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Anyone have Hodgetts boatmen in their family tree? Originating from Rowley /Halesowen areas, late 1700's early 1800's

Jac

There are 405 BC Hodgetts listed on Black Country Connections Jac, who are you looking for

Linell.

jac wrote:Anyone have Hodgetts boatmen in their family tree? Originating from Rowley /Halesowen areas, late 1700's early 1800's

Jac

there 552 mention of botman in bcc not one a hodgetts

to find this click find
then click advance search type boatman into blank section next to contain
then click search this site

leave everything else blank

if you put hodgetts in surname nothing shows

Hoping to go back a further generation.
My 4xg.grandfather Wlm Hodgetts married Elizabeth Trowman 7th Feb 1804 St Thomas Dudley Witness Benj.Hodgetts
Had 2 sons from this marriage (Have all info)

2nd Marriage Wlm Hodgetts (widower) + Hannah Shaw 11 Sept 1811 St Thomas Dudley Witness Joseph Trowman
Have all info re. children from this marriage.

Sons from these marriages were boatmen coal/dealers + lived at Worcester -Pershore -Hereford-Gloucs.

Would appreciate any Shaw info too.

Jackie

Hi
This site has him only, it has same first wife but different second wife though same marriage details as regards witness church and year? [I wonder if that is just a mix-up with the son William? Anyhow, doesn't add to what you know but might put people more in the picture]
http://www.wedmore.org.uk/stone/hodgetts/index.html

Is there any joy to be had from chasing after Benjamin the witness in the first marriage?

do we have William or Elizabeth Tromans on Bcc Jac?
or who connects to him?

I supplied the info for the Wedmore site, and yes I think there is a mix-up with 2nd wifes surname.Eldest son Wlm and his half brother John (mine) married 2 sisters (surname Hall from Stourport)

Jackie

ps Did notify re.mix-up ages ago.

Can you add any Census information you have Jac, for Wm and his children, that would help. Benjamin Hodgetts the Marriage Witness must either be Wm's father or brother I would think.

Linell.

The census doesn't really help - I think Jackie wouldn't be struggling if it did

Here are some of them, this is William jnr.
1841
Worcester Street, Worcester, Holy Cross district
William Hodgets 30 waterman n
Harriott 30 n
Betsy 12 y
Harriott 10 y
Jane 8 y
Amelia 3 y
Sarah Morris 16 ind y

I can't find William and Harriet snr in 1841 but in 1851 they are

Tallow Hill, Worcester
William Hodgetts 70 boatman Worcestershire Hallow
Harriet 62 ditto

then in 1861 William snr is with his married daughter Elizabeth, aged 82 boatman, born Worcester.


So that is it, born Hallow about 1780. Guess he could have been baptized anywhere or nowhere if his father was also a boatman, anywhere near the Severn at least.

Don't understand if born and lived in Worcester why did Wm Snr Marry twice in Dudley That's why I asked for Census detail, wondered if he ever lived there

Linell.

Can't find Wlm (snr) in 1841, and the number of times I've looked at the 1851 entry (Worcester) Would it be stretching it to think that Hallow should be Halesowen? The entries do appear to be over-written.
Two of their sons were bapt.at Halesowen -Samuel 1812 and my 3xg.grandfather John 12th Feb 1815 -Parents Wlm (boatman) + Harriet Hodgetts -Residence Haden Hill.
Happy with the 1861 census for Wlm (snr)

A little info re.Benjamin Hodgetts witness at Wlm's 1st marriage to Elizb.Trowmans

Marriage 9 April 1798 Kingswinford - Benj.Hodgetts + Hannah Trowmans.

Jackie

Forgot to add witnesses to Benj.Hodgetts marriage (1798) Sarah Bate + Char Brook
Jackie

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