Could be a simple reason why George Hood origins are not traceable
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Book of Common Prayer 1760 middle image ' Burial of the Dead '
Extract ~ " Here is to be noted, That the Office ensuing is not to be used for any that die unbaptised "
That could be the reason George Hood baptism cannot be found and reason he was buried in the Quaker burial ground as a none member Quaker not of the their faith.
Question ; - did the same rule of needing to be baptised apply to his marriage 1815 to Sarah Russel in Selby abbey of Anglican faith being C of E (or George lied then about being baptised at marriage 1815 but his family realizing he was going to meeting is maker at death - the truth came out that he was not baptized)
Hello
Thank you for the replies.
Excepting Quakers and Jews,
under Hardwicke's Marriage Act (to prevent Clandestine Marriage), if George Hood wished to marry,
George would have to marry in the Parish Church or Chapel of the Church of England [whether he was baptised or not] under Hardwicke's Act.
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Although Jews and Quakers were exempted from the 1753 Act, it required religious non-conformists and Catholics to be married in Anglican churches." Many of these would not be baptised in the C of E.
George Hood & Sarah Russell were not marying in haste, there was a two month gap between the Marriage Allegation and Bond date (16th May) for a Licence and the Marriage date (18th July 1815). They had plenty of time to use the Banns process, but married by Licence instead.
Although Selby Church called him
George Hood of Selby on the Marriage Bond, if no Parish Church had a formal baptism record in their Parish Register, then this might also explain the necessity for a Marriage Allegation and Bond and to marry by Licence.
George & Sarah Hood, did have their 8 children baptised (last child baptised 1835).
However, it could well be the case that George Hood himself was unbaptised by the Parish Church.
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George Hood did not apply to the Quakers for Membership until 1836, but was refused membership of the Quakers (York Monthly Meeting Minutes - at Leeds, Brotherton Lib.)
Regarding his Sons William & James Hood who later became Quakers, they did not marry until after George Hood's 1845 death and so I don't think they had a bearing on George Hood's Quaker burial.
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The 1760 rule was according to the 1876 House of Commons debate still applicable.
1) The Parish Church were required to bury the dead.
2) However, their Office (or official process) under Ecclesiastical Law meant they could likely refuse to conduct a Service (nobody officiating from the church at burial).
I have read that nobody of the Church would officiate, that the coffin would be taken direct to the grave, lowered in and filled and some of these were originally buried during the hours of darkness, at night.
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Also interesting to note, that around the year George Hood was born, John Hood of Selby, Mariner was living in the house belonging to Jno TURNER who was also linked to the Presbyterian Chapel (as both Turner entries disappear in the Selby Land Tax together in 1790), when Turner's house was sold to John Spencer and also the Chapel changes hands too, in the same year.
Perhaps the Turner Nonconformist attitude, swayed John Hood of Selby Mariner, not to baptise George Hood in the Parish Church. Unfortunately, the Selby Presbyterian Chapel records are missing from 1690 until 1797.
Mark
