WOOD family - Winchelsea

[joyfule]

Thanks, Jan and Toni!

Are either of these records possibly "my"  Gilbert? (The first one is dated 1861, like the one above. Could he have been enumerated in both places?)




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[groom]

Hi Joy

Re the 1861 census RG 09/519/179/9

It isn't the same person. This one is a G Wood aged 25 Private 64th Regiment born Rye. Address The Permanent Infantry, North Gate Barracks, Canterbury.

The other one definitely states he is Gilbert. Either could be yours, but gut feeling tells me it is the one on the boat.

Jan

[groom]

I think this proves it is the one on the boat:

1871  RG 10/1681/69/37
Front Street Quay, Mistley Essex

Gilbert Woods 34  Mariner     Pett
Rosana Woods 29                 Mistley

Then the one you found

1881 RG 11/1783/84/29
New Mistley, Mistley

Gilbert Wood  41   Labourer        Winchelsea
Rosanna Wood 39                       Mistley
William D Jacklin  4 adopted son  Mistley


1891  RG 12/1403/141/10
3, St James Terrace, Mistley Essex

Gilbert Woods  51   Meter on the Quay?       Pett
Rosanna Woods 49                                      Mistley
William Woods   14   scholar                        Mistley
Selena James 23 niece dom servant            Mistley
John Johnson 49 boarder                            Mistley

Jan

[groom]

Here's their marriage

Gilbert Wood
Rosannah James
March quarter 1868
Tendring 4a  285

[groom]

Gilbert's death

Gilbert Wood
aged 54
Sept quarter 1895
Tendring 4a 347

[groom]

Rosannah was still alive for the 1901 census living alone at Back Lane, Mistley occ house keeping.

Death

Rosannah Wood
aged 58
Sept quarter 1901
Tendring 4a 445

Jan

[joyfule]

Jan,

Thank you so much!

It is interesting to me how different John's and Gilbert's lives seemed to be.

John - oldest, Gilbert - youngest
John - farmer/laborer, Gilbert - seaman/laborer
John - 12 biological children, Gilbert - 1 adopted child
...and so on

I wonder if they stayed in contact or if they even really knew each other.

It would be great to be able to find out what happened to their sisters.

Thanks again, Jan.

Joy

[groom]

Interesting isn't it. I wonder if he even knew his brother as there was such an age difference and the fact that John left for America in 1848? In the age of no telephones, emails etc the only way would be by letter and they may not have been that literate.

I'll see what I can do with the sisters, but not as easy as they probably married and with a common name like Wood are not as easy to trace.

[toni*]

i have been looking for Caroline (& Luke Tilden) but to no avail i think maybe the index was mistranscribed but i am not entirely sure that is her as she doesn't seem to  have a middle name until that marriage