HODGKINSON Frederick Ernest

Name	Frederick Ernest HODGKINSON
Country Of Origin	Australia
Born	1914
Died	2006
Birth/ Baptism	Born 14 September 1914
Parents	Ernest Francis and Sarah Helena Hodgkinson (formerly Woodbridge)
Apprenticeship	Most likely with his father
Skills	Jeweller
Work Locations	Ulverstone
Street Address	69 Reibey Street, Ulverstone 73 Main Street, Ulverstone
Marriage/Spouse	24 July 1937, St Pauls Church, Launceston, to Elvie Smith
Other	Other skills: Salesman, Manager. July 1928: Father’s death. September 1942: Enlisted in World War II. 1930s-1954: Lived in Launceston. Late 1954: Moved from Launceston to Ulverstone and took up residence at 73 Main Street, Ulverstone. President/Member: Ulverstone Municipal Band and Tasmanian Bands League. June 1982: Awarded Queen’s Birthday Honour for his service to brass band music and the marching girls movement. Frederick’s mother, Sarah Hodgkinson, retained business ownership following her husband’s death in 1928. She died in 1962 and left options in her will for her sons to purchase the firm.
Death	11 September 2006, Eliza Purton Nursing Home, Ulverstone
References
Band Concert Programme Contest Ulverstone, March 1960. TAHO: Marriage Record, Tasmania, No. 894/1937; TAHO AD960/1/93 Will No. 42808 1962 [Sarah Helena Hodgkinson]. Web: Ancestry: National Archives of Australia, Series B883, Service No. TX10928; Australia Electoral Roll 1930s-1970s. Findmypast: Australian Billion Graves Cemetery Index, 2006. Advocate 22 December 1954; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 12 June 1982.