The table below shows the people that make up the group.
| No | Last Name | First Names | Maiden Name | Relationship | Occupation | Born | Died | School Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hodson | John | Husband | Coal mine manager, miner | ||||
| 2 | Hodson | ? | Wife | |||||
| 3 | Hodson | John (2) | Child | 1949 | ||||
| 4 | Hodson | William James Smith | Child | 1895 | 8 Aug 1970 | |||
| 5 | Hodson | Ann Elizabeth | Child | |||||
| 6 | Hodson | Jane | Child | 3 Sep 1893 | 18 Jun 1906 |
The table below shows any historical notes about the party group.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2770 | pre 1895 | John Hodson opened and/or worked in a coal mine at Shag Point near Palmerston. |
John Hodson opened and/or worked in a coal mine at Shag Point near Palmerston. |
| 2771 | 1895 | Birth of William James Smith Hodson. |
William James Smith Hodson was born at Shag Point in 1895. |
| 2772 | 1895 | James Hodson and family moved to Purakanui. |
It appears that John Hodson and his family moved to Purakanui, near Warrington, north of Port Chalmers, where they owned or worked on a dairy farm. From Purakanui it appears that they moved to Fairfield, near Dunedin, where John worked in a coal mine. |
| 2773 | 1901 | John appointed as a mine manager in Gibbston. |
Mr john Hodson was appointed as manager for the Gibbston Coal Pits company at Gibbston Saddle Coal Pit. Mr Hodsons family may have lived in Gibbston but no record of this has been found. John Hodson was remembered in Gibbston as a strong and powerful man. |
| 2774 | 1906 | John Hodson moved to Bannockburn and dwelling #244. |
In June of 1906, it appears that Mr John Hodson and his family may have moved from Gibbston to Bannockburn, possibly to dwelling #244. |
| 2775 | 1906 | General notes. |
On 18 June, Jane Hodson was enrolled at the Bannockburn school. It is not clear which coal mine John Hodson worked for at this time. Dwelling #244 is situated close to a number of mines. Mr Hodson may have applied for a mine managers position with the Cromwell and Bannockburn Colliery Company, the largest coal company in the area. |
| 2776 | 1908 | Stones directory listing |
John Hodson was listed as a mine manager in Stones directory. This was his first listing. |
| 2777 | 1909 | John Hodson involved with the local rifle club. |
It appears that John Hodson was involved in the Bannockburn Rifle Club. He was presented with a gold medallion by the "Ladies of Bannockburn" |
| 2778 | 1909 | John Hodson opened up the 'Lady Ranfurly' coal mine. |
John Hodson opened up the 'Lady Ranfurly' coal mine (location #185) which it appears was connected underground to the original 'Excelsior' coal mine (location #179). It may well have been that John Hodson moved from dwelling #244 to dwelling #182 to work the coal mine during the week. He may have still rented dwelling #244. |
| 2779 | c1910 | John's son, William James Smith Hodson left Bannockburn. |
About this time, William James Smoith Hodson left dwelling #244, and Bannockburn. He went to Herbert in North Otago with Edward Lawrence. |
| 2780 | c1913 | John Hodson (2) married |
About this time, John Hodson (2) married and moved to dwelling #32. |
| 2781 | 1914 | John Hodson (1) may have moved to dwelling #182 full time. |
John Hodson (1) may have moved from dwelling #244 to dwelling #182 full time. Miss Alice Mary Murray rented dwelling #244 when she returned to Bannockburn after training as a teacher. |
| 2782 | c1914 | William James Smith Hodson served in the Great War (W.W.1). |
William James Smith Hodson server in W.W.1, and when he returned to Bannockburn he purchased dwelling #241 from Robert Toms. |
The table below shows a list of images related to the party group. Click on 'View Image' to display more details about the image, and to view the image.
| Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 842 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | c1900 ? | Mr John Hodson (1) | View Image |