Catherine (Hodgkins) Agg (abt. 1826 - 1885)

Born about 1826 in Worcestershire, England

Wife of Thomas Mosley Agg — married 2 Sep 1848 in Saint Clement, Worcestershire, England

Descendants

Died 16 May 1885 at about age 59 in Gold St, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Catherine was born about 1826. Place of birth may have been Ireland or Worcestershire.

Catherine AGG (née Hodgkins) passed away in 1885.^[1] Other spelling of first name as Catharine.

“ Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Monday 18 May 1885, page 8.

THE Friends of Mr. ALFRED EDWARD WILLIAM AGG are most respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved mother, Catherine Agg, to their last resting place, St. Kilda Cemetery. The funeral cortege to move from his residence, Dally's Cot-tage, Gold-street, Collingwood, THIS DAY (Monday), the 18th inst., at half-past 2 p.m. precisely. HENRY T. MAYNARD, Undertaker, 27 Johnston-street, Collingwood.”^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages, Deaths, 1885, Collingwood, Agg, Ref No. 4753.
2. ↑ Family Notices (1885, May 18). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved December 2, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191191585

• 1841 UK Census mentions Catharine Hodgett aged 15, living at Warley, Wigorn, Worcester, born out of the district, with father a farmer, name may be Henry Hodgett. Could be misspelling of name by Census taker.
• Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages, Births, 1866, son Thomas Mosley Agg. Says that she is 37, but this would mean her birth of 1829. Marriage at St Clements, Worcestshire, 2 Sep 1848.
• Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages, Deaths, 1885, Agg. Gives an age of 59 which would indicate a birth year of 1826.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK34-2JH : 10 December 2014), Thomas Mosley Agg and Catharine Hodgkins, 02 Sep 1848; citing Saint Clement,Worcester,Worcester,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 0376937-939.