William Thomas John Elworthy HODGE

Bef 1858 - 1925  (~ 67 years)

• Name	William Thomas John Elworthy HODGE
  Birth	Bef 26 May 1858	Dawlish, Devon   [1]
  Christening	26 May 1858	St Gregory the Great, Dawlish, Devon   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	20CA0E105C9F43E3961F283E64D4F290FE57
  Death	Dec 1925	St Martin (London) RD   [3]
  Notes	Baptised the son of John, railway clerk, and Anne HODGE of Dawlish. William appeared in the 1881 census, aged 23 a commercial clerk, living at 57 Waterloo Road, Paddington, London with his parents. In the 1891 census, at 4 Great John Street, Manchester, 'visitors' with Minnis WHITE (head, married, 41, actress, born London) and her daughter, Annis WEBB (15, hose work, born Liverpool) were William J T ELWORTHY (married, 40, actor, born Dawlish, Devonshire) and Lillie ELWORTHY (married 23, actress, born East London). "Lillie" was probably Elizabeth HAY's stage name. It doesn't appear that William and Lillie were married. 1901 census - at 9 Stamford Street, Stretford, Lancashire (all ELWORTHY), William T (head, 43, theatre manager, born Dawlish, Devon), Elizabeth A (wife, 34, born Bow, London), Wilfred L (son, 9, born Newcastle, Northumberland), Lillie (daughter, 8, born Newcastle, Northumberland) and Elsie (daughter, 2, born Croydon, Surrey). It's clear that William was pursuing a career in the theatre as actor, manager and director. These are just a few of the many references that can be found on the web, under the name W T Elworthy: - http://www.digitaltheatrearchive.com/archives/2471 acting in Belfast in 1895. - https://www.biblio.com/book/babes-wood-pantomime-elworthy-wt/d/709125931: A poster of 29 January 1900 from the Theatre Royal, Rochdale, Lancashire has the name W T Elsworthy on it. - https://theatricalia.com/play/2j0/little-lord-fauntleroy/production/5vx: W T Elworthy appeared in and directed a production of Little Lord Fauntleroy at Bristol in 1914 - 15. William and Elizabeth must have split up before the 1911 census: 1911 census: at 6 Mornington Crescent, London NW (2 rooms) (both ELWORTHY), William Thomas (head, 53, married, actor in theatres, born Dawlish, Devonshire) and Beth (wife, 26, married 8 years*, no children, actress in theatres, born Manchester, Lancashire). * marriage not found. William's death registration was as William T J ELWORTHY.
  Person ID	I4300	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	John Searle HODGE,   b. 20 Nov 1827, Cullompton, Devon d. Jun 1885, West Ham RD (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Anne COLEMAN,   b. Abt 1829, Dawlish, Devon d. Dec 1914, Brentford RD (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1854	St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon   [4, 5]
  	Married after banns. John Searle Hodge, 27, bachelor, railway clerk of South Street, father Willm. Hodge, builder. Anne Coleman, 25, spinster of North Street, father Thomas Coleman, inn keeper. Both signed. Witnesses James William Clauson(?) Hookway and Sophie Syslatt(?).
  Family ID	F1434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Annie Linskill HAY,   b. 31 Jan 1867, Bow, London d. 30 Jul 1955, Dartford RD (Age 88 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Wilfred Lionel E FIELDEN,   b. Sep 1891, Newcastle on Tyne RD d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lillie Elworthy FIELDEN,   b. Dec 1892, Newcastle on Tyne RD d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elsie Elworthy FIELDEN,   b. 24 Aug 1898, Croydon RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Beth UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1885, Manchester d. Yes, date unknown
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F1437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q1 1858 Newton Abbot 5b/111. (Reliability: 3). [S528] Devon Baptisms at findmypast.co.uk. [S178] BMD index, aged 67, Q4 1925 St Martin 1a/643. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q3 1854 Exeter 5b/162. (Reliability: 3). [S527] Devon Marriages & Banns at findmypast.co.uk.