Hello John
The 1887 mc and 1915 dc
So there was more information on George senior’s 1915 death cert (namely how long he’d been in NSW). When I asked for the details of the certs, I hoped you’d give us the full details i.e. everything on the cert (apart from medical details) – you never know when a fresh pair of eyes might feel that some of that info could be useful. I’m wondering, for instance whether the dc mentioned father Samuel’s occupation. Also, was George senior’s occupation stated (sorry if my memory is failing me). And I’m also wondering now whether there are witnesses listed on George senior’s 1887 marriage cert.
If it’s not too much trouble, perhaps you could revisit this – and post all the details (apart from medical info) exactly as they appear in each part of the 1887 mc and the 1915 dc?
Incidentally, you said that George junior’s address was Marrickville when he married Ada? Presumably there was no more specific street address? If it was View St Marrickville (the address of son George on George senior’s 1915 death cert), that would be pretty convincing evidence that son George and George the wood machinist are one and the same person.
You said that you had George the wood machinist in the 1914 NSW electoral roll – was that at View St? Cando has indicated that there was a George HOOD in Sands directories at View St up to 1923. Also, do you have the birth certs of Roy and Harold (sons of George the wood machinist); was the address View St?
George HOOD & Anne MURCH
Re the 1856 mc of George HOOD & Anne MURCH, is there proof that the witnesses are William the Mayor and his wife – or is that just an assumption based on names? Of course, even if they are proven to be so, that wouldn’t help as far as proving that George senior in NSW is the same as the George HOOD who m Anne MURCH in 1856. Unless you have some other piece of information which proves this??
Perhaps you could post all the details as they appear in the 1856 mc. Also, it might help if you could give the census references for George & Ann after their marriage, and later Ann sans George – or at least indicate where they were (or she was) living.
What next?
I’m sorry to be such a terrier in trying to uncover proof that your George was a brother of artist John – but I know that, if I were you, I would not be happy unless I had it.
Apart from what I’ve asked above, my next steps (some have already been suggested by others) would include some or all of the following (and along the way a proven link between George senior and George junior might well be uncovered).
* search for newspaper death notices and funeral notices for George senior and George junior – just in case they hold some clues.
* search for newspaper death notices/obits for artist John (you never know! – his ‘nephews’ might be mentioned).
* check out the cemetery records (including the possibility of headstones) for George senior and George junior.
* get the death certificates for Jane B HOOD (1931) and – if that’s not the right person – then the dc for Jane LOW (1945).
Best regards,
JAP
