1861 Census lookup please: Matthew HODGES

[medhist]

James Hodges 15  is living with William Hodges  20 in 1941 both are journeyman Tailors
Shepton Mallett HO107 963 31 p20

[Philcandy]

This is all starting to come together. If you combine the entries from freebmd with some from freereg in Shepton Mallet, it gives actual dates of baptism and marriage for some of these characters. It looks as if James was born in 1825, and baptised in 1827, but I can't see a baptism for John, even though both the 1841 and 1851 Censuses make it looks like he was  born in 1827.

I wonder where John was by 1861, if he was in London with his brother in 1851?

Many thanks for all this help - it certainly looks as if "many hands DO make light work!"

Kind regards

Philip Candy

[medhist]

There is a John Hodges in High Street, Shepton Mallett in 1861 age 36 confectioner born shepton Mallett
Wife Sarah 35
dau Elenora 8
RG9 1661 94 p3

[medhist]

The confectioner had 4 more children on next page p4 in 1861.
Edward 6
Lydia 4
Elizabeth 3
Clara 2

[suzard]

Can't find George in 1871 but this looks a possiblity for daughter Louisa
1871
St Marylebone Middsx
henry G Hodges head M 42(?) Porter Shepton mallet
Caroline wife 26 St Marylebone
Henry H G son 2 St Marylebone
benjamin G son 4mths St Marylebone
Louisa Hodges Visitor 14 lambeth Surrey
RG10 167 7 7

Suz

[suzard]

Do you need the census for William carter and Zipporah?

Or do you already have them

Suz

[Philcandy]

Do you need the census for William carter and Zipporah?

Or do you already have them

Suz

Thanks Suz

I have found them each year (except 1891, which I don't have access to)

Kind regards

Philip

[medhist]

Out of curiosity where did you find a marriage between ann hodges and john davis in 1850s Shepton Mallett?

[Philcandy]

Out of curiosity where did you find a marriage between ann hodges and john davis in 1850s Shepton Mallett?

Hi there

I didn't find it; I'm just speculating.

In 1851, Ann (aged 27) was living with her parents - John and Ann HODGES.  I can't find her in 1861, but in that year her father John, by then a widower aged 75, is living in Shepton Mallet next to Ann and John DAVIS.

John is aged 49 and Ann 39, yet from the ages of their children, they seem only to have been married for a few years, so I was speculating that perhaps Ann had married John DAVIS.

But this is just a theory; I would need something a bit more specific by way of evidence!

Kind regards

Philip