John Hodgkinson

Personal and Family Information

John was born about 1430 in Shropshire, England, the son of Richard Hotchkiss / Hodgkinson but his mother is unknown.

He died after 1488 in Yorkshire, England.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their four known children were Thomas (c1455-c1539), John (c1460-<1521), Giles (c1465->1501) and Henry (c1470-1516).

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Note 1

!StyleName: Hodgkinson, John of York [~1430 – aft. 1473]

!Note: Probable son of Richard Hotchkiss alias Hurtsky of Bishopthorpe . John's emergence in the records of York as a freeman around 1469 suggests he arrived as a young adult trained in trade around 1455. He does not appear as an apprentice, indicating he likely learned his craft under his father’s direct tutelage—common for sons of freemen or merchants relocating into the city. His name appears admitted to the York freedom first as a chapman under Hopkynson in 1467–68, and then as a shipman under Hobkynson in 1469–70, possibly reflecting dual activity in overland and coastal trade. A 1473 entry lists “Joh. Hopkynson” as a corn chapman of Kirnyngton, Lincolnshire, reinforcing the image of a well-established regional merchant operating across county lines. The timing aligns well: Richard’s 1461 probate would mark the point when John took on independent status and established himself in York.

Regions: Yorkshire [York, Bishopthorpe], Lincolnshire [Kirnyngton]

Dates: Freeman admissions 1467–1473

Sources:

 York Medieval Probate Index

 City of York Apprentices and Freemen, entries for John Hopkynson and Johannes Hobkynson

!Source: City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FYORKS%2FFREEMEN%2F0089167&tab=this

First name Johannes

Document type Admission Register of Freemen of the City of York

Last name Hobkynson

Year range 1467-1468

Occupation Shipman

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Event year 1467-68

Record set City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930

Place York

Category Education & work

County Yorkshire

Subcategory Apprentices

Country England

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!Source: City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FYORKS%2FFREEMEN%2F0089341&tab=this

First name Joh

Document type Admission Register of Freemen of the City of York

Last name Hopkynson

Year range 1469-1470

Occupation Chapman

Archive Explore York Libraries and Archives

Residence Kirnyngton, Lin

Record set City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930

Event year 1469-70

Category Education & work

Place York

Subcategory Apprentices

County Yorkshire

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Country England

!Source: City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FYORKS%2FFREEMEN%2F0089627&tab=this

First name Joh

Document type Admission Register of Freemen of the City of York

Last name Hopkynson

Year range 1473-1473

Occupation Corn chapman

Archive Explore York Libraries and Archives

Residence Kirnyngton, Lincoln

Record set City Of York Apprentices And Freemen 1272-1930

Event year 1473

Category Education & work

Place York

Subcategory Apprentices

County Yorkshire

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Country England

!Source: Norfolk Wills & Probate https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=PRS%2FNORFWILLPROB%2F010506&tab=this

First name John

Document type Will

Last name Hoxson <<<< Another spelling for Hawkson or Hodgkinson.

Archive reference NCC will register Woolman 12

Title Hoxson, John, of Hardele St Margaret

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Year 1488

Record set Norfolk Wills & Probate

Date 1488

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Residence Hardele St Margaret

Subcategory Wills & Probate

County Norfolk

Collections from Great Britain, England

Country England

Note: This doesn’t say it was proved or that the peron has died, so it can only be treated as a registration.