The Hodgsons by S Linton 2008

Keith Wilson (2009)
Mathew Wilson 1726-1802
George Wilson 1758-1830
Mathew Wilson 1790-1873
George Wilson 1818-1903
William Wilson 1855-1941

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George Hodgson, born in Haxby in 1822, son of John and Sophia, married Elizabeth Wilson on 12^th March 1851 . This caused some confusion initially with the family history research, as Elizabeth was not an ancestor of William Wilson the butcher. She was his mother-in-law, and came from a different family of Wilsons.

George and Elizabeth were married in the church at Sutton on the Forest. George was 29 years old and Elizabeth was about 23. Amongst the witnesses at their wedding – six in all! -were John Hodgson, George’s father, and William Wilson, probably Elizabeth’s brother.

The 1851 census, shortly after their wedding, found George, a carpenter, and Elizabeth living with her family in Huby. Thomas, her father, was 51, and described as a farmer with 150 acres. He could have been a tenant farmer, as was often the case at that time. Also living in the house were his wife, Hannah, who was 51 years old, and the rest of their children: William, 24, John, 14, Hannah, 12, Mark, 10, and Mary Ann, 7. Charles Hardbottle, a 19 year old servant, completed the household.

By 1861, George was the head of his own household, and still living in Huby. He now had an apprentice, Thomas Carygill, who was 19 years old. Also in the house at the time of the census were Elizabeth, now 33, Hannah, 8, Thomas, 6, Mark, 4, and Elizabeth, 3(On left, William Wilson’s wife.)

Twenty years later, George and Elizabeth were still to be found in Huby. Still living at home with them were Thomas, 26, a carpenter, Mark, 25, described as a‘Farmer’s son’, and Hannah, 28. All were ‘unmarried.’ Hannah did later marry, and became Hannah Foster. Her death is recorded as being on 28^th March 1890.

In 1881, George is recorded in the census as being a ‘carpenter and farmer of 98 acres, employing 2 labourers.’ His address was given as Bell Lane, Huby. Living with him were Elizabeth, Hannah, Mark and Thomas. Also present were Edward Kenall, a nephew, aged 9 years old, George Foster, an apprentice, 18 years old, and James Mothersdale, a servant, 35 years old.

On April 21^st 1891, George died, followed by Elizabeth on January 4^th 1892. According to her death certificate, Elizabeth was 63 years old, and was described as ‘Widow of George Hodgson, farmer’. Mark Hodgson, her son, was present at her death, and the cause was ‘morbus cardis,’ suggesting some heart problem. The slightly unorthodox latin phrase strikes one as being an attempt at appearing learned on the part of the doctor involved.

Letters of Administration, granted on 19^th May 1892, state the value of Elizabeth’s estate as being £290, quite a sizeable sum at the time. Probate was granted to Mark Hodgson of Huby, ‘Farm manager and one of the natural and lawful children and next of kin’, William Wilson, of 1, Upper Price Street, York, standing surety.