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From 1871 - 1911 there is a family named WOOD living at Westfield Farm, Wakefield. The farmer, George Wood b.1836 in Greetland is the son of Ephraim and Ann of Slaithwaite. George's son George Frederick has taken over the farm by 1891. I am trying to establish a relationship between this family and my great-grandmother Jennie Wood who was in service in Stanley-cum-Wrenthorpe but gives the farm as her address upon her marriage in 1892. Any help much appreciated. Thank you.

When was Jennie born and where?

Christine

1881

Ephraim WOOD Head M Male 65 Slaithwaite, York, England Woollen Weaver
Mary WOOD Wife M Female 62 Slaithwaite, York, England
Mary WOOD Daut U Female 36 Slaithwaite, York, England Cotton Warper
Sarah WOOD Daut U Female 27 Marsden, York, England Woollen Weaver
Mary J. WOOD Grand Daut Female 8 Slaithwaite, York, England Scholar
Tom WOOD Grand Son Male 5 Slaithwaite, York, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling Bank Nook
Census Place Slaithwaite, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342043
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4367 / 115
Page Number 17

1881

Ephraim A. WOOD Head M Male 28 Slaithwaite, York, England Innkeeper
Hannah WOOD Wife M Female 28 Huddersfield, York, England
George H. WOOD Son Male 1 Slaithwaite, York, England
Eliza GLEDHILL Serv Female 14 Golcar, York, England Servant (Domestic)


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Source Information:
Dwelling Nabs Lane
Census Place Slaithwaite, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342043
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4367 / 59
Page Number 33

1881

Ephraim WOOD Head U Male 48 Slaithwaite, York, England Rway Supt
Annie JONES Servt U Female 18 Whitchurch, Shropshire, England Housekeeper


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Source Information:
Dwelling 1 "Mara Villa" Dee Banks
Census Place Great Boughton, Cheshire, England
Family History Library Film 1341852
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3557 / 36
Page Number 70

1881

Ephraim WOOD Head M Male 42 Wakefield, York, England Machine Toolmaker
Emily WOOD Wife M Female 41 Leeds, York, England
Edwin WOOD Son Male 16 Leeds, York, England Druggists Apprentice
Emily WOOD Daur Female 12 Leeds, York, England Scholar
Sarah J. WOOD Daur Female 10 Leeds, York, England Scholar
Julia G. WOOD Daur Female 7 Leeds, York, England Scholar
Thomas WOOD Son Male 1 Leeds, York, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling 16 Hulland St
Census Place Hunslet, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342075
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4489 / 82
Page Number 24

Presume this is her in 1891.

1891 England Census
about Jennie Wood
Name: Jennie Wood
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Stanley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England



Registration district: Wakefield
Sub-registration district: Stanley
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Day 52
Jennie Wood 19

What is her father's name on her marriage cert?

Christine

1881

Ephriam WOOD Head M Male 53 Slaithwaite, York, England Woollen Engineer (Dr)
Mary WOOD Wife M Female 51 Lockwood, York, England
William WOOD Son U Male 22 Linthwaite, York, England Woollen Fettler
Truth WOOD Son U Male 17 Lockwood, York, England Woollen Feeder
Herbert WOOD Son U Male 12 Golcar, York, England Scholar
Riley WOOD Son Male 8 Linthwaite, York, England Scholar
Lawson WOOD Grandson Male 8 Golcar, York, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling Scarr Lane
Census Place Golcar, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342048
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4390 / 20
Page Number 34

1881 - at last I have found the farm!!!!

George WOOD Head M Male 45 Gr...bord, York, England Cattle Dealer
Sarah Jane WOOD Wife Female 42 Leeds, York, England
George Frederick WOOD Son Male 16 Saddleworth, York, England Cattle Dealer Son (No Oc)
Annie Maria WOOD Daur Female 12 Saddleworth, York, England Scholar
Ephraim WOOD Son Male 10 Saddleworth, York, England Scholar
Jane WOOD Daur Female 8 Saddleworth, York, England Scholar
Frances Louisa WOOD Daur Female 5 Saddleworth, York, England Scholar
John William WHITEHEAD Visitor U Male 23 Saddleworth, York, England Painter Painting


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Source Information:
Dwelling Westfield Farm
Census Place Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe, York, England
Family History Library Film 1342103
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4574 / 81
Page Number 22

Many thanks to everybody who has replied here. My problem is connecting Jennie Illingworth (nee Wood) b. 1872 in Leeds to the family at the farm. I have never been able to find a birth certificate for Jennie and I cannot find her in the 1881 census either (she appears from 1891 - 1911). I know that her first name wasn't actually Jennie but I don't know what it was. However she uses Jennie on her marriage certificate and in the later censuses. She married George Atkinson Illingworth at St. John's in Wakefield in 1892. She names her father as John Wood, deceased. The family understood her to be an orphan raised by an aunt but no one knows exactly where they lived (Leeds area is presumed) or the name of the aunt. All guidance gratefully accepted! Thanks again. Helen.

could she have been Jane - same date of birth?

A couple of people have suggested that I explore "Jane" as an alternative name and I think I will try this next. Thanks. Helen