Hello dobfarm, Goughy Bumblebee and All
Thank you for the suggestions.
The Selby Land Tax of 1781 indicates a J Hood and later a Mr Hood was an 'Occupier' of a Tenement at Selby, if John Hood was a dissenter around that time, it could be that "George Hood of Selby" (marr. Selby 1815) was linked to this John Hood and actually born Selby, but not baptised by the Church and therefore no baptism/birth record in the Selby Parish Register.
I get the impression that some dissenters might have changed faiths, John Hood buried Selby 1819 could have gone back to Selby Parish Church, or his burial was permitted, whereas George may have had another faith. I am led to believe that some non-conformist records acquired by Archives, may not be online.
Maudland Hood married Selby 1794 (alias Morland and Mordland Turner after her marriage) was born/baptised Scarborough daughter of John Hood of Selby, mariner, married to Elizabeth Spencer and linked to John Spencer of Scarborough, according to the birth of Charles and Morland Turner's first child at Selby.
We intend to come to Hull soon and see what John Hood/s we can find in the Mariners records they hold, also they have some Selby Manor records, as George was a Tenant of Lord Petrie at Selby in 1812 and some records of Selby Abbey to see if dissenters are mentioned. I want to rule out the Burial Indexes of the large Hull Cemeteries, as a John Hood sailed out of Hull a fair bit. We also want to see what the Scarborough Mariner records they hold too, at Hull History Centre, before spreading the net over a wider area.
Thanks for you continued interest and suggestions, but I also want to search John Hood of Selby Mariner, married to Jane buried Selby 1803.
Kind regards, Mark