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Trying to find Wood

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Helen

Helen Report 2 Jul 2004 12:38

I AM TRYING TO LOCATE ANYONE WITH THE WOOD NAME WHO HAS LINKS WITH THE PENISTONE AREA YORKSHIRE. IN PARTICULAR MOSES WOOD BN MAY 1820, (MARRIED 3 TIMES MARY ANN DICKENSON, SUSAN TWIGG AND MARY NAYLOR...MOSES DIED 1881 IN CASTLETON, LANCS. HAD 7 CHILDREN, MARY JANE (1856), LUCY ANN(1858) ELLEN JEANETTA (1859) ALFRED TWIGG (1862) SUSAN GERTRUDE (1864) FLORENCE CAROLINE (1866) JOHN WILLIAM (1870) HE WAS A FARMER AT WELL HOUSE FARM, PENISTONE RD, PENISTONE AND WAS A 'GUARDIAN OF THE PENISTONE UNION' -ANY IDEAS!!! MOSES FATHER JOHN BN KIRKBURTON AND MOTHER RACHEL SHAW BN C1788 IN YORKSHIRE. THEY HAD 9 CHILDREN, GEORGE, MATTHEW, AARON, HANNAH, MARY, JOHN, RACHEL AND SARAH! BIG FAMILY...MUST BE SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT HAS SOME CONNECTION - PLS GET IN TOUCH.. REGARDS