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I don’t agree with posting the same query across the boards.

Really annoying if you have gone out if your way to do some research then find on another board someone did it hours before you. It also stops the conversation between researchers who are struggling to find answers.

As I said, 'curious'.

I have no clue as to whether everyone looks at all the boards but is it not an interest in genealogy which brought us all here - so capable of helping searchers.

No indeed. None of the boards are as busy as they used to be. I highly doubt that 'chat' will suddenly be come busy - A research request on any board could sink if the boards 'suddenly became busy.
All the more reason for enquirers to be allowed to post across the boards and reach more people.
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I don’t think everyone does look at all the boards.

Also I don’t think any of the boards are as busy as they used to be. A research request on this board could sink out of view if this one suddenly became busy.

Curious..... Why would it have been better for Maria to have posted on Find Ancestors or Living Relatives? The boards are nowhere near as busy as they used to be so there's little chance of any threads getting lost. I look at most boards in minutes as there's so little traffic.
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Welcome to the boards Maria.

What sort of time period are you looking at? eg.

There are 2 possible marriages Hobden to Eager (both in Sussex) showing on the free to use site - https://www.freebmd.org.uk

Q4 1839 Sarah Hobden in the Lewes Registration District - need to chase up which groom married which bride

Q4 1872 William Hobden in the same RD to Ellen Tullett and Joseph Cooper to Sarah Jane Eager

and a definite -
Q4 1950 William T Hobden in the Hove RD to Lillian A Eager

It would have been better to post this on find Ancestors or Living Relatives and to give more details of what you know and where you have looked for information.

You don’t say whether you are looking for current members of the family or past ones.

Both names turn up on Search/ search all members trees but they are all 1800’s births.
You can contact those members by sending them a pm. If their contact details are up to date they will get a notification.

without further info there is a family tree on ancestry

William Terence Hobden
1919–1991

Birth 7 JUNE 1919 • Portslade, Sussex, England

Death FEBRUARY 1991 • Portslade, Sussex, England

tree owner

Mary Eager-Hobden
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Age: 60+

you could try search trees on here

Looking for family please.