William Hobbayne or Hobbyns was a resident of Hanwell, Ealing who died in 1484. Upon his death, he bequeathed 22 acres of land and a house[1] valued at £6 per year to be used in benefit for the poor for so-called “goldy purposes”. This donation also helped at the time to educate and clothe twenty-four boys of the parish free of charge at the school of Greenford Magna.[2] The Charity of William Hobbayne or Hobbayne's Charity then became the most important charity in that parish.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Our History". Hobbayne Primary School. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Walford, Edward (1885). Greater London: a narrative of its history, its people, and its places (Volume 1 ed.). London: Cassel. p. 26.
- ^ Edward Walford (1989), Village London: North and West, p. 26
- ^ Kathleen Denbigh (1978), Preserving London, p. 103
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