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seeing this made me remember my dad said something about a hodson in newport gwent late 1800s to early 1900s i think,
to do with dredging and stuff,
thats around the docks area here
and now this turns up and william you say is a ship driller,

i dont know if they had any connection, and maybe he moved on to big buisness
seems coincidence

i think there was a link in my grans family tho,
but i cant find anything out

Hi, sorry, i can't really help with search tips on GR, i have never searched Census records on this site. I have only ever used Ancestry i'm afraid.

Hi,
Sorry to be dumb but where do you use a wild search like that? I've only used the search on GR and it doesn't seem to take the asterisk. I can see why I couldn't find him in 1901 as he's there as Hodgson but the 1891 looks just like I'm typing in...

Hi again, many of the Census records have been mistranscribed, this does make it difficult sometimes. The 1901 i found by putting in

W K Hod*

The 1891 i found by putting in

Will* K Hod*

Sometimes it helps to leave the Surname blank , and in many cases they're just not there at all !.

Hope this helps a little.

I still can't actually see them on the 1891 and 1901 censuses - I can't work out what I'm doing wrong when I can find William OK on the 1871 and 1881.

Thanks again for the info though, good to have the trail active again!

Oh wow thanks - now I'll go and see why I couldn't find them - must have had something wrong in my search even tho I looked all yesterday evening!!! Thanks so much for the help you're brilliant

This looks promising for 1901

Name:W K Hodgson
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: J R (I R on image)
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England

Civil parish: Sunderland
Ecclesiastical parish: Monkwearmouth All Saints
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address: 40 Osborne st <<

Occupation: Ship driller. <<

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View image

Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: Monkwearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 128

W K Hodgson 39
J R Hodgson 36 Wife. ( I R on image).
George P Hodgson 9 Son.
Thomas M Hodgson 7 Son.
Ruth J Hodgson 3 Mo Daugh.

All born Durham, Sunderland.


Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 4722; Folio: 193; Page: 22.

He was certainly in Sunderland in 1911!

Person: HODSON, William Kenny
Address: 17 Kingston Terrace Sunderland

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HODSON, William Kenny Head Married M 48 1863 Foreman Ship Plate Driller Co Durham Sunderland VIEW
HODSON, Isabel Ruth Wife Married
22 years F 46 1865 Co Durham Sunderland VIEW
HODSON, George Prince Son Single M 19 1892 Student Teaching Proffession Co Durham Sunderland VIEW
HODSON, Thomas Monell Son Single M 17 1894 Clerk In Shipping Office Co Durham Sunderland VIEW
HODSON, Ruth Isabel Daughter F 10 1901 Co Durham Sunderland VIEW

On the original image they state they have had 5 children and 2 have died.

Hi, Could this be them

1891

Name: William K Hodson
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Isabell R
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England

Civil parish: Monkwearmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address: 52 Osborne St.

Occupation: Iron Ship Driller.

Condition as to marriage: Married.

Education:

Employment status:



Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: Monk Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 8b


William K Hodson 29
Isabell R Hodson 26
William G Hodson 1 son.

all born Sunderland, Durham.



Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4148; Folio 76; Page 18; GSU roll: 6099258.

My ancestor William Kemy Hodson was born in 1862 in Sunderland - parents William Ailing Hodson(b. 1832) and Mary Ann (b. 1841). I can find him in 1871 and 1881 living with his parents and siblings, and a marriage in 1889 to either Isabel or Alice, but after that I can't find any trace, either in Census or death certificates.

Is there a way I can find if he left the country, or am I missing something?
Family legend says we have family in Australia so maybe a connection?.
Any advice on where to look next would be much appreciated thanks!