Ruth Wood was born after her father George Wood had been shot and killed.
'1784 Dec 30 - Hastings fisherman George Wood was shot dead by a soldier while trying to escape on his boat from revenue officers. The soldier was convicted of murder, but then pardoned and freed.'
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