John and his family emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand in 1953 on board the "Captain Hobson"
Family Knowledge Statutory record of birth and marriage , and 1911 census return, all obtained from scotlandspeople.gov.uk
1911 census (685/6 17/10 page10) of Morningside, Edinburgh:- at 35 Wrights Houses: David Wood, head, 40, postman, born Kincardine, Perthshire; Helen Wood, wife, 39, born Lauder,Berwickshire; David Wood, son, 14, telegraph messenger, born Melrose, Roxburghshire; Andrew Wood, son, 13, born Melrose, Roxburghshire; Thomas Wood, son, 12, born Edinburgh; John Wood, son, 8, born Edinburgh; Isabella Wood, daughter, 5, born Edinburgh; Helen Wood, daughter, 3, born Edinburgh; Janet Wood, daughter, under 1month, born Edinburgh; James Wood, boarder, 21, despatch clerk for a tea merchant, born Edinburgh; Mary Bain, visitor, 24, born Edinburgh.
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