Lucy Litchfield and Isaac Hodgkinson

Lucy Litchfield, 5^th child of Godfrey and Lucy:

1820 Baptism: Isaac Hodgkinson, husband of Lucy Litchfield was baptized on 14 May 1820 in Parish Duffield, Derbyshire, England.  His father Edward Hodgkinson was a laborer.[1]

1824 Baptism: Lucy Litchfield, daughter of Godfrey and Lucy Litchfield, was baptized on 7^th Jan 1824 in the Heage Chapel on the same day as her brother Godfrey.  Her father was a farmer.[2]

1841 Census: Lucy (17) was living with James and Elizabeth Allen in Castle, Notthinghamshire.  She was working as a “F.S”.  James was a Baker.[3]

1843 Newspaper Report: The August 30, 1843 issue of the Derby Mercury reported “Isaac Hodgkinson, of Belper, committed to hard labour for 2 months, for being found in the house of Godfrey Litchfield, for the purpose of committing a felony.”[4]

1845 Marriage:  Lucy married Isaac Hodgkinson on 4 March 1845 in the Parish Church of Duffield, Derbyshire, England.  Isaac was working as a “tailor”.[5]

1844 Birth: Herbert Hodgkinson born Dec 1844 in Belper.[6] 

1851 Census: Lucy is living with her husband Isaac Hodgkinson and their 6 year old son Herbert in Heage, Derbyshire, England.  Isaac’s occupation is “taylor”.[7]

1852 Sons’s baptism: Herbert and William Isaac Hogkinson were baptized on the same day, 22 Aug 1852 in Hazelwood, Derbyshire, England.[8]    Their father was working as a “victualler” which means he sold food and drink or he was an innkeeper.

1854 Daughter’s baptism: Eliza Ann Hodkinson was baptized on 24 Sep 1854 in Heage, Derbyshire, England.  The family was living in Heage and Isaac was working as a Tailor.[9]

Herbert Hodgkinson married his first cousin Elizabeth Litchfield (daughter of William) on June 30, 1866 at Saint Edmunds in Allestree, Derbyshire, England.[10]

1861 Census: Lucy is living with her husband Isaac Hodgkinson in Heage with their 6 children.  They are Herbert ( 16), William (9), Eliza (6), Isaac and Noah (both 4) and Edward (1).  Isaac and Herbert both are listed at “taylor” for their occupations.[11]

1866 Marriage: Herbert Hodgkinson married his first cousin Elizabeth Litchfield (daughter of William) on June 30, 1866 at Saint Edmunds in Allestree, Derbyshire, England.[12]

1871 Census: Lucy (48) is living in the “Spanker Inn” in Heage with her husband Isaac and 6 children.  They are Eliza (16), Isaac (13), Edward (11), Noah (11), Anna (8) and George (4).  Isaac and Lucy are both working as tailors.  Eliza does not have an occupation listed and the rest of the children are scholars.[13]

1871 Census: Elizabeth Litchfield Hodgkinson (26) and Herbert Hodgkinson (26) are living with their son Fredrick (2) in Heage.  Herbert is working as a Cattle Dealer.[14]

1875 Death: Herbert Hodgkinson dies during the 2^nd quarter of 1875 at the age of 31.[15]

1881 Census: Lucy is living on Dung Hill in Heage with her husband Isaac and 3 children.  They are Eliza Ann (26), Noah (23) and George (14).  Isaac and George are both tailors.  Eliza Ann does housework and Noah is a groom.[16]

1891 Census: Lucy (67) is living in Lower Hartshay with his husband Isaac (70) and their son George (25).  Isaac‘s occupation is tailor.  George is a tailor’s assistant to his father.[17]

1892 Death: Lucy died in early January 1892 at the age of 68.  She was buried in the Parish of Heage, Derbyshire, England on 5 January 1892.[18]

1901 Census: Isaac (80) is living on Ripley Road in Heage.  He is widowed and Sarah holmes is working as his House Keeper.  He is working at home on his own account as a gentlemen’s tailor.[19]

1904 Death: Isaac Hodgkinson, husband of Lucy, died at the age of 85.  He was buried in Belper in March 1904.[20]

Recommendations:

Herbert Hodgkinson:

·       Request FHL film # 1041435 to obtain a copy of Herbert and William Isaac Hodgkinson’s, baptism certificates.[21] I already extracted the information from this films but I neglected to make a copy of the certificate.

