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Benjamin Wood 1849–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JUL 1849

Birth Location: The Hill, Halesowen, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 11 MAR 1931

Death Location: Sandfield House, 12 Stream Road, Wordsley, Kingswinford, Staffor

Father: John Woods

Mother: Hannah Hutton

Spouse(s): Harriet Cross, Emma Louisa

Children(s): George Wood, Mary Wood, Alice Wood, William Wood, Walter Wood, Ellen Wood, Martha Wood, Joseph Wood, Emma Stephenson, Anne Hammond, Florrie Wood, Benjamin Wood, Ethel Wood, Vera Jones, Esther Wood, David Wood, Thomas Wood, Gladys Wood, Elizabeth Wood, John Wood, Harriet Wood, Margaret Wood

Benjamin Wood was born in 1849 in The Hill, Halesowen, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Woods And Hannah Hutton. In 1851, Benjamin Wood resided in The Hill, Worcestershire, England. In 1861, Benjamin Wood resided in Hill, Worcestershire, England. Benjamin Wood married Emma Louisa, Harriet R Cross, and had children including Alice Wood, Anne Leah Hammond, Benjamin Wood, David Wood, Elizabeth Wood, Ellen Wood, Emma Louise Stephenson, Esther Lilian Wood, Ethel Edith Wood, Florrie Wood, George Amos Wood, Gladys D Wood, Harriet Ann Wood, John Edward Wood, Joseph H Wood, Margaret Wood, Martha Wood, Mary Jane Wood, Thomas Evelen Wood, Vera Jones, Walter H Wood, William Isaac Wood. Benjamin Wood passed away in 1931 in Sandfield House, 12 Stream Road, Wordsley, Kingswinford, Staffor.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wood was born in 1849 in The Hill, Halesowen, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Woods And Hannah Hutton.
  • In 1851, Benjamin Wood resided in The Hill, Worcestershire, England.
  • In 1861, Benjamin Wood resided in Hill, Worcestershire, England.
  • Benjamin Wood married Emma Louisa, Harriet R Cross, and had children including Alice Wood, Anne Leah Hammond, Benjamin Wood, David Wood, Elizabeth Wood, Ellen Wood, Emma Louise Stephenson, Esther Lilian Wood, Ethel Edith Wood, Florrie Wood, George Amos Wood, Gladys D Wood, Harriet Ann Wood, John Edward Wood, Joseph H Wood, Margaret Wood, Martha Wood, Mary Jane Wood, Thomas Evelen Wood, Vera Jones, Walter H Wood, William Isaac Wood.
  • Benjamin Wood passed away in 1931 in Sandfield House, 12 Stream Road, Wordsley, Kingswinford, Staffor.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Woods
1821–1862
Birth Location: Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
JW
Hannah Hutton
1820–1898
Birth Location: Northfield, Worcestershire, England
HH

Spouses(s)

Harriet Cross
1851–1888
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
HC
Emma Louisa
1868–1946
Birth Location: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
EL

Children(s)

George Wood
1893–1964
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
GW
Mary Wood
1878–
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
MW
Alice Wood
1873–
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
AW
William Wood
1897–1922
Birth Location: Hyde, Kinver, Staffordshire, England
WW
Walter Wood
1886–
Birth Location: Stourbridge
WW
Ellen Wood
1878–1959
Birth Location: Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
EW
Martha Wood
1884–1966
Birth Location: Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
MW
Joseph Wood
1889–1920
Birth Location: Hyde, Kinver, Staffordshire, England
JW
Emma Stephenson
1904–1983
Birth Location: Hyde, Kinver, Staffordshire, England
ES
Anne Hammond
1914–1997
Birth Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
AH
Florrie Wood
1901–1997
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
FW
Benjamin Wood
1891–1917
Birth Location: Wollaston, Staffordshire, England
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Ethel Wood
1895–1967
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
EW
Vera Jones
1905–1985
Birth Location: Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
VJ
Esther Wood
1908–1992
Birth Location: Bramley Head, Yorkshire, England
EW
David Wood
1892–1902
Birth Location: Hyde, Kinver, Staffordshire, England
DW
Thomas Wood
1899–1979
Birth Location: Hyde, Kinver, Staffordshire, England
TW
Gladys Wood
1911–1994
Birth Location: Hyde, Kinver, Worcestershire, England
GW
Elizabeth Wood
1873–
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
EW
John Wood
1875–1950
Birth Location: Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England
JW
Harriet Wood
1881–1886
Birth Location: England
HW
Margaret Wood
1885–1884
Birth Location: England
MW

