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Hello BumbleB

"Jane, wife of John Hood of Selby, Mariner - buried 15 August 1803." Hope it is on Ancestry, as I should like to get a copy.

Thank you, very much for that new information about Jane, as I don't have that burial, but I have a John Hood being a Master (noted down), of a Boat which did sailings from Selby to other English ports.

In answer to dobfarm, I am really trying to discover George Hood's birth/ parentage, but sometimes graves give a birth date, give unknown family members and associated records occasionly give a little more info.

In the past, records which are usually insignificant, occasionly reveal little gems. Until they are viewed, one never knows.

Thanks Mark

Have you a copy of George's will?

EDIT: Have you been able to trace his daughter's burials -  1853 Sarah 1854 Mary 1855 Ellen?

Yes I have George Hood's Will.
I have not traced Children's burials, only have John Hood, Tanner, aged 41, burial 4 Dec 1860 from Selby Council today. The Selby Cemetery opened about 1858?

George Hood of Selby, Brewer and Tanner, made 30 March 1844. It deals with how the property at Gowthorpe, Selby and Wren Lane, Selby, will be divided up and shared out, allowances, between his children. His daughters are Mary [died Nov 1854, aged 34], Ellen [died July 1855, aged 23] and Sarah [died Sept 1853, aged 18], provision for his wife Sarah. How the shares of the other children, will not be liable for debts, if one falls into debt. Provisions to the three daughters and allowance to wife.

Nothing about family grave/burial, only the standard reference to payment of funeral expenses.

He appoints an Arbitrator, his friend, Jonathan Hutchinson of Selby, Merchant, to settle any disputes.

He appoints his three sons William, John ["John Hood, of Selby a Tanner", died 2 Dec., York Herald 8 Dec 1860. Buried Selby Cemetery per Selby Council] and George, as Joint Executors, those and his other sons Richard Hood [died at Selby Thurs 2 May 1850, a Grocer, aged 23, Obit in both York Herald & Leeds Mercury papers] and James are mentioned in the Will.

Witnesses are Edw'd Parker, Hen'y Birkinshaw and William Penrose, dated 30 March 1844.

It was written into a volume and a Will of another individual, follows it. The Borthwick list it as Probate "Will: George Hood, Selby, Mar 1846, Prog" with reference V213A F292 MF 1109.

Mark

Hello dobfarm

I see I have started something, with ... I can't find an 1845 burial! This knowledge of the Selby locality and boundaries will prove to be very helpful, I hope.

Thank you very much for those map links with boundaries, the Parish of Barlby seems to run along the river, at Selby. The place of Selby seems to go into Barlby. Excellent research to find that.

The catalogue listing for the Will of Roger Hood of Selby (amongst the records of Langton Hall) refers to property at Ousegate ...
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/65bb1474-2e0f-47d9-a028-e9007051934f

The Leeds Library and Information Service (online pdf) general coverage dates for Barlby are 1780 to 1885, "MIC 929.34274 Y82" 7 Reels/Vol. (same MIC number as Selby).

Wistow goes up to 1812, but I am led to believe nobody was buried at Wistow.

Thank you, Mark

Hello Goughy

Thank you. The main reason why the George Hood September 1845 burial (died Selby 18 September 1845) entry might be useful, is the entry may give additional information about G.H., and hopefully a graveyard location and a surviving headstone may possibly give information or even a birth date regarding G.H., hopefully leading to his birth record. Although, if you find the burial on film, details to which cemetery it relates and a photocopy would be great, please.

Atkinson, Selby
Just noticed your interest is Atkinson, Selby. On p.283 in W. Wheater's book "The History of the Parishes of Sherburn and Cawood, with Notices of Wistow, Saxton, Towton &c." (also downloadable for free from British Library) p.283, printed from extracts of W. Storr's Journal (written early 18th Century) there is a list of "Names of Fields, Places &c., in Wistow" one is called "Atkinson's croft". Also on page 284 under "Owners and Tennants of Lands in Wistow, 1711-2" is a reference to "Atkinson, m."

It is the Second Edition that deals with Wistow.

I can scan the cover and two pages into a colour pfd and email?

Regards Mark

Hello dobfarm

Your post & question is not daft.

Whilst I have the Register Office Certificate for Sarah Hood's death on 28 November 1879 aged 86, dying at 11 Gowthorpe, Selby, stating Widow of George Hood, Tanner, the IGI lists no burial for Sarah in 1879.

I paid a local Library to search their Selby Parish film/s for George baptism/ birth quite recently. But they did say there are other Registers for places close to Selby. I then contacted the Borthwick, who have suggested working out from Selby, once all the surrounding Selby Registers are checked.

What I have done now, is contacted the Selby Local History Society for George Hood's 1845 burial, perhaps they'll have local burial knowledge, in addition to local access that can help me on this one.

I'm afraid I can't find this John Hood 1819 burial image on Ancestry Institution either, that has been mentioned.

Perhaps, I should join Find My Past?

I have quite a bit of Hood stuff at Selby, back in the early 1700s (1717 & 1732) which links those Hood's to Wistow, Selby. The Hood name is mentioned in 1379 at Wistow / Wystowe, according to a 19th Century book by W. Wheater and he mentions Hud in the field names and the Hudd and Hood variants.

Wheater's book is based on transcribed extracts of the 1711 writings of Storr, who recorded the information for the Arch Bishop of York.

Wistow only had Baptims and Marriages. Apparently Burials went elsewhere.

Thanks Mark