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James Wood, born 1807

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Maria

Maria Report 15 Jan 2008 20:26

Hi Claire, my husband is a wood and all we know is that his grandad was called Edward Horace Wood and he married Mary Ellis and they had 3 children. don't know if they are related but anything would be grateful.
kind regards
Maria

Claire

Claire Report 15 Jan 2008 14:17

Thanks Sam, sounds like fun getting through to people, lots of trips to be made!

Claire

Sam

Sam Report 15 Jan 2008 14:16

You can't get birth certificates (or marriage/death ones for that matter) before 1837 when civil registration began. You now have to check parish records, some are on the IGI at www.familysearch.org but failing that, it's time to start visting or contacting Records Offices!

Sam x

Claire

Claire Report 15 Jan 2008 14:14

Hi there,

This may seem like a really silly question, but now that I have got this far back in the Wood side how do I go further? Is it literally through birth and marriage certificates or is there any other way to find parents and siblings etc?

Thanks
Claire