Benjamin Wood's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wood
1849–1931
Birth Place: The Hill, Halesowen, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Woods
1821–1862
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Hannah Hutton
1820–1898
Northfield, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Wood
1788–1864
Beoley, Worcestershire, England
Esther Lea
1795–1851
England
James Hutton
1789–1861
Halesowen, Worcs
Mary Cook
1798–
Bromsgrove, Worcs, England
Great-Grandparents
John Woods
1760–
Mary Moore
1760–
James Hutton
1757–1824
Mary Hipkiss
1764–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Moore
1718–1782
Ann Taylor
1720–
James Hutton
1719–1781
Susanna Hadley
1731–1799
Joseph Hipkiss
1709–1766
Esther Darby
1713–1793

Benjamin Wood's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Wood (6 JUL 1849–11 MAR 1931) m. Harriet (R) Cross (1851–12 MAR 1888) m. Emma Louisa (MAR 1868–14 JAN 1946)
  1. 1. George (Amos) Wood 1893–1964 m. Edith (Maria) Mellor 1895–1954
    1. 1. George (Amos) Wood 1916–1970 m. Sarah (Ann) Ray 1918–1995
      1. 1. Carol (Ann) Wood 1946–2016 m. Mr (Michael) Dodgson 1947–2022 m. Derek (John) Brotherhood 1936–2000
    2. 2. Annie (Evelyn) Wood 1923–1925
    3. 3. Violet (Muriel) Wood 1927–1986
    4. 4. Victor (M) Wood 1929–2009
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Wood 1878– m. Howard (Charles) Stanton 1882–1917
    1. 1. Howard (Charles) Stanton 1904–
  3. 3. Alice Wood 1873–
  4. 4. William (Isaac) Wood 1897–1922
  5. 5. Walter (H) Wood 1886–
  6. 6. Ellen Wood 1878–1959 m. Albert (William) Faulkner 1873–
    1. 1. Eveline Faulkner 1900–
    2. 2. Rhoda Faulkner 1867–
  7. 7. Martha Wood 1884–1966 m. Joseph (Robert) Thompson 1881–
  8. 8. Joseph (H) Wood 1889–1920
  9. 9. Emma (Louise) Stephenson 1904–1983 m. Thomas Stephenson 1900–1956
  10. 10. Anne (Leah) Hammond 1914–1997
  11. 11. Florrie Wood 1901–1997 m. Karl Williamson 1905–
  12. 12. Benjamin Wood 1891–1917 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Dearn 1896–
    1. 1. Benjamin (F) Hadley 1904–1968
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Hadley) III 1930–2015
  13. 13. Ethel (Edith) Wood 1895–1967 m. Joseph (Edward) Higgins 1893–1971
    1. 1. Ethel (Edith) Higgins 1916–1999
    2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Higgins 1918–2000
    3. 3. William (Henry) Higgins 1925–1986
    4. 4. Hilda Higgins 1923–2009
    5. 5. Lilian (R) Higgins 1920–2007 m. Unknown Turner 1918–1969
  14. 14. Vera Jones 1905–1985 m. Charles (Ivor) Jones 1902–1967
  15. 15. Esther (Lilian) Wood 1908–1992
  16. 16. David Wood 1892–1902
  17. 17. Thomas (Evelen) Wood 1899–1979 m. Gladys (M) Leedham 1900–
    1. 1. Lulu (Myles) Hadley 1913–1994
    2. 2. David (L) Hadley 1915–1991
    3. 3. Esther Hadley 1905–1974
      1. 1. Charles (Roger) Lacey 1937–2008
  18. 18. Gladys (D) Wood 1911–1994
  19. 19. Elizabeth Wood 1873–
  20. 20. John (Edward) Wood 1875–1950 m. Clara (Harriet) Groves 1876–
    1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Wood 1900–1975
  21. 21. Harriet (Ann) Wood 1881–1886
  22. 22. Margaret Wood 1885–1884

