William HODGSON (1844 – 1917)

Name

William Hodgson

Gender

Male

Birthdate

1844

Birthplace

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Marriage(s)

1866
Edinburgh, Scotland

Date of death

11 September 1917

Place of death

Napier

Parents

  • Thomas Hodgson (born 1821)
  • Mary Hodgson, nee Westerton (1821-29/8/1900)

Partner(s)

  • Kelburne Patridge Hodgson, nee Weir (born 1849)

Children

  • Charles Harry Hodgson
  • Isabella Geenty (9/10/1875-8/1/1918)

Primary education

Samuel Gidney's private school, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Biography

Member of dramatic companies in British Isles
Arrived in New Zealand as a single man on the “Mataura”, 1877
Book keeper, seven years
Receiver of Rates for Napier Borough Council, 1884-1905
Actor and stage manager for amateur theatre
Secretary to Napier School Committee
Secretary to Napier Bowling Club 1891-1910
Left for Australia 1910
No record found of wife Kelburne after 1875

Accession number

664727

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