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Emma (Sarah) HODGES

Emma (Sarah) HODGES[1, 2, 3]

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  • Name Emma (Sarah) HODGES 
    Died June Qtr 1889, 2a, 455  Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 16 Jul 1826  Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    _UID 7983ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C35CC1C 
    Buried 11 Jun 1889  Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I1872  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2021 

    Father George HODGES,   c. Abt 1795/1805 
    Mother Sarah HILLS,   c. 8 Jan 1797, Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1863, Deptford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1825  Boxley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID FD7BABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C3548E4 
    Family ID F268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Heinrich Wilhelm Michael BODEKER,   b. 1816, Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1864, 20 Alfred Place, Newington Causeway (Elephant & Castle), Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1850  Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    _UID 197AABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C356395 
    Children 
     1. Emma Sarah BODEKER,   b. 29 Aug 1851, Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Heinrich Wilhelm ^ BODEKER,   b. 27 Sep 1854, St. Paul, Deptford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1859, Deptford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     3. Catherina Maria BODEKER,   b. 14 Nov 1857, St. Paul, Deptford, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sept Qtr, 1897, 1a, 96, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Alfred Heinrich BODEKER,   b. 5 Feb 1860, Deptford, St. Paul, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1920 (58 yrs, 5 mons), Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Wilhelm Albert BODEKER,   b. 20 Sep 1861, St. Paul, Deptford, Greenwich, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949, Surrey South Eastern District, Surrey, England (5g, 841, aged 87) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     6. Charles Horatio BODEKER,   b. 23 Jul 1864, Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1949, Moat house, Uplees, Kent, England (Sittingbourne District, 5b, 675, aged 84) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Subscription List for Emma Bodeker nee Hodges
    Subscription List for Emma Bodeker nee Hodges
    Newspaper report of a subscription list opened to relieve Emma Bodeker and her children following the suicide of her husband, as reported in the Faversham Times and Mercury and North-East Kent Journal 17 September 1864, p. 2, col. 2.
    Emma Bodeker Charity Subscribed To
    Emma Bodeker Charity Subscribed To
    Newspaper report providing details of subscription amount made to the charity for Emma Bodeker and her children. This report provides the correct number of living children in 1864. Source: East Kent Gazette 24 September 1864, p. 4, col. 4.
    The Bodeker Charity Fund
    The Bodeker Charity Fund
    Update as to the amount in the charity fund for Emma Bodeker and her children as reported in the Faversham Times and Mercury and North-East Kent Journal 01 October 1864, p. 2, col. 3.
    Faversham Agricultural Associations Premiums Paid
    Faversham Agricultural Associations Premiums Paid
    Premium paid to Emma Bodeker nee Hodges by the Faversham Agrcultural Association during their 1864 annual meeting as reported in the Kentish Gazette 20 November 1866, p. 6, col. 3.

  • Notes 
    • Emma Bodeker, resigned. Faversham Co-operative Society.—A quarterly meeting of the members of the above Society was held oa Saturday evening.
      Source: Saturday 12 October 1878 , p. 3, Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald , Kent, England


      Bodeker v.Cotton Powder Company
      Source: Wednesday 14 July 1880 , p 2, London Daily News , London, England

      A boy named Bodeker, through his mother, brought an action against the Cotton Powder Company for damages The boy was employed at the works at Faversham in 1878.
      Source: Saturday 17 July 1880 , p. 7, Leicester Chronicle, Leicestershire, England
      Source: Thursday 15 July 1880 , pp. 4-5, London Standard, London, England


      To Emma Bodeker, of Faversham, for having supported 5 ; children during the last year, and having received 11d.. only, in parochial relief £2.
      Source: Tuesday 20 November 1866 , p. 6, Kentish Gazette , Kent, England


      To Emma Bodeker, of Faversham, for having brought up 4 children during the last year, and having received £14 15s. 7d. only Parochial Relief £2.
      Source: Tuesday 16 November 1869 , p. 3, Kentish Gazette , Kent, England

      Age on death registration was 62 years, vizt.
      BODEKER, EMMA SARAH 62 Order
      GRO Reference: 1889 J Quarter in FAVERSHAM Volume 02A Page 455

  • Sources 
    1. [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0838717-0838718, Faversham, 2 Apr 1871.
      5 Lime Cottages, Faversham:
      Emma Bodikar [sic], head, widow, 45, housekeeper, born at Maidstone
      Emma S., daughter, unmarried, 19, dressmaker, born at Maidstone
      Catherine, daughter, 13, scholar, born at Deptford
      Alfred, son, unmarried, 11, scholar, born at Deptford
      Wilhelm, son, 9, scholar, born at Deptford
      Charles, son, 6, scholar, born at Faversham
      Interesting to note that this same year at No. 11 Lime Cottages was the family of William and Eliza (nee Weller) Milsted.

    2. [S8] 1881 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah), Faversham, Kent, England, RG 11/969, ED. 7, fol. 18, p. 32, FHL film #1341230. , 3 Apr 1881.

      Household Sch. # 165, 19 Westgate Road:
      Emma Bodeker, head, widow, 54, nurse, born Maidstone, Kent
      Wilhelm Bodeker, son, unmarried, 18, labourer in gun cotton works, born Deptford, Kent
      Charles Bodeker, son, unmarried, 16, messenger in gun cotton works, born Faversham, Kent
      Catherin Osbourn, daughter, married, 23, no occupation, born Deptford, Kent

    3. [S132] Newspaper, Various, (Various), Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser 19 September 1864, p. 6, 19 Sep 1864.

      Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser 19 September 1864, p. 6
      WREIGHT'S CHARITY
      A subscription list has been opened at Mr. Rook's, in aid of the widow and five children of the late Henry Bodeker, who recently came to so sad an end. Mrs. bodeker and her family are left quite destitute, and the object of the subscription is to provide for her present wants, and to establish her in a small way of business, by which she may obtain a livelihood for herself and children.

    4. [S33] Bishop's Transcript, England, Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury, Kent, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Maidstone, Kent, England LDS Film #1835448, 16 Jul 1826.
      Baptism of Emma Hodges, daughter of George and Sarah Hodges, abode Maidstone, occupation labourer, ceremony performed by James Reeve.
      George's occupation was recorded as being a 'labourer' and his wife's name was recorded as 'Sarah' rather than Ann. Yet, there are no other entries for George and Sarah Hodges at Maidstone.

    5. [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886151, item 1-3, Faversham, p. 191, Entry #1522, 11 Jun 1889.
      Age recorded on burial is 62 years, residence at Luton Road.

    6. [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Boxley, Kent, England, 14 Sep 1825.
      he bachelor otp, she spinster, of this parish - banns. Wit: John Hyland, Ann Hills

    7. [S122] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, (England, Kew: General Register Office), Certificate #MB434713, 30 Jun 1850.
      In the parish of Bearsted at the parish church, after banns: Henry William Michael Bodeker, of full age, bachelor, watchmaker, usual residence being at Bearsted, father William Bodeker, merchant deceased with Emma Hodges, of full age, spinster, no occupation, usual residence at Bearsted, father George Hodges a farmer. Witnesses were Richard Hills and Mary Pope. Vicar was F. St. Leger Baldwin.