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Still looking for family members. Any advice will be helpful. I'm trying to find out what happened to Francis James Wood born 06/04/1864 in Greenock Scotland. His parents were Francis Wood and Mary Love. 2 of his brothers emigrated to USA one in 1887 and one in 1890. The last place I found him was on the 1881 census aged 16. Any ideas as to where I can look to see if he also emigrated. He could be known as James as he had another brother called Francis born in 1866. Thank you.

Does ‘still looking’ mean that you have asked before about this?

Have you ascertained that he did not die between 1881 and 1891?

Migration records are on FMP and Ancestry.
US censuses are on Ancestry

Where was he living in 1881?

How much research have you done?

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Francis James Wood
in the 1911 England Census
Name Francis James Wood
Age in 1911 47
Estimated Birth Year abt 1864
Relation to Head Head
Gender Male
Birth Place Greenock, Scotland
Civil parish Holy Trinity and St Mary
County/Island Yorkshire-East Riding
Country England
Street Address 6 Stanley St Spring Bank Hull
Marital Status Married
Occupation Marine Engineer
Registration District Number 522
Sub-registration district Myton
ED, institution, or vessel 04
Piece 28773
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Francis James Wood 47 Head
Jane B Wood 41 Wife - Glasgow
Winnifred Wood 6 Daughter - Glasgow


Married 18 years; one child

???
Marriages Sep 1892 (>99%)
McCover Jane Brown Sculcoates 9d 229
WOOD Francis James Sculcoates 9d 229

Having two children with the same first name usually means the older one has died. How sure are you that there were actualy two borthers and have not just taken the age from a census.

For INFO........................

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
30, Bruce Street, Greenock West, West District, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Francis Wood Head Widower Male 42 1839 Stone carver Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
Gilbert Wood Son Unmarried Male 19 1862 Stone carver Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
James Wood Son - Male 16 1865 Engine turner at works Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Francis Wood Son - Male 14 1867 Bookseller Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Christina Wood Daughter - Female 12 1869 Scholar Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Donald Wood Son - Male 9 1872 Scholar Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
James Wood Father Widower Male 65 1816 Railway official Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jessie Eaglesome Servant Unmarried Female 19 1862 General servant (domestic) Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Following from the 1911 I posted:

Jane in 1891 - but I can't see her in 1901;

Jane B McCover
in the 1891 Scotland Census
Name Jane B McCover
Age 21
Estimated Birth Year abt 1870
Relationship Boarder
Gender Female
Where born Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number 573
Registration District Paisley
Civil parish Paisley High Church
County Renfrewshire
Address 25 Broomland St
Occupation Dress Maker
ED 24
Household schedule number 62
Line 19
Roll CSSCT1891_189
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Thomas Ferguson 40 Head
Mary Ferguson 37 Wife
Mary Ferguson 4 Daur (Daughter)
Thomas Ferguson 2 Son
Jane B McCover 21 Boarder

If the 1911 Census is the right one, Francis was probably at sea in other census years.


Jane Brown Wood
in the 1921 England Census
Name Jane Brown Wood
Gender Female
Marital Status Widowed
Age 51 Years 11 Months
Relation to Head Head
Estimated Birth Year 1869
Birth Place Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Residence Date 1921
Residence Street Address 11 Leonard's Avenue, Courtney, St Hull
Residence Place Sculcoates, Yorkshire (East Riding), England
Occupation Canteen Manageress
Occupation Code 770/6
Employer Fred Storey Wholepale Green
Employer Code 610
Place of Work Anlaby Rd, Hall
Inhabited Y
Parliamentary Division Kingston Upon Hull Pb, East Div.
Registration District Sculcoates
Registration District Number 521
Sub registration district Southcoates
Sub Registration District Number 1
Respondent Mrs Wood
Enumeration District Name Kingston Upon Hull Cb
Enumeration District 8
Schedule 220
Schedule Type Code E
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Jane Brown Wood 51 Years 11 Months Head
Winifred Macmillan Wood 16 Years 9 Months Daughter - Glasgow

Deaths:

WOOD, JANE BROWN 79
GRO Reference: 1949 J Quarter in HULL Volume 02A Page 281


WOOD, FRANCIS JAMES 51
GRO Reference: 1915 J Quarter in HULL Volume 09D Page 390

Here's the 1901 for Jane.


