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Title: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Thursday 09 January 14 22:33 GMT (UK)
hi i am tryinmg to find george h wood & his sister lilian elizabeth wood, lilian vanishes after 1901 cnesus not to be found from the said date, born in 1886/1887 any info/tips would be good, george was born 1974 just isnt on 1911 census, about 28/29 at the time any info is good
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: Janette on Thursday 09 January 14 23:14 GMT (UK)
hi i am tryinmg to find george h wood & his sister lilian elizabeth wood, lilian vanishes after 1901 cnesus not to be found from the said date, born in 1886/1887 any info/tips would be good, george was born 1974 just isnt on 1911 census, about 28/29 at the time any info is good

No wonder,he hadn't been born  ;D ;D

Mr newzealand,could you please proof your posts and use Capitals for names,it will make your threads easier to follow,

Thanks Janette
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Friday 10 January 14 02:48 GMT (UK)
sorry will remember so next time, GEORGE, was on both 1901 & 1891 channel's islands census,  sister LILIAN just goes to a unknown place, have checked st stephens parish on Guernsey isle , she doesn't die or get married/have children there, did find a third brother came out to NZ , is possible that LILIAN & GEORGE came this far afield, ancestry tho won't prove anything solid in order for me to find what ever info may be laying around
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 10 January 14 07:00 GMT (UK)
To help us, here are the familyin censuses:

1901 census: Class: RG13; Piece: 5321; Folio: 44; Page: 5
4 George Place, St Peter Port, Guernsey

Wood, Thomas  Head  M  57  Gardener - Domestic  b Surrey, England
Wood, Elizabeth  Wife  F  55  b Dorset, England
Wood, George H  Son  M  27  Baker Bread  b St Peter Port
Wood, Henry C  Son  M  21  Clerk  b St Peter Port
Wood, John  Son  M  19  Carpenter  b St Peter Port
Wood, Lillian  Daughter  F  14  Dressmaker  b St Peter Port
Wood, Clifford J  Son  M  12  b St Peter Port


1891 census: Source Citation
Class: RG12; Piece: 4701; Folio: 89; Page: 8
5 Hampton Terrace, Amballs Road, St Peter Port

Wood, Thomas  Head  M  47  Gardener  b Surrey, England
Wood, Elizabeth  Wife  F  44  b Kent, England
Wood, George H  Son  M  18  Baker   b St Peter Port
Wood, Henry C  Son  M  12  Scholar  b St Peter Port
Wood, John  Son  M  10  Scholar  b St Peter Port
Wood, Lillian  Daughter  F  7  Scholar  b St Peter Port
Wood, Clifford J  Son  M  3  b St Peter Port
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 10 January 14 07:17 GMT (UK)
On 13th August 1913, SS Victorian left Liverpool.
Amongst the passengers was:

Lillian Wood, 27, bound for Montreal.

This may, or may not, be your Lillian? ;D
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Saturday 11 January 14 00:15 GMT (UK)
we know where the the daughter annie eliza is, working for a older weoman a few streets away as home help, trouble is we haven't a clue where lilian or george get to, john , clifford & henry all venture to nz fairly close together, a friend &n i think lilian had the name elizabeth, being her mums christian name, makes sense as eliza is short for elizabeth , friend & i think lilian went to new york around 1907 ish as a woman named ellen wood listed on her ancestry thing, havent seen it so dont know for certain, has been considered by myself lilian went to mainland britain or took a job on a vessel maybe like titanic, makes sense being so close to cherbourg
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Tuesday 14 January 14 23:04 GMT (UK)
Hi does anyone have a clue where george got to post 1901?? my thoughts are he joined ww1, or moved abroad before 1914
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Wednesday 22 January 14 22:51 GMT (UK)
hi i really need some help from any uk based folk with this, if you know of the wood family or know of a connection please contact me asap with any info regardless of how small , thanks
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: Janette on Thursday 23 January 14 02:02 GMT (UK)
Hi Mr newzealand,

It may pay you to go to your nearest large library that has numerous online databases that you can search yourself as it seems that you have all the information the good folk here are offering

