Mystery Wood Family

[gnorman]

Hi everyone, I am just trying to find the family of my great great great grandfather.

I have a copy of the wedding certificate of my 3x grandfather Alfred Herbert Wood as follows;

1898 - Marriage solemnized at the Registry Office,
 in the district of Oldham, 8th May 1898
Groom: Alfred Herbert Wood         Age: 25 years, bachelor
Profession: General Labourer
Address: 1 Court 2, West Edmund Street, Oldham
Grooms father: Henry John Wood         Profession: Railway Signal Fitter
Bride:   Maria Annie Egan            Age: 21 years, spinster
Profession: N/A
Address: 1 Court 2, West Edmund Street, Oldham
Bride’s father: Michael Egan         Profession: General Labourer
Witnessed by: Louisa Hayley, Mary Newman   

I am told by the family that he moved up from London to help build some factories in Oldham. I have Alfred and Maria on the census in Oldham but nothing for his family and no real leads other than the fathers name on the wedding certificate. I have seen several family trees listing Alfreds father as another Alfred but I feel this marriage certificate proves this to be incorrect and they provide no evidence of any link to this other Alfred.

1901 Census, 31st March
Address: 60 Wickertree Lane, Failsworth, Oldham
Name: Ann Egan            Born: Ireland         Age: 63
Relation to House Owner: Mother in law   Occupation: N/A
Name: Michael Egan            Born: Ireland         Age: 60
Relation to House Owner: Father in law   Occupation: Bricklayers Labourer
Name: Alfred H Wood         Born: Islington, London   Age: 27
Relation to House Owner: Head      Occupation: Bricklayers Labourer
Name: Annie Wood            Born: Failsworth, Lancs   Age: 1
Relation to House Owner: Daughter   Occupation: N/A
Name: Louisa Wood            Born: Failsworth, Lancs   Age: 11mo
Relation to House Owner: Daughter   Occupation: Bricklayers Labourer
Name: Maria A Wood         Born: Manchester, Lancs   Age: 24
Relation to House Owner: Wife      Occupation: N/A
Name: William Wood         Born: Failsworth, Lancs   Age: 2
Relation to House Owner: Son      Occupation: N/A

1911 Census, 2nd April
Address:   60 Wickertree Lane, Failsworth, Oldham (6 Rooms)
Name: Alfred Herbert Wood         Born: London, Middlesex   Age: 38
Relation to House Owner: Head      Occupation: General Labourer
Place of Work: Contracter         Number of Years Married: 13
Number of Children Born: 5      Number of Children Living: 4
Name: Maria Wood            Born: Manchester, Lancs   Age: 34
Relation to House Owner: Wife      Occupation: N/A
Place of Work: N/A            Number of Years Married: 13
Number of Children Born: 5      Number of Children Living: 4
Name: William Wood         Born: Failsworth, Lancs   Age: 12
Relation to House Owner: Son      Occupation: N/A
Name: Annie Wood            Born: Failsworth, Lancs   Age: 11
Relation to House Owner: Daughter   Occupation: N/A
Name: Beatrice Wood         Born: Failsworth, Lancs   Age: 8
Relation to House Owner: Daughter   Occupation: N/A
Name: Herbert Wood            Born: Failsworth, Lancs   Age: 4
Relation to House Owner: Son      Occupation: N/A

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Luke

[avm228]

So he was supposedly born in Islington around 1872-3. Will have a look.

[Meelystar]

Just a possibility, I’m sure you will get some experts weighing in soon! What if he was originally Herbert and added the Alfred later? There is a 1881 census for an Herbert Wood born 1873 Islington living with parents Henry John (a Carpenter) and Elizabeth. Mothers maiden name is Sidney.
Henry John remarries in 1901 and he is with wife Matilda in 1901 he is still listed as a carpenter but his neighbour is a railway signal fitter. Perhaps Henry worked as one too although though he considered himself to be a carpenter.

[Meelystar]

This Herbert had a brother and a sister Louisa Caroline, when she marries in 1884 she describes her father as a signal fitter. The brother describes him carpenter though 

[avm228]

That is a promising family.

Birth registration: Herbert Wood, mmn Sidney, Mar qtr 1872 Islington 1b 371.

[Dundee]

I agree - I was looking at them too but couldn't work out the carpenter/signal fitter thing 

Debra 

[Dundee]

I just realised that his sister Louisa HAYLEY was a witness at his marriage.  Time for bed I think.

Debra 

[amondg]

Here is the sister's marriage at All Saints Hackney 20 January 1884

David Haley age 20 of 63 Chatsworth Road, salesman in china and glass.
 Father Nicholas Haley Clerk at the General Post Office
Louisa Caroline Wood age 19 of 63 Chatsworth Road,
Father Henry John Wood, Signal Fitter
Witness Thomas Hollam?, Mary Anne Woodman

Her birth registered Islington 1864 mothers maiden name Sidney

[amondg]

1881 census 40 Blackstock Road St Mary Islington

Henry John Wood 48 Carpenter born Paddington
Elizabeth 49    born St Pancras
Louisa Caroline 17 born Islington
Arthur 11 born Islington
*Herbert 9 born Islington


GRO Index
Louisa Caroline 1864 mothers maiden name Sidney reg Islington
Henry James 1866 died 1867 age 1  same info
Sidney 1867 died 1869 age 2  same info
Arthur Albert 1869   mmn Sidney
Herbert 1872 mmn Sidney

1871 the family is at 2 Clifton Terr at 3 Clifton Terr is a John Sidney and family possible brother to Elizabeth Wood nee Sidney.

Henry John Wood 28 - Carpenter father John Wood - Carpenter
married 3 August 1862 Holy Trinity Grays Inn Road, Hackney
Elizabeth Sidney 29 father James - Bricklayer
Witness James Sidney and Mary Ann Windsor.