Shane, do you know anything about the parents of Samuel Hodges (1804-1884)? I have found a John Hodges, glass maker, (b. c. 1834 in Bristol, Somerset, England) married to Catherine Fox (b. c. 1839 in Ireland). They have a son named Samuel (b. c. 1869), but the dates do not match the dates we have for our relatives. I wonder if this family may be distantly related. I found the information above in the 1881 UK census. Sylvia
I found the birth details for Samuel and two sisters in the extracted record on familysearch, all seem to be born around Dublin :
Name: Samuel Hodges
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Birth Date: 03 May 1869
Reference Number: v 7-2 p 591
Name: Anne Hodges
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1871
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Name: Mary Catherine Hodges
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1865
Birthplace: 0532, Dublin
parent on all are : John Hodges - Catherine Fox.
I will follow these up to see what else I can find..
Did you find a possible marriage for John & Catherine on freebmd ?
I think I will chance a cert from GRO UK to see is his father was also named John and a glassmaker.
Shane
