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I have Hodds in my tree too, that may be distantly related to yours. None from Caister that I know of-but there were several generations from nearby-Repps, Winterton and Thurne. The men were all sailors/seamen, according to the baptismal records of their children. Maybe yours were too?
The Flegg Island site is worth looking at: http://www.fleggisland.co.uk/Hodds.html
If you don't find your direct ancestors there you may find other names that are worth looking at. There are also Goodens on the site. If you go to the home page you'll find many other records that may be of interest to you.

Hello all-I have the Rumps as well-the earliest baptism was for Robert baptised June 1673 in North Walsham Son of Robert and Margaret-(possibly MaragaretWatker with a possible marriage in 1668 in Hevingham).
Robert married Elizabeth Bane in Bacton April 1694 -their son John was baptised in North Walsham 20 May 1695 and went on to marry Martha Dack.
March 4 1717 • East Tuddenham, Norfolk, England
John Rump of Worstead, singleman married Martha Dack of the same, singlewoman, March 4 1716/1717.
Sadly I forget where I found the record.
He was my 7xgrandfather. I've only ever found 9 baptisms for them-Sarah, John, Elizabeth,Robert,Martha,Thomas,Thomas, Mary, and James.
I'm not sure when the Rump family moved to Northumberland. My link to the family ends when my 4x grandmother Elizabeth Rump married William Hodds in Ashby with Oby and Thurne, but there were quite a lot of Rumps on Flegg Island through the C19th.
http://www.fleggisland.co.uk/Rump.html

I haven't found any Von Rumps yet, but I'll watch this thread with interest. Jan

Hello Dee, nice to meet you, my great grandmother was Rosina Sophia Morton, older sister of Anne  Maria, which makes us cousins of some sort.
I agree the Holfords are elusive but I think the names are correct. I bought Sophia's marriage certificate which clearly gives her name and that of her father-Robert Holford, cattle dealer. The marriage was witnessed by Thomas Holford, presumably a brother or uncle of Sophia's.
It could be "our" Sophia in Brighthelmstone in 1841 and I think it probably is. There is a tick in the born in county column but that could very easily be an error.
On the other hand, as a servant in 1841 she may not be on the census with her proper names correctly spelled. There could easily have been an error with name, age or place of birth. She could have worked for the kind of household that called all its servants "Mary" or she could have been missed off the record altogether.
The occupation fits-a cattle dealer's daughter may easily have met the son of a butcher. Or Sophia may have been in service in Windsor -which isn't far from Chertsey, and met John there.
Unfortunately I don't know anything else about Robert. The name is relatively common and since we don't know whether he continued to live in Chertsey where Sophia was born or if he lived and died elsewhere he's impossible to track down. He may have died before compulsory registration in 1837. Sadly the marriage certificate only gives the fathers' names and doesn't say whether they are still alive.
If i find out any more I'll let you know, best wishes Jan

Not the worst- but far from the best: 1841 census,Middlesex, the Garrett family appear to have kidnapped 1 week old "Kat Maund." Close inspection of the original reveal that the infant was, in fact "Not Named."