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Edwin William Hodgson 1825–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 17, 1825

Birth Location: Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 06 DEC 1861

Death Location: Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Henry Hodgson

Mother: Martha Pursell

Spouse(s): Mary Fay

Children(s): Henry Hodgson, Charles Hodgson, Thomas Hodgson, William Hodgson, Arthur Hodgson

In 1825, Edwin William Hodgson entered the world in Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England, born to Henry Edmund Hodgson And Martha Pursell. Edwin William Hodgson married Mary Jane Fay, and had children including Arthur C Hodgson, Charles C Hodgson, Henry Frederick Hodgson, Kate Louisa Hodgson, Thomas Edmund Hodgson, William Fay Hodgson. Edwin William Hodgson passed away in 1861 in Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Edwin William Hodgson entered the world in Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England, born to Henry Edmund Hodgson And Martha Pursell.
  • Edwin William Hodgson married Mary Jane Fay, and had children including Arthur C Hodgson, Charles C Hodgson, Henry Frederick Hodgson, Kate Louisa Hodgson, Thomas Edmund Hodgson, William Fay Hodgson.
  • Edwin William Hodgson passed away in 1861 in Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Hodgson
1790–1861
Birth Location: South Yorkshire, England
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Martha Pursell
1800–1886
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
MP

Spouses(s)

Mary Fay
1829–1907
Birth Location: Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States of America
MF

Children(s)

Henry Hodgson
1854–1900
Birth Location: St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
HH
Charles Hodgson
1856–
Birth Location: St Clair, Michigan
CH
Thomas Hodgson
1859–1907
Birth Location: Michigan
TH
William Hodgson
1860–1920
Birth Location: Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA
WH
Arthur Hodgson
1859–1911
Birth Location: St. Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
AH

Edwin Hodgson's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Hodgson
1825–1861
Birth Place: Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England
Parents
Henry Edmund Hodgson
1790–1861
South Yorkshire, England
Martha Pursell
1800–1886
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Bernard Hodgson
1734–1805
St. Martins, Westminister, England
Henry Pursell
1775–1841
Mary (Nee?)
1780–
Great-Grandparents
Mark Hodgson
1720–1790
Eleanor Harrison
1720–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edwin Hodgson's Descendants

