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Joshua Rodham                           1797-1883
Joshua was born on 11 October 1797, the son of John Rodham and Elizabeth Dixon, at Hunstanworth, County Durham. He never married.

Birth
Joshua Rodham b: 11 Oct 1797  c: 21 Jan 1798             Hunstanworth, County Durham
son of John Rodham and Elizabeth Dixon

1841 Census HO107-310
7 June 1841 Ford, Sunderland, County Durham
Hylton     Born in this County?    
Joshua Rodham
John Rodham
Joseph Rodham
Joshua Thomson
Plus 3 Servants
Age 40
Age 25
Age 23
Age 17
Grocer
Grocer
Grocer
Ship Grocer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
  11 Oct 1797
abt 1815
abt 1817
abt 1823

1851 Census HO107-2395 31 March 1851 Ford, County Durham
Hylton Chapelry
Joshua Rodham
John Rodham (Nephew)
Plus 2 Servants
Age 51
Age 35
Grocer & Farmer 32 Acres Hunstanworth
Sunderland
Durham
Durham
11 Oct 1797
abt 1815

1861 Census RG9-3754 8 April 1861 Silksworth, County Durham
Low Newport
Joseph Rodham (Head)(s)
Thomas White (Visitor)
Plus 4 Servants
Age 63
Age 28
Farmer 115 Acres
Joiner
Hunstanworth
South Shields
Durham
Durham
11 Oct 1797
abt 1832

1871 Census RG10-5003 3 April 1871 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
Mount Pleasant
Joshua Rodham (Head)(u)
Plus 1 Servant
Age 73 Retired Farmer Hunstanworth Durham 11 Oct 1797

1881 Census RG11-4992 4 April 1881 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
41 High Street
Joshua Rodham (Head)(u)
Plus 1 Servant
Age 83 Retired Farmer Hunstanworth Durham 11 Oct 1797

Death
Joshua Rodham Died abt 1883, Age 85,             1883 3Q Sunderland 10a 281

DURHAM   18 Sep 1883                         Probate
RODHAM, Joshua, The Will of Joshua Rodham, late of the Township of Ford, in the Parish of Bishopwearmouth, in the County of Durham, Gentleman, who died 9 August 1883, at Ford, was proved at Durham, 18 September, by Joshua Rodham Thompson, of Ford, Grocer, the Nephew, Thomas Twizell, of Witton-le-Wear, in the said County, Retired Station Master, and John Pattison, of the Royalty Bishopwearmouth Retired Grocer, the Executors.
  Effects £1,394 1s. 1d.