Individual Details
Eric Pollard "Pop" Hudson
(1 Jul 1863 - 17 May 1936)
Born in India, Went to N.Z. from India with £17 in pocket and joined an insurance company. Worked 20 yrs in the London office as well as in Kenya and Cape Town.
Worked with Sybil Kempthorn's father and Francis (Frank) Henry Templer.
Benjamin Horace Strange of 2 Norman-road Northfield near Birmingham died 2 January 1921. Administration (with Will limited) London 9 May to Eric Pollard Hudson company manager attorney of New Zealand Insurance Company Ltd. Effects £932.18s.
1881 Census - Boarder at Dulwich House School Aged 17 - Also at the same school is a Gerald G Hudson Aged 16 b. India and Arthur B Hudson Aged 15 b. Exeter, Devon - Could either Gerald or Arthur be brothers
Eric Hudson
Career Businessman
Biography According to the accession book entry: Manager of the New Zealand Insurance Co. during the Boxer Rising [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 31/01/2007]
Donated around 1976
English collections Army and navy revolver. Issued to Eric Hudson, a manager of the New Zealand Insurance Co. during the Boxer Rising, the revolver then passed to his oldest son Eric Carew Hudson of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, who saw active service during the 1914-18 war in Flanders and Gallipoli. It was also carried by John Sewell Hudson (2nd son of Eric Hudson) of the Kings African Rifles throughout the 1939-45 war in Kenya, Ethiopia and Madagascar. The revolver was last in service during the Mau Mau Rising in Kenya, where it was carried by Christopher Templer of the Kenya Police (a grandson of Eric Hudson)
Worked with Sybil Kempthorn's father and Francis (Frank) Henry Templer.
Benjamin Horace Strange of 2 Norman-road Northfield near Birmingham died 2 January 1921. Administration (with Will limited) London 9 May to Eric Pollard Hudson company manager attorney of New Zealand Insurance Company Ltd. Effects £932.18s.
1881 Census - Boarder at Dulwich House School Aged 17 - Also at the same school is a Gerald G Hudson Aged 16 b. India and Arthur B Hudson Aged 15 b. Exeter, Devon - Could either Gerald or Arthur be brothers
Eric Hudson
Career Businessman
Biography According to the accession book entry: Manager of the New Zealand Insurance Co. during the Boxer Rising [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 31/01/2007]
Donated around 1976
English collections Army and navy revolver. Issued to Eric Hudson, a manager of the New Zealand Insurance Co. during the Boxer Rising, the revolver then passed to his oldest son Eric Carew Hudson of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, who saw active service during the 1914-18 war in Flanders and Gallipoli. It was also carried by John Sewell Hudson (2nd son of Eric Hudson) of the Kings African Rifles throughout the 1939-45 war in Kenya, Ethiopia and Madagascar. The revolver was last in service during the Mau Mau Rising in Kenya, where it was carried by Christopher Templer of the Kenya Police (a grandson of Eric Hudson)
Events
| Birth | 1 Jul 1863 | Mysore, Barakpur, West Bengal, India |  | ||
| Christen | 11 Aug 1863 | St Mark's Church, Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||
| Residence | 1881 | Lambeth, London, England | | ||
| Marriage | 15 Dec 1892 | Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mabel Lizzie "Mamel" Moss | |||
| Residence | 2 Apr 1911 | Age: 47; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | 17 May 1936 | Subukia, Rift Valley, Kenya |
Families
| Spouse | Mabel Lizzie "Mamel" Moss (1869 - 1932) |
| Child | Maj Eric Carrew Hudson MC (1895 - 1949) |
| Child | Aileen Hudson (1899 - 1958) |
| Child | John Sewell Hudson (1905 - 1972) |
| Father | Henry Robert Hudson (1834 - 1884) |
| Mother | Henrietta Sarah Saunders (1835 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Henry Saunders Hudson (1856 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Ashby Gillies Hudson (1858 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Grace Hudson (1859 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Clarence Blake Hudson (1861 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Gerald Gordon Mackay Hudson (1864 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Norman Falls Hudson (1869 - 1870) |
Notes
Birth
Name: Eric Pollard Hudson Gender: Male Baptism/christening date: 11 Aug 1863 Baptism/christening place: Bangalore, Madras, India Birth date: 01 Jul 1863 Father's name: Henry Hudson Mother's name: Henrietta Indexing project (batch) number: C00068-9 System origin: India-EASy Source film number: 521852 Reference number: v 44 p 166Residence
Name: Eric P HudsonAge: 17
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1864
Birthplace: India
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Marital Condition: Single
Profession/Occupation: Scholar
Address: Dulwich House School 8 Victoria Road
Census Place: Lambeth, Surrey, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
Family History Library Film: 1341145
The National Archives Reference: RG11
Piece/Folio: 629 / 103
Page Number: 26
HouseholdGenderAge
Eric P Hudson M 17
Gerald G Hudson M 16