William Hopgood
1844–1910
Born: 13 Oct 1844 · Lambourn, England
Died: 20 Jun 1910 · Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Family
- Father
- Joseph William Hopgood
- Mother
- Elizabeth Lewis Langley
- Spouse
- Isabella Rebecca Pierce
- Children
- Elizabeth Louisa Hopgood
Biography
Marriage certificate to Agnes Christie 1892.
Sources & Records
William Hopgood and Agnes Christie marriage, 14 May 1892
Documents & Records
William Hopgood and Isabella Rebecca Pierce marriage register, 1864
✅ Sourced from the stored Ancestry media URL. Victorian marriage register/certificate for William Hopgood and Isabella Rebecca Pierce, married 20 December 1864 at Eaglehawk.
Transcription
Schedule C. Marriages solemnized in the District of [Sandhurst/Eaglehawk area]. No. 41. When and where married: twenty seventh [sic/possibly twentieth] December 1864, at the house of Mr Thomas Pierce, Eaglehawk. Parties: William Hopgood; Isabella Rebecca Pierce. Condition: bachelor; spinster. Birth place: Fawthorne, Berkshire, England; North West Bay, Tasmania. Rank or profession: miner; no profession. Age: 20; 17. Residence: California Gully / Eaglehawk. Parents: Benjamin George Hopgood, miner; Elizabeth Hopgood. Thomas Pierce, sawyer; [mother not fully legible]. Married according to the rites of the Primitive Methodist Church. Witnesses include Joseph Bendow and Emma [surname unclear].
Key facts
- William Hopgood married Isabella Rebecca Pierce at Eaglehawk on 20 December 1864 (date handwriting should be checked).
- William was recorded as a miner, bachelor, aged 20, born in Berkshire, England.
- Isabella Rebecca Pierce was recorded as a spinster, aged 17, born at North West Bay, Tasmania.
- William’s father is recorded as Benjamin George Hopgood, miner; Isabella’s father as Thomas Pierce, sawyer.
Marriage Certificate William Hopgood and Agnes Christie 1892
✅ Genuine Victorian marriage register — confirms William Hopgood’s 1892 marriage to Agnes Christie.
Transcription
Victoria marriage register, District of Eaglehawk, Schedule C, 1892. Entry no. 464. William Hopgood and Agnes Christie married at Eaglehawk on 14 May 1892 by licence according to the Presbyterian Church. William Hopgood: widower, former wife deceased 28 Aug 1891; five living and five deceased children by former marriage; birthplace Berkshire, England; miner; age 47; residence Eaglehawk; usual residence Eaglehawk; father Joseph Hopgood, gardener; mother Elizabeth Lewis. Agnes Christie: spinster; birthplace California Gully, Victoria; age 34; residence Peg Leg [unclear]/Eaglehawk; father Robert Christie, baker; mother Martha Barron. Minister: Robert Lewers. Witnesses: William Hopgood and Agnes Christie? [party signatures visible], Jane Ann Flebotham [unclear] and John Hufflebotham [unclear].
Key facts
- William Hopgood married Agnes Christie on 14 May 1892 at Eaglehawk, Victoria.
- William was a widower, miner, age 47, born Berkshire, England.
- William’s parents: Joseph Hopgood, gardener, and Elizabeth Lewis.
- Agnes Christie was a spinster, age 34, born California Gully, Victoria.
- Agnes’s parents: Robert Christie, baker, and Martha Barron.