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- We now come to the unanswered questions. Alick married Violet Priscilla Jones in Brisbane on the 28th March 1914, giving his age as 28 years, his occupation as "engine driver" and his status as "bachelor". What happened to his first wife ,Charlotte,in the period between 1903 and 1914? Why was he 29 at the time of his first marriage and 28 at his second marriage? What happened in those eleven years between marriages? How long did his marriage to Charlotte last? Did Charlotte divorce him or was his marriage annulled? There is no record of any birth to Charlotte and Alick. When did Alick come to Queensland? we know that he lived in a boarding house run by Violet's mother, but the length of his stay we do not know.
- If Alick was asked about his family in Melbourne he would say " you wouldn't want to know them". There is no evidence that he was in contact with them ever. Why did he sever all connections with his parents and brothers and sisters? We are sure that Violet had no knowledge of his first marriage.
- Recently through the G.R.D. I found a second cousin, twice removed, who unfortunately could not give us any answers to these questions. Also through G.R.D. a Mr. Mouchamore of South Australia got in touch with me. Charlotte Hodgson, nee Sposito, remarried in 1913 to a Percival Ellington Mouchamore and a son Percival Christopher Mouchamore was born in 1913. Charlotte died at Fairfield Victoria in 1962.
- What an intriguing, frustrating business this family research is!!
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Alick Hodgson was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on the 31st. March,1873.
No mystery about that, I have his Birth Certificate, he was the sixth child of Alexander and Aseneath Hodgson. His son, Selwyn, knows nothing about his father's childhood in Fitzroy, indeed, had no contact with any of Alick's family. While searching the Victorian Records for any clues to the family, I came across a marriage of Alick Hodgson to Charlotte Mary Sposito on the 26th January 1903. Alick was aged 29 years and Charlotte, being under 21, had had her mother's permission to marry.Charlotte's parents were Emma and Bapiste Sposito, a fisherman of Hastings, Victoria. On his marriage Certificate, Alick gave his occupation as "labourer".
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