Benjamin
Oliver
Hodgson
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of William Charles Hodgson
and Agnes (Tate) Hodgson
Brother of
William Charles Hodgson, Rebecca Lee (Hodgson) Barnicoat, James Lee Hodgson, Sarah Lee (Hodgson) Stanton, Mary Agnes (Hodgson) Sadd, Eliza (Hodgson) Newton and Thomas Lee Hodgson
Husband of
Phoebe (Stanton) Allen
— married
1849 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Elizabeth (Hodgson) Gully and Anna Maria (Hodgson) Gully
Died
at about age 34
in Nelson, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2014
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Biography
Benjamin emigrated to Nelson, New Zealand in 1843 on the Himalaya.
He became a land agent.[1]
Benjamin died from heart disease aged 33 at Nelson, New Zealand on 18 June 1861.[2] He bequeathed his estate to his wife, Phoebe.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-167Q-3?cc=1865481&wc=4BCL-7BL%3A1045248801%2C1045268401 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1855-1890 P472, P478, P484, P490, P460-P493 surnames H > image 297 of 478; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-16Q1-1?cc=1865481&wc=4BCL-7BL%3A1045248801%2C1045268401 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1855-1890 P472, P478, P484, P490, P460-P493 surnames H > image 299 of 478; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-167Q-3?cc=1865481&wc=4BCL-7BL%3A1045248801%2C1045268401 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1855-1890 P472, P478, P484, P490, P460-P493 surnames H > image 297 of 478; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.
- "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-K1VP : 4 October 2016), Benjamin Oliver Hodgson, 1861; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1861/1885, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #65058773
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