Very true dobfarm. But his age in the army record is consistent with a 1737 birth.
Regarding the lack of the Gibson name in children - we just can't find a link from this couple to George. The same could be said for John Hood in Selby with 'wife' Jane or his first wife Elizabeth - we can't find a link.
In a time where it was popular and traditional to name your children after your parents -we would possibly expect George and Sarah to at least name a daughter Elizabeth or maybe Jane, if the above scenarios were correct.
Two of their children William and Mary possibly show they were following a naming pattern given Sarah Russels parentage.
In ancestry, having an exact date year of birth and baptism same year as birth, when entry of birth year calculated from age given or
more given from the actual person themselves when alive living , and family forename passed down in in children/ grand children is usually acceptable near proof in when info is limited or poor.
Finding a candidate baptism with a near same year to match of birth and family forename, that cannot be eliminated as another persons life, is near impossible, the fathers trade of occupation if known or a same father forename found in the same location as a baptism with a occupation that a son follows-- can add substance.
We have George death year 1845 age at burial 60 , death certificate age 60 and
the important one George Hood when alive himself giving his age as 28 in 1815 at marriage, the year is between 1786 and 1787.
An Anglican Church of England parish entry. George Hood baptism 1786, father John Hood Gateshead and a John Hood who was a publican in the Ship Inn in Gateshead who served
brewRichard Gibson dad from Newcastle Hallgate
George Hood d 1845 was a
brewer
George Hood bapt 1786 Gateshead cannot be eliminated
as cannot be identified as another George Hood with a future life after baptism
George Hood died 1845 had a son called John Hood and who has a son called George Hood - Mark's ancestor.
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George Hood died 1845 was
not a Quaker at burial
his wife Sarah Hood nee Russel died 1879 was
not a Quaker at burial
Sarah Russel was baptism 1793 Anglican church of England
George and Sarah married Anglican church of England 1815
All George and Sarah's children were baptized Anglican church of England
