1871 and help

[softly softly]

Hi,
Samuel Hood was born c1806/7 Bilston/Deepfields/Sedgley. He appears on 1841 with wife Elizabeth (Ryley)and family. By 1851 he is living with Matilda(Foxwell) and family. By 1861(rg9 155 100 32) he is living with Amy/Emma (Stamp) and 2 more children, Alice 3, Alfred 2. By 1871 I believe but help wanted to confirm, rg10 472 64 27 there is an Annie Hoad, Alfred, Alice, and Samuel. Are these Samuel's family. By 1881 Amy Hood rg11 408 95 12 is with Alice, Alfred and Samuel. They live next door to a Charles Heywood. In 1883 an Amy Stamp Hood marries Charles Heywood and they appear together on the 1891 census.
My problem after much searching and lots of wrong certificates-are Alice, Alfred and Samuel the children of Samuel Hood.
Also where is Samuel in 1871 on census. Got him in 1881 and 1891 and death aged 94 in 1900 in Reading. One clue I might have is I believe he was living in Dalston in 1874, Salisbury Road/Wilton Road-STAPLAKE VILLAS.

Any advice or help welcome.

Thanks--John

[Hoody]

Hi John,
This is my first try at Family research.
I cant help with Samuel Hood much except to tell you what my 86 year old dad Max Hood has anecdotally told us about him often over the years.
Dad tells the story of Sam being the Sales person at their foundry in England. Fred his brother ran the foundry.
Dad thinks the foundry was called Hood something and he and mum went there when in the UK to find it was blown up in WW2
Sam would go to Paris all the time to sell the Iron Lace which they made. It was very popular and sold well over there but not so well in the UK. (it later became very popular in Australia. Hence the Australian connection)
Sam had a second family in France and when his English wife Elizabeth (nee Ryley) died he brought his French wife to the UK to look after the English children and blended all the children together. Dad always thought all the children were Sams.
John Riley Hood born 1839 or 1841. d. 1924 in Sydney
Samual Hood b. 1872 in Glenelg South Australia. d. 1953 in Sydney
Albert George Hood b. 1896 Newcastle NSW d. 1959 Tasmania
Maxwell George Hood b. 1923 Manly NSW
Me b. 1950 Sydney NSW
cheers Hoody

[softly softly]

Hi Hoody and welcome to Rootschat. As you have not yet posted more than 3 postings I cannot sent you a ersonnal message. Many thanks for your reply to my query. Much has been uncovered about Samuel Hood 1807-1900 and his wife and lady friends and 10 children known to be his + 3 if they are his to Amy. Certainly the foundry was called Hood and Sons and John Ryley Hood did work for his father for a while designing lattice ironwork until he was commisioned to paint in Australia. This I believe is a family gift (painting?) You may not be aware but John had an older brother George 1834-1915 who was also an artist and ended up in Sydney.
I believe it was Samuel's brother Edward (1821-1893) who managed the foundry in Reading as per UK census returns. Samuel also had a brother William who owned and ran a foundry in Reading and he became the Mayor for a period during the 1870's.
I have a very comprehensive data base on all Hoods originating from Joseph Hood and Sophia Billingham, Samuels parents and if I can help you in any way please contact again.

Regards,
John

[Hoody]

wow thanks for that info Dad will be really happy to know that detail.
John and Marthas Son Samual Hood became a famous photgrapher in Australia. the state Library of NSW has 33,000 photos he took. His son Albert was a very clever painter and concentrated his efforts on ships, made ship models as well. He did not become famous however. My father Max is pretty famous for inventing various concrete machinery including truck mixers which were exported all over the world. I am an artist and two of my brothers are as well. I look forward to talking more about our family history as my aunt Glad (Samuals Daughter) did a lot of work on it and not being able to Travel she could not get far.
thanks again Hoody

[softly softly]

Hi Hoody,
Glad to have made contact. Once you have made one more posting I can send you a personnal message. That way any info can be exchanged privately. Have you ever heard of an Australian artist called Frank Pash. He was my wife's uncle. Painted outback scenes and religious portraits etc. He also wrote a couple of books. Look forward to further contact.

John

[Hoody]

Hi John
Dad (Max Hood) has asked a couple of questions and is fascinated to know more about Sam.
He had information that.
William Hood was proprietor of Willam Hood Ironfounders at 76 Cavendish Road Reading from a trade Directory from about 1850 to 1880.
When he retired he sold to Great Western Iron Works who extended the business.
The works were bombed in WW2 as I mentioned before but this clarifies a few details he has.
He says the trade journal mentions a son Frederick who also appears in 1871 census.
Dad also found the family was buried in the old Reading Cemetery as follows.
Marina Hood 1877
Frederick 1886 aged 44
Elizabeth 1890 aged 81
William 1892 aged 83
Dad was looking for Samuel so do you know where he died or where he is buried?
Dad and I are wondering if there are two or more Hood foundry works where was the other one? Did Sam work from Edwards or from William’s foundry in Reading.
Dad has it that Sam and Elizabeth lived at York St Derby in 1841 do you agree?
Many thanks John
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Hoody     

[softly softly]

Hoody,
Going to have to stop calling you Hoody at some point!!
Samuel the father baptised 1807 and died aged 94 in Reading in 1900- have a copy of his will detailing relations etc. He had 3 other sons by Matilda Foxwell Harrison Hood 1852-1949 (aged 96) and Paul Henry Hood 1850-1944 (aged 94) and Walter Angus Hood 1856-1881. Paul worked for his father as an agent selling ironwork products as did Samuels sons William 1833-1866 and George 1834-1915 prior to going to Australia. We have mentioned 2 of Samuels other brother william and Edward Brettle Hood. There are 2 others Henry Hood 1814-1871 my descendant and Joseph 1806-1870. Joseph too was an iron and brass founder and one of his sons ended up in SA and I have contact with one of his descendants. Also one of Josephs sons another Joseph 1833-1881 worked for William in Reading
Frederick Hood was indeed the son of William and married Marina in London in 1876. Sadly she died the next year in Reading.
Having talked about brothers there were sisters as well and many of their descendants also ended up in Australia.
My tree is available on GenesReunited, and if you were to join you could view much.
Samuel was in Derby in 1841 census. He divorced Elizabeth in 1858(have copy of document)It appears that he started to father children from around 1846-1856 with Matilda but by 1861 was with an Amy Stamp on the 1861 census with 3 other children.
Will speak soon

John

[Hoody]

John can you access my personal email address via rootschat? I am not keen to post it. thanks for that info I am very keen to have pics of Samuel and any other Hoods. I can only reciprocate with Hoods decended from John Ryley.
I have a personal website which has an email address/contact on it. I am well known for winning the Archibald Prize in Oz so just google that. I'm the only hood to have ever won it.
cheers hoody

[softly softly]

Hoody,
Have sent you a pm with e-mail address. If you reply we can start exchanging more info etc.

John