Edgbaston Marriage Lookup - Hodgson

[timaussie]

Could someone please lookup the MARRIAGE record  of CoE Parish Church, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, if accessable,  for further details:
23 Jan 1818
Joseph Hodgson & Mary Morton Ledsam
Any info much appreciated
Tim

[pegpowell]

Hi Tim, My first time using  rootschat so didn't find any other way to contact you. My name is Peggy Powell and I live in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. My ancestor, William Brumell, married Joseph Hodgson's daughter, Marianne. I copied Joseph Hodgson's will in which he mentions leaving money for his brother's children. His brother was Henry Hodgson. The children mentioned are Emily Hodgson, Rev John Hodgson, George and Charles (whom Joseph believed went to Australia). The will indicates that George and Charles were to be given 3,000 pounds each "to be paid to each within two years after the dealth of my wife". I have a whole list of Staffordshire Hodgsons some where amongst the genealogy debris. If this information is of any interest to you, let me know. Post a reply - don't really know how you can respond to this message.

[timaussie]

Hi Peggy,
What a great surprise to hear from another branch descended from the UK Hodgsons. I would be interested in communicating further directly. FYI if you click on 'timaussie' then 'send this rootchatter a personal message' it would get to me. I will send you an email anyway to start things. I was particularly interested in Dr Joseph Hodgson (1788-1869) as he was listed in the Dictionary of National Biography as a noted surgeon & medical scientist as you would know.
I am a descendent of Joseph Hodgson's bro, Henry thru his son George who settled in Australia. Charles also came to Aust after George did but returned to England after a short time.
Tim

[pegpowell]

Hello again Tim...Joseph Hodgson was the founder of the Birmingham Eye Hospital. His father, I believe, is William Hodgson, merchant of Penrith, Cumberland. Apparently, the Hodgson family had settled on a small estate called 'Woodhead' near Penrith. Joseph Hodgson's mother was a Miss Rowlinson of Kendal. What is interesting to note is that Joseph married Mary Ann Moreton but I found by some means that her full name is Mary Ann Moreton LEDSAM -a very prestigeous family from eons ago as far back as the 13th century. Mary Ann's father was Joseph Frederick Ledsam Esq of Chad Hill. Check out Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History under Ledsam of Chad Hill. I hope I'm not sending you in circles - I've no records, just following my research instincts and deductive reasoning!  Joseph was educated at King Edward VI's school, Birmingham and commenced his professional training as a pupil of George Freer of the same town. He afterwards pursued his studies in London at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Joseph Hodgson is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.  As members of RootsChat can I send you my e-mail address on this space? Can't remember the rules. What city do you live in? My sister and family reside in Adelaide.
Regards
Peggy