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Edwin (William) Hodgson (Apr 17, 1825–06 DEC 1861) m. Mary (Jane) Fay (1 May 1829–2 August 1907)
  1. 1. Henry (Frederick) Hodgson 1854–1900 m. Dorothea (Christina Mathilda) Arendt 1863–1909
    1. 1. Martha (Christine) Hodgson 1896–1981 m. Arthur (Leon) Bennett 1895–1966
      1. 1. Arthur (Leon Bennett) Jr 1917–1989 m. Ruth (H) Voight 1920–2003 m. Elda (H Fabricius Funk) Bennett 1917–
        1. 1. Sharon (Louise) Bennett 1946–2021 m. Leslie (Dean) Rice 1943–2020
        2. 2. Betty (Ruth) Bennett 1942–2024 m. Dwayne (Francis Meier) # 1950–2016 m. Dennis (Talty) # 1945–2017
    2. 2. Edmund (William) Hodgson 1889–1965 m. Mable Burget# 1892–1953
      1. 1. Mabel (Olive) Hodgson 1913–1989 m. Orlando Waddington 1907–1976
        1. 1. Lee (Orlan) Waddington 1939–2002
      2. 2. Dorothy (Ruth) Hodgson 1916–2013
    3. 3. Josephine (Fay) Hodgson 1887–1957 m. James (A) Lening# 1875– m. George (W) Williams 1876–
      1. 1. Wilber Leming 1905–
    4. 4. Paul (Fred) Hodgson 1893–1951 m. Nellie (Gladys) Smith# 1895–1989
      1. 1. Marjorie (Elouise) Hodgson 1915–1994
    5. 5. Mary (Jane Mathilda) Hodgson 1881–1944 m. Edgar (Remer) Copeland# 1870–
      1. 1. Dorothea (Ruth) Johnston 1905– m. Charles (Joseph Hadden) Sr 1902–
        1. 1. Margot (Darline) Hadden 1930–2010
        2. 2. Charles Hadden 1924–
        3. 3. Charles (Joseph Hadden) Jr 1923–1990
      2. 2. Esther (Mae) Copeland 1901–1994 m. Bert Murphy 1893–
      3. 3. Oscar (Hiram) Copeland 1906–1978 m. Josephine Beverly 1915–2008
      4. 4. Edgar Copeland 1903–1903
      5. 5. Robert (Lee) Johnston 1918–1989 m. Lela Horsfall 1922–2013
      6. 6. Richard (Lowell) Johnston 1906–1985 m. Josephine Beverly 1915–2007
    6. 6. Henry (William) Hodgson 1883–1884
    7. 7. Jack (August) Hodgson 1891–1944 m. Lenore Hodgson# 1893–1979
    8. 8. Bertha (Margaret) Hodgson 1885–1951 m. Emil (Henry EH) Horton 1888–1966
      1. 1. Harold (Henry) Horton 1911–1957 m. Laura (Manuleta) Rosson 1912–1998
        1. 1. Dona (Jean Horton) Robinson 1931–2001 m. William (Bert) Matson 1924–1958
      2. 2. Richard (Cletus) Horton 1914–1990
  2. 2. Charles (C.) Hodgson 1856– m. Fanny (M) Hodgson 1857–
    1. 1. Guy (Charles) Hodgson 1897–1947
      1. 1. Richard (Charles) Hodgson 1921–2003
    2. 2. Edward (Eskar) Hodgson 1888–1941
      1. 1. edna
        1. 1. William Ritchey
    3. 3. Myrtle (B) Hodgson 1895–
    4. 4. Jessie (G) Miller 1886–
  3. 3. Thomas (Edmund) Hodgson 1859–1907
  4. 4. William (Fay) Hodgson 1860–1920 m. Wilhemine Dust 1858–1941
    1. 1. Iva (M) Hodgson 1891–1966
      1. 1. Charles (William) Galton 1915–1986
    2. 2. Arthur (H.) Hodgson 1882–1956
    3. 3. Dora (M) Hodgson 1886–1979
    4. 4. Ima Hodgson 1887–
  5. 5. Arthur (C) Hodgson 1859–1911 m. Elizabeth Hodgson 1867–1915

Edwin Hodgson's Timeline

14 Records

1825
Apr 17, 1825
Birth of Edwin William Hodgson in Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England
Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England
1825
28 Aug 1825
Edwin William Hodgson was baptized in St. Mary's, Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
St. Mary's, Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
1825
28 Aug 1825
Edwin William Hodgson was christened in Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
1850
1850
Age 25
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1851
1851
Age 26
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in Thornton, Lancashire, England
Thornton, Lancashire, England
1860
1860
Age 35
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in St Clair Ward 1, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
St Clair Ward 1, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1861
06 DEC 1861
Age 36
Death of Edwin William Hodgson in Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 38
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States
St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 45
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in Zilwaukee, Bridgeport, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Zilwaukee, Bridgeport, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
1874
April 1874
Age 49
Edwin William Hodgson was married in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
1880
1880
Age 55
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in Saint Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Saint Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1890
1890, 1891
Age 65
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 75
Edwin William Hodgson resided here in Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, USA
1904
Oct 05, 1904
Age 79
Death of Edwin William Hodgson in Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA
Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 17, 1825
    Event Place: Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Clair Ward 1, St Clair, Michigan; Page: 598
    [2] 1851 England Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1825
    Event Place: St. Mary's, Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1874
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890, 1891
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Detroit, Michigan, Directory, 1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1842
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0976; FHL microfilm: 1240284

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: St Clair, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: 362; Page: 120b

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Thornton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Clair Ward 1, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Clair Ward 1, St Clair, Michigan; Page: 598

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Zilwaukee, Bridgeport, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Zilwaukee, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: M593_702; Page: 514A

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Saint Clair, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Clair, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: 605; Page: 474D; Enumeration District: 392

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0976; FHL microfilm: 1240284

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Clair
    Record Source: Web: St. Clair County, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Index, 1838-1898

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 05, 1904
    Event Place: Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 DEC 1861
    Event Place: Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States of America
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