George Wellington and Frances WOOD
(née LUCAS)
| George Wellington WOOD was born in 1814 in Bermondsey son of Hugh and Ann WOOD.
He worked as a carman, and by 1861 was described as master carman, employing several men and boys. George died in 1888. |
Frances Elizabeth LUCAS was born in 1809 in Rotherhithe, dughter of Joseph and Ann LUCAS .
Frances died in 1883. |
George(bachelor) and Frances(spinster) were married
at St. Leonard's Church,
Shoreditch, Middlesex
on 30 July 1838.
George's father Hugh WOOD(carman) was deceased. Frances's father Joseph LUCAS was described as waterman. George and Frances were both "of full age". George gave his occupation as carman, Frances gave hers as dressmaker. George's address was Arnold Place. Frances's was Paradise Street.Both presumably in Shoreditch.
Witnesses were John COOPER and Violet TWEADELL.
| Frances | bp. 7 Jul 1839, St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey |
| George | b. 1842 |
| Mary Ann | bp. 12 Nov 1843, St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey. Married James MIMMS in 1863. Click here for more about their family. They were my 2x gt g'parents. |
| Maria | bp. 1 Aug 1847, St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey. Not there in 1861, so must have died. |
| Matthew Wellington | b. 1851. Married twice. First wife, Lizzie or Maria. Second wife Georgina. 1891-in Rotherhithe. 1901 -in Limehouse. Daughter Maud was b. 1887 in Camberwell.
Was involved in organising the City of London River & Docks Regatta in the late 1920s/early 1930s. |