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May Wood 1838–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1838

Birth Location: Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Apr 1899

Death Location: Gore Cemetary, Southland, New Zealand

Father: John II

Mother: Jane Clark

Spouse(s): Alexander II

Children(s): John Byars, Mary Byars, Jane Byars, Alexander III, Robert Byars

May Wood was born in 1838 in Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of John Wood Ii And Jane Jean Clark. In 1841, May Wood resided in Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland. May Wood married Alexander Byars Ii, and had children including Alexander Byars Iii, Jane Helen Alexandra Byars, John Wood Byars, Mary Byars, Robert Bob Byars. May Wood passed away in 1899 in Gore Cemetary, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • May Wood was born in 1838 in Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of John Wood Ii And Jane Jean Clark.
  • In 1841, May Wood resided in Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
  • May Wood married Alexander Byars Ii, and had children including Alexander Byars Iii, Jane Helen Alexandra Byars, John Wood Byars, Mary Byars, Robert Bob Byars.
  • May Wood passed away in 1899 in Gore Cemetary, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1811–1893
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
JI
Jane Clark
1814–1896
Birth Location: Broughty Ferry, Forfar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
JC

Spouses(s)

Alexander II
1822–1910
Birth Location: Burnfoot, Menmuir Parish, Forfar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
AI

Children(s)

John Byars
1870–1957
Birth Location: Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
JB
Mary Byars
1868–1926
Birth Location: Akatore, Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
MB
Jane Byars
1871–1944
Birth Location: Akatore, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
JB
Alexander III
1873–1947
Birth Location: Akatore, Tokomairiro, Otago, New Zealand
AI
Robert Byars
1876–1938
Birth Location: Akatore, Tokomariro, Otago, New Zealand
RB

May Wood's Ancestors

Self
May Wood
1838–1899
Birth Place: Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
John Wood II
1811–1893
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Jane (Jean) Clark
1814–1896
Broughty Ferry, Forfar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (Wood) II
1775–1865
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Jane Mollyson
1776–1838
Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
James Clark
1787–1863
Hallhill, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Catherine Clark
1792–1873
Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire
Great-Grandparents
Andrew I
1733–1811
Unknown
1735–1810
Benjamin Mollyson
1751–1820
Jean Jolly
1753–1820
John Clark
1760–
Elspet Milne
1760–
Robert Marshall
1752–1795
Jane Pyper
1765–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1685–1767
Elspet Melvin
1687–1749
Robert Mollyson
1727–1760
Rachel Stuart
1730–1770
Alexander I
1717–1779
Agnes Arbuthnot
1721–1798
Samuel Clark
1735–
Isabel Blain
1735–
David Pipper
1740–

May Wood's Descendants

1.
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May Wood (28 Jan 1838–18 Apr 1899) m. Alexander (Byars) II (29 Jan 1822–4 Apr 1910)
  1. 1. John (Wood) Byars 1870–1957 m. Emily (Louisa) Byars 1889–1956 m. Richmond ("Richie" Margaret Inglis) Fleming 1871–1915
    1. 1. Emily (Kathleen) Byars 1929–2002 m. Ronald ("Ron" Edwin) Jones 1922–1975
    2. 2. James ("Jim" Richmond) Byars 1912–1973 m. Helen (Eliza) Bayley 1909–
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Byars 1938–1938
    3. 3. Alexander (Robert) Byars 1900–1998 m. Nellie (Bolt (Bunty)) Sanders 1916–2011
      1. 1. Robert (Casswell) Byars 1939–1939
    4. 4. George (Albert) Byars 1918–1979
      1. 1. John (William) Byars 1946–2020
      2. 2. Geoffery (Langley) Byars 1947–2020
    5. 5. Mary Byars 1921–1988
    6. 6. Adam (Fleming) Byars 1902–1989 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Wilkinson –1973
      1. 1. John (Fleming JACK) Byars 1924–1953
      2. 2. Leslie ("LES" Alexander) Byars 1925–1994
    7. 7. Parker (Elizabeth) Byars 1904–1987 m. James ("Jim" Miller) McQueen 1894–1978
      1. 1. "Jock" (John Dalrymple) McQueen 1926–
    8. 8. May (Wood) Byars 1905–1985 m. Ernest (William) Gualter 1900–1990
    9. 9. James (Scoular) Byars 1906–1906
    10. 10. John ("Jacky" Wood Byars) Jnr 1910–1919
    11. 11. Jane Byars 1924–2020 m. Jack (Carruthers) Scandrett 1915–
  2. 2. Mary Byars 1868–1926 m. George Johnston 1860–1943
    1. 1. John Johnston 1887–1966
    2. 2. May Johnston 1889–1976
    3. 3. Ernest Johnston 1890–1896
    4. 4. Alexander Johnston 1890–1966
    5. 5. Albert Johnston 1894–1917
    6. 6. Andrew Johnston 1895–1985
    7. 7. Jane Johnston 1898–1992
    8. 8. Eric Johnston 1902–1984
    9. 9. Howard Johnston 1905–
    10. 10. Mary Johnston 1906–1907
  3. 3. Jane (Helen Alexandra) Byars 1871–1944 m. William Johnston 1857–1937
    1. 1. Charles Johnston 1890–1964
    2. 2. Elsie Johnston 1891–1972
    3. 3. Hilda (Jane Marchbank) Johnston 1892–1985 m. James (Philip) Thayer 1890–1980
    4. 4. Mary Johnston 1895–1984
    5. 5. Olive Johnston 1897–1979
    6. 6. James Johnston 1899–1978
    7. 7. Winifred Johnston 1902–1972
    8. 8. Vera Johnston 1905–
  4. 4. Alexander (Byars) III 1873–1947 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") McKinnon 1873–1961
    1. 1. May Byars 1902–
    2. 2. Ernest Byars 1905–1931
    3. 3. Lilian Byars 1908–1988
    4. 4. Janet Byars 1911–1975
    5. 5. Helen (Alexandria) Byars 1913–1990
  5. 5. Robert ("Bob") Byars 1876–1938 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Peter 1879–1947
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Byars 1906–1965
    2. 2. Annie Byars 1907–
    3. 3. Robert ("Bert") Byars 1915–1966
    4. 4. Daisy Byars 1919–

May Wood's Timeline

6 Records

1838
28 Jan 1838
Birth of May Wood in Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1838
24 Feb 1838
May Wood was baptized in Kinneff and Catterline,Kincardine,Scotland
Kinneff and Catterline,Kincardine,Scotland
1841
1841
Age 3
May Wood resided here in Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 13
May Wood resided here in Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 23
May Wood resided here in Inverness, Inverness, Scotland
Inverness, Inverness, Scotland
1899
18 Apr 1899
Age 61
Death of May Wood in Knapdale Rd, Mayfield, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Knapdale Rd, Mayfield, Gore, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Crowhillock, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Kinneff and Catterline; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 680; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kinneff and Catterline; ED: 1; Page: 2; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_55; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 10; Page: 14; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1861_13
    [4] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [5] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Kinneff and Catterline,Kincardine,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Kinneff and Catterline; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 680; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kinneff and Catterline; ED: 1; Page: 2; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_55; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Inverness, Inverness, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 10; Page: 14; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1861_13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Knapdale Rd, Mayfield, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gore Cemetary, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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