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Josiah Wood 1835–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: Jan 1885

Death Location: yorkshire west riding, United Kingdom

Father: Samuel Wood

Mother: Elizabeth Corah

Spouse(s): Harriet Gilbert

Children(s): Isiah Wood, Mary Wood, Thomas Wood, Rose Wood, Herbert Wood, George Wood

Josiah Wood was born in 1835 in Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England, the child of Samuel Wood And Elizabeth Corah. In 1851, Josiah Wood resided in Derby, Derby All Saints, Derbyshire, England. Josiah Wood married Harriet Gilbert, and had children including George Wood, Herbert Wood, Isiah Wood, Mary Jane Wood, Rose Ann Wood, Thomas Wood. Josiah Wood passed away in 1885 in yorkshire west riding, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Josiah Wood was born in 1835 in Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England, the child of Samuel Wood And Elizabeth Corah.
  • In 1851, Josiah Wood resided in Derby, Derby All Saints, Derbyshire, England.
  • Josiah Wood married Harriet Gilbert, and had children including George Wood, Herbert Wood, Isiah Wood, Mary Jane Wood, Rose Ann Wood, Thomas Wood.
  • Josiah Wood passed away in 1885 in yorkshire west riding, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Wood's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Wood
1835–1885
Birth Place: Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Wood
1798–
Loughboro, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Corah
1801–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Wood's Descendants

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Josiah Wood (1835–Jan 1885) m. Harriet Gilbert (1836–)
  1. 1. Isiah Wood 1862–
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Wood 1860–
  3. 3. Thomas Wood 1865– m. Annie Mellors 1868–
  4. 4. Rose (Ann) Wood 1869–
  5. 5. Herbert Wood 1871–
  6. 6. George Wood 1873–

Josiah Wood's Timeline

7 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Josiah Wood
None
1836
abt 1836
Age 1
Birth of Josiah Wood in Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England
Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England
1851
1851
Age 16
Josiah Wood resided here in Derby, Derby All Saints, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derby All Saints, Derbyshire, England
1861
1861
Age 26
Josiah Wood resided here in Sheffield, St Paul, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, St Paul, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 36
Josiah Wood resided here in St Paul, Yorkshire, England
St Paul, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 46
Josiah Wood resided here in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1885
Jan 1885
Age 50
Death of Josiah Wood in yorkshire west riding, United Kingdom
yorkshire west riding, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1836
    Event Place: Sheepshead, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4650; Folio: 104; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1342124
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4684; Folio: 122; Page: 20; GSU roll: 847232
    [3] 1861 England Census
    [4] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2142; Folio: 467; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87772

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Derby, Derby All Saints, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Sheffield, St Paul, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Paul, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4684; Folio: 122; Page: 20; GSU roll: 847232

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4650; Folio: 104; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1342124

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1885
    Event Place: yorkshire west riding, United Kingdom

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