Born in c1831, the son of John Hodgson I and brother of George, John II and William (41C, 51C, 61C).
| 1851 | Potter pressing, 7 Commercial Road, Temple Backs, Temple parish (21), living with his parents John I and Ann Hodgson and siblings (51C). |
| 1853 | 31 May. Tower Hill (22), the son of John Hodgson II, potter, he married Mary Ann Richmond (24) of Tower Hill, the daughter of Langston Richmond, porter (PPR). |
| 1856 | 20 Apr. Temple parish on the baptism of his son Edwin John. Wife Mary Ann (TPR). |