The author has no details about John Hodson other than that later in life he was a coal merchant living in Dunedin. He may be related to the Bannockburn Hodsons, as the original Bannockburn Hodson (J Hodson 1) appears to have worked In coal mines and worked in the Dunedin area (see dwelling #244 for family history)

Jessie Martha Crabbe was born on 1 Dec 1897, to James Newberry Crabbe and Isabella Begg. She was born in dwelling #48 on Terrace Road.

Jess was enrolled at Bannockburn school on 10 Feb 1903.

Jessie Martha Crabbe was married to John Hodson on 23 Oct 1925.

On June 7 1950, John Hodson purchased dwelling #69 from Mr Garth. It seems that he purchased the property as a holiday home and did not live there for long periods of time.

Mr J Hodson was hospitalised both this time in Dunedin. While in hospital he met Mr Geoff Allen, who was recovering from surgery for tuberculosis. Mr Hodson suggested that he should go to dwelling #69 at Bannockburn for convalescence.

In December 1956, Geoff Allen and his family spent their summer vacation at dwelling #69.

John Hodson died in 1957.

On Feb 11 1958, the ownership of dwelling #69 passed from he public trust (the estate of John Hodson) to his widow Jessie Martha Hodson. It appears that Mrs Hodson did not live at the property.

In Dec 1958, the Allen family again spent their sumer holiday at dwelling #69. From this time on the Allen family used the property as a 'quid pro quo' for maintaining it and paying the 'electric' (as Mrs Hodson called it) every year until Mrs Hodson died.

Mrs Jessie Martha Hodson died intestate so dwelling #69 was sold at auction on Oct 24 1983.