John and Annie's children, Florence (b. Dec. 7, 1893), Ellen (b. Mar. 7, 1895), Peter (b. Nov. 25, 1896) Alfred (b. May 29,1900), and Leslie (b. September 8, 1901) were all born in Argentina. Florence was born in Puerto San Martin, Ellen and Peter in Puerto San Lorenzo. Our branch of the family is descended from Alfred.
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| John Hudson and Annie Lloyd 1892 Record of Marriage |
John and Annie:
John, Annie and children:
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| Left to Right: Front Row: Leslie, Annie, John. Back Row: Alfred, Nellie, Florence, Peter |
John's 1949 letter about the Hudson family history:
Transcription:
6 June 1949.
Dear Gig:
Your idea of a genealogic table is very good but a little late. I am sending you all the details I have about the Hudson family for the last 200 years. It is a pity we do not have the name of the owner of the farm in 1773, but we are assured he was a gentleman. I cannot give the birthday of my father and mother, I was very young when I was left an orphan. My father was lost at sea in 1872, he was 37 years old. My mother died in September of 1874, aged 35.
Who has more details is Mannie Marshall, as he had a few years ago, the correspondence that aunt Emily had with the solicitor Mr. Anderson in York, he having helped to trace the heirs. You could ask him for it. The list who received over £600 each, are the brothers and sisters of my father. I did not inherit because my father died 7 years before his father. None of my uncles and aunts remembered they had a nephew. Let me know if there is anything else I can inform you. Glad to know Nora is kept busy, and with love to all,
Yours affectionately,
John Hudson
Notes about this letter:
1. Peter Hudson was born in 1837, and 35 years old when he was lost at sea in February 1872, not 37 years old.
2. John was Henry Hudson's great-great nephew. John's father, Peter, died in 1872 while Peter's father John died in 1879. As a result, under the terms of Henry's 1835 will, none of Peter's children were entitled to inherit. John's share of the estate was divided among his children who were living at the time of his death in 1879. The entire estate was worth about £48,000 in 1895.
John was not the first of our Hudson family to move to Argentina, he had at least two aunts who were living there in 1872. The church records of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Rosario and the Province of Santa Fe ("Iglesia Evangelica Metodista Argentina, Rosario") record the July 26, 1872 marriage of John's aunt, Emily Hudson, to a John Marshall; the wedding was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. George Gibbons. We know this is John's aunt Emily because her last name given in the Outhred court case was Marshall, the marriage record says she was born in Dundalk, Ireland, and her sister's name from the court case is given as Mary Gibbons. The marriage record says Emily was born in 1846. John Marshall was born in 1849 in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England. John Hudson's 1949 letter (above) refers to a Mannie Marshall, this is probably a grandson or great nephew of John & Emily.
Our branch of the family is descended from Alfred.
