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Wood Family from Rothwell area??

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Tracy

Tracy Report 25 Feb 2010 12:52

Hi I am trying to find out any information I can on my great great grandparents on my dads side. I know my Great Grandad was called Hedley Wood born 1906 and he married a Nancy Flower. but the only information I have is that his mum was called isabel? Any information anyone can provide me with would be fantastic.
Tracy

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 25 Feb 2010 13:02

Possible death?

Name: Hedley Wood
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1906
Death Registration Month/Year: Jan 1992
Age at death (estimated): 85
Registration district: Leeds
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Volume: 5
Page: 280

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 25 Feb 2010 13:04

Marriage:

Marriages Sep 1929 (>99%)
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Flower Nancy Wood Wakefield 9c 102
Wood Hedley Flower Wakefield 9c 102

Tania

Tania Report 25 Feb 2010 13:05


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Marriages Mar 1904 (>99%)
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Wood Ben Wright Wakefield 9c 19 ...isabella fox

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 25 Feb 2010 13:07

children:

Births Mar 1930 (>99%)
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Wood Derek Flower Wakefield 9c 88

Births Sep 1933 (>99%)
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WOOD Ronnie Flower Wakefield 9c 81

Tania

Tania Report 25 Feb 2010 13:09

1901 England Census
about B W Wood
Name: B W Wood
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Alice A
Gender: Male
Where born: Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Lofthouse With Carlton
Ecclesiastical parish: Lofthouse Christchurch
Town: Carlton
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Wakefield
Sub-registration district: Ardsley
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 63
Household Members: Name Age
George Wood 48
Alice A Wood 52
J E Wood 20
B W Wood 16
Millicent Wood 14
Adelaide Wood 10
John Wright 47

try the 1911 census

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 25 Feb 2010 13:09

Do you have his birth certificate? If not suggest you buy it to get parents' names.

Births Dec 1906 (>99%)
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Wood Hedley Wakefield 9c 77

GillianMac

GillianMac Report 25 Feb 2010 13:39

George Wood married Alice Ann Wright 1876 Wakefield 9c 97
1891 Stanley-cum Wenthorpe
George Wood 38 Grocer b Stanley
Alice Ann 42 wife b Barnsley
Leonard 13
John E 10
Ben Wrigh 6
Millicent 4
Adelaide 11 mths all b Stanley

Tracy

Tracy Report 3 Mar 2010 22:09

Hi Margaret

No I didn't have his birth certificate but I have now ordered it.

Thanks for the help
Tracy