Elizabeth Wood (1843)

Born 4 Apr 1843 in Hurworth-on-Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth Wood was born on 4 Apr 1843 in Hurworth, Durham, England to William Wood and Elizabeth (Johnson) Wood. Her birth was registered in Darlington, Durham in the second quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Johnson.^[1]

Elizabeth Wood, born 4 Apr 1843, daughter of William, a weaver, & Elizabeth, was christened on 23 Apr 1843 in Hurworth-on-Tees.^[2]

In 1851 Elizabeth Wood (age 8, Scholar) lived in Hurworth with her father William (40, Labourer), mother Elizabeth (37), and three siblings: Samuel (12, Scholar), Ellen (11, Scholar), and Mark (1).^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NWC-PPB : 1 October 2014), Elizabeth Wood, 1843; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Darlington, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "Durham Baptisms" on findmypast - Entry for Elizabeth Wood, 1843 (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=DURHAM/BT/BAP/0138634
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKVC-SSZ7 : 11 September 2019), Elizth Wood in household of Wm Wood, , Durham, England; citing , Durham, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0000128076]