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Title: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Muffin41 on Friday 05 May 17 11:18 BST (UK)
I am seeking a marriage for a male HODDINOTT and Hannah FURSMAN or FURZMAN; could it have been a second marriage?

I have found on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp from 1863 onwards 6 births with the mothers surname as FURSMAN.

William HODDINOTT born 1q 1863 Frome 5c 616
Frederick Walter HODDINOTT born 1q 1865 Frome 5c 621
Alfred HODDINOTT born 3q 1869 Frome 5c 523
Hugh Joseph HODDINOTT born 3q 1873 Frome 5c 533
Alice Mary HODDINOTT born 1q 1878 Frome 5c 489
Edward HODDINOTT born 1q 1879 Frome 5c 505; died 1q 1879 Frome 5c 413

Any help in finding out more would be welcome. :)

Muffin41
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 11:29 BST (UK)
I am struggling to find any of them on 1871 (the 3 born before 1871 I mean) - have you got the family on that census?   Seeing the family as a whole may give some clues - (eg there may be older children indicating a marriage earlier than you would think, or there may be step children indication a second marriage.)   The fact that more children are born after 1871 suggests that the family are together in 1871, not that either party has died.

PS cant see them on 1881 either

PPS - how do you know these children's mum was called Hannah?
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Muffin41 on Friday 05 May 17 11:33 BST (UK)
Found on https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/

Charles HODDINOTT Age 21 & Zilliah FURSMAN Age 20; 28 Aug 1851 at Frome Holy Trinity Church.

Would this marriage be the right one? :-\
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 11:38 BST (UK)
Here are Chalres and Zillah in 1861, already with a good brood of children -

1861
Cross Str , Frome
Charles Hoddinot 29 Butcher and dealer
Zillah 28
Benjamin C 9
George 7
Richard 5
Emily 3
Joseph 1
Edward 3 mths

all bn Frome
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 11:41 BST (UK)
Chalres and Zillah have moved to Wales by 1871

1871
Roath, Glamorgan
Charles 39 labourer
Zillah 39
William 18
Richard 15
Lydia 12
Edwin 11
David 9
Alfred 7  all above bn Frome
Albert 3 bn Merthyr Tydfil
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Muffin41 on Friday 05 May 17 11:43 BST (UK)
Snap! just found them in 1861 as well ;D

Thank you for the 1871 census details
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 11:43 BST (UK)
They are still in Roath in 1881, (under Chalres and Zela Odnet)

So they don't look likely to be the parents of the children that you listed. I think we can rule them out.
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Milliepede on Friday 05 May 17 11:48 BST (UK)
Zillah is around in 1841/1851 with her family - maybe one of her sisters also married a Hoddinot  :-\

Jane 15 in 1841
Naomi 13 in 1841 - not her she marries a Harris

Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Milliepede on Friday 05 May 17 11:52 BST (UK)
Ah I see where you got Hannah from

1891

Hannah Hoddinott 46 widow
Hugh Joseph 17
Alice Mary 13

1881

Joseph Hoddinott 66
Hanah 36
Alfred 14
Hugh 7
Allice 3

Despite the age difference Joseph and Hannah are down as married head and wife
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Muffin41 on Friday 05 May 17 11:57 BST (UK)
Confusing ::) I had a note from a researcher that a Joseph HODDINOTT and Hannah FURSMAN were married but have only found a Joseph H. Born ca 1822 in Rodden; parents Benjamin H. & Betty West. No marriage :-\
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 12:00 BST (UK)
Unless the "researcher" can tell you when and where they married, I wouldn't take much note of it!
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Milliepede on Friday 05 May 17 12:01 BST (UK)
1871 they are together as a family

Joseph 55 head
Hannah 26 wife
Alfred 4 son
Walter Charles 4 grandson
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Milliepede on Friday 05 May 17 12:06 BST (UK)
There is a marriage with two Hoddinotts marrying each other - Joseph and Hannah both with Hoddinott fathers but that is just going to confuse things so won't go there!

Although Joseph is widowed farmer
Hannah is spinster

Ages not given unfortunately and marriage 1868 London also wouldn't explain the maiden name for births being different.  Ah well.

Moving on  :D
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 12:09 BST (UK)
1871 adds some interest!

1871
Frome
Joseph 55 farmer 122 acres bn Lidford
Hannah 26
Alfred 11 bn Paris  (!!)
Walter Charles 4 grandson bn Blatchbridge

Clearly Joseph has been married before, for there to be a 4 yr old grandson around when Hannah is only 28
So I think the marriage you found must be it.
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 12:11 BST (UK)
1861   - Joseph widowed from first marriage

Frome
Joseph 42 widower Farmer bn Lydford
Walter 20 son bn Frome

Next door but one (though they are all farms so may be some distance away)-
JAmes Allard Farmer
Hannah Hoddinot 18 niece unm  bn Wynsley?
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 May 17 12:15 BST (UK)
1851
Feltham Frome

Joseph 35 farmer bn Lydford
Mary Ann 33 wife bn Frome
Walter 10 bn Frome

so that was Joseph's first wife

The Allards (Francis and Caroline age 40 are still 3 doors away at their farm, though Hannah isn't with them in 1851)
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Muffin41 on Friday 05 May 17 12:24 BST (UK)
An Edwin H. born 1839 was married to Elizabeth Allard - in 1872? Elizabeth’s parent´s were Henry & Mary Allard, all in Frome.
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: trish1120 on Friday 05 May 17 12:34 BST (UK)
Marriage;
22 Oct 1840, St James, Bath
Joseph HODDINOT, Southgate St, Farmer, Father JOHN Hoddinott, Farmer
Mary Ann PAVIOUR, Southgate St, Father THOMAS Paviour, Cabinet Maker.

WALTER JOHN Hoddinot Baptised 29 Dec 1841, St John the Baptist, Frome
Parents JOSEPH/MARY ANNE, Father a Yeoman
Birth 3 March 1841

Both on FreeREG
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: trish1120 on Friday 05 May 17 12:39 BST (UK)
HANNAH Hoddinot Baptised 23 Jan 1845, St Mary the Virgin, Witham, Friary
Parents HUGH and ANNE
Fathers Occp Yeoman

EDIT 1881 Hanah (sic) is born Witham Friary
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: Muffin41 on Friday 05 May 17 13:01 BST (UK)
Thank you all for your help, I think that we are on the right track now. :D :D
Title: Re: An elusive Family from the Frome area
Post by: trish1120 on Friday 05 May 17 13:24 BST (UK)
I think this is your Hannah in 1861 in Witham Friary;

1861 Census
Ann Hoddinott, 47, Widow, Retired Farmer. born Tilchard Bagdon, Dorset
Mary Hoddinott, 20
Hannah Hoddinott, 16

May be her in 1851;
Ann Rose, 59, Head, Mar, Annuitant
Hanah Hoddinott, 6, Neice

Burial of a HUGH Hoddinot 8 Sept 1860 Witham Friary age 56
Buried Blatchbridge

Possible Marriage to Ann DREW, 1839 Somerset (FreeBMD)

1841;
Hugh Hoddinott, 35, Farmer
Ann Hoddinott, 24, NOT born in County
Mary Hoddinott, 1