s/o Benjamin Hobson / Mary Rebecca Morrison born Canton, China -Guangzhou known historically as Canton
Aged Missionary Dies Near Addy
Robert Morrison Hobson Was Born in China and Lived There Many Years
His life was spent in missionary work. He was born in Canton, China, where his father, Dr. Hobson, a medical missionary, was stationed. His grandfather, the Rev. Robert Morrison, was the first Protestant missionary to China and spent 25 years in that field, first learning the language, then translating the whole Bible into Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese dictionary.
When a boy, Robert Hobson was send to England for education and returned to China in the Chinese foreign customs service. During his life in China, he resided in seven districts, from New Chwang in Manchuria to Amoy, in the south. In 1872, he married Margaret Ann Chalmers, another missionary, and three children were born to them. They made eight voyages between England and China, the first of which was made in a sailing vessel around the Cape of Good Hope. In 1893, Mr. Hobson moved his family to Ontario, Canada, and lived in the provinces until 1920, when he came to the home of his son at Addy. He was stricken with paralysis several years ago. He died at the home of his son John in Addy ay 77 years of age. Besides his widow and son at Addy, he is survived by another son, Harry Hobson, Los Angeles, CA. ref: Obit -Chewelah WA 16 Jan
m ca1872 Margaret Anne Chalmers
They had 3 children - John, Harry, Unknown
Robert Morrison Hobson possible Grandson of Robert & Margaret, son of John & Maude Hobson
Contributed by: BluMoKitty
Aged Missionary Dies Near Addy
Robert Morrison Hobson Was Born in China and Lived There Many Years
His life was spent in missionary work. He was born in Canton, China, where his father, Dr. Hobson, a medical missionary, was stationed. His grandfather, the Rev. Robert Morrison, was the first Protestant missionary to China and spent 25 years in that field, first learning the language, then translating the whole Bible into Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese dictionary.
When a boy, Robert Hobson was send to England for education and returned to China in the Chinese foreign customs service. During his life in China, he resided in seven districts, from New Chwang in Manchuria to Amoy, in the south. In 1872, he married Margaret Ann Chalmers, another missionary, and three children were born to them. They made eight voyages between England and China, the first of which was made in a sailing vessel around the Cape of Good Hope. In 1893, Mr. Hobson moved his family to Ontario, Canada, and lived in the provinces until 1920, when he came to the home of his son at Addy. He was stricken with paralysis several years ago. He died at the home of his son John in Addy ay 77 years of age. Besides his widow and son at Addy, he is survived by another son, Harry Hobson, Los Angeles, CA. ref: Obit -Chewelah WA 16 Jan
m ca1872 Margaret Anne Chalmers
They had 3 children - John, Harry, Unknown
Robert Morrison Hobson possible Grandson of Robert & Margaret, son of John & Maude Hobson
Contributed by: BluMoKitty
s/o Benjamin Hobson / Mary Rebecca Morrison born Canton, China -Guangzhou known historically as Canton
Aged Missionary Dies Near Addy
Robert Morrison Hobson Was Born in China and Lived There Many Years
His life was spent in missionary work. He was born in Canton, China, where his father, Dr. Hobson, a medical missionary, was stationed. His grandfather, the Rev. Robert Morrison, was the first Protestant missionary to China and spent 25 years in that field, first learning the language, then translating the whole Bible into Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese dictionary.
When a boy, Robert Hobson was send to England for education and returned to China in the Chinese foreign customs service. During his life in China, he resided in seven districts, from New Chwang in Manchuria to Amoy, in the south. In 1872, he married Margaret Ann Chalmers, another missionary, and three children were born to them. They made eight voyages between England and China, the first of which was made in a sailing vessel around the Cape of Good Hope. In 1893, Mr. Hobson moved his family to Ontario, Canada, and lived in the provinces until 1920, when he came to the home of his son at Addy. He was stricken with paralysis several years ago. He died at the home of his son John in Addy ay 77 years of age. Besides his widow and son at Addy, he is survived by another son, Harry Hobson, Los Angeles, CA. ref: Obit -Chewelah WA 16 Jan
m ca1872 Margaret Anne Chalmers
They had 3 children - John, Harry, Unknown
Robert Morrison Hobson possible Grandson of Robert & Margaret, son of John & Maude Hobson
Contributed by: BluMoKitty
Aged Missionary Dies Near Addy
Robert Morrison Hobson Was Born in China and Lived There Many Years
His life was spent in missionary work. He was born in Canton, China, where his father, Dr. Hobson, a medical missionary, was stationed. His grandfather, the Rev. Robert Morrison, was the first Protestant missionary to China and spent 25 years in that field, first learning the language, then translating the whole Bible into Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese and compiling an English-Chinese dictionary.
When a boy, Robert Hobson was send to England for education and returned to China in the Chinese foreign customs service. During his life in China, he resided in seven districts, from New Chwang in Manchuria to Amoy, in the south. In 1872, he married Margaret Ann Chalmers, another missionary, and three children were born to them. They made eight voyages between England and China, the first of which was made in a sailing vessel around the Cape of Good Hope. In 1893, Mr. Hobson moved his family to Ontario, Canada, and lived in the provinces until 1920, when he came to the home of his son at Addy. He was stricken with paralysis several years ago. He died at the home of his son John in Addy ay 77 years of age. Besides his widow and son at Addy, he is survived by another son, Harry Hobson, Los Angeles, CA. ref: Obit -Chewelah WA 16 Jan
m ca1872 Margaret Anne Chalmers
They had 3 children - John, Harry, Unknown
Robert Morrison Hobson possible Grandson of Robert & Margaret, son of John & Maude Hobson
Contributed by: BluMoKitty
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