Thank you for replies.
Difficult to say when George Hood began business associations with Quakers and Independents, but 1830s and certainly by 1839, George Hood is renting / occupying premises of William Procter a known Quaker.
Some of those, that George Hood was knocking about with, or mentioned in Hood documents (as his Tenants) seem to be a mix of Independents and Quakers.
All six Hood Quaker burials for George and Sarah Hood and their four adult unmarried children
state "Not in Membership" or
"Not a Member". George Hood's age is given as 60 years.
Perhaps some Independents had their children baptised as an insurance, as the Parish Church would bury baptised children without a fuss.
I've seen a latter half 19th century child burial (unbaptised) report, where the parents were forced to find a more friendly minister in another village to bury their child, but then stand outside the boundary wall of the Parish Church during the service and committal, as they did not share their Parish Church beliefs.
I noted in the 1845 Registers that some were going to Parishes some distance away for burial.
Church grave yards were overflowing (bodies were being dug up, to bury more) and perhaps Churches were saying you must go back to Birth Parish?
Having a Marriage Allegation and Bond and then not getting married quick, suggests:-
a) no local birth / baptism record
b) dissenting
c) they wanted to marry quick (but George & Sarah did not marry for just over two full months)
d) they wanted to marry without publishing Banns, more private (but George & Sarah advertised their marriage in the newspaper)
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Marriage_Allegations,_Bonds_and_Licences_in_England_and_WalesPossibly George Hood was:-
i) born an Independent (where no records exist)
ii) too busy working to go to church
iii) burnt his bridges with his family
iv) going back to his Parish of birth would give away who he really was, or a scandal
v) came from a distant place (but supposed to be born Yorkshire / also had the means to pay for transport)
vi) an Orphan left on Church steps / illegitimate
No reference to George Hood, asking the Quakers to bury him, so I don't know why this was said in an email, suggesting perhaps another record.
Sarah Hood's burial on 30th November 1879 was read out to the York Monthly Meeting on the 14th of 1st Mo. [January] 1880, obviously I am going to request the Meeting Minutes next. This entry has a redesigned page, allowing for this to be noted.
George Hood leaves quite a conundrum!
I feel that is him at Knottingley, but that just leaves another question, why Rent for a year in 1813 when you have rented premises at Selby in 1812.
Perhaps Wren Lane Selby was purely his business premises to begin with, NO evidence to show George Hood trained as a Cooper.
Regards Mark
