Hodgson
Hodgson is a surname. In Britain, the Hodgson surname was the 173rd most common (766 per million) in 1881 and the 206th most common (650 per million) in 1998. In the United States of America, Hodgson was the 3753rd most popular surname (30 per million) in the 1990 census. Origin and meaning Hodgson is a patronymic surname, thought by some to mean "son of Hodge", with Hodge being a Middle English personal name usually representing a pet-form of the name Roger. However, Geoffrey Hodgson shows that both distribution of the name and DNA suggest a Norse-Irish origin, making “son of Oddgeir” a more likely derivation. Variants The Hodson surname is less common and generally derives from Hodgson. Other probable variants of Hodgson include Hodgeson, Hodgshon, Hodshon, Hodgin, Hodgins, Hodgen, Hodgens, Hodghson, Hodgon and Hodgeon. In the North of England the "s" is often silent in the pronunciation of Hodgson. This accounts for variants such as Hodgin, Hodgen, Hodgon and Hodgeon. Co ...
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Alex Hodgson
Alex Hodgson (born 12 August 1961) is a Scottish folk singer/songwriter signed to the record label Greentrax Recordings. In his early professional career, Alex was the drummer and lead vocalist of The Last Resort alongside working as a technician at Edinburgh City Art Centre and then Preston Lodge High School however began to focus on his solo career after his first album launch with Greentrax Recordings 'Jeelie Jars and Coalie Backies' in July, 2010. His second album 'The Brig Tae Nae Where', was met with positive reviews by the Scottish Folk scene and several tracks were used for local historical exhibitions. Notably including 'The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh exhibition in Musselburgh Museum, Scots Language Centre and on the album 'The Music & Song of Great Tapestry of Scotland' which also featured The Proclaimers, The Battlefield Band, Gordon Gunn and Alastair Mcdonald. Alex has also been featured on the Album 'A Tribute in Music and Song to John Bellany (Scottish artist) with his ...
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Brian Houghton Hodgson
Brian Houghton Hodgson (1 February 1800 or more likely 1801 – 23 May 1894) was a pioneer naturalist and ethnologist working in India and Nepal where he was a British Resident. He described numerous species of birds and mammals from the Himalayas, and several birds were named after him by others such as Edward Blyth. He was a scholar of Newar Buddhism and wrote extensively on a range of topics relating to linguistics and religion. He was an opponent of the British proposal to introduce English as the official medium of instruction in Indian schools. Early life Hodgson was the second of seven children of Brian Hodgson (1766–1858) and his wife Catherine (1776–1851), and was born at Lower Beech, Prestbury, Cheshire. His father lost money in a bad bank investment and had to sell their home at Lower Beech. A great-aunt married to Beilby Porteus, the Bishop of London, helped them but the financial difficulties were great. Hodgson's father worked as a warden of the Martello towe ...
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Brett Hodgson
Brett Hodgson (born 12 February 1978) is an Australian rugby league coach and former professional player during the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking , he played his club football in the NRL for the Western Suburbs Magpies, the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers, with whom he won the 2005 NRL premiership. He played in the Super League for the Huddersfield Giants, with whom he won the 2009 Man of Steel Award, and the Warrington Wolves, with whom he won both the Challenge Cup and the Lance Todd Trophy. Hodgson also gained representative selection for the Exiles and City NSW. Background Hodgson was born in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. Playing career Western Suburbs Magpies An Ingleburn RSL (Campbelltown) junior, Hodgson was graded to the Western Suburbs Magpies. He made his first-grade début under coach Tommy Raudonikis in round 11 of the 1997 ARL season, when Wests met the South Queensland Crushers at Campbelltow ...
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Andrew Hodgson (other)
Andrew Hodgson may refer to: * Andrew Hodgson (translator) (born 1994), Japanese-to-English translator * Andrew Hodgson (rugby) (born 1976), rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s * Andrew Hodgson (cricketer) (born 1941), former New Zealand born South African cricketer * Andy Hodgson Andrew Simon Hodgson (born ) is primarily known as an auctioneer/presenter on the British television shopping channel ''bid tv''. Bid TV Andy Hodgson used to be seen presenting bid tv on Sunday between 3.00 pm and 6.30 pm, as well ...

Edward Hodgson (other)
Edward Franks Hodgson (28 August 1813 – 9 March 1882) was an English clergyman and a cricketer who played in first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University in 1835 and 1836. He was born in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire and died at Holton cum Beckering in Lincolnshire. Hodgson's role as a cricketer is not clear: he both opened the batting and batted as low as No 10 in the batting order in his three first-class games, one of which was the 1836 University Match against Oxford University; there is no evidence that he bowled in important matches. In six first-class innings, he scored just 18 runs. Broader career Hodgson was educated at Eton College and at St John's College, Cambridge; after graduation, he was ordained as a Church of England priest and following two years as curate at Bayford, Hertfordshire he became rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as a ...
