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Norwood
I did see something recently about Robert Thompson dying Selby in 1840 aged 72 years and thought that is why George Hood, sent T. or J. Norwood with the money for R. Thompson's Coffin.
John Norwood of Snaith, Cornfactor and John Simes of Burn of Yorkshire were both witnesses to George Hood's signature in a Property Conveyance Registered 1831 (Woodcock and Others to George Hood).
John Norwood, Corn Dealer of Snaith had married Mary Twist a relative of George Hood's Wife Sarah Russell.
In the 1841 Census at Snaith John Norwood and Mary Norwood both 40 have Mary Burton 37 yrs, a visitor and Burton were also related to Sarah Russell.
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Hello Molly and All
Thank you.
I have three 1" scale maps, but really too small for some detail.
I have also managed to find an illustration depicting the pits of the Tannery [probably in Hood's Yard], Gowthorpe, Selby in a document.
The Tannery of George Hood did not seem to be the one on maps near the Catholic Church with the word "Tannery" adjacent, but the other Tannery with pits drawn in the yard (near the l in the word Selby) with houses and buildings North side of Gowthorpe, opposite and East of Brook Street, Selby.
It seems later in the 1858 Selby Rate Book that the Owner of John Hood's Tannery (Son of George), was now Mary Jackson.
Richard Gallsworthy, Gallsworthy & Son, Tanners with Tanneries in several Yorkshire towns seem to be occupying the Tan Yard with Mrs Hood in the adjacent building and numbered Lot when the Trustees of the late Jonathan Hutchinson offered the premises for sale in 1872, Auction January 1873.
Gallsworthy later sold the Tan Yard premises to build Scott Road, Selby, to the Flaxley Road and there was a fair amount of newspaper and Committee references, because the council were acquiring the location for the road.
A modern looking empty Pocklington Carpets, Gowthorpe, Selby, showroom building about No 80 Gowthorpe Selby is on the West side of Scott Road.
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I shall have to look into John Simes of Burn in more detail.
Because in 1892 Alfred William Hood born Selby was a witness at Colin Sims, Schoolmaster 30 years (Father John Sims, a Moulder), marriage at Manchester, to Fannie Adolphine Cooke 21 years (Father Charles Cooke, Schoolmaster), both traced back.
But found this very Summary Catalogue description to John Simes of Burn and his Wife looks to have Irish links.
Probate copy will of Francis Sawyer of West Haddlesey (dated 7th June 1815)
Bequests: Thomas Hogman of West Haddlesey; Thomas Dickinson of Brayton; John Simes of Burn farmer; wife Elizabeth; brother Richard; children of deceased sons Richard Sawyer of Dublin silversmith and John Sawyer of West Haddlesey yeoman. Grandson William, son of John Simes to receive 1s only
Probate: 17 Jan. 1818Mark
Amended: I tried to do this from memory but had to check and alter quite a bit.
Added:
Mary Jackson of Selby, Tanner, was mentioned in a New York Probate File of John Jackson of Herkimer, a family relative and the Selby Solicitor had copied various family information from Registers and sent it to the US Office dealing with the Probate to show who his relatives were.
File seems to cover 1858 to 1861.
A lot of copy notes of documents of this particular Richard Jackson & Mary Jackson nee Mary Cole (married Ackworth, Yorkshire, England 1813), sent to the Court in USA.
(images found via Family search in a "
Full-Text search results" search).
Mary Dickinson of Selby, Innkeeper, otherwise Jackson, seemed to lose out because she was not married it seemed?