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
98, Welbeck Street, Sculcoates, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (East Riding), England

Household members (6 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Jane Wood Head
Married Female 31 1870 - Scotland
Alexander McCover Brother-in-law
Single Male 14 1887 Grocers assistant Scotland
Jessie Wood Step daughter
Single Female 0 1901 - Hull, Yorkshire, England
William Conalogue Boarder
Single Male 8 1893 - Scotland
Robert McCover Father-in-law
Widower Male 63 1838 Mechanical engineer inspector Scotland
Elizabeth Lang Visitor
Single Female 25 1876 Skirt maker machinist Scotland


EDIT Can't put corrections on fmp for the relationship discrepancies as that is what is written but Jessie has adopted daughter written for her not step daughter so will put in a correction there.

Thanks, Alviegal.

Ancestry's transcription had her age as 37. I've submitted a correction, and also corrected her brother and father's relationship.

Jessie (age "less than 4 months") is presumably Jane's daughter, not step-daughter, though I can't find her birth so far.
[EDIT: No, I see she's an adopted daughter, so not necessarily any blood relation to Jane or Francis.]

Can't find Winifred's birth, either.

Jessie's baptism. Can't find her birth though. See edited post 2 Mar 2025 20:41

First name(s) Jessie Ada Emelie
Country England
Last name Wood
Father's first name(s) Francis James
Sex Female
Father's last name Wood
Baptism year 1901
Mother's first name(s) Jane
Baptism date 31 Jan 1901
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Residence Hull, York, England

1939 Register
889 Hedon Road, Kingston Upon Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull C.B., Yorkshire (East Riding), England

Household members (2 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Jane B Wood 04 Aug 1869 Female Cook Widowed 213 1
Winifred Naylor (Wood) 04 Sep 1904 Female Secretary Parting Tins (Partingtons) Butcher Single 213 2




First name(s) Winifred Macmillan
District number 5502B
Last name Naylor
Register number B55A
Sex Female
Entry number 105
Birth day 4
Date of registration mm/yy 0695
Birth month 9
County Yorkshire
Birth year 1904
Country England
Death quarter 2
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Registration month 6
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death year 1995
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
District Hull

MACMILLAN
WINIFRED
F
1904
644 / 3 / 2463
Dennistoun

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DoB 4th SEPTEMBER..........mother Sarah Macmillan, confectionery saleswoman, 2, Downs Street, Glasgow

In 1911, Jane claims to have had one child...............still living. No sign or mention of the other adopted child, Jessie.............

Thank you everyone for the information. I am ploughing my way through all this information but finding it difficult to confirm whether this Francis James Wood is my relative.

Easy enough to find out.......buy copy marriage cert for father's details ;-) ;-)

I have the marriage cert for Francis James Wood''s parents. They are Francis Wood born c 1840 in Ayrshire on 23/08/1861 to Mary Love born c 1840. His siblings names were Gilbert - Christina - Donald and Francis. His brother Francis born 03/07/1866 is my great grand father. The Francis James I am trying to trace was living in Greenock on the last census I could find in 1881. Its confusing that there are 2 boys with the name Francis but the one I'm tracing was registered as Francis James and the other one just Francis (my great grandfather).

I meant the cert for Francis and Jane :-S :-S :-S

You have been given the necessary info to enable ordering from the GRO

" I, Francis James Wood, of 98 Welbeck Street, Prince's Ave, Hull, engineer, hereby give notice that I will NOT BECOME ANSWERABLE for any DEBTS or LIABILITIES that my wife JANE BROWN McCOVER may contract on or after this notice.
FRANCIS JAMES WOOD
Witness F F Ayre, 9 Scale Lane, Hull

Greenoch Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette 10 May 1901