Have you a copy of George's will?
EDIT: Have you been able to trace his daughter's burials - 1853 Sarah 1854 Mary 1855 Ellen?
Yes I have George Hood's Will.
I have not traced Children's burials, only have John Hood, Tanner, aged 41, burial 4 Dec 1860 from Selby Council today. The Selby Cemetery opened about 1858?
George Hood of Selby, Brewer and Tanner, made 30 March 1844. It deals with how the property at Gowthorpe, Selby and Wren Lane, Selby, will be divided up and shared out, allowances, between his children. His daughters are Mary [died Nov 1854, aged 34], Ellen [died July 1855, aged 23] and Sarah [died Sept 1853, aged 18], provision for his wife Sarah. How the shares of the other children, will not be liable for debts, if one falls into debt. Provisions to the three daughters and allowance to wife.
Nothing about family grave/burial, only the standard reference to payment of funeral expenses.
He appoints an Arbitrator, his friend, Jonathan Hutchinson of Selby, Merchant, to settle any disputes.
He appoints his three sons William, John ["John Hood, of Selby a Tanner", died 2 Dec., York Herald 8 Dec 1860. Buried Selby Cemetery per Selby Council] and George, as Joint Executors, those and his other sons Richard Hood [died at Selby Thurs 2 May 1850, a Grocer, aged 23, Obit in both York Herald & Leeds Mercury papers] and James are mentioned in the Will.
Witnesses are Edw'd Parker, Hen'y Birkinshaw and William Penrose, dated 30 March 1844.
It was written into a volume and a Will of another individual, follows it. The Borthwick list it as Probate "Will: George Hood, Selby, Mar 1846, Prog" with reference V213A F292 MF 1109.
Mark