Hello Dave and All
Thanks for the advice, I have had to ease off for a breather.
This Nicholson v. Nicholson 1830 -1837 Chancery Case (with the Bill pleadings and three answers), TNA, Kew, scanned and sent me, eventually turned up and it was triggered by the death of Samuel Nicholson of Snaith, who had various property, including numerous properties in Ousegate Selby [acquired by one Mr George Hood in 1838 to James Collinson of Selby].
The case does not seem to mention Hood, but William Bowland and Abraham Hodgson allege that they cannot carry out the trusts of the said Will [of Samuel Nicholson of Snaith] into execution without the aid and indemnity of a Court of Equity and the said Samuel Nicholson claims to be entitled to the real Estates of the said Testator by descent as his heir at Law.
[Samuel Nicholson being Heir at Law and mentioned in the 1838 Nicholson and Others (incl Hood) to James Collinson 1838 property Deed Registration].
However, the 1835 Petitition/Complaint (part) of the case ... Humbly Complaining shews unto your Lordship your Gratrix Charlotte Nicholson an infant under 21 years by George Smith of Armine Pastures in the County of York.
I had already discovered and mentioned on here how George Smith was also known as George Nicholson Smith of Armin when he gained his Apothecary Certificate. George Smith had married Nicholson's daughter.
Representatives of Charlotte daughter of George Smith and called in the case Charlotte Nicholson were also claiming a right to inherit, because her mother was a Nicholson.
I have the very same going on with two Hood families (not yet known if related to my George Hood of Selby), but another John Hood (not the one buried Selby 1819) was actually John Leadley, but is calling himself John Hood after his Grandfather John Hood of Nettleham (A Mr Leadley must have married or had a child by Miss Hood who was daughter of John Hood of Nettleham). In fact there are at least two children in this Hood family who are carrying the Hood name forward and taking their Grandfather Hood's surname, rather than their father's surname.
Male Hoods of Selby - Early to mid 18th Century
It seems the early male Hoods (alias Hudd and Hodd) of Selby have died off (buried Selby) without a surviving male Hood heir. For example Roger Hood of Selby, Samuel Hood of Selby (buried Thorganby) and looking at other examples (above), it seems children could have taken their Grandfather Hood surname (i.e. their mother's maiden name of Hood / nee Hood).
My Grandmother Hood side of my parents (died 1988) referring to the Hood side (when I was a small boy) said something about, names being carried forward from the previous generation, I thought later she meant forenames, but now I have found other examples of children taking their Grandfather's surname, I am begining to wonder if she meant carrying the surname Hood forward.
I am looking at the possibility that the Grandfather of George Hood of Selby was a Hood and his mother was a nee Hood.
Some Hoods were dissenters, so some records don't survive.
How and whether John Hood (aged 82, abode and buried Selby 1819) fit in, is still unclear. FindMyPast are claiming to have the Registers online, but I can't even find Maudland Hood's baptism image online, yet.
Planning to get up to Yorkshire and have a look.
Kind regards Mark
