Researching Dorothy Hodgkin
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 394 people with the Hodgkin surname? In that year Hodgkin was ranked number 3185 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Dorothy means "A gift of God" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Dorothy Hodgkin on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Hodgkin ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dorothy Hodgkin and the Hodgkin Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hodgkin Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hodgkin family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Dorothy Hodgkin at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dorothy Hodgkin using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Dorothy Hodgkin.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 463 people with the Hodgkin surname in the UK? Hodgkin is now ranked number 3604 for popularity in the UK. |
Hodgkin Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Find Dorothy Hodgkin from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hodgkin Forums
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Miscellaneous Hodgkin Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Dorothy Hodgkin. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin (née Crowfoot; 12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994) was a Nobel Prize-winning British chemist who advanced the technique of X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of biomolecules, which became essential for structural biology.
Among her most influential discoveries are the confirmation of the structure of penicillin as previously surmised by Edward Abraham and Ernst Boris Chain; and the structure of vitamin B12, for which in 1964 she became the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Hodgkin also elucidated the structure of insulin in 1969 after 35 years of work.
Hodgkin used the name "Dorothy Crowfoot" until twelve years after marrying Thomas Lionel Hodgkin, when she began using "Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin". For simplicity's sake, Hodgkin is referred to as "Dorothy Hodgkin" by the Royal Society (when referring to its sponsorship of the Dorothy Hodgkin fellowship), and by Somerville College. The National Archives of the United Kingdom refer to her as "Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin".
Source: Dorothy Hodgkin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hodgkin
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