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Cornelius Wood 1827–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1827

Birth Location: The Lee, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 23 Sep 1914

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Wood

Mother: Rebecca Barefoot

Spouse(s): Sarah Darke

Children(s): William Wood, Emily Wood, James Wood, Charlotte Wood, Harriet Wood

Cornelius Wood was born in 1827 in The Lee, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Wood And Rebecca Barefoot. Cornelius Wood married Sarah Darke, and had children including Charlotte Elizabeth Wood, Emily Wood, Harriet Amelia Wood, James Charles Wood, William Henry Wood. Cornelius Wood passed away in 1914 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Wood was born in 1827 in The Lee, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Wood And Rebecca Barefoot.
  • Cornelius Wood married Sarah Darke, and had children including Charlotte Elizabeth Wood, Emily Wood, Harriet Amelia Wood, James Charles Wood, William Henry Wood.
  • Cornelius Wood passed away in 1914 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wood
1795–1869
Birth Location: Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
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Rebecca Barefoot
1796–1878
Birth Location: Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Darke
1826–1891
Birth Location: Sidbury, Sidmouth, Devon, England
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Children(s)

William Wood
1852–1937
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Emily Wood
1849–1877
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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James Wood
1851–1857
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Charlotte Wood
1857–1857
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Harriet Wood
1857–1857
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Cornelius Wood's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Wood
1827–1914
Birth Place: The Lee, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Wood
1795–1869
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Rebecca Barefoot
1796–1878
Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Avery Wood
1768–1835
Great Missenden Buckinghamshire England
Hannah Aldridge
1764–1836
Great Missenden Buckinghamshire England
John Barefoot
1762–1800
Hardwick, Buckinghamshire
Ann Monk
1762–
Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Wood
1749–
Thomas Barefoot
1727–1800
Rebecca Griffin
1739–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1703–1782
Jane Carter
1708–1780
Thomas Griffin
1713–
Rachel White
1718–

Cornelius Wood's Descendants

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Cornelius Wood (27 May 1827–23 Sep 1914) m. Sarah Darke (10 Sep 1826–9 Dec 1891)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Wood 1852–1937 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Taylor 1856–1924
    1. 1. Louis (Taylor) Wood 1886–1954 m. Doris (Catherine) Burt 1892–1991
      1. 1. Louis (Burton "Grandpa") Wood 1916–1982 m. Dorothy (Faustina “Nana”) Goff 1933–2006 m. Idell (Virginia Hess "Ex) Wife" 1924–1993
        1. 1. Barbara ("Barb" Jean) Wood 1945– m. Richard (John Hill "Ex) Husband" 1931–2006
      2. 2. Barbara (Esther) Wood 1917–2005 m. Roy (Lyman) Hunt 1909–1973
    2. 2. Milton (Darke) Wood 1884–1967 m. Gertrude (Amelia) Schmelzinger 1895–1970 m. Marcia (Estella) Wright 1885–1942
      1. 1. Robert (Douglas "Bob" Wood) Sr. 1920–2013 m. Jeanross Selzam 1921–1989
      2. 2. William (Austin) Wood 1915–1985 m. Robina (Isabel) Brass 1916–1999
    3. 3. Walter (Cornelius) Wood 1888–1950 m. Marion (Hall) Townsend 1886–1962
      1. 1. Cornelius Wood 1922–2007 m. Vergalyn (“Vergie” May) Cone 1923–2015
        1. 1. Gary (Allan) Wood 1943–1965
    4. 4. Arthur (Brownell) Wood 1881–1962 m. Beda (M.) Blomster 1890–1974
      1. 1. Arthur (Brownell) Wood 1922–2007 m. Jane Howard 1931–2020
    5. 5. William (Rufus) Wood 1890–1963 m. Margaret (Eliza) Hobbs 1891–
      1. 1. Constance (Elizabeth) Wood 1924–2012 m. Daniel (Vieira) Norte 1923–2011
      2. 2. Robert (Craig) Wood 1926–2000
      3. 3. Rosemary (Louise) Wood 1918–1974 m. Joseph (George) Christ 1914–1984
  2. 2. Emily Wood 1849–1877 m. John (Dimick) Robinson 1845–1925
    1. 1. George (Henry) Robinson 1874–1951 m. Jane (Mair) Dalziel 1868–1952
      1. 1. Sheldon (Dalziel) Robinson 1902–1973 m. Gertrude (Louise) Harraghy 1910–1979
    2. 2. Sarah (Wood) Robinson 1871–1940 m. Zeno (Sterry) Waterman 1871–1944
      1. 1. Sterry (Robinson) Waterman 1901–1984 m. Frances (Chadbourne) Knight 1906–1975
    3. 3. John (Emil) Robinson 1877–1960 m. Alice (Isabel) Stark 1872–
      1. 1. Lawrence (Reginald) Robinson 1899–1960 m. Dorothy (Horton) Bradford 1899–1970
      2. 2. Earle (Prestwich) Robinson 1900–1972
      3. 3. Emil (Dimick) Robinson 1902–1988 m. Florence (Augusta) Dunham 1903–1999
        1. 1. Florence (Emily) Robinson 1924–
      4. 4. Alice (Isabel) Robinson 1904–1976 m. Ivan (Philip) Shaw 1907–1991
        1. 1. Marilyn (Florence) Shaw 1928–2009
        2. 2. Grace (Isabel) Shaw 1927–2025
  3. 3. James (Charles) Wood 1851–1857
  4. 4. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Wood 1857–1857
  5. 5. Harriet (Amelia) Wood 1857–1857

Cornelius Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 May 1827
Birth of Cornelius Wood in The Lee, Buckinghamshire, England
The Lee, Buckinghamshire, England
1914
23 Sep 1914
Age 87
Death of Cornelius Wood in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1827
    Event Place: The Lee, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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