Hoban, Charles William

Charles was born on 7th November 1887 and then baptised on 5th February 1888 at All Saints, Leamington Priors.

The 1891 census shows his mother Kate living at 9 Trinity Street, Leamington Spa with 3 young children, Charles (3), Winifred (1) and Cecil (5 months) plus 2 lodgers.  On census night Charles Senior was working as a servant in Islington, London. Charles Junior is recorded as having been born in Kenilworth, his siblings in Leamington Spa.

At the time of the 1901 census, the family were living at 22 King Street, Leamington Spa. Charles Senior is recorded as a Valet (not in occupation) and Charles Junior has 3 younger sisters, Winnie, Mabel (6) and Lila (4), so it would appear that Cecil had not survived.

Charles Senior died, aged 49, in 1909 and the 1911 census shows Charles Junior as a boarder, living at 17 Rosefield Street, Leamington Spa with a 71 year old widow, Hannah Elliott. Charles is recorded as a shop assistant at a gents outfitters.

Shortly after this, Charles married Caroline Collins on the 10th June 1912 at St Thomas’ Church, Keresley, Coventry.

The couple moved to Warwick as Charles enlisted there and his pension record shows that he and his wife, Caroline, were living at 16 Cherry Street, Warwick.  Here is a copy of the Shrine application she submitted to the War Memorial Committee.