·       1876 Newspaper Article:  The Derby Mercury reported on July 26, 1876 in the District News Section for Belper the following article: “UNLAWFULLY FISHING – Wm. Beardsley, Herbert Hodgkinson, Isaac Beardsey, and Wm. Hatton were charged by Wm. Waterfield, underkeeper to j. G. Crompton, Esq., of Shottle, with having on the 9^th inst. Unlawfully taken six trout out of a river in which Mr. Crompton had the right of fishing.- The whole of the defendants admitted to the charge.  Beardsey was proved to have been previously convicted of a similar offence and fined 40s. and costs.  On the present occasion he was also fined 40s. and costs.  The other defendants were fined 20 s. and costs each.”[22]  Herbert died in 1875 so this was not our Herbert Hodgkinson.

Eliza Ann Hogkinson

·       Request FHL Film #1041436 to obtain a copy of Eliza Ann Hodgkinson baptism certificates.[23] I already extracted the information from this films but I neglected to make a copy of the certificate.

·       I found two marriage records for Eliza at findmypast.com.  It appears Eliza married Hezekiah Twigg first in 1887[24], and then she married George White in 1895.[25]  These marriage records can be found on the FHL Film 2080803.[26]  Evidently, I looked at them once but neglected to make a copy of them.  I need to find them again so I can have a hard copy of the information.

·       If Eliza’s last name at the time of her death was Twigg the following death record should be investigated. Eliza Ann Twigg died in 1929 at the age of 74 in Ripley, Derbyshire, England.[27]

William Isaac Hodgkinson,

·       I could not find any marriage information for him. I did find a record for a William Hodgkinson married Mary Ellen Goodwin on Oct 12, 1879 in Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, England, whose name was William but the groom’s birth date is too late and his father’s name is William not Isaac so it is most likely not this William.[28] Find the marriage record for William Hodgkinson and Mary Ellen Goodwin on Family History film # 1751991 and #1041916 to verify this is not the correct William Hodgkinson.[29]   I extracted several baptism records for children of William and Mary Hodgkinson.  They probably do not belong to my family since I believe our William is not the one who married Mary Goodwin.

·       I found three possible death records for a William Hodgkinson but no record for a William Isaac Hodgkinson. 

·       The first death record was in the Heage Parish on 28 June 1876 at the age of 24.[30]  This matches the location, name and age of William Hodgkinson. 

·        The second burial for a William Hodgkinson occurred in June 1915 (Belper).[31]  This William was 61 at the time of death putting his birth year at about 1854.  I have a christening record for William for 1852.  It is a possibility.

·       The third possibility is for a William Hodgkinson buried March 1921, age 73 in Belper.[32]  This would put his birth year at about 1848.  This is still in the range of possibilities, his parents were married in 1845 and he was christened in 1854. A search of the census records should determine if William lived past the age of 24 and also help track the two William Hodgkinsons that appeared to be living in the Belper area around the turn of the century.

Noah, Isaac, Edward, Anna and George Hodgkinson

·       These children were found as a result of the census searches and I have not had time to research their lives yet.  So a search still needs to be done for their birth, marriage and death records as well as census records etc.

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[1] Church of England, Parish Church of Duffield (Derbyshire), Baptism Register, FHL British microfilm 498073

Doc# Lucy 22

[2] Church of England, Chapelry of Heage (Derbyshire), Baptism Register, FHL British microfilm 1041436

Doc# Lucy 6

[3] 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Class: HO107; Piece: 871; Book: 11; Civil Parish: St. Nicholas;  County: Nottinghamshire;  Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 7; Page: 7; Line: 13; GSU roll: 474570. Doc# Lucy 37 April 28, 2012

[4] British Library; 19^th Century British Library Newspapers [database on-line], Family History Library, Arvada CO. Original Data: The Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Wednesday, August 30, 1858; Issue 5799, Committed to Derby County Goal Section, August 30, 1843.  Doc # Lucy 43

[5] Church of England, Parish Church of Duffield (Derbyshire).  Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock, Marriages 1842-1854 (1845) FHL microfilm #1,041,432  Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Doc# Lucy 21

[6] www,freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl;Civil Registration Index, birth record for Herbert Hodgkinson Dec 1844, District: Belper, volume: 19 page: 402  Doc # BMD 9    Jan 19 2012

[7] 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Class: HO107; Piece: 2145;  Folio: 63; Page: 14; GSU roll: 87776-87777.  Doc # Lucy 38 April 28, 2012

