Mary Ann (Coulthard) Wood (1851 - 1941)

Born 1851 in Stanhope, Durham, England

Ancestors

Wife of George Wood — married about 1875 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1941 at about age 90 in Blue Gum Park, Yarram, Victoria, Australia

Biography

MARY ANN COULTHARD (Coulthard-103)

PARENTS. Ralph Coulthard & Nanny (Lowes) Coulthard

BIRTH. 1851, Stanhope, Durham, England

England and Wales Census, 1851:

Name Ralph Coulthard

Event Type Census

Event Date 1851

Event Place Stanhope (Park Quarter), Durham, England

Registration District Weardale

Gender Male

Age 44

Marital Status Married

Occupation Lead Miner

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1807

Birthplace Stanhope, Durham

Page Number 6

Registration Number HO107

Piece/Folio 2388 / 155

Affiliate Record Type Household

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Ralph Coulthard Head M 44 Stanhope, Durham

Nanny Coulthard Wife F 43 Stanhope, Durham

John Coulthard Son M 22 Stanhope, Durham

Thomas Coulthard Son M 18 Stanhope, Durham

William Coulthard Son M 16 Stanhope, Durham

Ralph Coulthard Son M 14 Stanhope, Durham

Henry Coulthard Son M 6 Stanhope, Durham

James Emerson Coulthard Son M 3 Stanhope, Durham

Mary Ann Coulthard Daughter F 0 Stanhope, Durham

Mary Lowes Servant F 16 Stanhope, Durham

England and Wales Census, 1861:

Name Ralph Coulthard

County Durham

Event Type Census

Event Date 1861

Event Place Stanhope, Durham, England

Ecclesiastical Parish St Johns

Registration District Weardale

Residence Note New Close

Gender Male

Age 54

Marital Status Married

Occupation Grazing Farmer

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1807

Birthplace Stanhope, Durham

Page Number 2

Registration Number RG09

Piece/Folio 3723 / 4

Affiliate Record Type Household

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

Ralph Coulthard Head M 54 Stanhope, Durham

Nancy Coulthard Wife F 53 Stanhope, Durham

Henry Coulthard Son M 16 Stanhope, Durham

James E Coulthard Son M 13 Stanhope, Durham

Mary A Coulthard Daughter F 10 Stanhope, Durham

IMMIGRATION. 1865, On the LIGHTNING.

IMMIGRATION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT PHILLIP HEADS. ARRIVED. The celebrated Black Hall clipper ship Lightning arrived in Hobson's Bay yesterday evening, in tow of the steam tug Sophia. She left Liverpool on the 13th of May; had very light airs for twenty-one days, when she had only made the island of Madeira. Crossed the Equator on the 15th of June, in lon. 28 deg. W., and the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on the 13th of July, in lat. 42 deg S.; then had strong steady winds and fine weather until the 2nd ult., when she was within 150 miles of Cape Otway; since then she has had light baffling winds. She passed Cape Otway on the 5th inst. The Lightning brings over 400 passengers, all in good health. The ship is remarkably clean, and in her usual good order.-Ibid [Argus, 9th August.]

Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

Family Name Given Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page

COULTHARD RALPH 57 AUG 1865 LIGHTNING B 248 004

COULTHARD NANCY 57 AUG 1865 LIGHTNING B 248 004

COULTHARD JAMES 17 AUG 1865 LIGHTNING B 248 004

COULTHARD MARY ANN 17 AUG 1865 LIGHTNING B 248 004

MARRIAGE. Abt. 1875, Victoria, Australia

MARRIAGE. Abt. 1875, George Wood, son of Francis Wood & Hannah (Holdenby) Wood

MARRIAGE. VIC BDM Marriage Reg: #01593

Name George Wood

Gender Male

Spouse Mary Ann Coutlhard

Marriage Details

Country Australia

Children:

(1) John Thomas Wood, b. abt. 1876, d. 1912

(2) Charles Henry Wood, b. abt. 1878, d. 28 Feb 1945, m. 1902, Lily Claridge Paragreen, daughter of William Paragreen & Mary (Vaux) Paragreen

(3) George Wood, b. 1879, d. 2 Jun 1973, m. 1909, Ada Civilla (Paragreen) Wood, daughter of William Paragreen & Mary (Vaux) Paragreen

(4) Francis Wood, b. abt. 1882, d. 23 Aug 1954, m. 1909, Elizabeth Sawyer, daughter of Thomas Sawyer & Elizabeth (Klingsporn) Sawyer

(5) Annie Lowes Wood, b. abt. 1884, d. 21 May 1957

(6) Blanche Marion Wood, b. abt. 1890, d. 9 Oct 1977

(7) Walter Norman Wood, b. abt. 1892, d. 14 Sep 1977, m (1). 4 Dec 1917, Semaphore Methodist Church, Exeter, Port Adelaide, Winifred Spencer, daughter of William Henry Spencer & Sarah (Painter) Spencer, m (2). aft. 1951, Emmeline Louise (Hammet) Minchin, daughter of Herbert Sydney Hammet & Theresa Kate (Hopton) Hammet

Death of Spouse: 31 Aug 1909, North Devon, Victoria, Australia

DEATH. 20 Apr 1941, "Blue Gum Park," Yarram, Victoria, Australia

DEATH NOTICE. WOOD. — On April 20, at her residence, "Blue Gum Park," Yarram, Mary Ann, dearly beloved wife of the late George Wood, and loving mother of John (Q'land, deceased). Charles (N.S.W.), George (N.S.W. ), Frank (Q'land). Annie, Walter and Marion (of Yarram), aged 90 years and 11 months. Beloved, it Is morn.

DIFFERENT FAMILY

DEATH. VIC BDM Death Reg: #00796 Name Ralph Coulthard Age at Death 77 Mother Name Roddam Mary Father Name Coulthard William Location of Last Residence Death Place VIC Camberwell

Mary Coulthard Widow Ballarat 24 Jul 1926 209/183 VPRS 28/P3, unit 1662; VPRS 7591/P2, unit 736 [widow of William Coulthard]

Mary Ann Wood (born Coulthard), 1851 - 1941 Mary Ann Wood (born Coulthard) was born in 1851, at birth place, to Ralph Coulthard and Nancy (Nanny) Couthard (born Lowes). Ralph was born on January 25 1807, in Stanhope, Durham, England. Nancy was born on August 18 1807, in Stanhope, Durham, England. Mary had 6 brothers: James Emerson Coulthard, Ralph Coulthard and 4 other siblings. Mary married George Wood. George was born in 1836, in England. Mary lived in 1851, at address. She lived in 1861, at address. Her occupation was occupation. Mary passed away on month day 1941, at age 90 at death place. She was buried on month day 1941, at burial place.

Sources

• England and Wales Census, 1851: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJ5-Y2W

• England and Wales Census, 1861: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Z2-CTJ

• IMMIGRATION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT PHILLIP HEADS. ARRIVED: The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) Thu 10 Aug 1865, Page 2: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112877895

• Marriage: VIC BDM Marriage Reg: #01593

• Death Notice: The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Thu 24 Apr 1941, Page 1: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205161076