WOOD family in Knottingley and Hunslet

[SheilaM]

Hi Jo

OTP = of this parish.  They were both resident in the parish at the time of their marriage.  Sorry no fathers names mentioned.

I found these baptisms on IGI.  All have parents John Wood/Mary and all were baptised at Knottingley.

William 29 June 1834
Thomas 26 Sept 1836
John 9 June 1839
James 24 October 1841
Mary 24 Dec 1848
Joseph 9 Nov 1851
Robert 2 July 1854

As for the John Wood's baptisms it's difficult to say.  Do you have any occupations for his sons eg carpenter/linen draper.  Maybe one of them followed the same trade

EDIT - Sorry forget that, I'm getting muddled.  You don't have his sons do you? 

Good luck.

Sheila

[2020]

Hello Jim,

I've joined Rootschat today to reply to your posting.  My name is Mike, age 58, I live in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. I am a relative of sorts, being descended from the SHAW family that 'William WOOD born 1866' married into.

This month I have gently picked-up my familytree research after a couple of years break. I have always let the tree spread through all the in-laws and out-laws as far as I have been able.

Regarding this WOOD family, I too have been stonewalled by the parentage of Thomas & Mary Ann, which was made difficult by not knowing Mary Ann's maiden name. 

Surprisingly, just a few days ago I got a tip that originated direct from a family member.  Apparently this elderly lady had said that the THOMPSON surname appears frequently in the WOOD's ancestry.  This gave me the idea of searching on the long-shot that Mary Ann's maiden name was THOMPSON, to see if anything turned up.  I used the LDS On-line Website to search on the names MARY ANN THOMPSON & THOMAS WOOD in the IGI.  The only couple that I found with the correct names also fitted perfectly in every respect (right time, right place) to be 'our' Thomas & Mary.  The couple were married on the 25th of October 1858 at Pontefract, Yorkshire.  Also, in the IGI the father of this Mary was said to be Thomas Thompson. 

I don't have good access to the census records, so it was great to see that others had responded to your Rootschat Posting by homing-in on the same marriage but via different routes. 

Needless to say, I would be very grateful to receive any news about the quest for proof that this is our Thomas & Mary Ann.

I hope you don't mind me asking, but when I re-read your list of family members (above), a couple of questions sprang to mind;
1) Where did you find the middle name of 'Thomas' for James Thomas WOOD ? 
2) Are you sure that the middle initial of Mary H. WOOD is 'H', or could it be 'A'?

Looking at my familytree I have done a quick head count of people I know-of that descend directly from this 'Thomas & Mary Ann' family.  31 people.  I would be more than pleased to share my findings with you. 

If, like mine, your familytree interests spread far and wide rather than just concentrating on one name or pure blood-lines, I will share all I know.


Best Wishes,
Mike

[Woodentop50]

Hello again Mike,

Okay you kept me awake a bit longer , 

It is nice to finally find another contact related to my lot , on my family , we have hundreds of names , but me , I don't even know what my grandfather looked like 

I do have a photo of Susannah Shaw taken in the 50's (she died about '58) and thats about it.

James Thomas Wood , I think I got from the Ancestry.com

I shall look through my certificates to see what other info I have.

Do you know much about the Thompsons ?

I was told some years ago , that we were related to the sheriff / gunfighter Ben Thompson , but as far as I can see , there is no proof of this.

There was one guy on here , who left a posting , that said he new all of the family that I knew , except he was looking for the Taylor family. I have sent him several messages , but he hasn't been on here since over a year ago.

Any questions you want to ask , just type away and I will see what I can come up with.

                                                                                                        Jim