Eleazer Alexander Hodgkinson

     Eleazer Alexander Hodgkinson was baptized, Sunday, 14 May 1815 at the 12 Mile Creek, Ontario, Canada. Reverend Robert Addison witnessed the baptism. He petitioned for land on Tuesday, 12 April 1836 from Grantham Twp., Upper Canada. He was applying for 200 acres as the son of William Hodgkinson Empire Loyalist. Images of the petition can be found here. He and Elizabeth Jane Wilson were married in 1843. He appeared as household head on the census of 1861 at Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. He was recorded as: Hodgkinson, Eleazor, farmer, born Upper Canada, married in 1843, Church of England, age 51, male family member, married, 3 male family members, 6 female family members, 1 non-family member, living in a log one storey house. Elizabeth Jane Hodgkinson, Mary Jane Hodgkinson, William Robert Hodgkinson, Corinda Nellie Hodgkinson, Amanda Hodgkinson, Drucilla Hodgkinson, Ada Hodgkinson, Thomas Hodgkinson and Joshua Patrick also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 20 April 1871 at Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. He was enumerated as: Hodgkinson, Eleazer, male, age 62, born Ontario, Church of England, of English origin, farmer, married. Elizabeth Jane Hodgkinson, Ada Hodgkinson, Thomas Hodgkinson, Margaret Hodgkinson, Alexander Eleazor Hodgkinson, Arthur Hodgkinson, Alice A. Hodgkinson and Joshua Patrick also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 13 April 1881 at Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. He is listed as: Hodgkinson, Eleazer, male, age 72, born Ontario, Church of England, of English origin, farmer, married. Elizabeth Jane Hodgkinson, Thomas Hodgkinson, Ada Hodgkinson, Margaret Hodgkinson, Alexander Eleazor Hodgkinson, Arthur Hodgkinson and Alice A. Hodgkinson also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 14 April 1891 at Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. He was enumerated as: Hodgkinson, Eleazor, male, age 82, widower, head, born Ontario, father born England, mother born U.S., Church of England, farmer, able to read and write. Arthur Hodgkinson and Alice A. Hodgkinson also appeared in the household.