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Wharncliffe Silkstone Pit Disaster. Trying to fin

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nuttybongo

nuttybongo Report 15 Aug 2008 16:30

Hi folks,
Have an Oscar Wood single from the newspaper from the above disaster and the information for the funeral mentions lots of other peopel and no family members, as most of them on the page. He was living at High Green and was buried at Wentwort, a long ways difference. Trying to find my Wood connection in Scholes, just down the road from Wentworth, any one with wood connection in Wentworth would be good. Not sure how to find out if there is a connection, other than sending of for a death certificate.
Cany any one help.
Thanks

Jayne

Jayne Report 15 Aug 2008 18:56

Could this be him ? Do you know how old he ws when he died ?

1901 CENSUS

Oscar Wood
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Frederick W
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Doncaster
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Doncaster
Sub registration district: Doncaster
ED, institution, or vessel: 16

Household schedule number: 186

Household Members: Name Age
Erie Wood 5
Frederick W Wood 42
Herbert Wood 10
Mary Wood 39
Oscar Wood 17

nuttybongo

nuttybongo Report 16 Aug 2008 15:56

hi there folks, Christine says that he was 24 years of age.  So it could be him in the census.  Will have to go tolibrary and check all census returns for those years. thanks for doing that for me. ally

Libby22

Libby22 Report 16 Aug 2008 17:29

Hi, this is probably him in the census. Sarah born Elsecar, all others Wentworth. Frank's occupation is boiler fireman. Address Barrow Field Gate.

1891.

Name: Oscar Wood
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Frank
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Wentworth
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Barrow Field
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Frank Wood 29
Isabella Wood 5
Oscar Wood 1
Rose Wood 6
Sarah Wood 26
William Wood 3

Libby22

Libby22 Report 16 Aug 2008 17:33

1901. Frank is now a domestic gardener. All other details same as 1891.

Name: Oscar Wood
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Frank
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Wentworth
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Wentworth
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England


Frances Wood 3
Frank Wood 39
George Wood 9
John G Wood 6
Lucy H Wood 4
Oscar Wood 11
Sarah Wood 36
William Wood 13

nuttybongo

nuttybongo Report 17 Aug 2008 18:58

hi everyone,
thanks for doing that, will do some detective work and find franks parents etc to trace another parent, mind find a link to my family in scholes.
Thanks again