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I'm sure, I have put some info about the Matthew Hood of Selby (d.1717) AND the claim found on Flickr, which also has photos of Robson/Robinson graves at various places and the Flickr author is claiming to descend from, or be linked to Matthew Hood of Selby.
I will add as an Edit here ...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxtree1/20770860885
Regards Mark
Hello All
Thanks for those replies, so Francis Robinson Hood was a Southerner, despite him appearing as a witness at Newcastle. Thought I had struck gold this am, but can I really be that lucky with anything to do with Ol'George H!
Regarding this chap who claims to descend from Matthew Hood of Selby, I've forensically examined the grave headstones photos and it seems his Robinsons are from:-
Etherley;
Hunwick;
West Auckland and possibly
Evenwood
I see on Free BMD the Robson surname is popular in Northumberland, Durham, including Gateshead, any Hood marriages or Robinson / Robson leads to Selby please? ...
Robinson & Robson HeadstonesErrected to the Memory of
Charles Robinson Late of
Etherley. Who Died August 12: 1816.
Aged 49 years.
Also Pheby Wife of The Above Who
Died June 15: 1837 Aged 66 Years.
And of Hannah Robinson.
Wife of Christopher Robinson of
West Auckland who departed this life
November 17th, 1846, Aged 32 Years. [EDITED 32 Years]
In Memory of Elizabeth Robinson.
Wife of Robert Robinson West Auc
-kland and who Died January 28th
1824 Aged 66 Years
While living, an Effectionate Mother:
Also a Virtuous Wife
Also their 2 Sons and 1 Daughter:
Mary Died January 4th 1792, Aged 5 Years.
Robert Died May 20th 1797 Aged [?] Years [single figure, looking like a 4 or 1?]
William Died March 11-1802 Aged 13 Years
Also of Robert Robinson Husband
of the above Elizabeth Robinson
who Died Feb. 25 1836 [EDITED 1836, not 1856]
Aged 84 Years.
To The
[?] of
John Young Robson
Son of John & Ann Robson
of Hunwick, Farmer
who Died March 21: 1831
Aged 2 Years.
Also William Robson
who died April [9?] 1863
Aged 1 Year & 10 Months.
Also the Above Named
John Robson
Who Died [March? 75?]
Nicholas Robinson
Eye?Wcod[?] [Evenwood]
Who Died December 9th 187[2, 3 , 5?]
Aged 40 [or 49?] Years [possibly 40 years 1872 Auckland Regn District]
Also Margaret Ann Daughter of
The Above Who Died March 21 1873
Aged 7 Years.
William Walker of Selby in Abbey FloorSacred
to the Memory of
William Walker, who
departed this life April 5th 1811
Aged 52 Years [looks 32, but worn due to foot traffic, Selby transcription has aged 51], of Selby, Baker
Place names in some of his photographs (same trip it seems) are:-
Selby
Howden Minster
Hemingbrough
St Oswald, Hotham
St Helen Auckland
On the Moor North of Stanhope
Corbridge
Thanks Mark