Cheers Janette
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Thursday 23 January 14 04:06 GMT (UK)
hi have done as much as i can thus far , not alot i can do from nz as there are not many people here with a channel island connection & info whatever is around is extremely poor & little on guernsey
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Thursday 23 January 14 04:09 GMT (UK)
hi k garrad yes it may be here, fits into the right time period, altho i can't prove it is or isn't here will look at it anyway , thanks
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Thursday 23 January 14 22:50 GMT (UK)
hi i am tryinmg to find george h wood & his sister lilian elizabeth wood, lilian vanishes after 1901 cnesus not to be found from the said date, born in 1886/1887 any info/tips would be good, george was born 1874 just isnt on 1911 census, about 28/29 at the time any info is good

No wonder,he hadn't been born  ;D ;D

Mr newzealand,could you please proof your posts and use Capitals for names,it will make your threads easier to follow,

Thanks Janette
Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: HistoryFan on Wednesday 29 January 14 04:03 GMT (UK)
Hi Mr NewZealand

I found a shipping record dated 22 August 1908 for George H Wood (Single, Carpenter) and John H Wood (Single, Carpenter) who travelled 3rd Class together on ticket #276, they sailed on the vessel "Athenic", travelling from Plymouth to Wellington New Zealand.

The ages of these two is not noted on the transcription.

Could this possibly be the 2 brothers?

As you say George Wood does not appear on the 1911 Census, and I noted that John Wood does not either, which would fit in with their 1908 departure.

On the New Zealand BDM Historical Website (which is accessed through the Department of Internal Affairs website) there is a death in New Zealand (record does not state where in NZ though) of George Henry Wood in 1951 aged 77 years.  The record would need to be purchased for more information) (Ref # is 1951/23996)

You could Direct Message me for the Website link if you like, not sure if I can post it on here.

This age fits perfectly with your George Henry Wood who was born in 1874.

Henry Wood was still in Guernsey in 1911 with his wife Helen and 3 children, Ralph (5), Edna (4) and Edith (2). He was described as a Managing Clerk of a Fruit Growers.

I found a shipping record on 23 December 1920 for a Henry Wood who left Southampton for Auckland New Zealand.  He was born in 1879, was aged 41 and described as Retired.  There were no family members travelling with him however.  The Vessel was the "Rimutaka" and he travelled 2nd Class

A year later on 10 November 1921, Helen Wood and her children Ralph H Wood, Edna L Wood, Edith N Wood, Muriel R Wood and Phyllis J Wood left Southampton for Wellington New Zealand on the Vessel "Ruahine". They also travelled 2nd Class. Their former Guernsey address had been given as "Le Vauquiedor" St Andrews, Guernsey"

Younger brother Clifford Wood  was single and living with his parents Thomas and Elizabeth Wood at the time of this Census.

The 1911 Census states that Thomas and Elizabeth Wood had 9 children of which 4 had died by the time of the Census and 5 were still living (living being George, Annie, Henry, John and Clifford I am assuming).

Annie Eliza Wood was working as a Companion/HouseKeeper for Mrs O Halloran at the time of the 1911 Census.  She was still single.

Clifford left for Wellington New Zealand on 13 September 1912 on board the "Tainui", he was single and a Clerk.  He travelled 3rd Class.

I searched for information on Lillian Wood but did not find anything past the 1901 Census. As Thomas and Elizabeth Wood are quoted as having 5 surviving children, it would appear that Lillian died between the 1901 and 1911 Census, unless John Wood died after 1908 and prior to 1911??

Hope this helps.


Title: Re: wood family of st stephens parish guernsey
Post by: mr newzealand on Wednesday 29 January 14 04:39 GMT (UK)
hi  fan Blimey amazing detail, yes john was my x2 grandfather he died in northland in 1966 , i cant find george anywhere, but no we are completely sure all 6 kids survived, its possible lilian went to america or canada, uncle cliff married & died in 1971, henry died only i think some 10 years of being in nz, as far as i know lilian doesnt seem to be dead by 1911, john comes first prior to 1911, henry being the last to arrive, i think annie eliza stayed on the island with her parents, im not sure about george but will double check that info, helen as far as we know was a native to guernsey having been from nearby st andrews, this does  help alot thanks