Charles Hodge (Snr. Asst. 3rd Engineer) was born in Plymouth, Devon in 1884. He was the son of Alfred and Emily Hodge.
The 1891 census has the family living at 6 Princess Street in Plymouth and it was here that Charles' father ran his bakery business.
Charles was the eldest of three children, his younger siblings were, Clarise (b.1887) and Alfred (b.1890).
At the time of the 1901 census the family were still in Plymouth and Charles, now aged 17 is shown as a bread van driver, no doubt working in his fathers business.
Not long afterward he took up an apprenticeship with Davey, Sleep & Co of Plymouth and went on to join White Star Line in 1907.
The 1891 census has the family living at 6 Princess Street in Plymouth and it was here that Charles' father ran his bakery business.
Charles was the eldest of three children, his younger siblings were, Clarise (b.1887) and Alfred (b.1890).
At the time of the 1901 census the family were still in Plymouth and Charles, now aged 17 is shown as a bread van driver, no doubt working in his fathers business.
Not long afterward he took up an apprenticeship with Davey, Sleep & Co of Plymouth and went on to join White Star Line in 1907.
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