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Hi there,


I've been doing some research on my family name and I can't seem to get any further back then my grandfather without any certainty. Someone did post me some info on whom i belive to be my g grandfather herbert but i woudl like to go back further. if this is him, his fahter's name was abraham. how can i take it back to my ggg grandfather without joining these pay for services which i refuse to pay for.

1901 census index...

Herbert Hodgkiss  23 Staffordshire Hartshill Gloucestershire Cheltenham Ironmongers Assistant

This would make him alive at the time of the 1881 census, and the best match I could find for him is

Dwelling   29 Wood St, Dudley, Worcester, England

 Abraham HODGKISS   Head   M   Male   33   Dudley, Worcester, England   Grocer    
 Emma HODGKISS   Wife   M   Female   30   Bristol, Somerset, England        
 George HODGKISS   Son      Male   6   Dudley, Worcester, England   Scholar    
 Frederick HODGKISS   Son      Male   4   Dudley, Worcester, England        
 Ellen HODGKISS   Daur      Female   2   Dudley, Worcester, England        
 ***Herbert HODGKISS   Son      Male   3 m   Dudley, Worcester, England

Thanks,


Please help.

-Dave

hi jason,

my name is dave hodgkiss and i live in toronto canada. my grandfather is cyril hodgkiss born 1905 i believe. his father - herbert hodgkiss born probably sometime in the early 1870's or 1880's who married frances emily wright born 1881. i believe may be one of the sons of your ggg grandfather who could be my gg grandfather... let me know if this makes sense.

i did a little research and i think this would be my great grandfather born 1878 in staffordshire hartshill (you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge being from a different country) i know my grandfather said he was from either birmingham or cheltenham or maybe was born in one and lived for a while in the other...

do you think its possible that we're related?