Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the husband of Mary Matilda Hobbis. The 1911 census records, Thomas Hobbis, head of the family and married 7 years, a Railway Gas Porter, born 1870 in Leamington, Warwks., and his wife Matilda, born 1867 in Market Harborough, Leics. other residents were, Florence Brown, step daughter and a Coffee Hand Packer, born 1893, Alice Brown, step daughter and a Coffee Hand Packer, born 1896, May Brown, step daughter, a Schoolgirl, born 1902, Ellen Hobbis, daughter, a Schoolgirl, born 1906 and Henry Brown, a Schoolboy, born 1899 the latter five were all born in Market Harborough, Leics. Maurice Deboro, boarder and a Railway Porter, born 1887 in Seaton, Rutland and Millicent Church, boarder and a Stay Worker Machinist, born 1890 in Arthingworth, Northants. The place of residence given was 2, Dingley Terrace, Market Harborough, Leics.