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Helen Wood 1820 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Oct 1898

Death Location: Easter Breedless, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland

Father: James Wood

Mother: Mary Walls

Spouse(s): Alexander Grant

Children(s): Isabella Grant, Mary Grant, Bathia Grant, James Grant

In 1820, Helen Wood entered the world in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Wood and Mary Rose Walls. In 1851, Helen Wood resided in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. In 1851, Helen Wood established residence. Helen Wood married Alexander Grant, and had children including Isabella Grant, Mary Grant, Bathia Grant, James Grant. Helen Wood passed away in 1898 in Easter Breedless, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Helen Wood entered the world in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Wood and Mary Rose Walls.
  • In 1851, Helen Wood resided in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Helen Wood established residence.
  • Helen Wood married Alexander Grant, and had children including Isabella Grant, Mary Grant, Bathia Grant, James Grant.
  • Helen Wood passed away in 1898 in Easter Breedless, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wood
1790 – 1863
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
JW
Mary Walls
1795 – 1877
Birth Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MW

Spouses(s)

Alexander Grant
1821 – 1882
Birth Location: Rothes and Dundurcas, Morayshire, Scotland
AG

Children(s)

Isabella Grant
1843 – 1889
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
IG
Mary Grant
1843 – 1879
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banff, Scotland
MG
Bathia Grant
1846 – 1928
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banff, Scotland
BG
James Grant
1850 – 1903
Birth Location: Gamrie, Banff, Scotland
JG

Helen Wood's Ancestors

Self
Helen Wood
1820 – 1898
Birth Place: Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Wood
1790 – 1863
Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
Mary (Rose) Walls
1795 – 1877
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Wood
1752 – 1855
Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland.
Isabella Rankin
1760 – 1856
Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
John Walls
Great-Grandparents
John Wood
Ann Reid
William Rankin
Anne Reid
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Wood's Descendants

