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His WW1 record narrows it down to Baltimore:

Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918

Name: Charles Wilfred Hodgkinson
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1892
Birth Location: Baltimore, United States of America
Relative: Blodwin Hodgkinson
Relationship: Wife
Regiment Number: 104271

So if we could find a birth record in Baltimore, Maryland then we might get the mothers name!

If this is the right death for Charles Wilfred in Canada then at least we know he was born Maryland:

British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986

death date: 01 Sep 1960
death place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
name: Charles Wilfred Hodgkinson
gender: Male
age: 68y
birth date: 05 Aug 1892
birthplace: Maryland, United States
marital status: Married
spouse: Blodwin Perkins
father: Charles Hodgkinson
mother:
indian agency:
indian band/tribe:
film number: 2033346
digital folder number: 4437632
image number: 1193
british columbia archives film number: B13248
registration number: 60 09 010669

Source Citation
"British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLTM-MD9 : accessed 12 Aug 2012), Charles Wilfred Hodgkinson, 01 Sep 1960.

fathers marriage

Marriage Record Name Charles Hodgkinson
Year of Marriage 1899
Quarter of Marriage Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Chorley
Registration County Lancashire
Spouse's Surname Only available for records after 1912
Volume Number 8E
Volume Page 989


married margaret ann kirfoot

I've not been able to locate the family in the U.S.A. just yet.

Is this them arriving back in England?

October 1898 - ADRIA - Philadelphia to Liverpool

Charles Hodgekinson - 33 - labourer
Mary Alice Hodgekinson - 8
Charles Wilfred Hodgekinson - 6
An infant Hodgekinson - 1/2

Oh dear - Much too slow.

I'll leave this on here though, so you can see we're all trying for you.

Unfortunately, not much of the US 1890 census has survived.

Hello Pauline - where and when was Charles born and what was his occupation?

I'll see if I can find his arrival in US and who he was with.

Name: Infant Hodgekinson
Birth Date: abt 1897
Age: 10/12
Port of Departure: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Arrival Date: 2 Oct 1898
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Adria
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Official Number: 2178

Father is Charles age 33
Also there is
Chs Wilfred age 6
Mary Alice age 8

Hi is this her in 1911

1911 Census RecordPersonal Information
Name Minnie Hodgkinson
Relationship to Head of Household Patient
Gender F
Age 13
Estimated Year of Birth 1898
Occupation School
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Philadelphia Usa Resident
Nationality Unknown
Enumerator Information
Address Fazakerley Liverpool
Parish Fazakerley
Town Fazakerley Liverpool
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN22355 RD455 SD3 ED8 SN9999
Administrative County Lancashire
Registration District West Derby
Registration Sub District Fazakerley
Enumeration District 8
Reference Information
Folio 58
Page 16
Piece 22355
RD number 455
SD number 3
ED number 8
Schedule 9999

Please can anyone help I have been trying for years to find out information regarding my Nan's mother. My Nan Minnie Hodgkinson was born in America on the 14th September 1897. to Father Charles Hodgkinson and mother ?? I undertand that her mother died not long after my Nan was born. My Nan had a brother Charles Wilfred also born in America. When my Nan's mother died her father Charles returned to the UK with Charles and Minnie and married Margaret Kirfoot a cotton weaver in Chorley soon after arriving 'home' from Amercia. I know that Minnie and Charles Wilfred are found on the 1901 census aged 3yrs & 7 yrs respective - residing in the Chorley Union work house as paupers.

If anyone can shed any light on this query/queries I woujld be eternally grateful. I know it is a long shot but Hope springs eternal as they say.

Thank you

Pauline