Alexander Thomas Wood II (1872 - 1957)

Born 9 Apr 1872 in Debe Nek, King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte Annie (Crossley) Wood — married 15 Jan 1898 in St. Cyprians Church, Durban, Natal

Husband of Violet Virginia Vivien (Whitfield) Wood — married 1 Apr 1943 in Elliotdale, Cape Province, South Africa

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1957 at age 85 in Bashee Bridge, Idutywa, Cape Province, South Africa

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Biography

Alexander Thomas Wood was born to Alexander Thomas Wood I (1845-1878) and Mary Elizabeth (Whitfield) Wood (abt.1848-1901) at Debe Nek/Fort White near King Williamstown (now Qonce) on 9 Apr 1872. He was the third of six children Henry Irvine Harry Wood, Ada Thomasina (Wood) Ritchie, Alexander Thomas Wood II, Orlando Sutton Wood, Mary Cordelia Wood and Oscar Wood and grew up to become a Transkei Trader. He married Charlotte Annie (Crossley) Wood (1868-1937), and they made their home at Bashee Bridge where they traded and raised a large family - Alexander Thomas Wood III, Natalie AB Ladysmith Wood, Rhona Rose Dorothy (Wood) Vincent, Hely Hubert Henry Wood, Geoffrey Lionel Wood, Lincoln James Wood, Merlyn Madge (Wood) Davis and Anne Elena (Wood) Stacey. When he retired, his residence was at Xora Mouth in the Elliotdale District. After Charlotte died in 1937, he remarried to Vi Parsons late in life (1943), and died 1957 aged 85.

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Birth

Date: 9 APR 1872

Place: Silverstream/Nkanga Trading Station

State: Kentani, Transkei

Note: {geni:place_name} Silverstream/Nkanga Trading Station

Sources

• geni.com profile [1]

Pictures:

family portrait [2],

at work [3],

wedding invitation [4],

80th birthday with brother Oscar [5]

At Xora with Vi [6]

wedding of daughter (obscured) [7]

1898 1st marriage Charlotte Annie Crossley

[8][9]

Name: Alexander Thomas Wood

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 15 Jan 1898

Event Place: Durban, Natal, South Africa

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Birth Year (Estimated): 1873

Spouse's Name: Charlotte Annie Crossley

Witnesses Rose Crossley & Prim Crossley

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 29

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1869

Reference ID: 59

GS Film number: 1259324

Digital Folder Number: 004236442

Image Number: 00424

"South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCL-SG5 : 10 March 2018), Alexander Thomas Wood and Charlotte Annie Crossley, 15 Jan 1898; citing Durban, Natal, South Africa; 00424; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,324.

1937 death of Charlotte Ann

[10][11]

Event Type Probate

Name Charlotte Ann Wood

Probate Date from 1936 to 1938

Probate Place Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date 17 Oct 1937

Spouse's Name Alexander Thomas Wood

1943 2nd marriage to Vi Parsons

[12][13]

Event Type Marriage

Name Alexander Thomas Wood

Sex Male

Age 70

Birth Year (Estimated) 1873

Spouse's Name Violet Virginia Vivien Parsons (born Whitfield)

Spouse's Sex Female

Spouse's Age 58

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1885

Marriage Date 1 Apr 1943

Marriage Place Elliotdale, Elliotdale, Kaapprovinsie, Suid-Afrika

Marriage Place (Original) Elliotsdale, Elliotdale, Cape

Certificate Number 1

"South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH1-7Q92 : 18 March 2021), Alexander Thomas Wood, 1943.

1957 death information

[14][15]

Name: Alexander Thomas Wood

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 28 Nov 1957

Event Place: Idutywa, Cape Province, South Africa

Event Place (Original): Idutywa

Sex: Male

Age: 86

Birth Year (Estimated): 1871

Birthplace: Debe Nek

"South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBY-QD8X : 26 January 2021), Alexander Thomas Wood, 1957.

1957 obit

Territorial News December 5, 1957 [16] transcribed:

Distinguished Transkeian Passes

A distinguished Transkeian, in the person of Mr. Alexander Thomas Wood, of Bashee Bridge, passed away last Thursday. He was 85 years of age.

The late Mr. Wood is little known to the present generation of Transkeians, but in his younger days he was well known for his keen interest in public affairs, particularly the Transkeian Territories European Civic Association. He gave new life to that body when he became its president, holding that position and also being vice-president for many years.

The late Mr. Wood was also a keen sportsman and a stalwart of he Idutywa cricket club.

He came to the Transkei at the age of 14 and first worked for Mr. Arthur Whitfield at Cizela, and then Mr. Brookes at Ibeka. He opened up a trading store Bashee Bridge with Mr. Aaron Mills and after two years took over that station.

Mr. Wood had a stroke on the previous evening and did not recover consciousness. The funeral took place on Saturday at Idutywa and a huge number of mourners were present to pay testimony to his work on behalf of Transkeians. He leaves a wife, four daughters and two sons, to whom deepest sympathy will go out.