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Edward Hodgkins married Mary Woods in Alcester, Worcs in 1780, and founded a striking family of short-travelling tinkers, braziers, potters, chairbottomers, basket- and besom-makers in West Warwickshire and East Worcestershire.  He was the elder brother, I think, of the Thomas Hodgkins, husband of Jane, whose offspring were to be found … Continue reading →

In Rowington, in the county of Warwickshire, on 18th September 1814, Edward Hodgkins, a vendor of crockery, and his wife, Penelope, baptised their son Riley.  Although Riley was to die at the age of  20, and be buried in Tanworth, Warwickshire on 9th March 1835, two of his siblings were … Continue reading →

The discovery evidenced in this letter from Martin Hill is exactly the sort of research that I was hoping for, proving me wrong about a guess of a marriage between a George Bailey and an Elizabeth Wrench in 1901 in Leek, and indicating through his personal research, that George Bailey, … Continue reading →

The union between Zachariah Boswell and Justina Dighton (Deighton/Dyton) resulted in a long marriage and a considerable family, and they named their first child Levi, baptising him in Essex on New Year’s day 1847, the son of a travelling brazier.  The name was popular in the family and there were … Continue reading →