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Lynn

Lynn Report 9 Oct 2007 09:59

Please can anyone find the family and address of John Thomas Woods born Collyweston Northants in 1861c his occ. was a shepherd at Boro Fen .
.My grandmother was born at Kings Delph Whittlesey in 1899 her name was Muriel Blott She is with her family in Brigstock Northants for the 1901
John would have been a great uncle of hers We never knew how come she was born out on the Fens none of her sibblings were ..is Boro Fen and Kings Delph nea reach other ? thanks for any help Lynn

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Oct 2007 10:02

Can you clarify your message, please.........was he born in 1861? Or was he a shepherd in 1861?

Reg

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Oct 2007 10:06

1861 a guess

Name: John Woods
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Frances
Gender: Male
Where born: Colly Weston, Nottinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Colly Weston
Ecclesiastical parish: Peterborough
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 63
Household Members: Name Age
Frances Woods 33
John Woods 35
William Woods 3

This one is an Ag Lab and not a farmer or shepherd

Lynn

Lynn Report 9 Oct 2007 10:19

Oops he was born in 1861c

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Oct 2007 10:22

???? 1861

Name: John Thos Woods
Age: 5 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Georgiana
Gender: Male
Where born: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Civil Parish: Peterborough
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
Town: Peterborough
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Registration district: Peterborough
Sub-registration district: Peterborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 113
Household Members: Name Age
George Baxton 28 Visitor, b. Cotterstock
Georgiana Woods 25 b. Cotterstock
John Thos Woods 5 Mo
Thomas Woods 25 b. Little Addington

Reg

Lynn

Lynn Report 9 Oct 2007 10:31

Thanks Reg the Woods were deff. from Collyweston ..1861 is a rough idea of his age I believe his father was called Henry ....

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Oct 2007 10:34

Haven't you found him on 1881?

This is the only Henry in the right place in 1861

Name: Henry Woods
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Colly Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Civil Parish: Colly Weston
Ecclesiastical parish: Peterborough
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England


Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Woods 2
Hannah Woods 23
Henry Woods 25
Mary Woods 6 Mo

Reg

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 9 Oct 2007 10:36

1871: Looks like birth is 10 years out.
Name: J T Woods
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's name: Henry
Mother's name: A
Gender: Male
Where born: Colly Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Civil parish: Colly Weston
Town: Colly Weston
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Street address: [No address but it's not far from the White Swan Inn.]

Occupation: ag lab

Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 40
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Woods 35 - ag lab
A Woods 31
Mary Woods 10
E Woods 8 - daur
C Woods 7 - daur
Henry Woods 4
H Woods 3 -daur
J T Woods 1 - son



ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Oct 2007 10:36

Looks like the one....1871......10 years diff in birth year

Name: J T Woods
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Henry
Mother's Name: A
Gender: Male
Where born: Colly Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Civil Parish: Colly Weston
Town: Colly Weston
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 40
Household Members: Name Age
A Woods 31
C Woods 7
E Woods 8
H Woods 3
Henry Woods 35 Occ: Ag Lab
Henry Woods 4
J T Woods 1
Mary Woods 10

Reg

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 9 Oct 2007 10:41

Next door:

Name: John Wood
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Frances
Gender: Male
Where born: Colly Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Civil parish: Colly Weston
Town: Colly Weston
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: ag lab

Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 41
Household Members: Name Age
John Wood 44
Frances Wood 43
Williamh Wood 13 - ag lab [image is William H Wood]

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Oct 2007 10:42

1891 poss

Name: John Woods
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Henry
Mother's Name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Northants, Colly Weston

Civil Parish: Colly Weston
Ecclesiastical parish: Colly Weston
Town: Colly Weston
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: shepherd

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Jackson 5 visitor
Hannah Woods 53
Henry Woods 54
Herbert Woods 18
John Woods 20
Margaret Woods 12

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Oct 2007 10:45

1901 poss

Name: John T Woods
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Esther
Gender: Male
Where born: Colly Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Civil Parish: Borough Fen
Ecclesiastical parish: Newborough St Bartholomew
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: shepherd

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Peterborough
Sub-registration district: Crowland
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 20
Household Members: Name Age
Beatrice Maud Woods 2
Esther Woods 27
Eudora May Woods 4
Gladys E Woods 4 months
John T Woods 29

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 9 Oct 2007 10:46

Only 9 people with Wood/s name born or living at Colly Weston in 1861, 22 in 1871.

Ozi.

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 9 Oct 2007 10:50

1881: My goodness - the poor woman!
Name: John Woods
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's name: Henry
Mother's name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Collyweston, Northamptonshire, England

Civil parish: Collyweston
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Woods 45 - farm labourer
Hannah Woods 44
Eliza E. Woods 22
Mary Woods 20
Elizabeth Woods 18
Charlotte Woods 17
Henry Woods 15
Harriet Woods 13
John Woods 11
Herbert Woods 9
Selina Woods 7
Margaret Woods 2

Update: Sorry about that, hope I've sorted it out now.

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 9 Oct 2007 10:58

1861:
Name: Henry Woods
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Colly Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Civil parish: Colly Weston
Ecclesiastical parish: Peterborough
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

Street address: none

Occupation: ag lab

Registration district: Stamford
Sub-registration district: Stamford
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Woods 25
Hannah Woods 23
Eliza Woods 2
Mary Woods 6 Mo


Lynn

Lynn Report 9 Oct 2007 11:02

Sorry folks just had a power cut ...I went by my late fathers s notes ..he has 1861 ish for John Thomas looks like the right family now ..thanks all ..