Hello Goughy and All
Been considering that nearly all of James and Sarah Hood's children and especially the latter ones were boys. Therefore, James and Sarah Hood may not have had enough girls, to follow exactly as those names above, where we have matched both first and middle name of three children to an ancestor of James and Sarah Hood.
Therefore, only the boys middle name (surname Pearson, or Alfred) might apply, if the boy/s was/were named after a female ancestor:-
Perhaps George was an illegitimate child of an Elizabeth Cook, by a Hood, or John Hood the mariner of Selby had 'liaisons' in other other Ports or harbours.
Allegation/Bond[?] and Marriage
Banbridge Hood aged 22 (b. abt. 1746) and Elizabeth Pearson aged 24 (b. abt. 1744), York 14 December 1768.
Banbridge Hood marriage, St Mary, Beverley 15 December 1768.
As well as wanting to check more on Gateshead 1st October 1786 to see if the suggestion can be proven.
I will also try and check out the above Banbridge / Bainbridge because:-
I'm fairly certain Beverley was mentioned and not a product of my imagination problem, as I thought as a child fancy calling a place after a girl's name.
There were Banbridge / Bambridge / Bainbridge HOOD born Selby (seems only one baptism in transcriptions, but can't be sure) and although he died and his twin appeared to die, possibly a side-ways Hood relative named their son the same.
Bainbridge surname is appearing in "The Annual Monitor" one instance, is a couple where she has died a Quaker aged 80, taking her birth back into the 18th Century.
Although Bainbridge Hood, does not seem to feature, in the Society of Friends.
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The Archives which hold some Yorkshire Quaker records including Selby, have implied, to expect a lengthy hunt, over more than one visit to do James childrens births, along with the Meetings records and then look at other Quaker places!
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Also got to consider (as suggested on Rootschat), possibly my George was illegitimate. Also, I have this feeling of George Hood being educated but turning his back on a privileged life, or being paid off to disappear and make a life of his own, hence, buying the Cooper business at Selby.
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But seeing dobfarm's find, a George Hood as Occupier in the 1813 Land Tax at Knottingley, coincidentally with a George Wilkinson the owner, showing up for only one year, makes me think stopover, enroute from somewhere, or George Wilkinson himself was involved, or perhaps George Hood's first abode at around the age of about 26.
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Anyway, I can bet the very record I need is tucked away in an archive and not online.
It was clear that one of James Hood's descendants, were also searching their origin and seem to be stuck too.
We'll have to holiday in Yorkshire soon, perhaps some shops, might entice Mrs H?
Kind regards to you all, Mark
EDIT: sorry but noticed I had missed off HOOD surname for the Banbridge / Bambridge /Bainbridge Hood events at Selby.