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Thanks that answers that problem - thought we had found a new relation!!!

A search of Chorley 1875-1911 gets:

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1887
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
HODGKINSON Thomas BENNETT Sarah Ann St Peter, Chorley Preston C11/1/426

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1903
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
HODKINSON George BENNETT Bertha St James, Chorley Preston C9/2/169

So probably Florrie belongs to the G-less HODKINSONs

Been reading through all your postings and now know my Agnes Ellen belonged to Thomas Hodgkinson and Sarah Bennett (no connection with the Hodgkinson/Hall also found in Euxton). At 10.13 mgnv posted that Elizabeth died at age 21 and I can confirm this is true (as I said she died having her tonsils out). I note there is also a birth of a Florrie HODKINSON (Mothers maiden name BEnnett) but is this same family or just a typing error? If she is part of the family then no-one knew about her.

Will spend some time later looking at info. provided going back from Thomas Hodgkinson.
Thanks, Heather

Forgot you had to go to the door Annie. Read your posting and thought 'I found that yesterday'.

Some URLs (like you've tons of time for surfing):

http://www.euxton.com/
http://www.euxton.com/stripa49.htm
[alt search for OS coords 355500 419200 at: http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ ]
There's only St Marys RC at http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SD5519 (plus non-church pics of course)
It doesn't look like there's more than a handful of RC Hodgkinson's:
http://www.stmarys-euxton.com/parish_registers.htm
Lewis's gazetteer (1848) at: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445

Here's the other William (with sis=Mary Swarbrick).
Choccy has posted his 1891/1901 census on page 2, and also posted the 1881 which I'm reposting with added details.

1881 Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
John HODGKINSON Head M Male 36 Euxton Mechanic At Cotton Mill (S&W)
Elizabeth HODGKINSON Wife M Female 32 Euxton Housekeeper
Mary SWARBRICK Daur Female 10 Euxton Scholar
Ellen HODGKINSON Daur Female 6 Euxton Scholar
Alice HODGKINSON Daur Female 5 Euxton Scholar
James HODGKINSON Son Male 2 Euxton
Source Information:
Dwelling 13 Dawber Lane
Census Place Euxton, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1342009
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4215 / 73
Page Number 11


Marriage: 11 Nov 1876 Parish Church, Euxton, Lancashire, England
John Hodgkinson - 31 Mechanic Bachelor of Euxton
Elizabeth Swarbrick - 29 Spinster of Euxton
Groom's Father: George Hodgkinson, Miller
Bride's Father: Edward Swarbrick, Groom
Witness: Adam Bennett; Elizabeth Hodgkinson
Married by Banns
Register: Marriages 1838 - 1900, Page 34, Entry 68
Source: PR2902/6



Baptism: 25 Mar 1888 Parish Curch, Euxton, Lancashire, England
William Hodgkinson - son of John Hodgkinson & Elizabeth
Born: 16 Feb 1888
Abode: Euxton
Occupation: Mechanic
Register: Baptisms 1841 - 1900, Page 133, Entry 1063
Source: LDS Film 1526079

Baptism: 28 Jun 1885 Parish Curch, Euxton, Lancashire, England
Edward Hodgkinson - son of John Hodgkinson & Elizabeth
Born: 12 Jun 1885
Abode: Euxton
Occupation: Mechanic
Register: Baptisms 1841 - 1900, Page 131, Entry 1045
Source: LDS Film 1526079

Baptism: 29 May 1881 Parish Curch, Euxton, Lancashire, England
Ann Hodgkinson - daughter of John Hodgkinson & Elizabeth
Born: 18 April 1881
Abode: Euxton
Occupation: Mechanic
Notes: Incumbent
Baptised by: J.Williams
Register: Baptisms 1841 - 1900, Page 126, Entry 1001
Source: LDS Film 1526079

Baptism: 2 Jun 1878 Parish Curch, Euxton, Lancashire, England
James Hodgkinson - son of John Hodgkinson & Elizabeth
Abode: Euxton
Occupation: Mechanic
Register: Baptisms 1841 - 1900, Page 119, Entry 947
Source: LDS Film 1526079

Just logged in to see what's happening - sorry I am going shopping with my gaughter today!! Glad to see you are all still interested with my family tree. I will look at all your postings later and see what you have found. All I can confirm is that you have found my Agnes Ellen and William Hodgkinson. Their parents were Thomas Hodgkinson and Sarah a Bennett married in 1887. (I notice you have gone back even further and I promise to get back to you later in the day

Regards, Heather

As Annie said re the army records, there were two Williams knocking around, both born abt 1888, although there only seems to be a rego for Wm, (viz s/o Thomas + Sarah Ann Hodgkinson MS Bennett). We know he's Agnes Ellen's bro from the 1911 census. Here's Thos in 1881 (at same addy):

