| Last updated: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 |
| HOGG, Oscar William |
Family Historian Individual Narrative
Oscar William HOGG, son of William Germany HOGG (c. 1847- ) and Emma CLARKE (c. 1850-c. 1924), was born on 1 January 1877 in North Lopham, Norfolk. In the 1881 Census (3 Apr 1881) he appeared at Great Common in North Lopham - 4, visitor in the household of Eliza CLARKE (60). At the time of the 1891 Census, Oscar was living at Great Common in North Lopham - 13, farm labourer, living with parents William (44, farmer) and Emma (41), and brothers Herbert (18, farm labourer), Robert (12, scholar),Edw..... View full FH text (See notes below) |
| Birth: | 01.01.10877 : North Lopham, Norfolk : 1877 Q1 Guiltcross Norfolk Vol 4B Page 247 |
| 1881 Census: | North Lopham, Norfolk : 4, visitor in the household of Eliza CLARKE (60). (RG11 Piece 1973 Folio 51 Page 17 Schedule 102) |
| 1891 Census: | North Lopham, Norfolk : 13, farm labourer, living with parents William (44, farmer) and Emma (41), and brothers Herbert (18, farm labourer), Robert (12, scholar),Edwin (11, scholar), John (10, scholar), Ernest (7, scholar) and Arthur (3). (RG12 Piece 1548 Folio 120 Page 21 Schedule 147) |
| 1901 Census: | At Sea : 24, able seaman, on board gun vessel 'Rattler', stationed at The Cape of Good Hope but at Sierra Leone on Census day. (RG13 Piece 5331 Folio 70 Page 2 Schedule 0) |
| 1921 Census: | 4 Salisbury Road, Chatham, Kent : 44, unemployed seaman working at home, a visitor in the household of Mary K WATKINS (36). (RG15 Piece 04069 Schedule 390 RD 47 RS 1 ED 43) |
| Death: | 1930 |
| Burial: | 29.01.1930 at Harrow, Middlesex |
| Military: | On 1 June 1893 Oscar joined the Royal Navy, serving on HMS Impregnable, a training vessel.
Naval Service record:
01.06.1893 - 26.11.1894 : HMS Impregnable (training establishment)
27.11.1894 - 07.04.1895 : Unreadable
18.04.1895 - 16.10.1895 : HMS Sans Pareil
17.10.1895 - 01.06.1896 : HMS Champion (C-class light cruiser)
02.06.1896 - 25.08.1896 : Pembroke I (barracks and main base at Chatham)
26.08.1896 - 02.08.1899 : HMS Hawke (Edgar-class protected cruiser)
(01.11.1897 : became Able Seaman)
03.08.1899 - 04.05.1900 : Pembroke I
05.05.1900 - 18.09.1900 : HMS Cambridge (shore establishment)
19.09.1900 - 08.10.1900 : Pembroke I
09.10.1900 - 13.02.1901 : HMS Galatea (Arethusa-class light cruiser)
14.02.1901 - 22.12.1903 : HMS Rattler (salvage vessel stationed at Scapa Flow)
In the 1901 Census (31 Mar 1901) he appeared At Sea - 24, able seaman, on board gun vessel ‘Rattler’, stationed at The Cape of Good Hope but at Sierra Leone on Census day.
Naval Service record (cont.):
(01.06.1903 : became Leading Seaman)
(30.10.1903 : became Petty Officer 2nd Class)
23.12.1903 - 31.12.1903 : HMS Northumberland (an ironclad battleship serving as a depot/training ship)
01.01.1904 - 09.06.1907 : HMS Acheron (Acheron-class destroyer)
(13.02.1904 : became Petty Officer 1st Class)
10.06.1907 - 17.11.1907 : Pembroke I
18.11.1907 - 21.09.1908 : HMS Dido (Eclipse-class protected cruiser)
22.09.1908 - 17.10.1910 : HMS Minerva (Eclipse-class protected cruiser)
18.10.1910 - 24.04.1911 : Penbroke I
25.04.1911 - 04.03.1912 - HMS Africa (pre-dreadnought battleship)
05.03.1912 - 13.05.1912 : HMS London (pre-dreadnought battleship)
14.05.1912 - 27.06.1917 : HMS Hibernia (pre-dreadnought battleship)
(01.02.1916 : became acting Chief Petty Officer)
(31.01.1917 : became Chief Petty Officer)
28.06.1917 - 21.10.1917 : Pembroke I
22.10.1917 - 15.01.1919 : Egmont I (depot ship facility in Malta)
16.01.1919 - 18.04.1919 : Pembroke I
The last found date for Oscar’s service was 18.04.1919 with a note ‘Shore on Demob’ - presumably his final service date. |
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