John Hood

[Torwoodlee]

Hello, I am having troubles locating the birth and death certificates and 1881 census record of my great great grandfather John Hood.  Here is the information that I have uncovered:

1884 John Hood, Millworker, Ladhope married Mary Milliken on 21 November 1884, his mother is listed as Mary Hood, Millworker.  He was 27 years of age and lived at High Street Peebles.  No father had been listed.
John was widowed and remarried Barbara Sanderson (my great great grandmother) 21 April 1888 aged 31 in Galashiels, his mother listed again as Mary Hood, formerly Wool Factory Worker
In the 1891 census he was living in Ladhope aged 34, mill worker.
In the 1901 census he had moved to South Street in Dalkeith Midlothian, aged 42 and he was a Fruit Hawker.
For the 1911 census he was back in Galashiels again as a mill worker.  All census documents that I have seen list him as being born in Jedburgh Roxburghshire.
 I am assuming that he died in Galashiels or Ladhope.  Any assistance would be appreciated.  Thank you.

BordersLass 

[Gadget]

Hi Again

It's not quite what you have asked for but I'm trying to home in on the family.

I'm wondering if this is him in 1861 -

31 Canongate Jedburgh
William Hood, 62, breweryman
Ann,  50, b. Morebattle
Mary, d, 24, mill worker
Isabella, d, 14
Sarah, d,  12
Archibald, d, 7
John Carter, boarder, 3
Agness McKie, boarder, 5 mths

All b. Jedburgh except Ann

So far I've not found a birth  under Hood or Carter. I'll report back if I find any more.


gnu

[Gadget]

And I think that this is Mary Hood and Agnes McKie (now Hood) in 1881

24 Park Street, Galashiels

William Wilson, 32, wool scourer, b. Dumfriesshire
Mary S Wilson d, 3, b. Galashiels
Mary Hood, lodger, 45, power loom worker, b. Jedburgh
Archibald Hood, lodger, 9, b. -do-
Agnes Hood, lodger, 20, millworker,  b. -do-

Not found John yet 


gnu

[Gadget]

Found his birth cert in Jedburgh Dec 28 1856.

Unnamed  Hood, male. mother - Mary Hood, pauper and Millworker


gnu

[Gadget]

There's a death entry in 1932 for a John Hood, 1932, Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Aged 75



gnu

PS - I have Mary & right through but John is a bit iffy - a poss in Midlothian (down as aged 20) but born Newbattle 

[Torwoodlee]

John Hood seems to be a real mystery.  If you have copies of his birth and death certificates, could you forward them to me?  I'd be greatly appreciative.  I'm assuming that he was illegetimate, a commonality in my family, lol.  I don't know why but I just could not locate him on Scotland's people, I kept getting no match found or a lot of matches but nothing in Gala, Ladhope or Jedburgh for that matter.
Thank you again gnu.  Is there anything that I can help you find at all?

BordersLass 

[Gadget]

I did a net approach - look for as much info on the wider kin group as possible and then use SP with as little inf oas possible. It usually works in these cases   

gnu

PS - I assume that you picked up Mary and Agnes in the Jedburgh Union Wkhse in 1871 

[Torwoodlee]

Correction, I have the death certificate now, thanks to your excellent detective skills gnu!  I just can't get that birth certificate for some reason!

 

[Gadget]

Correction, I have the death certificate now, thanks to your excellent detective skills gnu!  I just can't get that birth certificate for some reason!

 

It might be that it was registered in 1857 because the birth was so late in December.
Search  for Hood, no first name, Rox, Jedburgh 1856-57.


gnu