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Looking for help where I have hit a brick wall with William Hodges, Born 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
Information I have is:
William Hodges
B: 12 January 1857 Walcot, Bath
D: Unknown
Married Amelia Donald (B: Abt. 1862, Landport, Hampshire): Abt. Jan 1883, Portsea Island, Hampshire
Children
Alfred William Hodges - B: 1889
Florence Amelia Hodges - B: 1893 D:1956
Liza B Hodges - B: 1895
Donald Frederick Hodges - B: 1907
I have references to William in the 1881 census as an Able Seaman on Vessels, in the 1901, 1911 and 1921 censuses. I also have his naval records from the National Archives, from this I know his date and place of birth.
On the naval consent form, 'son' is crossed out and replaced with 'nephew', it is then signed with a mark as Pryor/Pryfor or similar. I assume this means William's parents had died by 1872 when he joined the navy.
Despite having his exact place and date of birth, I cannot find any information on his parents or relatives. There are a few other William Hodges born in that area at a similar time, including a William Charles Hodges (Born 10 Nov 1857 in Bath) but I've ruled them out based on the exact date of birth from the naval records.
Looking for help to find additional information on William or his parents/relatives.
Thanks in advance for the help