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      • 1939 – Britain Declares War
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      • 1956 – Rum And Salt
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      • 1961 – The Fantastic Hodgson’s
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Category: Great Britain

Emigration, England, Family History, Great Britain, Jamaica6 Comments

1954/55 – Nephews Arrive

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Valdie Moore Hodgson Arrived England 1954 It had been nearly 13 years since Cecil’s brother Aubrey – my grandfather – had died suddenly at Southfield. His five children, Valdie, Renford, Clinton, Ciseline and the youngest Colin, were all in Jamaica. … Continue reading 1954/55 – Nephews Arrive

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1951 – On English Soil

March 11, 2018March 14, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

The opportunity to emigrate from Jamaica to the United Kingdom had arrived. Cecil was about to move to England…. Southfield 1951 Cecil Hodgson was still a single man living in Southfield. At the age of 40, he was still an … Continue reading 1951 – On English Soil

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1948 – The Windrush

March 7, 2018March 9, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

The United States had suffered no direct bombing damage to their country during the war, but it was a much different situation in the United Kingdom. Parts of the country had suffered much destruction from the German bombing runs. 1948 … Continue reading 1948 – The Windrush

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1945 – War’s End

February 25, 2018February 26, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Mass Teddy had lost his wife Mabel. Their son Leslie had changed his mind about going to America and come back to help look after Southfield. He would write to his brother Maurice in New York, telling him that their … Continue reading 1945 – War’s End

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1939 – Britain Declares War

January 14, 2018January 15, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Great Britain – 3rd September 1939 11.15am – A radio message is announced by the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, that the British deadline for the withdrawal of German troops from Poland has expired. He says, the British ambassador to Berlin … Continue reading 1939 – Britain Declares War

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My Parents

January 2, 2018January 8, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Hello again…. Let me tell you about how my family ended up in West Bromwich. Both my parents were born in Jamaica. They lived in a Parish called Saint Elizabeth on the South West side of the island. My mother, … Continue reading My Parents

Africa, America, Family History, Great Britain, Jamaica, West Bromwich9 Comments

My First Post

January 1, 2018January 2, 2018 Robert Roy Hodgson

Hello everyone – My name is Robert Hodgson and I live in West Bromwich, England. Welcome to my family history blog To Jamaica And Beyond. To Jamaica And Beyond is the result of an 18 year study looking into the … Continue reading My First Post

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