Genealogy Chat

Can anyone help please? I am trying to trace my maternal grandfather's family and have drawn a blank in respect of his brother. What I know from the 1891 census is that the family comprised father Richard Wood (aka Woods), mother Mary Wood nee Finch, oldest child Amelia Mary Woods (not Wood!), second child William Wood, and youngest child Henry Wood (my grandfather). I cannot find any birth record for William who according to the census would have been born in 1878 or 1879 in Burton-upon-Trent. I have tried searching under the name of Wood and Woods in both years and a year beyond each way just in case! I also cannot find his marriage record although I know from the 1911 census that he was married to Beatrice (maiden name unknown) and they had been married for 7 years at that point. They had no children at that stage.

Any tips would be very welcome. Thanks

If you look at the 1901 census you will see that William is in Greenwich with his Uncle. That looks to be where he married

Marriages Dec 1903 (>99%)
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BONNER Emily Eliza Greenwich 1d 1683
>>Brady Beatrice Elizabeth M Greenwich 1d 1683
Burrows James Henry Greenwich 1d 1683
>>WOOD William Greenwich 1d 1683


1911

WOOD, William Head Married M 32 1879 Foreman Joiner Burton on Trent Staffs VIEW
WOOD, Beatrice E M Wife Married
7 years F 30 1881 Limehouse London VIEW

Address:
52 Shorndean Sreet Catford County:
London


It looks as though they had at least two children

Births Sept 1911

WOOD Leslie W Brady Lewisham 1d 2159

Births Dec 1912 (>99%)
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WOOD Stanley R Brady Lewisham 1d 2032

For ref:

1891 England Census
Civil parish: Aisthorpe
Ecclesiastical parish: Aisthorpe
Town: Aisthorpe
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street Address: Gate Lodge
Registration district: Lincoln
Sub-registration district: Lincoln North
ED, institution, or vessel: 1

Richard Wood 39 Cobham, Surrey, England Head M Gardener Domestic Servant
Mary A Wood 39 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Wife M
Amelia M Wood 14 Burton, Staffordshire, England Daughter Scholar
William Wood 12 Burton, Staffordshire, England Son Scholar
Henry F Wood 5 North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England Son Scholar

Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2596; Folio 4; Page 1; GSU roll: 6097706.

Thanks for your help everyone - I've made a bit of a breakthrough. Don't know about other people but I would prefer to have tips rather someone do the finding for me - that's part of the fun! Nevertheless I'm grateful for your help and I know that some of you have access to sites I haven't - or not aware of.

I am a bit confused about William Wood's marriage - by chance I have found there were three William Woods who married in Greenwich! Presumably I will only know which one is mine by sending for the certificates? I know my William Wood's parents' names - Richard Woods and Mary Finch. Is there any other way of checking which is the right one?

Rosemary

Did the 3 William Woods all marry someone called Beatrice?
I posted the marriage details for you above

Marriages Dec 1903 (>99%)
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BONNER Emily Eliza Greenwich 1d 1683
>>Brady Beatrice Elizabeth M Greenwich 1d 1683
Burrows James Henry Greenwich 1d 1683
>>WOOD William Greenwich 1d 1683

or have you decided that the William shown in the 1911 with Beatrice E M is not the right one

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London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: William Wood
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Spouse Name: Beatrice Elizabeth Maud Brady
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1903
Parish: St Paul, Deptford
County: London
Borough: Lewisham
Father Name: Richard Wood
Spouse Father Name: William Thomas Brady



Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Paul, Deptford, Register of marriages, P75/PAU, Item 058



Groom's occupation is a Carpenter and address is 5 Edward Street
Father's occupation is Gardener