Benjamin Wood's Timeline

16 Records

1849
6 JUL 1849
Birth of Benjamin Wood in The Hill, Halesowen, Staffordshire, England
The Hill, Halesowen, Staffordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 2
Benjamin Wood resided here in The Hill, Worcestershire, England
The Hill, Worcestershire, England
1861
1861
Age 12
Benjamin Wood resided here in Hill, Worcestershire, England
Hill, Worcestershire, England
1871
1871
Age 22
Benjamin Wood resided here in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 32
Benjamin Wood resided here in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 42
Benjamin Wood resided here in Wollaston, Worcestershire, England
Wollaston, Worcestershire, England
1901
1901
Age 52
Benjamin Wood resided here in Kinver, Staffordshire, England
Kinver, Staffordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 52
Benjamin Wood resided here in Kinver, Staffordshire, England
Kinver, Staffordshire, England
1911
1911
Age 62
Benjamin Wood resided here in 8 Brades Villiage, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
8 Brades Villiage, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
1911
2 APR 1911
Age 62
Benjamin Wood resided here in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
1911
2 APR 1911
Age 62
Benjamin Wood resided here in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
1911
2 APR 1911
Age 62
Benjamin Wood resided here in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
1917
1917
Age 68
Benjamin Wood resided here in 8 Upper Salop St, Brades Village Oldbury, Staffs
8 Upper Salop St, Brades Village Oldbury, Staffs
1917
1917
Age 68
Benjamin Wood resided here in Salop
Salop
1931
16 MAR 1931
Age 82
Burial of Benjamin Wood in Stourbridge Cemetery
Stourbridge Cemetery
1931
11 MAR 1931
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Wood in Sandfield House, 12 Stream Road, Wordsley, Kingswinford, Staffor
Sandfield House, 12 Stream Road, Wordsley, Kingswinford, Staffor

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1849
    Event Place: The Hill, Halesowen, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2669; Folio: 14; Page: 7
    [2] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 17352; Schedule Number: 145
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2064; Folio: 53; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542911
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2034; Folio: 205; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87441
    [5] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988, Place: Kinfare, Staffordshire, England; Date Range: 1883 - 1906; Film Number: 1471067
    [6] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2861; Folio: 92; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341686
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2064; Folio: 53; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542911
    [8] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2034; Folio: 205; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87441
    [9] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988, Place: Kinfare, Staffordshire, England; Date Range: 1883 - 1906; Film Number: 1471067
    [10] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2861; Folio: 92; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341686
    [11] Public Member Trees
    [12] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2669; Folio: 14; Page: 7
    [13] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2304; Folio: 72; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6097414
    [14] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1931
    Event Place: Stourbridge Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: 8 Upper Salop St, Brades Village Oldbury, Staffs
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; London, England, UK; War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War Wo363
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2669; Folio: 14; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1931
    Event Place: Sandfield House, 12 Stream Road, Wordsley, Kingswinford, Staffor
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wollaston, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2304; Folio: 72; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6097414

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Kinver, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: The Hill, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2034; Folio: 205; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87441
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2034; Folio: 205; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87441

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Hill, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2064; Folio: 53; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542911
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2064; Folio: 53; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2861; Folio: 92; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341686
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2861; Folio: 92; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341686

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 8 Brades Villiage, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 APR 1911
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Salop

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Kinver, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2669; Folio: 14; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 APR 1911
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 17352; Schedule Number: 145

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 APR 1911
    Event Place: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
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