I have the things mapped out as I see it but it's very difficult to post all on here for copyright reasons. I have a couple of marriage certificates
I have
George Hodgson (b 1806) m Mary Robinson (George was blacksmith, born in Carnforth, lancs)
They lived in lupton smithy Kirkby Lonsdale
Children were Alice (1836) , John (1838), Edward (1841), Mary Ann (1844), James Robinson (1845), Sarah (1848), William (1851), Michael (1853)
Then the next generation, John 1838 married Elizabeth sewart, lived first in lupton (agricultural labourer) next door to George and Mary (parents) moving on to Hutton roof, worked as blacksmith and had the following children francis (1864), Sarah (1866), Mary (1866), Edward (1867), John (1870), George (1873), Alice (1875), William (1878), James (1881). Strangely when they moved to Hutton roof they are listed as having a granddaughter, aged 1, called Ann living with them, I assume she was an illegitimate daughter of their oldest daughter Mary or Sarah who was only 15 at the time. My grandmothers remembers both of these aunts.
Then my great grandpa John (1870) married Annie kingwell and worked as a navy around the country on the reservoirs ending up in Wales.
The other brother James (1881) married Annie kingwells sister Emily, two brothers marrying two sisters. He also worked as a navvy/labourer on reservoirs.
Your ancestor Edward (1867) I have as getting married to Frances stewardson when he was 30, having the two children you mentioned and being dead three years later as his wife is listed as being a widow at the time of her marriage to John Henry Fraser. I notice her son changed his surname to that of her second husband so perhaps that ties in with Edward having died.
Does that make sense? All corrections gratefully received