He was the son of Edward Jodrell, a Captain in the 16th Regiment, and Adela Moncton Bowyer-Smijth (1823–1896).
His grandfather Edward inherited Bayfield Hall from his brother, Henry.
[2] He founded The Shell Museum[3] in Glandford, near his Norfolk home at Bayfield Hall, to house his collection accumulated over six decades.
[4][5] He was a noted public benefactor, restoring old churches,[6] such as St Nicholas, Blakeney, sending provisions to the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, and rebuilding and administering his estates and other local buildings, such as the watermill.
[9] On 25 February 1897, Jodrell married Lady Jane Grimston (1848–1920), daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam, and the former Elizabeth Joanna Weyland (daughter of Richard Weyland).