Hello All
Information was given to me privately and related to persons who have died within the last 100 years.
A Gt. Grandson of George Hood of Selby (via Son, James Hood) acquired a citation during his lifetime which mentions:- Pte H. P. Hood, 1917, Bedford.
Claire has managed to acquire Discharge Papers for a Herbert P Hood (recruited at York in 1916) called up 30 December 1916 and becoming a Pte in January 1917 at the Bedford Office (stamped Recruiting Office Bedford) and Wife was also residing at Bedford at the time, confirming him to be born Wyrley, Staffordshire, in 1880.
Both Claire and myself have worked this back separately (during the last week) to see where it leads to and we both get:-
1851 Census Wat? St Road, Great Wyrley
Thomas Hood, Head, Mar, aged 48, Forgeman Iron, born Staffordshire, Stretton.
Mary Hood, Wife, Mar, aged 45, Forgeman's Wife, born Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
Fanney Hood, Dau, U, 23, Nurse Maid, born Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
Joseph Hood, Son, U, 21, Forgeman Iron, Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
Susanna Hood, Daur, U, 17, Maid of ale work, Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
Francis Hood, Son, U, 16, Forgeman Iron, Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
William Hood, Son, aged 13, Scholar, Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
Jabez Hood, Son, aged 11, Scholar, Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
Edmund Hood, Son, aged 9, Scholar, Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
Oliver Hood, Son, aged 5, Scholar, Staffordshire, Great Wyrley.
We'll be checking the Nonconformist Registers and any Parish images not online too, asap, to track this Thomas Hood, born Stretton, Staffordshire, about 1803 and family, down!
Thank you for your interest.
Kind regards, Mark