If there an answer of George Hood d 1845 origins ? it will come from Richard Gibson and George Hood the coopers Wren Lane Selby from doc's (Maybe before 1807) 1807 to 1812 being the earliest known info of George Hood pre his marriage 1815 aged 28.
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Goughy, had checked George Hood on Ancestry for an Ale-house Licences.
So I have asked the archive, if they also have a "Private Brewer" Application and Excise Licence 1824 to 1826 for George, as Private Brewers also paid duty.
The premises in Wren Lane were purchased by George from Lord Petre and the Earl of Surrey, involving a Charles Henry Pigot of Great Marlborough Street, Middlesex, Gentleman, William Mafrey[?] of Selby and Jonathan Hutchinson of Selby Merchant.
The 1836 Deed registration to George Hood, confirms the Wren Lane premises were previously occupied by Richard Gibson AND Thomas Holliday, but now of the said George Hood and his Undertenants.
George Hood had diversified into brewing around 1825 and a Brewhouse was adjoining in the Deed.
Perhaps George was never a Cooper, but employed to turn around Gibson's Cooper business and my father said these were usually Chartered Accountants.
It is like George Hood is an alien, fallen out of the sky

Mark