Researching the origins and genealogy of the surname worldwide
In 1889, 20-year-old William Hoodless boarded the SS Buffalo in the port of Hull bound for New York. The manifest tells us he was “in charge of horses” by profession a groom, so he may have worked his passage across the Atlantic in that capacity. William was born June 1868 on a farm in the…
My previous post about Gerrit Lansing Hoodless mentions him recorded in the 1855 New York State Census. He was living with his wife in the house of a W J Hoodless, in Brooklyn, and I had no definite family connection at the time for them. I have since found an obituary for his mother, clipped…
On 28th October 1858 Ellen Wells of Tattershall, Lincolnshire married James Andrew Raithby Hoodless of North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. James was the cousin of Gerrit L Hoodless, their father’s were brothers. The newly wed couple lived the ag-lab rural life in North Somercotes, on the Lincolnshire coast, a little south of the Humber estuary. On the…
I’ve long understood that the county of Lincolnshire on the east coast of England was a hotbed of Hoodlesses from my searches through documents and registers. However, I had no idea where to start researching them since there was no obvious connection to my Cumbrian Hoodless clan. From the review of the 1841 England Census…
Searching the 1841 England Census for occurrences of the “Hoodless” name reveals 186 results with a variety of similar spellings (Hoodlass, Headless, Hudlass, Hadless, Hoadless). Across England, these 186 individuals are found in only nine counties. By far the highest concentration is in Lincolnshire, followed by Cumberland. This indicates that the oldest Hoodless roots lie…