William was born on 19 FEB 1841 in Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England, the son of George Hotchkiss and Eliza.
His wife was Sarah Ann Copewell, who he married in ABT NOV 1861 in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. Their ten known children were Sarah (c1863-?), Hannah (c1864-?), Agnes (c1866-?), Emilia (1870-?), William (1871-?), Kennedy (1874-?), Eliza Ann (c1876-?), Louisa (c1877-?), Maria (c1879-?) and Alfred Thomas (1881-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | ||
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| Birth | 19 FEB 1841 |
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Note 1
!Source: ancestry.com England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: William Hodgkiss
Registration Year: 1841
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Dudley
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 18
Page: 335
!Source: ancestry.com 1861 Scotland Census
George Hedchkies 50, head, abt 1811, Acton Scott, Shropshire, England
Eliza Hedchkies 39, wife, abt 1822, Kinfare, Staffordshire, England
William Hedchkies 19, son, abt 1842, Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England <<<
Joseph Thos Hedchkies 15, son, abt 1846, Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England
!Source: ancestry.com 1871 Scotland Census
Name: William Hotchkiss
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarah A Hotchkiss
Gender: Male
Where born: England
Registration Number: 639
Registration district: Dalziel
Civil Parish: Dalziel
County: Lanarkshire
Address: English Row
Occupation: Blacksmith
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 106
LINE: 15
Roll: CSSCT1871_122
Household Members:
Name Age
William Hotchkiss 29, head, abt 1842, England
Sarah A Hotchkiss 31, wife, abt 1840, England
Sarah Hotchkiss 8, daughter, abt 1863, England
Hannah Hotchkiss 7, daughter, abt 1864, England
Agnes Hotchkiss 5, daughter, abt 1866, England
Emil Hotchkiss 1, daughter, abt 1870, Dalziel, Lanark
!Source: ancestry.com 1881 Scotland Census
Name: William Hotchkiss
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Ann Hotchkiss
Gender: Male
Where born: England
Registration Number: 628
Registration district: Cambusnethan
Civil Parish: Cambusnethan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Excelcior Cottage
Occupation: Engineer
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 116
LINE: 24
Roll: cssct1881_207
Household Members:
Name Age
William Hotchkiss 39, head, abt 1842, England
Ann Hotchkiss 42, wife, abt 1839, England
Hannah Hotchkiss 17, daughter, abt 1864, England
Agnes Hotchkiss 15, daughter, abt 1866, England
Emily Hotchkiss 10, daughter, abt 1871, England
William Hotchkiss 9, son, abt 1872, Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Eliza Hotchkiss 5, daughter, abt 1876, , Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Louisa Hotchkiss 4, daughter, abt 1877, Wishaw, Lanarkshire
Maria Hotchkiss 2, daughter, abt 1879, Wishaw, Lanarkshire
!Source: ancestry.com 1891 Scotland Census
Name: Wm Hotchkiss
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarahann Hotchkiss
Mother's name: E Hotchkiss
Gender: Male
Where born: England
Registration Number: 628
Registration district: Cambusnethan
Civil Parish: Cambusnethan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Excelsior Cottage
Occupation: Chepe Engineer
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 58
LINE: 8
Roll: CSSCT1891_230
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Hotchkiss 49, head, abt 1842, England
Sarahann Hotchkiss 41, wife, abt 1850, England
Agness Hotchkiss 26, daughter, abt 1865, England
Emily Hotchkiss 21, daughter, abt 1870, Dalziel, Lanarkshire
Elizann Hotchkiss 15, daughter, abt 1876, Dalziel, Lanarkshire
Louisa Hotchkiss 14, daughter, abt 1877, Dalziel, Lanarkshire
Maria Hotchkiss 12, daughter, abt 1879, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
Alfred T Hotchkiss 9, son, abt 1882, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
Mrs E Hotchkiss 70, mother, abt 1821, England