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Derek Hodgson (other)
Derek Hodgson may refer to: * Derek Hodgson (priest) John Derek Hodgson (15 November 1931 – 22 November 2007) was an Anglican priest in the last decades of the 20th century and the first of the 21st. Born on 15 November 1931, he was educated at King James School, Bishop Auckland and St John's Co ... (1931–2007), Anglican priest * Derek Hodgson (trade unionist) (born 1941), Welsh trade union leader * Derek Hodgson (judge), British barrister and judge {{hndis, Hodgson, Derek ...
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David Hodgson (other)
David Hodgson may refer to: * David Hodgson (rugby league) (born 1981), English rugby league footballer * David Hodgson (judge) (1939–2012), Australian judge * David Hodgson (chemist), English chemistry professor * David Hodgson (footballer) (born 1960), English football player * David Hodgson (artist) (1798–1864), English painter * Dave Hodgson (born 1959), English mayor of Bedford * David Hodgson, convicted murderer, see murder of Jenny Nicholl Jenny Nicholl was a woman who disappeared sometime on or after 30 June 2005 from the Richmond, North Yorkshire, Richmond area, North Yorkshire, England. In February 2008, David Hodgson was convicted of her murder despite the Murder conviction w ...

Cody Hodgson
Cody Douglas Hodgson (born February 18, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centreman. Hodgson played at the major junior level for four seasons with the Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After being selected tenth overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, Hodgson won the William Hanley Trophy (OHL's most sportsmanlike player), the Red Tilson Trophy (OHL player of the year), the CHL Player of the Year Award, and his first Team All-Star honours for the 2008–09 season. While training in the 2009 off-season, Hodgson suffered a back injury that required him to take an entire year off of hockey in order to fully recover. In 2010–11, he played his professional rookie season with the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL). The season also marked his debut at the NHL level with the Canucks and he went on to participate in the team's run to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. During ...
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Claire Merritt Hodgson
Claire Merritt Hodgson Ruth, born Clara Mae Merritt (September 11, 1900 – October 25, 1976), was a native of Athens, Georgia, United States, who is most famous for having been the second wife of Babe Ruth. Biography Claire's first husband, Frank Hodgson, died February 16, 1921, leaving her with a daughter, Julia. She met Ruth in 1923. Ruth was still married to Helen Woodford, his first wife, at this time. Woodford died in a house fire in January 1929, and Ruth and Hodgson married that April 17, staying together until Ruth's death in 1948. In later years, she indicated her responsibility, in part, for the poor relationship between her husband and teammate Lou Gehrig. According to Claire, Gehrig's mother indicated that the Ruths' adopted daughter, Dorothy, was not as well dressed as Claire's biological daughter, Julia; when Ruth was informed of this, he angrily demanded that Gehrig never speak to him off the ballfield again. Ruth and Gehrig did not make up until the day of Ge ...
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Christopher Hodgson (other)
Christopher Hodgson may refer to: * Chris Hodgson (born 1962), Canadian politician *Christopher Hodgson (priest) Christopher Hodgson (1561 – after 1596) was a Catholic priest who played a minor role in the Babington Plot (Pollen 1922, Smith 1936, Thomas 1996). The plot was a failure and eighteen of the main conspirators were hung, drawn, and quartered in L ... (1561– after 1596), Catholic priest who played a minor role in the Babington Plot * Christopher Pemberton Hodgson (1821–1865), English colonial pastoralist, traveller and writer {{Hndis, Hodgson, Christopher ...
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Charles Hodgson (artist)
Charles Hodgson (c.1770–1856) was an amateur English landscape painter who was one of the founding members member of the Norwich School of painters. His son was David Hodgson, a notable artist in his own right. Life Charles Hodgson was born in around 1770 in Norwich. His father died when he was fourteen and the orphaned boy was adopted by a Mr Browne of North Walsham, who gave his foster son a good education and nurtured his interest in drawing and painting. Hodgson became a schoolmaster and taught English at the grammar school in North Walsham for a few years.Walpole, Josephine, ''Art and Artists of the Norwich School'', p.136. On 15 May 1796 he married Nancy Chiswell in North Walsham. Their son David, who had several siblings, was born on 13 June 1798 and christened on 19 June in Yarmouth., based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. As a boy David was encouraged to become an artist by his father and he exhibited his work at the Norwich S ...
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Caroline Hodgson
Caroline Hodgson (1851 – 11 July 1908), also known as Madame Brussels, was a well-known brothel proprietor and local identity of the Little Lon district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, during the late 19th century. Life Hodgson was born in Potsdam, Prussia; a daughter of John and Frederica Lohman or Lohmar. She married the well connected Studholme George Hodgson in London on 18 February 1871 and the couple immediately migrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the ship ''Melmerby'' on 24 June 1871. In November 1872, Studholme joined the Victoria Police and was placed in country Mansfield, leaving his 25-year-old wife alone in Melbourne. By the end of 1874, Caroline, using the name 'Madame Brussels', was running a number of brothels, an occupation she continued successfully until 1907. When her husband became ill with tuberculosis in late 1892, Hodgson arranged for him to be nursed in at "Gnarwin", a property she owned on Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda. He died in 1893. ...
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