Last
month, I introduced you to Susan (Culbert) Crawley (1832-1907), the
daughter of John Culbert and Mary Ward. Susan (Culbert) Crawley and her husband,
Philip Crawley had several children; one of them a daughter, Sarah
Catherine Crawley.
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| Sarah Catherine (Crawley) Hodgins (1857-1939). Photo courtesy of her great-granddaughter, Judy Luker Massey |
Living so close to the Culbert homestead, Sarah probably saw a lot of her grandparents, John Culbert and Mary Ward; and of her mother's siblings, some of whom were close in age to her. By the time Sarah married in 1874, her first cousins on the Culbert homestead hadn't even been born yet.
When
she was 17 years old, Sarah married 27 year old Samuel Hill Hodgins
(also known as "Red Samuel"). Their marriage document states that she was 18 but actually, she was 17.
The wedding took place on 30 September 1874. Sarah's sister, Rachel Crawley was one of the witnesses along with George Jackson. The 1871 Census shows George Jackson (born 1852) living in Sarah's parents' household and working as a servant. This probably means that George was the "hired hand," a man employed to do manual labour on the farm.
Their marriage document shows that they were wed at St. Paul's Rectory in London, Ontario. The rectory was the minister's residence that was located beside St. Paul's Cathedral. I was informed by a staff member at the St. Paul's Cathedral office that it would be unusual to be married inside the rectory rather than inside the church so perhaps this is an error on the part of the registrar. If anyone has any thoughts on this, please let me know.
The wedding took place on 30 September 1874. Sarah's sister, Rachel Crawley was one of the witnesses along with George Jackson. The 1871 Census shows George Jackson (born 1852) living in Sarah's parents' household and working as a servant. This probably means that George was the "hired hand," a man employed to do manual labour on the farm.
Their marriage document shows that they were wed at St. Paul's Rectory in London, Ontario. The rectory was the minister's residence that was located beside St. Paul's Cathedral. I was informed by a staff member at the St. Paul's Cathedral office that it would be unusual to be married inside the rectory rather than inside the church so perhaps this is an error on the part of the registrar. If anyone has any thoughts on this, please let me know.
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| The marriage document says they wed at St. Paul's Rectory. |
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| St. Paul's Cathedral (an Anglican church) in London, Ontario in modern times, minus the adjacent rectory. Photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran on Wikipedia. |
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| St. Paul's Rectory in foreground on left in the 1800s. Photo taken from the roof of St. Paul's Cathedral. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is visible in the background. Photo source: Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada. |
Sarah's husband, "Red Samuel" Hodgins was born 4 October 1846 to parents, George "Longworth George" Hodgins and Nancy Ellen "Annie" Hill. It's interesting to note that Samuel spent his entire life at Lot 14, Concession 3 in Biddulph Township, for this is where he was born, grew up, raised a family with Sarah, and died.
Sarah Catherine Crawley and Samuel Hill "Red Samuel" Hodgins had 11 children.
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| Sarah Catherine (Crawley) Hodgins. Photo courtesy of Judy Luker Massey. |
Samuel
Hodgins died on 20 October 1919, age 73. The widowed Sarah moved in
with her son, George Allen Hodgins and his wife, Wilhelmine (O'Neil)
Hodgins on Lot 14, Concession 4, Biddulph Township.
Sarah Catherine (Crawley) Hodgins died just before her 82nd birthday on 2 January 1939 at the home of her daughter, Flossie (Mrs. Fred Clatworthy) in London, Ontario. Sarah is buried alongside her husband, Samuel in St. James Cemetery, Clandeboye near Lucan, Ontario, with their son, John Dufferin Hodgins.
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| UPDATE: Obituary added to blog post on 24 Aug 2020. Source: Exeter Times-Advocate, 5 Jan 1939, page 8. |
Sarah Catherine (Crawley) Hodgins' Family Tree:
Ancestors:
John Culbert & Mary Ward (grandparents)
Susan Culbert & Philip Crawley (parents)
Descendants (Children):
Annie Hodgins
Mary Ida Hodgins
Estella Kate Hodgins
James Grafton Hodgins
John Dufferin Hodgins, Sr.
Florence Susan "Flossie" Hodgins
Pearl Ellen Hodgins
Thomas George Allen Hodgins
Gladys Sarah Hodgins
William Walter Hodgins
Lillie Victoria May Hodgins (aka Elaine Hodgins and Babe Hodgins)
so glad to find this link, Samuel's uncle (Thomas) is my gr grandfather and finally have things in order.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I was able to help.
DeleteCould you please email me? My email address is in my Blogger Profile or you can see it near the top of the blog page under "Contact Me."