[8] Church of England, Chapelry of Heage (Derbyshire), Bishop’s Transcripts for Parish of Hazelwood, Baptisms, FHL British microfilm 1041435 (No picture of record)

[9] Church of England, Chapelry of Heage (Derbyshire), Bishop’s Transcripts for Parish of Hazelwood, Baptisms, FHL British microfilm 1041436 (No picture of record)

[10] Printout of Allestree, St. Edmunds, Derby, England.  Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Doc#  William #28

[11] 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Class: RG 9; Piece: 2513; Folio: 53; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542982. Doc # Lucy 39  April 28, 2012

[12] Marriage Record for Herbert Hodgkinson, Church of England, Parish of Allestree, Bishop’s Transcripts for Allestree, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT British film # 1041426 Doc#  William #28a 

[13] 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Class: RG10;  Piece: 3588;  Folio: 65; Page: 7; GSU roll: 839774. Doc # Lucy 40  April 28, 2012

[14] 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Class: RG10;  Piece: 3588; Folio: 66; Page: 10; GSU roll: 839774. Doc # William 47 April 28, 2012

[15] FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Doc # Lucy 50   7/8/2012

[16] 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Class: RG11;  Piece: 3415; Folio: 91; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341817. Doc # Lucy 41 April 28, 2012

[17] 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Class: RG12;  Piece: 2745; Folio: 4; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6097855. Doc # Lucy 42 April 28, 2012

[18] Lucy Hodgkinson burial record, Church of England, Chapelry of Heage, (Derbyshire, England), Burial Register, Derbyshire County Record Office, Matlock, (FHL film # 1041437)  Doc. # Lucy 19

[19] Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Class:  RG13; Piece:  3230; Folio:  91; Page:  4.  Doc # Lucy 46   7/7/2012

[20] Isaac Hodgkinson death index, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915, Belper, Volume 7b, page 433, www.FreeBMD.org.uk, Doc # Lucy 31 March 15, 2012

[21] Church of England, Chapelry of Heage (Derbyshire), Bishop’s Transcripts for Parish of Hazelwood, Baptisms, FHL British microfilm 1041435

[22] British Library:19^th Century British Library Newspapers (database on-line), Family History Library, Arvada, CO; Original Data: The Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Wednesday, July 26, 1876, District News, Belper. Doc # Lucy 44 April 5, 2012

[23] Church of England, Chapelry of Heage (Derbyshire), Bishop’s Transcripts for Parish of Hazelwood, Baptisms, FHL British microfilm 1041436

[24] Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index, Parish Record Collection – Marriage Index for Eliza Ann Hodgkinson, place: Pentrich, Description: St. Matthew, County:Derbyshire, Reg Office:392, Register Entry: PSM/02/016, Findmypast.co.uk Doc # Lucy 9  Feb 28 2012 

[25] Parish Records Collection 1538-2005, Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index, Derbyshire Family History Society, St. Peter, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Reg Office: 394, Register Entry: SP/14/165, Findmypast.co.uk, Doc # Lucy 10 Jan 24, 2012 

[26] Church of England, Chapelry of Belper (Derbyshire), County Record Office at Matlock, Derbyshire, Marriages, 1847-1908  FHL microfilm #2,080,803

[27] Eliza Ann Hogkinson, Derbyshire Registrars death index, Parish Collection Burial records 1538- 2005, Reg Office: Amber Valley, County: Derbyshire, Register Entry: RD/44/083, findmypast.co.uk., Doc # Lucy 11  Jan 24, 2012

[28]  England Marriages, 1538-1973 for William Hodgkinson at FamilySearch.org Doc # Lucy 34 Feb 28 2012

[29] England Marriage Indexes for William Hodgkinson and for Mary Ellen Goodwin at FamilySearch.org Doc # Lucy 25 & 26   Feb 21, 2012

[30] William Hodgkinson burial record, Church of England, Chapelry of Heage, (Derbyshire, England), Burial Register 1876, Derbyshire County Record Office, Matlock, (FHL film # 1041437)  Doc. # Lucy 23

[31] William Hodgkinson, Burial Index, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England: General Register Office, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1919, (1915), Belper, Vol. 7b, page 743, Doc# Lucy 35  April 14, 2012

[32] William Hodgkinson, Burial Index, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England: General Register Office, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1919, (1921), Belper, Vol. 7b, page 734, Doc# Lucy 36  March 16, 2012