James
Jackson
"Jim"
Wood
Born in New Zealand
Son of John Wood
and Maria (Oddy) Wood
Husband of
Lucy Ellen (Keys) Wood
— married
11 Jun 1881 (to 1882) in Wainuiomata, Wellington, New Zealand
Husband of
Mary (Prouse) Wood
— married
11 Aug 1885 in Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
James Leonard Wood, Florence Mary (Wood) Jenkins, Arthur Jackson Wood, Ernest Richard Wood, Annie Mildred (Wood) Jenkins, Elsie Louisa (Wood) Jenkins, Constance Gertrude (Wood) Collings, Mabel Emma (Wood) Gapper, John Oddy Wood and Clara Elizabeth (Wood) Fisher
Died
at age 82
in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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Biography
James was the son of John Wood and Maria Oddy. He was born in New Zealand in 1857
He married Lucy Keys in 1881. They had a son in 1882, but sadly Lucy died of blood poisoning during childbirth.
James was married again to Mary Prouse, daughter of Richard Prouse and Janet Gorrie. They had six children. Their marriage on 11 August 1885 was at the home of Richard Prouse (father-in-law) [1][2]
James died in 1940, aged 82. He was buried in Homedale Methodist Cemetery, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt. [3]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Historical Birth Death and Marriage Index Records
- ↑ Golden Anniversary Celebration MANAWATU TIMES, VOLUME 60, ISSUE 203, 29 AUGUST 1935, PAGE 2
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Kathy (Goulstone) Viney.
- NZBDM birth 1857/5065 Wood James Jackson mother: Maria father: John
- NZBDM marriage 1881/971 Lucy Helen Keys James Jackson Wood
- NZBDM marriage 1885/2226 Mary Prouse James Jackson Wood
- NZBDM death 1940/28932 Wood James Jackson 82Y
- Wellington City Council Cemetery records
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 September 2020), memorial page for James Jackson Wood (1857–16 Aug 1940), Find a Grave Memorial no. 177774620, citing Homedale Methodist Cemetery, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand ; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335) ..
Research Notes.
When the merge occurred, the following was noted, "A father's death date (Wood-33555 died 5 Jul 1856) should not be more than nine months before one of his children's birth dates (Wood-26460 born 26 Oct 1857) ."
Occupation a farmer at Harrogate, Yorkshire, England (seems doubtfull!)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~12.50%
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When the merge occurred, the following was noted, "A father's death date (Wood-33555 died 5 Jul 1856) should not be more than nine months before one of his children's birth dates (Wood-26460 born 26 Oct 1857) ."