James Hodcroft 1801 - 1890

Name	James Hadcroft
Marriage	26 FEB 1827 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Spouse	Ellen Rogerson
(source: International Genealogical Index )	Batch No: M0054671826 - 1828 Source Call No: 0438194 Printout Call No: 6900002

Due to illiteracy, names often varied in spelling, depending on the hearing of the official or clergyman.

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- Ellen Rogerson

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James Hodcroft in the 1841 census, is shown as an Agricultural Labourer (farmworker) married to Ellen and with chlidren Joseph 14, Esther 11, Alice 8, John 6 and James 1. He was living at Wellington place , Stretford.

1841 census Wellington Place Stretford				Where born
James Hodcroft	35	Head	Ag Labourer	Lancashire
Ellen	30			Lancashire
Joseph	14			Lancashire
Esther	11			Lancashire
Alice	8			Lancashire
John	6			Lancashire
James*	1			Lancashire

Wellington Place was named after the first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, who defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo in 1815

The 1841 census shows also that there were 4 other Hodcroft families living and working in Stretford. It is most likely that at least one or more of these was a brother of James Hodcroft, or at least a relative. However there were many Aldcroft families in the area from which it seems the name Hodcroft is a derivative.

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The 1841 and 1851 census also show that nearly all Hodcrofts are from Stretford.

Stretford in 1848 was a small village with the greater part of the population engaged in agriculture.

John Fallows was the Urmston schoolmaster from 1839. As Bosdin Leech recalls, ‘Here most of the Stretford youths were at that time educated. He was a stern man, given to using the cane freely, and as an extreme punishment he had a contrivance by which he could suspend a lad in a painful position’. (Leech, Old Stretford, p. 7). (‘Fallows John, schoolmaster, Stretford’ listed under ‘Stretford with Chorlton, Crofts Bank, Davyhulme, Flixton, Urmston & Neighbourhoods’ in Slater’s Directory … 1843, p. 189). (Diary of Thomas Leech 1839-1840)

 

1851 census Edge Lane Stretford				Where born
James Hodcroft	50	Head	Market Gardener	Manchester
Ellen	46	Wife	ditto wife	Manchester
Esther	21	Dau	ditto dau	Manchester
Alice	18	Dau	ditto dau	Manchester
John	15	Son	ditto son	Manchester
James	10	Son	ditto son	Manchester
Margaret	8	Dau	scholar	Manchester
Charles	6	Son	scholar	Manchester
Samuel	4	Son		Manchester

In the 1851 census James Hodcroft was living at Edge Lane, Stretford and was a Market Gardener. The census suggests that his wife Ellen was born about 1805.

The Children

Joseph Hodcroft

Esther Hodcroft

Alice Hodcroft

John Hodcroft

James Hodcroft

Margaret Hodcroft

Baptisms: 18 Apr 1842 Chapelry of Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Margaret Hodcroft - Daughter of James Hodcroft & Ellen Abode: Stretford Occupation: Labourer Baptised by: J Clarke Curate Register: Baptism 1836 - 1871, Page 46, Entry 364 Source: LDS Film 2356279

Charles Hodcroft

Samuel Hodcroft

Baptisms: 31 Jan 1847 Chapelry of Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire, England Samuel Hodcroft - Son of James Hodcroft & Ellen Abode: Stretford Occupation: Market Gardener Baptised by: J Clarke Curate Register: Baptism 1836 - 1871, Page 80, Entry 635 Source: LDS Film 2356279

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-John Hodcroft - Esther Hodcroft - Charles Hodcroft -Joseph Hodcroft - Alice Hodcroft - James Hodcroft

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As Manchester continued to grow, it offered a good and easily accessible market for Stretford's agricultural products, in particular rhubarb, once known locally as Stretford beef. By 1836, market gardening had become so extensive around Stretford that one writer described it as the "garden of Lancashire".In 1845, over 500 long tons (508 t) of vegetables were being produced each week for the Manchester market. Stretford also became well-known for its pig market and the production of black puddings, leading to the village being given the nickname Porkhampton. A local dish, known as Stretford goose, was made from pork stuffed with sage and onions. During the 1830s, between 800 and 1,000 pigs a week were being slaughtered for the Manchester market. (Wikipedia)

 

1861 census Marsh Lane Ashton upon Mersey				Where born
James Hodcroft	60	Head	Farmer 30 acres employing family	Lancashire, Stretford
Ellen	54	Wife	farmers wife	Lancashire, Stretford
Esther	30	Dau	ditto dau	Lancashire, Stretford
Alice	28	Dau	ditto dau	Lancashire, Stretford
John	25	Son	ditto son	Lancashire, Stretford
Margaret	18	Dau	ditto dau	Lancashire, Stretford
Charles	16	Son	ditto son	Lancashire, Stretford
Samuel	14	Son	ditto son	Lancashire, Stretford
James	3 mo	Grand Son		Lancashire, Stretford

By 1861 James Hodcroft had moved to Ashton upon Mersey, the next village and was a farmer with 30 Acres employing his own family.His wife Ellen died in 1869 aged 62.

Surname	Forename(s)	Year	Sub-District	Registers At	Region	Reference
HODCROFT	Ellen	1869	Altringham	Trafford	Lancashire	ALT/19/85

source Cheshire BDM

1881 census Whythenshaw Road Sale				Where born
James Hodcroft	41	Head	Nursery man 2 acres	Lancashire, Stretford
Mary	39	Wfe	nursery mans wife	Cheshire, Ashton upon Mersey
John	11	Son	Scholar	Cheshire, Sale
Edwin	8	Son	Scholar	Cheshire, Sale
James	1	Son		Cheshire, Sale
James	81	Father	Retired Farmer	Lancashire, Stretford
Sarah Ann Hayman	20	Domestic Servant		Cheshire, Ashton upon Mersey
Elizabeth Hayman	16	Domestic Servant		Cheshire, Ashton upon Mersey
Samuel Worthington	24	Servant	Carter	Cheshire, Morley

In 1881 James was aged 81, a retired farmer, and lived with his son James 41, a nursery man of 2 acres who employed 2 "men" and 1 boy with his family in Whythenshaw Road, Sale.

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