William
Stephen Raikes
Hodson
Born in Gloucestershire, England
Ancestors 
Son of George Hodson
and Mary Somersall (Stephen) Hodson
Brother of
James Stephen Hodson, George Hewitt Hodson, Olivia W Hodson, Isabella S Hodson and Louisa Calthorpe (Hodson) Luard
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 36
in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Created 25 Nov 2017
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William Hodson is Notable.
Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson (1821 – 1858) was a British commander of 'Hodson's Horse', a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was known as 'Hodson of Hodson's Horse'.
He was the third son of George Hodson and Mary Stephen.
He married Susan Anette Mitford, daughter of Capt C Henry, RN and widow of John Mitford of Exbury, at Calcutta Cathedral on 5 January 1852, They had a daughter, Olivia, in 1853 but she died in July 1854.
He was shot and died at Lucknow, during an attack on the Begum's palace, on 11 March 1858. He was buried in the garden of La Martiniere Lucknow the following day. His grave is still located in the grounds of La Martiniere College and bears the inscription 'Here lies all that could die of William Stephen Raikes Hodson'.
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