1881 Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
William HODGKINSON Head M Male 37 Euxton, Lancashire, England Engine Tenter Cotton Mill (Driver)
Ellen HODGKINSON Wife M Female 37 Euxton, Lancashire, England Cotton Weaver
Thomas HODGKINSON Son U Male 16 Euxton, Lancashire, England Cotton Weaver
James HODGKINSON Son U Male 13 Euxton, Lancashire, England Scholar
Source Information:
Dwelling No 27 Harpers Lane
Census Place Chorley, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1342010
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4218 / 125
Page Number 25


and we can find Jas's bp (i.e., our Wm's uncle) at:
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html

Baptism: 17 Nov 1867 Parish Curch, Euxton, Lancashire, England
James Hodgkinson - son of William Hodgkinson & Ellen
Abode: Euxton
Occupation: Collier
Register: Baptisms 1841 - 1900, Page 91, Entry 728
Source: LDS Film 1526079


Here's the HODGKINSON + BENNETT births at:
http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/


Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1887
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODGKINSON Elizabeth Ann Chorley Preston BENNETT CHO/72/89

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1888
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODGKINSON William Chorley Preston BENNETT CHO/75/4

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1894
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODGKINSON Agnes Ellen Chorley Preston BENNETT CHO/86/23

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1904
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODKINSON Florrie Chorley Preston BENNETT CHO/104/71




This seems to be the only Elizabeth Ann, but there's plenty of plain Elizabeth's.

Deaths Dec 1908 (>99%)
Hodgkinson Elizabeth Ann 2_ Chorley 8e 355
[I read a=21 - it's not very clear on FreeBMD, but it's hard to see that it could be owt else]

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1908
Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District Registers At Reference
HODGKINSON Elizabeth Ann 21 Chorley Preston CHO/70/97

That was the one I posted at 15.14 yesterday.

Firstly, re Annie G's very early posts
There's no entry like her Agnes Ellen in the GRO index image at FreeBMD, and also Preston doesn't have page #s in the 1000s that I can see - quite odd.

This looks to be her 1901 census family, although Eliz is missing.


Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1894
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
HODGKINSON William HALL Mary Preston Register Office or Registrar Attended Preston PRESTON/100/31

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1894
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODGKINSON James St Peters Preston HALL ST.P/50/4

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1896
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODGKINSON Agnes Ellen St Peters Preston HALL ST.P/53/99

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1902
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODGKINSON Mary St Peters Preston HALL ST.P/71/17
HODGKINSON William St Peters Preston HALL ST.P/71/17

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1911
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
HODGKINSON Annie North Preston Preston HALL NP/22/10
HODGKINSON Winifred North Preston Preston HALL NP/22/10

Ooh you've done it again Choccy!!!! That is my Mary Francis as I know she was from Hoscar Moss and its such a tiny place it has to be her. I know that when she married William his sister, Agnes, was rather unkind to her as she felt William had married beneath him (even though Williams family was working class). Glad to say that in later life Agnes and Frances were good friends so alls well that ends well. Thanks again

1901 England Census
Name: Mary F Kellett
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Catherine
Gender: Female
Where born: Hoscar Mos, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Lathom
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter and St Paul
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Ormskirk
Sub-registration district: Lathom
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 166
Household Members: Name Age
William Kellett 35
Catherine Kellett 35
Mary F Kellett 3
Margaret A Kellett 1

can only find 1 Mary Frances on freebmd and this is the lancs bmd version

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1898

KELLETT Mary Frances born at Lathom

Lathom not too far from Burscough

Thanks for the update Heather, particularly the tonsils operation!! How dreadful.

Just to update you all. The 1911 entry for William and Agnes is my family. Spoke to a family friend who can confirm they lived at that address. Just for your interest there was a daughter, Elizabeth A Hodgkinson who died whilst having her tonsils out on the kitchen table!!!!!! How terrible that must have been.
As for William Hodgkinson still cannot confirm his first marriage to Ann Ashcroft but somewhere down the line the name Hilda rang a bell with my friend so from your findings she died at about 6 months old so quite possibly not talked about. Mary Francis Kellett who married William in 1925 came from Burscough (Lancashire) but might not have been born there. Seems her parents were tinkers or something like that.

Well, thanks once again for your help, Heather

Thanks for that Ann and Annie. Got there in the end. Keep us posted Heather.

My OH will have to have something from the freezer!

Oooh definitely proves she was Kathleen Eva!!!!!!! Yes she married Fred GILLETT. They had no children sadly and neither did her sister Dorothy.

I am so pleased at what has turned up today - it confirms one or two things I already knew but was not sure of and definitely found out somethings new. What a great afternoon!!!

Heather

I think this proves that Eva was Kathleen Eva

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1952
HODGKINSON Kathleen Eva
GILLETT Fred
Chorley Register Office or Registrar Attended

lancs bmd version of Agnes marriage

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1918
HODGKINSON Agnes Ellen
BOOKER Albert
St Peter, Chorley

the freebmd version is the transcribed correctly from image for surname (Bosher) but Agnes should be Agnes E (poor image but definitely E)

I know Agnes belonged to St. Peters Church as that is where she is buried so seems that Thomas and Sarah are her parents.