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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Hodgkinson, Thomas

Hodgkinson, Thomas , Brick and Drain-pipe Manfacturer, Makarewa Township. Mr. Hodgkinson was born at Hanley, Staffordshire, England, in 1847, educated at the district school, apprenticed to the trade of a carpenter, and afterwards worked in his native country as a journeyman. He came to Port Chalmers, in 1863, by the ship “Stornaway,” and started business as a contractor in the Invercargill district, at which occupation
Mr. And Mrs T. Hodgkinson.

Mr. And Mrs T. Hodgkinson.

he continued for thirteen years. Since then, Mr. Hodgkinson has carried on the business of brick and tile manufacture at Makarewa on a considerable scale, and also owns a sheep farm of 800 acres near Wilson's Crossing, Forest Hill district. He has held office as chairman of the Makarewa school committee on several occasions, and was made a Justice of the Peace in 1894. Mr. Hodgkinson was married, in 1873, to Susannah, daughter of Mr. Thomas Jones, of Hanley, and has two sons and three daughters.