1.
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Helen Wood (1820 – 24 Oct 1898) m. Alexander Grant (16 Mar 1821 – 7 JAN 1882)
  1. 1. Isabella Grant (2 Dec 1843 – 7 Jun 1889) m. James Andrew (5 Jan 1847 – 11 JUL 1924)
    1. 1. Isabella Andrew (abt 1862 – )
    2. 2. James Andrew (18 OCT 1866 – 24 Aug 1942)
      1. 1. Edith (May) Andrew (1910 – )
        1. 1. Anthony (James) Williams-Short (31 Jan 1936 – 6 Oct 1974)
    3. 3. Alexander Andrew (18 Oct 1866 – )
    4. 4. Thomas Andrew (20 JUL 1870 – ) m. Jane (Collie) Munro (abt 1878 – )
      1. 1. James (A) Andrew (abt 1899 – )
      2. 2. Annie (M) Andrew (abt 1900 – )
    5. 5. John Andrew (3 Aug 1872 – 30 Sep 1944) m. Mary (Ann) Smith (28 NOV 1872 – 22 DEC 1904) m. Maria Westland (19 AUG 1881 – 11 OCT 1933) m. Christina MacDonald (ABT 1886 – 22 Feb 1964)
      1. 1. John Andrew (22 Jan 1896 – 02 Feb 1959) m. Lily (Irene Augusta) Dickin (30 JUN 1908 – 4 JAN 1998)
        1. 1. Norman (George) Andrew (9 APR 1935 – 28 Feb 2021) m. Wendy (Douglas) Mesnil (24 SEP 1940 – 24 JUN 2000)
        2. 2. Leslie (John) Andrew (23 MAY 1938 – ) m. Margaret (Enid) Martin (22 Sep 1943 – 26 Feb 2025)
        3. 3. Harry (James) Andrew (16 MAR 1942 – 1 Sep 2023) m. Pearl (Rebecca Preece) Little (14 APR 1937 – 11 Nov 2011)
      2. 2. Mary (Mair) Andrew (1898 – 1989) m. John Cruickshank
        1. 1. Moira (Barbara) Cruickshank (1927 – 22 JAN 2015) m. John (Mitchell Lyall) Brownie (1929 – 24 DEC 1995)
        2. 2. Jessie (R A) Cruickshank (1927-1929 – ) m. James Minty
      3. 3. Winifred (Isabella Grant) Andrew (10 NOV 1902 – 1995) m. George (Low) Watson (20 FEB 1890 – 6 DEC 1947)
      4. 4. William (George) Andrew (28 Jan 1906 – 30 NOV 1976) m. Annie McLean (ABT 1907 – 28 MAY 1971) m. Catherine (Allan) Rae
    6. 6. George Andrew (23 APR 1876 – 10 JUN 1935) m. Mary Beaton (26 JUN 1871 – 6 MAR 1953)
    7. 7. Isabella Andrew (1879 – )
    8. 8. Helen (Ann Elizabeth) Andrew (10 May 1881 – 21 Feb 1949) m. Henry (John) Wheeler (25 Oct 1881 – 12 Jun 1962)
      1. 1. Mabel Wheeler (abt 1909 – )
      2. 2. Iris Wheeler (abt 1910 – 14 Mar 1991)
  2. 2. Mary Grant (2 Dec 1843 – 1879) m. William Smith (abt 1841 – )
    1. 1. William (Alexander David) Smith (3 May 1869 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Helen) Smith (20 Mar 1871 – 26 Feb 1930) m. Edmund Hyland (30 Jan 1863 – 26 Apr 1940)
      1. 1. Marion (Helen) Hyland (13 May 1903 – Jul 1990)
      2. 2. Norman (Edmund) Hyland (21 Apr 1906 – Apr-May-Jun 1982)
      3. 3. Gilbert Hyland (20 May 1908 – 15 Mar 1909)
      4. 4. Ethel Hyland (21 Apr 1909 – 22 Apr 1909)
      5. 5. Helen (Sophia Wood) Hyland (16 Apr 1911 – 18 Apr 2005)
    3. 3. Bathia Smith (1875 – )
    4. 4. Elzie Smith (1877 – )
  3. 3. Bathia Grant (31 May 1846 – 27 Sep 1928) m. James Pittendrich (abt 1822 – )
    1. 1. James (Allean Grant) Pittendrich (22 MAR 1865 – )
    2. 2. Helen (Wood) Pittendrich (9 APR 1868 – )
    3. 3. Alexander Pittendrich (5 SEP 1870 – )
    4. 4. William (G) Pittendrigh (abt 1878 – )
    5. 5. Mary (Isabella) Pittendrigh (23 Mar 1881 – 15 Oct 1958) m. Alexander (John) Hay (1 Mar 1881 – 8 Nov 1959)
      1. 1. Alexander (John) Hay (8 Aug 1903 – 14 Sep 1985) m. Catherine (Isabella) Hay (1909 – 18 Dec 1974)
        1. 1. Alexander (John) Hay (Feb 1944 – Feb 1944)
      2. 2. Helen (Jane) Hay (2 Aug 1905 – 1907)
      3. 3. William (Grant) Hay (30 Apr 1907 – 3 Oct 1996)
      4. 4. Mary (Bathia) Hay (24 Feb 1909 – 1917)
      5. 5. George Hay (28 Mar 1911 – 25 Apr 1996)
      6. 6. Dorothy Hay (10 Jul 1912 – 17 Dec 1987)
      7. 7. Eleanor (Hendry) Hay (20 Apr 1914 – 5 July 1980) m. Alexander Downie (19 Nov 1910 – 20 Oct 1976)
        1. 1. William Downie m. Sandra
      8. 8. Gladys (Rose) Hay (21 Jan 1928 – 23 Mar 2013)
  4. 4. James Grant (24 Feb 1850 – April 1903) m. Isabella (Marie Jessie) Campbell (abt 1853 – 6 Dec 1918)
    1. 1. William (Gordon) Grant (28 Mar 1873 – )
    2. 2. Alexandrina Grant (25 Nov 1874 – )
    3. 3. John (Campbell) Grant (12 Aug 1878 – )
    4. 4. James (Alexander) Grant (abt 1883 – 1944)
    5. 5. Clement Grant (abt 1887 – 1906)
    6. 6. Hugh Grant (abt 1889 – )
    7. 7. Isabella Grant (abt 1890 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Roberta) Thoms (23 Dec 1926 – 23 Dec 2013)
        1. 1. Anne (Isabel) Sutherland (30 Sep 1952 – 30 Sep 1998)
    8. 8. Beatrice Grant (abt 1891 – )
    9. 9. Katie Grant (1894 – 1983)

Helen Wood's Timeline

9 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Helen Wood in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 31
Helen Wood resided here in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 31
Helen Wood resided here
None
1861
1861
Age 41
Helen Wood resided here in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 41
Helen Wood resided here
None
1871
1871
Age 51
Helen Wood resided here in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 61
Helen Wood resided here in Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 71
Helen Wood resided here
None
1898
24 Oct 1898
Age 78
Death of Helen Wood in Easter Breedless, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
Easter Breedless, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census
    [4] 1881 Scotland Census
    [5] Public Member Trees
    [6] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Gamrie; ED: 6; Page: 14; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_34; Year: 1851
    [4] Age:
    30-31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Record Source: Age:
    30-31

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Age:
    40-41

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Record Source: Age:
    40-41

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Age:
    50-51

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Age:
    60-61

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Age:
    70-71

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Easter Breedless, Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Age:
    77-78
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