Emma Mary Rhodes (b. 1869) née Hitchcock
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According to Hitchcock biographer Patrick McGilligan:
When she was just twenty years old, Emma left in 1899[1] for South Africa to marry James Arthur Rhodes. Taken off the boat in Durban harbor in a large wicker basket (like the kind that figures into the climax of Torn Curtain), Emma was then carried to safe ground on the backs of Zulu warriors. Like other Hitchcocks, Aunt Emma was a devout Catholic; she attended Mass for much of her life via rickshaw. The longest-lived and the farthest-flung, intrepid Aunt Emma became a favorite of young Alfred Hitchcock.
The couple had four children, who were all born in Durban, South Africa.
At the time of the 1939 Register, she was staying with her brother John Sylvester Hitchcock in Wandsworth, London.
During the pre-production phase of the Flamingo Feather project, Alfred and Alma paid a visit to Emma Mary whilst scouting locations in South Africa during July 1956.
Emma Mary died in September 1956, aged 87.
Genealogy
- daughter of Joseph Hitchcock (b. ~1829) and Ann Hitchcock (b. ~1827) née Mahoney
- aunt of director Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1899)
Siblings
- Charles Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1852)
- Mary Hitchcock (b. 1854)
- Joseph Hitchcock (b. 1857)
- Alfred Hitchcock (b. 1860)
- William Hitchcock (b. 1862)
- John Sylvester Hitchcock (b. 1864)
- Ellen Hitchcock (b. 1866)
- Kate Hitchcock (b. 1872)
Birth
- born 08/Jan/1869[2]
Marriages
James Arthur Rhodes (b. 1865)
- born 11/Sep/1865
- married 29/Apr/1889 to Emma Mary Hitchcock[3]
- died 14/May/1910 in Durban, South Africa
Children
Anne Maude Rhodes (b. 1891)
- born 23/Aug/1891 in Durban, South Africa
- married 1917 to Richard McCormack (b. 1885)[4]
- mother of Beryl McCormack (b. 1917) and Richard McCormack (b. 1921)
- died 08/Dec/1944 in Cape Town, South Africa
Arthur Charles Rhodes (b. 1892)
- born 10/Sep/1892 in Durban, South Africa
- married 1919 to Martha Stevens (b. 1890)[5]
- mother of Elizabeth Stevens (b. 1920) and David Stevens (b. 1926)[6]
- died 25/Jan/1966 in Durban, South Africa
Dorothy Natalie Rhodes (b. 1901)
- born 18/Jan/1901 in Durban, South Africa
- married 1927 to Albert Edward Cooper (b. 1901)[7]
- mother of Rodney Cooper (b. 1929), Barrie Cooper (b. 1932)[8], Dawn Cooper (b. 1934) and Michael Cooper (b. 1940)
- died 15/Oct/1969 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Cecil John Rhodes (b. 1907)
- born 23/Aug/1907 in Durban, South Africa
- married 11/Feb/1939 to Kathleen Hadfield (b. 1911)[9]
- father of Peter John Rhodes (b. 1940), Michael Edmund Rhodes (b. 1941), Christopher Robin Rhodes (b. 1947) and Terence William Rhodes (b. 1948)
- died 29/Aug/1981 in Durban, South Africa
Death
- died 01/Sep/1956 in Durban, South Africa
Family Tree
25
Census Data
1871
- address: 80 Windmill Lane, Stratford
- Joseph Hitchcock (aged 42) — head, occupation: greengrocer (employing 2 men)
- Ann Hitchcock (aged 44) — wife
- Alfred Hitchcock (aged 10) — son
- Charles Hitchcock (aged 18) — son
- Ellen Hitchcock (aged 4) — daughter
- Emma M. Hitchcock (aged 2) — daughter
- John Hitchcock (aged 6) — son
- Joseph Hitchcock (aged 14) — son
- Mary Hitchcock (aged 17) — daughter
- William Hitchcock (aged 8) — son
1881
- address: 46 Manbey Grove, Stratford
- Joseph Hitchcock (aged 52) — head, occupation: green grocer
- Annie Hitchcock (aged 54) — wife
- Ellen Hitchcock (aged 14) — daughter
- Emma Hitchcock (aged 12) — daughter
- Kate Hitchcock (aged 9) — daughter
- Mary Hitchcock (aged 26) — daughter
1939 Register
11 Campion Road, Wandsworth, London
- Alfred C. Hitchcock (born 16 December 1888) — fish merchant (retired)
- John S. Hitchcock (born 21 October 1864) — director of fish company (retired)
- Sophia M. Hitchcock (born 29 June 1882)
- closed record
- Ellen Albert (born 24 December 1897) — widow
- closed record
- closed record
- Emma Rhodes (born 9 January 1869) — widow
Research Notes
- Many thanks to Louise Rhodes and her father Terry for making available details of their family tree.
- No 1891 Census entry found for Emma Mary.
Notes & References
- ↑ The correct year is 1889.
- ↑ Birth of Emma Mary Hitchcock registered Q1 1869 West Ham. Date of birth given on 1939 Register.
- ↑ Donald Spoto incorrectly names the husband as "Cecil J. Rhodes", who was in fact the couples' son.
- ↑ Died 1950.
- ↑ Died 1984.
- ↑ Died 1991.
- ↑ Died 1971.
- ↑ Died 1934.
- ↑ Died 1995
