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« on: Thursday 01 December 11 14:44 GMT (UK) »
Oh my word! I was just about get to grips with your first batch of information, came onto the forum to reply & there was more!!! Don't know how to add smiley faces etc but smiley face!!!
As to your comments re ZDDBD, it was the furniture belonging to Thomas that made me think he was in trouble, although I suppose sometimes today people will sell the furniture with a house - especially if it's too big to get out! So maybe it means nothing.
Elloughton Farm certainly sounds like my TW as land at Elloughton comes down from JOhn snr to William to John jnr & then to Thomas - got to be him I should think.
The offence in London Gazette, how annoying there is no date - however looking at the others in jail (mostly professionals), I can't help thinking it was someting to do with not attending church or non payment of fines for not attending - I'm sure I've read of that sort of thing - no idea of what era that would be tho'. Perhaps I am way out.
Self appointed title - perhaps he made a large donation to a political party!!! I do find it odd that there is no mention anywhere of them being Sir & Lady apart from in a pamplett in B'ham written long after their deaths. 'Lady' Sarah was born circa 1779 & died 29 Nov 1861.
Annoyingly, I have still no idea of age of any of the Wood family as the IGI throws up nothing - possibly because they were methodists? I thought having the grandmother's surname of Stather might help, but that drew a blank also. 'Sir' Thomas appears to have been a landsurveyor in 1816.
Thomas & Sarah appear to have possibly had a son John Fred Francis aswell as a daughter Ann Maria & I thought I might find him in BMD, but no - plenty with 2 of the christian names - although it could be that there should be a comma in there & there are 2 sons.
From what I can see methodists only started recording baptisms in about 1830, so I might not be lucky even if I got to view the records - and I'm extremely unlikely to get to Yorkshire in the near future - might put another query on to see if someone local knows of any burial records in the Chapel as the death of Thomas might at least tell me whether he was 'Sir' or not.
As usual a query on rootschat whilst providing lots of answers poses even more questions!
Thank you so much for your help - you've certainly worked very hard & it is much appreciated.