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Title: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: BushInn1746 on Friday 16 October 15 12:34 BST (UK)
Hello

I am really stuck with this Letitia Gibson in 1881 and how she is related? Letitia Gibson was in the Leicester household of my Two times Gt Grandfather George Hood born Selby, Yorkshire.

1881 Census (originally under Wood):-
14 Nelson Street, Leicester, St Margarets
George Hood, Head, Marr, 34 yrs, Commercial Traveller Leather Trade, born Selby, Yorks.
Cecilia Hood, Wife, Marr, 31 yrs, born Brentford, Middlesex
John S. Hood, Son, 2 yrs, born Leicester
Henry G. Hood, Son, 8 months, born Leicester
Edith M. Hood, Dau'r, 5 yrs, born Wigston, Leicester
Letitia Gibson, Cousin, unm, 18 yrs, born Weston Super Mare

In 1872 Cecilia Hood was nee Cecilia Westley, Spinster of Albert Street, Northampton and William Joseph Westley, a Schoolmaster was Cecilia's father.
George Hood was born 31 January 1847 at Selby and the son of John Hood, a Tanner, who had married Sarah Richardson in the Parish of Sculcoates, August 1846.

1871 Census
To attempt a search for Letitia Gibson's connection, I have found a Letitia Gibson in the 1871 Census as follows:-
1871 Laverstoke
Laverstoke School
Caroline L Gibson, Head, Marr, 36 yrs, Schoolmistress, born Dorsetshire, Moreton
William Gibson, Son, 11 yrs, Scholar, born Weston Super Mare
Letitia Gibson, Daur, 7 yrs, Scholar, born Dorsetshire, Moreton

Comments
Although the birthplace for Letitia Gibson in 1881 was given as Weston Super Mare, I felt that with her apparent brother in 1871 being born Weston Super Mare, I felt there was enough to order a Birth Certificate, despite the GRO Index having a slight misspelling for Letitia I got the following Birth Certificate:-

11 October 1862 at Moreton, Letitia Eliza Sarah Gibson, Father Edward Dankley Gibson, Printer and the Mother Caroline Letitia Gibson, formerly Drake.

Thanks Mark
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ) Letitia Gibson - Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: BumbleB on Friday 16 October 15 12:53 BST (UK)
Marriage - 9 November 1856 - Fordington - by Licence - DorsetOPC

Edward Dunkley Gibson, 24, bachelor, Printer of East Fordington.  Father:  Christopher Gibson
Caroline Letitia Drake, 23, spinster of Osmington.  Father:  Edward Drake, Yeoman

 
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: BushInn1746 on Friday 16 October 15 23:01 BST (UK)
Thanks BumbleB

But I still cannot understand the line to link Letitia Gibson to either George Hood or Cecilia Hood (nee Westley)?
Mark
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: Ibbo2000 on Saturday 17 October 15 07:33 BST (UK)
Hi,

Haven't had chance to fully check it out but if you look at who William Joseph Westley married could possibly be the link to Leticia. Think he may have married Martha Gibson in 1838 (don't have my notes to hand to check the name). Could Martha be Leticias father Edwards sister? (Haven't had chance to check this out further) and if I've got the relationships right Leticia would be Cecelias cousin?

Hope I've remembered this correctly - apologies if not and completely on the wrong track.
Kev.
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: BushInn1746 on Monday 19 October 15 19:43 BST (UK)
Hello Kev

Thanks, I check it out, Mark
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: dobfarm on Sunday 13 December 15 23:54 GMT (UK)
James Gibson X Maria Dunkley marriage 28th May 1816 Whitechapel Middlesex

1881 census Cecilia Hood, Wife, Marr, 31 yrs, born Brentford, Middlesex

Re :-  BumbleB  post

Marriage - 9 November 1856 - Fordington - by Licence - DorsetOPC

Edward Dunkley Gibson, 24, bachelor, Printer of East Fordington.  Father:  Christopher Gibson
Caroline Letitia Drake, 23, spinster of Osmington.  Father:  Edward Drake, Yeoman

Re :- Mark's post 1

In 1872 Cecilia Hood was nee Cecilia Westley, Spinster of Albert Street, Northampton and William Joseph Westley, a Schoolmaster was Cecilia's father.

 
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: BushInn1746 on Thursday 17 December 15 20:46 GMT (UK)
Thank you, Mark
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: BushInn1746 on Saturday 22 October 16 12:48 BST (UK)
According to Kev above and Free BMD, there was a possibility that William Joseph Westley, married Martha Gibson in 1838. Their daugher Cecilia Westley married George Hood in 1872 (George being my 2 X Gt. G.).

The Marriage of William J. Westley [William Joseph Westley], Schoolmaster, was in the Northampton Mercury dated 20 October 1838 to Martha Gibson eldest daughter of Mr C. Gibson, Queen's Arms' Inn, Market Square, in this town.

Thanks for all the replies.

Regards Mark
Title: Re: George Hood (born Selby 31 Jan 1847 ). Letitia Gibson, Cousin 1881 at Leicester?
Post by: dobfarm on Sunday 23 October 16 22:38 BST (UK)
Apart from James Hood,

Leicestershire, Northampton and Nuneaton, also Cheshire areas keep popping. ?

Think you have this link but?


https://lra.le.ac.uk/bitstream/2381/34063/1/U205274.pdf

page 383

Appendix 5.3

George Hood brewer

Could be on other pages