I am looking for anyone with information about Hodgin's from Eccles. My 3x great grandparents were William Hodgin (1812-?)and Sarah Cheetham (1805- ?). They were married at the Eccles parish church on July 18th 1830. Their children included Mary, William Henry, Nicholas and Samuel. Nicholas (1835-1895), my 2 x great grandfather married Ellen Burke (1839- ?) at the parish church on April 12th 1857. They had 12 children, 6 of whom emigrated to Canada between 1890 and 1906. My great-grandfather William Henry Hodgin (1864-1916) married Sarah Dranfield (1866-1933) and they emigrated to Montreal, Canada in 1906. William Henry enlisted as a private soldier in 1915 and was killed in action at Courcelette, France. I have been unable to trace the Hodgin's before my 3 x great grandparents. I am hoping to connect with one of my Hodgin cousins still living in the UK. Steve Allan Canada