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Susan Hobson (1866-1951)
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TitleSusan Hobson
Alternative NameSusan KobeltSummaryA woman of Selwyn who signed the 1893 Suffrage PetitionDescription1892 Suffrage Petition, page 448/254
1893 Suffrage Petition, page 185
1893 Electoral Roll, Main Roll no 1534
She was aged about 27 when she signed
First NameSusan Last NameHobsonDate of Birth1866Place of BirthViolet Town, Victoria, AustraliaDate of Death1851Place of DeathConcord, New South Wales, AustraliaAge at Death85Parents or Next of KinGeorge Henry Hobson
Matilda Fivey
Richard William KobeltOther Biographical InformationSusan Hobson was born in 1866 in Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, daughter of George Henry Hobson and Matilda Fivey. Her father was from Armargh, Ireland but lived for a while in Australia and married Matilda Fivey in 1863 before coming to New Zealand. George, Matilda and the older children including Susan arrived before 1872 when he was registered to vote at Kowai Pass, as Springfield was known at the time. In 1887, Susan married Richard Kobelt, an English man from Surrey, ten years her senior. In 1886 he had been engaged as Clerk to the Malvern Roads Board. Sadly their son John, born in 1889, died later that year and is buried in the Hobson family grave at Kowai Pass Cemetery. Susan was aged 27 when she signed the 1892 Suffrage Petition page 448/254 and later the 1893 Suffrage Petition on page 185. She was enrolled to vote in the 1893 Election on the the Main Roll number 1534. Her mother Matilda Fivey also signed both Petitions. In 1894 Richard and Susan Kobelt were living in Springfield where Richard was still clerk to the Malvern Roads Board as well as Registrar of dogs and on the School Board. However all that changed, for in 1895 Richard was charged with embezzling 35 Pounds from the Malvern Road Board and both he and his wife disappear from NZ records. It seems that they returned to Australia to live out their lives. A Richard and Susan Kobelt both died in the city of Concord, New South Wales. Susan died on January 23 1951 aged 85 , followed a month later by Richard who died February 19th 1951. Both were cremated and are interred at Rookwood Crematorium.
Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, Name:Susan Hobson Birth Registration Date:1866 Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: George Hobson Mother Maiden Name: Tivey Reference Number: 17276
NZ BDM Marriages 1887/2778, Susan Hobson - Richard Kobelt
Trove- KOBELT, Susan.-January 23 1951 at her residence, 114 Correy Avenue, Concord, dearly beloved wife of Richard William Kobelt and loved mother of Frederick George and dear sister of Mary Elizabeth and William aged 85 years At rest. Privately cremated.
Alternative NameSusan KobeltSummaryA woman of Selwyn who signed the 1893 Suffrage PetitionDescription1892 Suffrage Petition, page 448/2541893 Suffrage Petition, page 185
1893 Electoral Roll, Main Roll no 1534
She was aged about 27 when she signed
First NameSusan Last NameHobsonDate of Birth1866Place of BirthViolet Town, Victoria, AustraliaDate of Death1851Place of DeathConcord, New South Wales, AustraliaAge at Death85Parents or Next of KinGeorge Henry HobsonMatilda Fivey
Richard William Kobelt
Other Biographical InformationSusan Hobson was born in 1866 in Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, daughter of George Henry Hobson and Matilda Fivey. Her father was from Armargh, Ireland but lived for a while in Australia and married Matilda Fivey in 1863 before coming to New Zealand. George, Matilda and the older children including Susan arrived before 1872 when he was registered to vote at Kowai Pass, as Springfield was known at the time. In 1887, Susan married Richard Kobelt, an English man from Surrey, ten years her senior. In 1886 he had been engaged as Clerk to the Malvern Roads Board. Sadly their son John, born in 1889, died later that year and is buried in the Hobson family grave at Kowai Pass Cemetery. Susan was aged 27 when she signed the 1892 Suffrage Petition page 448/254 and later the 1893 Suffrage Petition on page 185. She was enrolled to vote in the 1893 Election on the the Main Roll number 1534. Her mother Matilda Fivey also signed both Petitions. In 1894 Richard and Susan Kobelt were living in Springfield where Richard was still clerk to the Malvern Roads Board as well as Registrar of dogs and on the School Board. However all that changed, for in 1895 Richard was charged with embezzling 35 Pounds from the Malvern Road Board and both he and his wife disappear from NZ records. It seems that they returned to Australia to live out their lives. A Richard and Susan Kobelt both died in the city of Concord, New South Wales. Susan died on January 23 1951 aged 85 , followed a month later by Richard who died February 19th 1951. Both were cremated and are interred at Rookwood Crematorium. Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, Name:Susan Hobson Birth Registration Date:1866 Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: George Hobson Mother Maiden Name: Tivey Reference Number: 17276
NZ BDM Marriages 1887/2778, Susan Hobson - Richard Kobelt
Trove- KOBELT, Susan.-January 23 1951 at her residence, 114 Correy Avenue, Concord, dearly beloved wife of Richard William Kobelt and loved mother of Frederick George and dear sister of Mary Elizabeth and William aged 85 years At rest. Privately cremated.
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Subject (Keywords)SuffrageCollectionSuffragists of SelwynMore InformationNZ BDM, MarriagesDeath Notice From TrovePolice Gazette
CollectionSuffragists of SelwynMore InformationNZ BDM, MarriagesDeath Notice From TrovePolice GazetteMilitary Service
Memorial or CemeteryRookwood Crematoriam, New South Wales, Australia
Susan Hobson (1866-1951). Selwyn Stories, accessed 29/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5393