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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Banffshire => Topic started by: knights6lb on Monday 01 May 17 11:37 BST (UK)
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James Wood - grandfather to my wife seems to have disappeared in 1901, being not found in the Census but reappeared in 1911. Any trace of him would be appreciated
BAK
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Hi BAK.
Could you please give us more information on James Wood. e.g. date of birth, marriage etc.
Are you looking for a death for him or just where he was when the 1901 census was taken.
Dorrie
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Hi BAK ,
Death for a James Wood 1918 Cullen Banffshire , age 75.
Is it the James Wood that married Christina McKenzie in 1874 ?
ev
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I assume that, since your title says 1843-1918, that these are his dates of birth and death, and therefore that you already have the relevant baptism record and death certificate?
Also that you have found him in the 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1911 censuses, and are only missing him in 1901?
I take it that he was the James Wood married to Christina Mackenzie, parents of at least 12 children (according to LIBINDX http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/people/mainfilter.asp )
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James Wood was my wife's grandfather and appeared in all Census returns from 1851 to 1911 except for 1901. His wife was described as Head of House that year so I am hoping that there may be somebody who knows what happened to him at that time. With my thanks BAK
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Hi can you give more information.
Jennifer
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What occupation did he have?
Where is Cullen - it sounds faintly Scottish :) Or I might be thinking of the Skink!
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No need to start a new topic on Beginners Board- previous one is here (Banffshire) but you haven't responded to any replies or questions there so perhaps you haven't read it yet?
Threads merged.
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author=Milliepede link=topic=770680.msg6235872#msg6235872 date=1493819270
Where is Cullen - it sounds faintly Scottish :) Or I might be thinking of the Skink!
It's where the skink comes from, of course!
See http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=71575732
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I am not sure who is going to receive this reply so I will write as if to all. JW. was born 21.08.1843, married Christina McKenzie 15.10.1874 and they had 13 children - 4 girls etc. He died in Cullen 05.05.1918 and had been a fish curer selling inter alia, salted herring in barrels to Russia. Cullen is located on the north facing Moray Firth coast midway between Banff and Buckie and is indeed where Cullen Skink (smoked haddock soup) comes from. In answer to one query, I have trace of him in all census returns except 1901 but his wife and 9 children were at home - hence the mystery.
BAK
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In answer to one query, I have trace of him in all census returns except 1901 but his wife and 9 children were at home - hence the mystery
With a CV like that, he was probably away in Russia or somewhere on business on census night.
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I have heard worse suggestions but there is no family tradition, nor is it mentioned in his obituary/eulogy. Not withstanding, thanks for the suggestion BAL
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It may be that he slipped through the net (no pun intended) on the night of the census. Away somewhere doing whatever. It did happen.
My great grandfather is "missing" from one of the Scottish Census records and my theory is that he was away poaching in the Sidlaw Hills :-X :-X that night.
Just have to accept the fact that he was not recorded.
Dorrie
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Yup!
My ancestors were not at home with their kids on census night 1851.
I used to think that they were down at the local pub until, I unearthed some information on their older children.
I can't prove it of course but, I'm 100% certain they were in Ireland.
James Wood
There are many newspaper articles relating to your James Wood, including an obituary.
He was well known in every city and fish market in the country, which means that he could have been anywhere on census night.
There are also many articles on his children, and I spotted a few obits for his sons, including Sir Murdoch McKenzie Wood who died in Oct 1949.
Also:
Military Funeral for son Col John B Wood who died in Bathgate in 1927
Son David Wood who died in Borneo 1947
Son James Wood who died in Glasgow in 1947
Son George Wood who died in Montreal in 1946
Do you have all the family information?
At the time of his 1918 death, the obit for James Wood snr states that his wife died about 9 moths previously and that he was survived by 9 sons and 2 daughters