Hi Gail I have some info on this family hope this bit helps
1886/7954 Hodgins Francis William Rosina George -
1879/7409 Hodgins Matilda Rosina George -
1877/9061 Hodgins Rosina Rosina George -
1884/12916 Hodgins Ellen Rosina George -
1875/14949 Hodgins Emily Jane Marian Rosina George -
1889/1145 Hodgins Edith Lavinia Marion Rosina George -
1881/9126 Hodgins George Theodore Marian George
cant find Lucy Rubina yet

Matilda b.1879 married Charles MCKAY 2 Nov 1898 in New Zealand
Marriage 1898/4863 Matilda Hodgins, Charles McKay (New Zealand Births deaths and Marriages) NZ BDM search online
Hope this is a start, cheers Michelle

I will see if I can find some on George and Marion
cheers Michelle

GEORGE AND ROSINA HODGINS
GEORGE and Rosina Hodgins were married at Hamiltons, in Central Otago, in 1874 and moved to Naseby shortly after that.
George had arrived at Port Chalmers from England in 1844 with his good friend P A Wheeler, known as Pop Wheeler. Together they worked a gold claim at Hamilton?s diggings, before George turned his hand to farming and breeding draught horses, which he used for another newfound profession of road building; George built many of the early roads around Naseby and Ranfurly.
George eventually met Marion Rosina Hodgins, who had arrived from England in 1849, and they bought land and set up a farm near Naseby with money George had made from his gold claim. The couple raised nine children on the farm, which was bought by the Dowling family after George died, in 1926. Rosina died in 1921 and the two are buried together in the family grave in the Naseby cemetery.
Remnants of the Hodgins? cottage, on the Dowling farm, still remain today and the dip below the Dowling farm is still known as Hodgins Gully.

I have looked on 4 sites for the birth of:
HODGINS, George - Born 1843 Rickmansworth, England.

I cannot find a birth for 1843 on any of them, are you sure he was born in 1843? This was the nearest I could find & West Hyde is about 5/6 miles from Rickmansworth

England, Select Births and Christenings,
Name: George Hodgins
Gender: Male
Birth Date: Feb 1847
Baptism Date: 14 Jun 1851
Baptism Place: West Hyde, Hertford, England
Father: James Hodgins
Mother: Jane
FHL Film Number: 1040658 IT 1

This looks like the above george in 1851

1851 England Census
Name: George Hodgins
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Hodgins
Mother's Name: Jane Hodgins
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Leighton, Bedfordshire, England
Civil Parish: Rickmansworth
Ecclesiastical parish: West Hyde
County/Island: Hertfordshire
Country: England

James Hodgins 28
Jane Hodgins 26
George Hodgins 4
Emily Hodgins 1

This looks like the family in 1861 but the surnames as been spelt wrong

1861 England Census
Name: James Hogens
[James Hodgins]
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: 1823
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane Hogens
Gender: Male
Where born: Leighton Burrard, Bedfordshire, England
[Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England]
Civil Parish: Rickmansworth
Ecclesiastical parish: West Hyde St Thomas
County/Island: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration District: Watford
Sub-registration District: Rickmansworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 4c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 31
Piece: 835
Folio: 61
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
James Hogens 38
Jane Hogens 36
Emily Hogens 11
James Hogens 9
Edwin Hogens 4
Matilda Hogens 2
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England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about James Hodgins
Name: James Hodgins
Probate Date: 26 Nov 1889
Death Date: 19 Oct 1889
Death Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Registry: Principal Registry

LAST ADDRESS Alderbourne Bottom, Langley Matish. To Jane Hodgins (widow) of West Hyde Rickmansworth ?30-10s-0d

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about James Hodgins
Name: James Hodgins
Probate Date: 26 Nov 1889
Death Date: 19 Oct 1889
Death Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Registry: Principal Registry

LAST ADDRESS Alderbourne Bottom, Langley Matish. To Jane Hodgins (widow) of West Hyde Rickmansworth ?30-10s-0d

the above should read ?310 -10s-0d
This could be James and Jane's marriage based on the fact that both where born in Leighton Buzzard according to the census

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: James Hodgin
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1842
Registration District: Leighton Buzzard
Inferred County: Bedfordshire
Volume Number: 6
Page Number: 102
Spouse : Jane Sharp

the above should read ?310 -10s-0d
This could be James and Jane's marriage based on the fact that both where born in Leighton Buzzard according to the census

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: James Hodgin
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1842
Registration District: Leighton Buzzard
Inferred County: Bedfordshire
Volume Number: 6
Page Number: 102
Spouse : Jane Sharp

Based on the above details this looks like George's parents and sibblings:

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
child: George Hodgins
Christening Date: 1851
Christening Place: WEST HYDE, HERTFORD, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 1847


child: Edwin Hodgins
Christening Date: 1858
Christening Place: WEST HYDE, HERTFORD, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 1856

child: Frederick Hodgins
Christening Date: 04 Jun 1865
Christening Place: West Hyde, Hertford, England
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1863


child: Annie Hodgins
Christening Date: 05 Jul 1868
Christening Place: WEST HYDE, HERTFORD, ENGLAND

Child: Jane
Christening Date: 05 Jul 1870
Christening Place: WEST HYDE, HERTFORD, ENGLAND


child: Emily Hodgins
Christening Date: 1851
Christening Place: WEST HYDE, HERTFORD, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 1849


child: Arthur Hodgins
Christening Date: 1869
Christening Place: WEST HYDE, HERTFORD, ENGLAND


child: Matilda Hodgins
Christening Date: 1860
Christening Place: WEST HYDE, HERTFORD, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 1859

Wow, thank you soooo much! That is such a huge help! I really appreciate it.