Florence Lucena (Blunden) Hodgson (1876 - 1964)

Born 27 Apr 1876 in Bosanquet, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Albert Hodgson — married 18 Mar 1913 in Forest, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Died 26 Mar 1964 at age 87 in Bosanquet, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Florence Lucena Blunden was born on 27 April 1876^[1]. She was the daughter of Simon Osbourne Washington Blunden and Levenia Rawlings.

In the 1901 Canada Census, Florence L Blunden (aged 24) was recorded living with her father Simon Blunden (65 and a Farmer), her mother Lavinia Blunden (60) and her two sisters Alberta Blundon (32) and Lena E Blunden (18) at Bosanquet, Lambton, Ontario^[2].

Florence L Blunden (aged 35) was still recorded living with her father Simon W Blunden (74 and a Farmer), her mother Lavinia Blunden (70) and her sister Lena A Blunden (28) in Lambton East Sub-Districts 1-68, Ontario in the 1911 Canada Census^[3].

She married her widowed brother-in-law Henry Albert Hodgson on 18 March 1913 at Forest, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Henry was aged 42, Florence was aged 46^[4].

Unlikely they had any children together.

In the 1931 Canada Census, Florence Lucena Hodgson (aged 55) was recorded living with her husband Henry Albert Hodgson (60 and a General Farmer) at Bosanquet, Ontario^[5].

Her husband Henry passed away on 19 August 1956.

Florence Lucena Hodgson passed away on 26 March 1964 at the age of 87, and was buried at Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMQ8-Z3X : 9 August 2017), Florence Lucena Blunden, 27 Apr 1876; citing Birth, Bosanquet Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,034.
2. ↑ Canada Census, 1901: Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLH-DPX : 18 March 2018), Florence L Blundy in the household of Simon Blundy, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
3. ↑ Recensement du Canada de 1911: Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-KQVZ : 16 March 2018), Florence D Blunden in entry for Simon W Blunden, 1911; citing Census, Lambton East Sub-Districts 1-68, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,505.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8F-SPZ : 11 March 2018), Henry Albert Hodgson and Florence E Blunden, 18 Mar 1913; citing registration , Forest, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,976,221
5. ↑ Canada Census, 1931: FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6RSR-QDKK : Tue Mar 19 19:36:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry Albert Hodgson and Florence Lucence Hodgson, June 1, 1931.
6. ↑ Find a Grave: Database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95288803/florence-hodgson: accessed May 17, 2024), memorial page for Florence Blunden Hodgson (27 Apr 1876–26 Mar 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #95288803, citing Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Leeanne Blunden (contributor 48049180).