Thank you.
Unless, I'm lucky to drop on an early Will, which mentions a Hood of Selby, to get an inroad into the wider family, or these other Manor of Selby docs at Preston, tell me his origin, I think I'm about stuck.
I've got a list of about 70-80 Hood Yorkshire Wills, quite a few seen and notes already made, a few supplied and I'm going to keep ordering two at time now, until the Hood, Yorkshire Will list is exhausted.
I have linked one Hood family 1780's at Scarborough, West to the Malton area.
Two Yorkshire Hood families seem to have links to Yorkshire Carr and Garbutt surnames.
Wells Hood and Richard Hood of Catwick are linked. The business of Wells Hood, wine and spirit merchants of York got taken over by a London company.
By the time of William Hood's death 1870, they seemed to have finished Brewing at Selby, but I notice a Marshall brewer and Sarah Hood nee Richarson has died at the Marshall's residence, occupation Independent, own means, at Holme on Spalding Moor and taken to Selby Cemetery to be buried with the late John Hood (Tanner), their infant child and a Richardson.
I have found her death address, later in the newspaper being sold as an Inn, with land and outbuildings at Holme on Spalding Moor.
Seems many Hoods favoured brewing and mine were into the leather industry too.
Incidentally, I typed into Google, Procter and Selby and it took me to one of the Directors (details hidden) of the multi-national Procter and Gamble company. Some of their Directors are old, one over a 100.
I recall as a boy the success of Procter and Gamble, being discussed at the dinner table between my Grandparents. Gamble came from Ireland and linked up with a Procter and formed what turned out to be a most successful soap and cleaning products company.
The male Hoods tended to die young and their Widows sold up and lived on the proceeds. We don't tend to chase it, as business can take up family time. Contentment and trying to keep my health as stable as possible is an aim. This family stuff, is a hobby and local history an interest.
Regards Mark