Hi Monica Except for the age of Alexander in 1891[ He was 22 when he married Jane ] all I agree with
1901 a Margaret G Wood was a domestic servant at 20 Victoria St Arbroath, family of Barbara L & daughter Lizzie Jane Yule
1903 When William born at 14 Forth ?st. Montrose she was a domestic servant aged 26 [ on son William's BC ] i.e. BORN 1877 FATHER UNKNOWN She never married see her burial rec.
1934 Jan 22nd died at the Infirmary, Tarrybank St Vigeans
On burial Register. Internment reg No 5825 , M 177, 5ft deep, paid. Name Margaret Gordon Wood, age 59, B Kirriemuir ,single, died of heart failure following an operation for internal prolapse . Was domiciled at Tarrybank Infirmary, Arbroath.
Son William worked at Tarrybank according to Charles Johnston's letter
1911 census William is in Montrose a 7y old boarder family of Peter & Jane Harvey, 4 children, at 3 Academy Square Montrose
1911 She was a servant to Henry Peter age 78, farmer, of Tilly Gloom Farm House, Parish of Brechin [Landward] Age 36 Born Kingoldrum, a Domestic Housekeeper. Brechin is mentioned in letters from Charles Johnston to her son William
NOTE dated 21st Nov 1978 In a letter from a child hood friend Charles Johnson [ B 1904] of 31 St.Johns Cottage Montrose, From the way the letter starts "Willie" must have written to the Arbroath Herald Paper. Mentions his UNCLE Jimmy Wood who was a Golf Club maker & worked for the Co-Op in the high St. Montrose been dead for many years but still has family living a son "Timber Wood" works for Glaxo Laboratories. & a daughter.
No one has any knowledge of William Wood [1903-1980] father so his name is his mothers maiden name. BC MC & DC all nil father known.
James may be a brother of a substitute father.
I was hopping to find desc.of James to see if anyone had kept any letters photos etc. Thanks for your interest would you like my Email I thought some of Charles Johnston's Desc may like to see these 3 letters RON
