The Wood Family History Page

Yorkshire

No definitive record of the birth of George Wood has yet been found. He was a farmer in Yorkshire, England, the son of a William Wood, who was also a Yorkshire farmer. George was born circa 1795.

There was a George Wood, a resident of Brandsby, who married Hannah Plewas resident of Terrington on 5 February 1821 at Terrington. The local curate Luke Dennis performed the marriage. George made his mark in the register (an X) while Hannah signed her name. Simon Plewas (Hannah's father) and Sarah Hepple were witnesses at the marriage. Simon signed while Sarah made her mark. However it appears that these are a different couple from the George and Hannah that we are searching for.

George Wood married Hannah Plews between 1815 and 1817. Hannah was born around 1793.

Records indicate that George & Hannah Wood had ten children in Yorkshire, but only Sarah Ann born circa 1826 survived. The records list the following children of a George & Hannah Wood, christened at Kingston upon Hull. It is possible that Mary was Sarah Ann's sister:

Sarah Ann Wood christened 10 October 1827 Kingston upon Hull

Mary Wood  christened 3 November 1828  Kingston upon Hull

It is not known why the Wood family left Yorkshire, however, in 1832 there was a major cholera outbreak in England and in that year George and Hannah took their only surviving child (5 year old Sarah Ann) and left Yorkshire for Australia.

On 4 September 1832 they were on board the "Clyde", commanded by Captain Ireland, as she sailed from Liverpool, England, to a new life in the colonies.

Notes: Research in Yorkshire kindly conducted by Janice Wood, Yorkshire [email protected]