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Alexander Hood 1811–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1811

Birth Location: Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 July 1873

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: John Hood

Mother: Isabel Wood

Spouse(s): Catherine Wood

Children(s): Mary Hood, Alison Hood, Jane Hood, George Hood, Alexander Hood, Hugh Hood, John Hood, Catherine Hood, William Hood, John Hood

Alexander Hood was born in 1811 in Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of John Hood And Isabel Wood. In 1861, Alexander Hood resided in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1870, Alexander Hood resided in Auckland East, Auckland, New Zealand. Alexander Hood married Catherine Wood, and had children including Alexander Hood, Alison Hood, Catherine Hood, George Hood, Hugh Hood, Jane Hood, John Hood, Mary Louise Hood, William Hood. Alexander Hood passed away in 1873 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Alexander Hood was born in 1811 in Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of John Hood And Isabel Wood.
  • In 1861, Alexander Hood resided in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1870, Alexander Hood resided in Auckland East, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Alexander Hood married Catherine Wood, and had children including Alexander Hood, Alison Hood, Catherine Hood, George Hood, Hugh Hood, Jane Hood, John Hood, Mary Louise Hood, William Hood.
  • Alexander Hood passed away in 1873 in New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hood
1765–1842
Birth Location: Linton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
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Isabel Wood
1768–1845
Birth Location: Hownam, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Wood
1815–1887
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire
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Children(s)

Mary Hood
1858–1936
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland,
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Alison Hood
1840–1887
Birth Location: Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jane Hood
1849–
Birth Location: Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
JH
George Hood
1852–1926
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, , Scotland
GH
Alexander Hood
1854–
Birth Location: Dundonald, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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Hugh Hood
1845–1879
Birth Location: Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
HH
John Hood
1844–1922
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
JH
Catherine Hood
1838–1841
Birth Location: Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
CH
William Hood
1843–1922
Birth Location: Newton, Ayrshire
WH
John Hood
1844–1911
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
JH

Alexander Hood's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Hood
1811–1873
Birth Place: Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
John Hood
1765–1842
Linton, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
Isabel Wood
1768–1845
Hownam, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Hood's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Hood (15 Jan 1811–26 July 1873) m. Catherine Wood (1815–16 Nov 1887)
  1. 1. Mary (Louise) Hood 1858–1936 m. John (George Wesley) Griffin 1854–1932
    1. 1. George (Warden) Griffin 1887–1979 m. Kathleen (Vera Maidstone) Pearson 1894–1974
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Griffin 1925–2017 m. (Jenny) (Jane Lyons) Rothera 1925–2010
      2. 2. Margaret (Ethel (Meg)) Griffin 1919–2012 m. Walter ((Wal) Sydney) McGrath 1919–1999
      3. 3. Gordon (Horace) Griffin 1920–2004 m. Hazel (Miriam) Young 1924–2016
      4. 4. Alec (George) Griffin 1927–1988 m. Eileen (Alice) Osborne 1929–2017
      5. 5. Maurice ((Mike) Neil) Griffin 1929–2014 m. Pare ((Pauline)) Weera 1928–2008
      6. 6. Norma (Mary (Puss)) Griffin 1922–1993 m. Frederick (Edward "Ted") Wilson 1915–2005
      7. 7. Ada (Vera) Griffin 1926–2015
      8. 8. Winifred (Clare) Griffin 1932–2018 m. Kerry (Ayling) Ashby 1928–2015
    2. 2. Frank (Morgan) Griffin 1901–1975
    3. 3. Charles (Edward) Griffin 1898–1980
    4. 4. Horace (Fennel) Griffin 1890–1917
    5. 5. Evangeline (Kate) Griffin 1881–1953
    6. 6. Susannah (Alice) Griffin 1884–1959
    7. 7. Cyril (Rupert) Griffin 1895–1955
    8. 8. John (Wesley) Griffin 1885–1975 m. Ella (Millicent) Barraclough 1889–1968
      1. 1. Kathleen (Mary) Griffin 1917–2012 m. Robert (Edward) Johnston 1914–2003
      2. 2. Joyce (Fletcher) Griffin 1921–1991
        1. 1. Roger (Lawford) Buckley 1946–1947
    9. 9. Samuel (Alick (Alec) Jackson) Griffin 1879–1903
  2. 2. Alison Hood 1840–1887
  3. 3. Jane Hood 1849–
  4. 4. George Hood 1852–1926
  5. 5. Alexander Hood 1854–
  6. 6. Hugh Hood 1845–1879
  7. 7. John Hood 1844–1922
  8. 8. Catherine Hood 1838–1841
  9. 9. William Hood 1843–1922
  10. 10. John Hood 1844–1911

Alexander Hood's Timeline

4 Records

1811
15 Jan 1811
Birth of Alexander Hood in Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 50
Alexander Hood resided here in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
1870
1870-1871
Age 59
Alexander Hood resided here in Auckland East, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland East, Auckland, New Zealand
1873
26 July 1873
Age 62
Death of Alexander Hood in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1811
    Event Place: Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 4; Page: 8; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_84

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Dundonald; ED: 4; Page: 8; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_84

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870-1871
    Event Place: Auckland East, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1870-1871

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1873
    Event Place: New Zealand
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