----- Original Message ----- From: "Felicia Riley" <felicia.r@talktalk.net> To: <DORSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:45 PM Subject: [DOR] Hodder > My maternal grandfather was John H. Hodder born in Bradpole on29.08.1869. > His parents were Henry Hodder (coachbuilder) and Mary Ann Hoare. I have > not been able to find a marriage record for Henry Hodder & Mary Ann Hoare. > Also record of birth for Henry Hodder - the 1881 census gives his age as > 44 so birth may be around 1837. > > If anyone can help I would be very grateful as I have been stuck on this > for ages. Felicia I have a John Henry Hodder on the fringe of my tree. He is recorded in the 1851 census as being age 15 born in Beaminster, when it looks like he was an apprentice printer, but he disappears after that. I have John Henry as the son of a baker called John and Elizabeth. John died young and Elizabeth remarried to George Bradford. By contrast I do not see Henry Hodder the coach builder before 1861, though I note that he is shown as the son of Henry Hodder (b.c.1814, Bridport) also a coachbuilder and Sarah, so not the same, but could be a cousin. Regards Peter

I have a birth certificate for a John Hodder born in Lyme in March 1847 son of John Hodder & Elizabeth Hodder formerly Hoare. I think might be a relative of my family but no link found except for surnames Hodder & Hoare. Also a certificate for John Hodder again born in MaRCH 1847 THIS TIME IN bRIDPORT, FATHER hENRY gUNDRY hODDER cOACHBUILDER MOTHER sARAH hODDER FORMERLY bAKER. Felicia

Thank you for information - I think I probably have a lot of distant cousins I know nothing about. Felicia