Alfred Sherwin Wood (1839 - 1915)

Born 9 Apr 1839 in Richmond, Colony of New South Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Mary (Ferguson) Wood — married 1862 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Died 19 Jun 1915 at age 76 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

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Alfred Wood was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Alfred Sherwin Wood was born on 9 Apr 1839 in Richmond, Colony of New South Wales, son of George Pitt Wood (1802–1853) and Elizabeth Lucy Markwell (~1810–1853).^[1] He was baptised on 5 May 1839 at St. Peter's Church, Richmond, New South Wales^[2].

His siblings were:

• Lucy Sophia Wood (1827–1827)
• John Thomas Pitt Wood (1828–1828)
• William Henry Pitt Wood (1829–1879)
• George Pitt Wood (1831–1894)
• John Thomas Wood (1832–1893)
• Sophia Pitt Wood (1834–1904)
• Lucy Pitt Wood (1836–1907)
• Robert Markwell Wood (1837–1885)
• Ellen Maria Wood (1840– )
• Mary Ann Wood (1842– )
• Thomas George Wood (1843–1879)
• Alice Elizabeth Wood (1845– )
• Susanna Wood (1847– )
• Henry Austin Wood (1849–1849)
• Henry Austin Wood (1850–1918)
• James Edward Wood (1852– )

Alfred married Catherine Mary Ferguson in 1862 in Maitland, New South Wales^[3].

Their children were:

• Alice Jane Wood (1863–1941)
• Catherine Mary Wood (1865– )
• Lucy Ellen Wood (1867– )
• Agnes Ann Wood (1868–1940)
• George Pitt Wood (1871– )
• Lily Elizabeth Wood (1873– )
• Florence Sophia Wood (1876– )
• Alfred Sherwin Wood (1879– )
• Isabella Emma Wood (1881– )
• Eva Patience Wood (1885– )

Alfred died on 19 Jun 1915 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, aged 76.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages: accessed 1 Oct 2023), index entry for ALFRED S WOOD; Father's Given Names: GEORGE PITT, Mother's Given Names: ELIZABETH; District: CE; Registration Number: 8/1839
2. ↑ "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, Original data Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013, FHL Film Number 1363870, (Ancestry Record 9776 #1670226 : accessed 1 October 2023), Name Alfred Sherwin Wood, Gender Male, Baptism Age 0, Birth Date 9 Apr. 1839, Baptism Date 5 May 1839, Baptism Place St Peters Church, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, Residence Date 1839, Residence Place New South Wales, Australia, Father George Pitt Wood, Mother Elizabeth Wood.
3. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages: accessed 1 Oct 2023), Index entry for ALFRED S WOOD and CATHERINE FERGUSON; District: MAITLAND; Registration Number: 2214/1862
4. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages: accessed 1 Oct 2023), index entry for ALFRED S WOOD; Father's Given Names: GEORGE, Mother's Given Names: ELIZABETH; District: SYDNEY; Registration Number: 4620/1915