When her mother moved the family to Salford, Frances mourned the lack of the flowers and gardens. Another of her favorite books was the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and she spent many hours acting out scenes from that book.īecause of their reduced income, Eliza had to give up their house and moved with her children to Seedley Grove, where they lived with relatives in a home that included a large enclosed garden where Frances enjoyed playing. Frances had an active imagination, writing stories she made up in old notebooks. Frances was cared for by her grandmother while her mother took over running the family business.įrom her grandmother, who bought her books, Frances learned to love reading, particularly The Flower Book which had colored illustrations and poems. Barely a year later, with his wife pregnant for a fifth time, Edwin Hodgson died of a stroke, leaving the family without income. In 1852 the family moved to a more spacious home with greater access to outdoor space. Frances was the middle of the five Hodgson children, with two older brothers and two younger sisters. Frances Eliza Hodgson was born on Novemin Cheetham, near Manchester, England, the third of five children of Eliza Boond Hodgson and Edwin Hodgson, who owned a business selling quality ironmongery and brass goods.
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