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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: WOOD family in Hunslet
« on: Thursday 05 September 13 23:04 BST (UK) »
Sorry it has been a while but tried all sorts of sites and getting nowhere fast, without certain things cannot get records but my mum's memory is vague these were all secret long story but short version her real mum died when she was 2 years her dad had to go and do service then when he came back after the war he contacted her and had meets once or twice a week as the grandparents were trying to bring her up as one of theirs.
What I have worked out so far he lived in Sheffield 5 area as did some of his brothers and possible cousins.
His family were coal merchants and other businesses like renting properties as his Mother used to collect rents my mum remembered that.
The coal merchants were Wood and I have searched websites gone to archives in Sheffield library and one person remembered them delivering in Parson Cross Sheffield and a slogan associated with the Wood name.
My mum and I went to where she thought he lived but it was confusing to her but he used to visit her mum's grave which was the city cemetery and lived close by.
What I have worked out so far he lived in Sheffield 5 area as did some of his brothers and possible cousins.
His family were coal merchants and other businesses like renting properties as his Mother used to collect rents my mum remembered that.
The coal merchants were Wood and I have searched websites gone to archives in Sheffield library and one person remembered them delivering in Parson Cross Sheffield and a slogan associated with the Wood name.
My mum and I went to where she thought he lived but it was confusing to her but he used to visit her mum's grave which was the city cemetery and lived close by.