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Census look up please

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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 14 May 2018 05:13

I have just used Find My Past at the library before it stops becoming available because of privacy rules. Ancestry at the library has already stopped you viewing.

The family I’m looking for is
1891 census
Thomas Smith 1851 Ireland
Martha Wood servant 43 Yorkshire
John Wood 17 Yorkshire
Joseph Wood 15 Yorkshire
Mary R Wood 13 Yorkshire
Robert Wood 11 Yorkshire
Margaret Wood 8 Yorkshire
James Wood 5 Yorkshire
Thomas Wood 4 Yorkshire
Harriet Wood 1 Yorkshire

Living Guisborough Yorkshire

Harriet Ann Wood born 1889 Guisborough married Andrew Bruton and had a son
Thomas W Bruton 1914 North Ormesby.

Can anyone find the Wood family in other census please

Thank you very much

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 14 May 2018 08:17

For reference- the 1891 census:

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
17 &18 Old Chapel Yard, Guisborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England

Thomas Smith Head Single Male 40 1851 Ireland Labourer
Martha Wood Servant Widow Female 43 1848 Yorkshire, England -
John Wood Servants Son Single Male 17 1874 Yorkshire, England Farm Labourer
Joseph Wood Servants Son - Male 15 1876 Yorkshire, England -
Mary R Wood Servants Daughter - Female 13 1878 Yorkshire, England Scholar
Robert Wood Servants Son - Male 11 1880 Yorkshire, England Scholar
Margaret Wood Servants Daughter - Female 8 1883 Yorkshire, England Scholar
James Wood Servants Son - Male 5 1886 Yorkshire, England Scholar
Thomas Wood Servants Son - Male 4 1887 Yorkshire, England Scholar
Harriet Wood Servants Daughter - Female 1 1890 Yorkshire, England -
Robert Guy Lodger Single Male 60 1831 Ireland Fisher Man
Michael Coalman Lodger Single Male 83 1808 Ireland Labourer
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All the children listed on GRO with no mother's maiden name indicating mother was not married.

family in 1881 under Malloy surname:

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
18, Old Chapel Yard, Guisbrough, Guisborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England

John Malloy Head Married Male 40 1841 Ireland Lab Bricklayer
Martha Malloy Wife Married Female 28 1853 Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England -
Ann Malloy Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England Scholar
Jane Malloy Daughter Single Female 8 1873 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England Scholar
John Malloy Son Single Male 6 1875 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England Scholar
George Malloy Son Single Male 5 1876 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England Scholar
Joseph Malloy Son Single Male 3 1878 Guisborough, Yorkshire, England -
Mary Malloy Daughter Single Female 2 1879 Gateshead, Durham, England -
George Pratt Boarder Single Male 20 1861 Ireland Lab General
John Smith Boarder Widower Male 66 1815 Ireland Lab General
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Births of children in 1881 fit with baptisms:

Record set Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts Of Baptisms
First name(s) Ann
Last name Wood
Baptism year 1870
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
Baptism place Guisborough
Mother's first name(s) Martha
Father's first name(s) -
Birth date 16 Dec 1870
Baptism date 28 Dec 1870

First name(s) Jane
Last name Wood
Birth date 31 May 1872
Baptism date 27 Oct 1872
Baptism place Guisborough
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Martha

First name(s) John
Last name Wood
Birth date 15 Oct 1873
Baptism date 13 Nov 1873
Baptism place Guisborough
Denomination Anglican
Mother's first name(s) Martha
County Yorkshire (North Riding)

First name(s) George
Last name Wood
Birth date 10 Jun 1875
Baptism date 31 Oct 1875
Baptism place Guisborough
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Martha
Abode: Old Chapel Yard

First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wood
Baptism date 14 Jul 1877
Baptism place Guisborough
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Martha
County Yorkshire (North Riding)

First name(s) Mary Elizabeth
Last name Wood
Birth date 02 Sep 1878
Baptism date 07 Sep 1878
Baptism place Guisborough
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Martha
County Yorkshire (North Riding)

First name(s) Robert
Last name Wood
Birth date 27 May 1881
Baptism date 28 May 1881
Baptism place Guisborough
Denomination Anglican
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Martha
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
Abode: Chapel Yard

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 14 May 2018 08:30

Martha, with daughter, Ann in 1871:

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Westgate Meeting House Yard, Guisbrough, Guisborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England

John Malloy Head - Male 40 1831 - Ireland
Martha Wood Housekeeper - Female 22 1849 - Yorkshire, England
Ann Wood Illegitmate Daur - Female 0 1871 - Yorkshire, England
John Pinkney Lodger - Male 40 1831 - Norfolk, England

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 14 May 2018 08:41

Martha then marries in 1896

First name(s) Martha
Last name Wood
Age 43
Birth year 1853
Residence Old Chapel Yard
Marriage year 1896
Marriage date 24 Aug 1896
Marriage place Guisborough
Spouse's first name(s) Robert
Spouse's last name Rickerby
Spouse's age 44
Spouse's residence Old Chapel Yard
Father's first name(s) George
Father's last name Wood
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Rickerby
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
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Martha in 1901:

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Old Chapel Yard, 17, Westgate, Guisbrough, Guisborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England

Robert Rickerby Head Married Male 48 1853 Lumley, Durham, England Engine Fitter
Martha Rickerby Wife Married Female 48 1853 Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England -
James Rickerby Son Single Male 16 1885 Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England General Laborer
Harriet Rickerby Daughter Single Female 12 1889 Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England -
Rose A Rickerby Daughter Single Female 7 1894 Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England
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and 1911:

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
17 Old Chapel Yard Guisborough, Guisborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England

Robert Rickerby Hedd Married Male 58 1853 Grange Pit Lumbley Co Durham Labourer Inside
Martha Rickerby Wife Married Female 58 1853 Great Ayton -
Rose Ann Wood Daughter Single Female 17 1894 Guisbrough Yorks At Home
Annie Isabella Wood Granddaughter - Female 3 1908 Guisbrough At Home
John Tucker Lodger Single Male 51 1860 Devon Miner Ironstone
Herbert Starmer Lodger Married Male 53 1858 Linkcolnshire Miner Ironstone
Dorothy Starmer Lodger Married Female 36 1875 Co Durham Wife
Dorothy Starmer Lodger - Female 9 1902 Hartlepool -
John Wood Lodger Married Male 38 1873 Guisborough Labourer Builders
Ester Wood Lodger Married Female 25 1886 Northormesby Wife
John Wood Lodger - Male 8 1903 Northormesby -
Maude Wood Lodger - Female 6 1905 Guisbrough -
James Wood Lodger - Male 4 1907 Guisbrough -
Henry Wood Lodger - Male 1 1910 Northormesby
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Martha died later in 1911:

Yorkshire burials:

First name(s) Martha
Last name Rickerby
Age 58
Birth year 1853
Burial date 13 Oct 1911
Burial place Guisborough Cemetery, Guisborough
County Yorkshire (North Riding)
Country England

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 14 May 2018 09:00

Thanks very much for all your help