Hello Goughy and dobfarm
I am really sorry, especially after all your valiant efforts and surrounding research of this family. However, I really do not think that this Will of William Hood, with a Wharf at Earl Street, Blackfriars, dated 27 October 1813 and Proved 7th March 1817, is related to the Hood family at Selby?
Household items were being left to Wm Grousell[?] of Barnars Castle Copper Office, Ann Lindsey of Recton Surrey, Wm Cadell Jun'r of Princes Street Edinburgh, John Green of Dell Lodge, Blackheath, Wm Crawshay of [---?---] Thames Street.
It seems Wm Hood's daughter Dorothy A Hood was being left £1500 and to their son Geo Hood £800.
The Two daughters and George Hood, being William Hood's [Testator's] children were to receive interest every half year. After William Hood's [Testator's] decease, George Hood his son had the power of calling in the [---?---] of the aforesaid sum of £18 with all convenient speed for the purpose of [---?---] himself a Company into any of His Majesty's Regiments of Foot.
Comments & new research in Selby Land Tax records
However, I would describe my George Hood, originally a Cooper at Selby, when he got established along with his sons, sub-let property, brewed and retailed beer, tanning and was 'comfortable working class'. Sarah Hood, his wife was a Straw hat maker.
If George of Selby had a business mind, made sensible decisions, costed his plans, got his money in, got other small business men in advance on board to renting the properties, before he committed to renting property from the Manor initially, then I feel George could probably make enough money to buy property and whilst his sons were training, they would be doing a mans work, at a lower wage to start with.
Also our family did not start having second forenames until circa 1870s, the people being left household items, I have never heard of before.
I am sorry, but it does not quite fit right, the only possible confirmed link to John Hood the Yorkshire Mariner who operated from/through Selby, is to the Gun and Shot Wharfe, Southwark, nearby, in the 1770s.
It would seem from the Land Tax records below, that the Selby Tenements (although they had changed ownership), that "Mrs Slipper & J Hood" were Occupiers in 1781 & 1782, later given as Mr Hood the Occupier around 1800 and in 1814 George Hood being an Occupier, appears to link J. Hood [which we believe to be John Hood the Mariner of Selby] to George Hood, as no other Hood's seem to be in the township of Selby, around that time period.
Selby Land Tax
1781 and 1782
Proprietor Occupiers
Mr Turner 2 Tenem'ts Mrs Slipper & J. Hood
Selby Land Tax 1814
Proprietor Occupier
M' Spencer 1st Ten'mt Mr Hood
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1. Would be interested to know please, if Mrs Slipper (in the Tax document of 1781 & 1782) was nee Hood, before marriage?
2. If a George, or any baby boy, was born to a lady with the surname of 'Slipper' at Selby, circa 1780 to 1782?
Of course Mrs Slipper, could simply be the occupier of one of the two Tenements, but it is written "Mrs Slipper & J Hood"
Many thanks, for your searches and continued interest.
Kind regards, Mark