member of the board of trustees of the church, and treasurer of Wesley College (for 30 years). Later he became attached to St John's Church, Ponsonby. He died on 16 Jul 1910. (See G. M. WATERHOUSE.) Cycl. N.Z., i (p); Who's Who N.Z., 1908; N.Z.P.D., 19 Jul 1910; N.Z. Herald, 3 Oct 1902, 18 Jul 1910. | Volume 1, page 214 |
HOBBS, RICHARD (1833-1910) was born at Hokianga, the son of the Rev John Hobbs (q.v.). Educated at the mission school at Waimate, and afterwards privately by Dr Day, he went to Tasmania, where he was apprenticed to Waterhouse Brothers (drapers). He married Emma, daughter of the Rev John Waterhouse.
Hobbs spent 12 months at the Friars Creek diggings in Victoria, and then returned to New Zealand and entered into business in Auckland. He was able to retire with a competence in 1873. Hobbs was a lieutenant in the First Volunteer Rifles in Auckland, and served in the Waikato as a captain in the militia (Sep 1864). He was a member of the Auckland City Council (1871-73). Taking up land at Springs, Pokeno, he bred horses and cattle and had a fine orchard. He represented Franklin in Parliament (1879-80) and Bay of Islands (1881-90). He was a member of the native affairs committee and was the promoter of the gaming and lotteries bill (1881). Hobbs was a member of the Manukau county council, the Pokeno road board and school committee and the Auckland education board (of which he was two years chairman). He was a justice of the peace and a trustee of the Auckland Savings Bank. A Wesleyan by tradition, he was superintendent of the Sunday school in High Street, a member of the board of trustees of the church, and treasurer of Wesley College (for 30 years). Later he became attached to St John's Church, Ponsonby. He died on 16 Jul 1910. (See G. M. WATERHOUSE.)
Cycl. N.Z., i (p); Who's Who N.Z., 1908; N.Z.P.D., 19 Jul 1910; N.Z. Herald, 3 Oct 1902, 18 Jul 1910.
Volume 1, page 214NZ War Graves
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
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| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Region |
| Richard Hobbs | 27 Nov 1908 🔍 📰 | Kumara Cemetery | West Coast | |
| Richard Graeme Hobbs | 1949 🔍 | 1995 🔍 📰 | North Shore Memorial Park (Schnapper Rock) | Auckland |
| Richard Hope Hobbs | 7 Feb 1976 🔍 📰 | Kelvin Grove Cemetery | Manawatu-Wanganui | |
| Richard James Hobbs | 27 Jun 1960 🔍 📰 | Canterbury Memorial Gardens & Crematorium | Canterbury |
New Zealand Gazette Index
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
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| HOBBS, George Richard 🔍 | 04 Mar 1968 | NZ Probates |
| HOBBS, Richard 🔍 | 1909 | NZ Probates |
| HOBBS, Richard 🔍 | 30 Jan 1909 | NZ Probates |
| HOBBS, Richard 🔍 | 1910 | NZ Probates |
| HOBBS, Richard 🔍 | 04 Aug 1910 | NZ Probates |
| HOBBS, Richard Graeme 🔍 | 22 Feb 1995 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| HOBBS, Richard Hope 🔍 | 15 Mar 1976 | NZ Probates |
| HOBBS, Richard James 🔍 | 01 Jul 1960 | NZ Probates |
| HOBBS, William Richard Sidne 🔍 | 10 May 1922 | NZ Probates |
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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| Name | Date of Death | Age at Death | Cemetery | Plot Location | Section | Row | Plot No. | Funeral Type | Veteran |
| Richard HOBBS | 16 Jul 1910 📰 | 77 | Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region | Block D/23/059 | Block D | 23 | 059 | Burial | |
| Richard Hobbs BEAMISH | 25 Mar 1917 📰 | 23 | Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region | Block F/45/141 | Block F | 45 | 141 | Burial | Yes |
| George Richard HOBBS | Unknown | Unknown | Purewa Crematorium, Auckland Region | Cremation | |||||
| Richard Hobbs TANNER | 26 Mar 1968 📰 | 72 | Mangere Lawn Cemetery, Auckland Region | Lawn Tilted Plaque Red/E/58 | Lawn Tilted Plaque Red | E | 58 | Burial |
Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHElectoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
Original spreadsheet source
Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University
| Year | Name | Occupation | Address |
| 1902 | Frederick Richard Hobbs | Iron Moulder | Park Street, Kensington |
| 1911 | Frederick Richard Hobbs | Moulder | 20 Duncan Street |
| 1911 | Richard James Hobbs | Engineer | 34 Oxford Street, South Dunedin |
| 1914 | Frederick Richard Hobbs | Moulder | 20 Duncan Street |
| 1919 | Frederick Richard Hobbs | Insurance Agent | 20 Queen's Drive, St Kilda |
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Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHEarly European contact with New Zealand, pre-1846
Source: Early NZ History / courtesy of Tony Christiansen
| Name | Born | Died | Mother | Father | Spouse |
| Richard Hobbs | 1766 | Elizabeth (PARAMOUR) Palmer |
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| Richard Hobbs | 1833 | 1918 | Jane Brogreff | John (Rev) Hobbs | Emma Waterhouse |
NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Mary Jane Sinclair | 🌳 Frederick Richard Hobbs | Dunedin | 1898 | 47 | 874 | 392 |
| 🌳 Elizabeth Jane Alice Harris | 🌳 Richard Hobbs | Buller | 1895 | 40 | 235 | 667 |
WWII Military Draft Lists
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHFrom 1940-45, men aged 18-46 were selected by ballot for potential service with the Armed Forces under New Zealand's wartime conscription. Twenty-four ballot lists were published in the NZ Gazette.
NOTE: Being listed in a ballot did not necessarily mean the person served in the military. Some had already volunteered, others were found medically unfit, granted deferment or exemption on appeal, or were never called up for active service. These records document those selected for possible service, not confirmed service personnel.
Source: Indexed by Luke Howison from 24 NZ Gazette ballot lists, provided by NZLII
| Registration No | Surname | Forenames | Occupation | Address | Military District | Gazette Ref | Page No | PDF Link |
| 292159 | Hobbs | Richard Hope | apiarist | Kairanga Rural Delivery, Palmerston North | Wanganui | Vol 63, 6 Aug 1941 | 2357 | View Page |
| 626009 | Hobbs | Richard James | manufacturer's agent | 71 Cornwall St., St. Albans | Christchurch | Vol 62, 24 Jun 1942 | 1780 | View Page |
Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHThe Burgess rolls include voter name and occupation, description and situation of title, number of properties on the valuation roll, rateable value of each property and the number of votes allocated for each voter (which depended on how many properties they owned).
Source: Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888 made available by Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, indexed by Luke Howison, April 2026.
| Forenames | Surname | Occupation | No of Votes | Ward | Page No | Page URL |
| Richard | Hobbs | M.H.R. | One | South Ward | 13 | View Page Image |
| Richard | Hobbs | Member of the House of Representatives | One | East Ward | 12 | View Page Image |
Early Settlers Roll, Auckland Province
Richard Hobbs 🔍 ASHThese records (including faint annotations handwritten in pencil) have been automatically transcribed - please check original page image (linked) to verify
Source: Roll of early settlers and descendants in the Auckland Province prior to the end of 1852, compiled by Eadie Forbes for the Auckland Centennial Council in 1940. Extensive annotations with extra information about individuals. Information notated as 'A to Sir GG' has been drawn from Addresses to Sir George Grey. Made available by Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, indexed by Luke Howison, April 2026.
| Forenames | Surname | Life Dates | Birth Year | Birthplace | Annotations | Page No | Page Image |
| Richard | Hobbs | 16/12/184 - 16/7/1910 | 1833 | Mungungu | mar 10/1/53 to Emma Waterhouse, NZer 17/12/53, marr to margt McBeath, 1833 correct acc p 12 | 111 | View Page Image |
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
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