Born c1885 in Bristol, the son of James Hopkins IV and the brother of William Hopkins (01C).
| 1901 | Potter’s labourer, 24 Lombard Street, Bedminster (16), living with his parents and siblings (01C). |
| 1902 | 30 Dec. Probably the Edward Hopkins, general labourer, born in Bedminster in 1885, who enlisted in the 13th Hussars (British Army Pension Records, 1914-1920). |