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Derek Wood 1934–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1934

Birth Location: Batley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 26 Jan 2023

Death Location: 189, leeds, old, road, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Father: Wilfred Wood

Mother: Gladys Burgin

Spouse(s): Rita Wood

Children(s):

The story of Derek Wood began in 1934 in Batley, Yorkshire, England. Derek Wood married Rita Wood, and had children including Alison Wood, Beverley France, Fran Wood. Derek Wood passed away in 2023 in 189, leeds, old, road, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Derek Wood began in 1934 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.
  • Derek Wood married Rita Wood, and had children including Alison Wood, Beverley France, Fran Wood.
  • Derek Wood passed away in 2023 in 189, leeds, old, road, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England.

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Derek Wood's Ancestors

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Derek Wood
1934–2023
Birth Place: Batley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Wilfred Chapman Wood
1904–1976
Durham, Durham, England
Gladys Burgin
1906–1967
Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Chapman Wood
1874–1947
Egton, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Wood
1877–1929
Goathland, Yorkshire, England
Annie Burnley
1882–1956
Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
James Burgin
1878–1934
Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wood
1851–1886
Nancy Ager
1848–1912
George Wilkinson
1846–1899
Elizabeth Vallence
1852–
John Burnley
1850–1913
Ann Dickinson
1849–1924
Henry Burgin
1851–1936
Eliza Frost
1859–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1823–1891
Isabella Wood
1823–1904
William Agar
1827–1868
Ann UNDERWOOD
1828–1890
John Wilkinson
1812–1880
Sarah Thompson
1813–1885
Rebecca Harland
1821–1902
Joseph Vallance
1825–1903
William Burnley
1811–
Amelia Squire
1816–
Cass Dickinson\Dickenson
1810–1879
Izzy Rodgers
1813–
George Burgan
1802–1872
Mary Metcalf
1808–1881
George Frost
1832–
(George) Frost
1831–1871

Derek Wood's Timeline

3 Records

1934
31 Oct 1934
Birth of Derek Wood in Batley, Yorkshire, England
Batley, Yorkshire, England
1955
Dec 1955
Age 21
Derek Wood was married in Spen Valley, Yorkshire West Riding
Spen Valley, Yorkshire West Riding
2023
26 Jan 2023
Age 89
Death of Derek Wood in 189, leeds, old, road, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England
189, leeds, old, road, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1934
    Event Place: Batley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 1955
    Event Place: Spen Valley, Yorkshire West Riding
    Record Source: England & Wales, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 2023
    Event Place: 189, leeds, old, road, Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019

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