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Descendants of William HUBBARD of Wigston, Leicester

William Hubbard started his working life as an agricultural labourer, but with the expansion of the railways he became a Railway Pointsman and lived in the Railway Pointsman's Cottage while his children were young. Many of his descendants also worked on the railways making this a Railway Family. He married Maria in 1841 and had two children, but she died when they were very young. He then married Lydia who brought up the children from his first marriage as well as producing another 4 children.

William HUBBARD and Agnes PITCHER

William Hubbard was a Railway Guard. He married Agnes in Docking, Norfolk, where he spend the first years of his marriage before moving back to Wigston Magna where he remained.

Thomas HUBBARD and Charlotte BOULTER

Thomas was a Railway Signalman and lived all his life in Leicester. Family legend states that he died at his post just after switching the points for an express train.

His daughter Louisa married Arthur CAPEWELL.

The photograph shows Louisa HUBBARD, Arthur CAPEWELL, and their children in 1913.

Harriett HUBBARD

Harriett married Robert ELLIS in 1865, but Robert died in 1868 and she is a 22 year old widow in 1871. There is no trace of her in the 1881 census suggesting she re-married.

Alfred HUBBARD and Caroline WOOD

• Hubbard Family Genealogy Forum at GENFORUM at Genealogy.com.