Rt. Hon. Sir James Hobart

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Sir James Hobart (Hubbard), of Monks Eleigh

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
Death: February 23, 1517 (76-85)
Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Hobart, of Gedford Street and Leyham
Husband of Dorthea Hobart and Margery Hobart
Father of Walter Hobart; Miles Hubbard and Lady Catherine Blumvill
Brother of William of Leyham Hobart

Occupation: buried in Norwich Cathedral
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About Rt. Hon. Sir James Hobart

James Hubbard was born in 1436 in Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England and died in Suffolk, England, February 23, 1516/17.

Parents: the son of Thomas Hubbard.

Married:

  1. Dorthea Glemham
  2. Margery Nauton
  3. Margery Lyhart. Margery was born in 1440 in Lodden, Norfolk, England. Margery (Lyhart) Hubbard died in 1494 about 54 years old.

James and Margery (Lyhart) Hubbard were the parents of four children (notice the name/spelling change which was common during this period):

  1. Walter Hobart - born 1477 - died November 27, 1538, about 61 years old
  2. Miles Hobart - born 1479 - married Ellinor Blaverhasset - direct ancestor
  3. Elizabeth Hubbard - born 1481
  4. Catherine Hubbard - born 1483 - died before April 18, 1547, less than 64 years old

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  • Sir James was a Constable of Wisbech Castle and was a very successful lawyer. He was knighted in 1504 and became Attorney General to Henry VII.

Rt. Hon. Sir James Hobart held the office of Attorney-General, during the reign of King Henry VII.

He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.).

He lived at Hales Hall, Norfolk, England.

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Rt. Hon. Sir James Hobart's Timeline

1436
1436
Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
1477
1477
Hales Hall, Loddon, Norfolk County, England
1479
1479
Hales, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1483
1483
Norwich, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1517
February 23, 1517
Age 81
Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
February 1517
Age 81
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, England
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Constable Of Wisbech Castle, Lawyer