George James Wood (abt. 1870 - 1915)

Born about 1870 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Charlotte Elizabeth (Blackwell) Wood — married 1 Oct 1894 (to 2 Sep 1902) in New Zealand

Husband of Evelyn Jane (Heaps) Grice — married 29 May 1905 (to 15 Jun 1915) in New Zealand

Died 15 Jun 1915 at about age 45 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

George James Wood, was born about 1871. He passed away in 1915.

He is listed in the 1871 Census, living in Green Street Road, Sunbury, Staines, Middlesex & Surrey, England, with his mother Eleanor and three year old sister Eleanor, born Gosford, Suffolk. George is listed as a one year old born in Sunbury. His mother is listed as 28 years old. The little family was lodging at the home, which was headed by James and Adelaide Jacob. ^[1] In the next census, George and his mother were listed living at 6, Bull & Mouth Street, St Ann and St Agnes Aldersgate, City of London. George was at school, still listed as born in Sunbury. His mother was listed as a 36 year old butler's wife, born ?Crick/?Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales. Also in their home was visitor 72 year old widow Mary Ramblin, born Middlesex.^[2]

George has not yet been located in the 1891 Census of England and Wales. He may be the George Wood who was mentioned in a news article about a drowning in the Waitemata Harbour in February 1891. ^[3] By 1893, he was listed as a bushman in the electoral rolls for Okupu (Great Barrier Island), Waitemata, New Zealand, and in December of that same year was mentioned in a news article as one of three organisers of a picnic at Tryphena, Great Barrier Island. ^[4] In 1894, Charlotte Elizabeth Blackwell - of Tryphena, Great Barrier Island - and George James Wood married in New Zealand. ^[5] Charlotte and George had three sons together: Edgar George, 1895; Albert Charles, 1897; and Percy Archibald, 1899.

In 1896 to 1899, George was listed in the electoral rolls for Coromandel, occupation battery hand. ^[6] In 1892, he was listed living in Waihi, working as a miner. It was this year that Charlotte died.

In 1905, George James Wood and Eva Jane Grice married in New Zealand. ^[7] Eva and George had four children in the years from 1906 to 1912. They remained living in Waihi until at least 1911, when George was listed on the electoral rolls still working as a miner. By 1914, George and Eva were living in Kingsland Auckland, with George's occupation still listed as miner.

The following year, George died in a tragic road accident in which he was passenger in a taxi being driven by one of his sons. He was buried at Purewa Cemetery, Auckland on 17 Jun. 1915. ^[8]

Sources

• FreeBDM.
• NZ Internal Affairs.
• Purewa Cemetery Records.
• Papers Past.

1. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census. Archive series RG10, Number 1304, Folio 51, Page 13, Schedule 71. Accessed on findmypast.co.uk
2. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census. Archive reference RG11, Piece number 378, Folio 32, Page 1, Schedule 157. Accessed on findmypast.co.uk
3. ↑ A FATAL PICNIC. NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME XXVIII, ISSUE 8497, 23 FEBRUARY 1891, PAGE 5. Accessed from the online database Papers Past at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18910223.2.33?end_date=31-12-1895&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=george+wood&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=01-01-1890&title=ALG%2cACNZC%2cAKEXAM%2cAS%2cAKTIM%2cBRATS%2cDSC%2cFRTIM%2cKWE%2cMANAK%2cNZH%2cNZHAG%2cNZ%2cTO%2cPWT%2cROTWKG%2cSUNAK
4. ↑ COUNTRY NEWS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME XXX, ISSUE 9372, 1 DECEMBER 1893, PAGE 6. Accessed from the online database Papers Past at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18931201.2.52?end_date=31-12-1895&items_per_page=10&page=2&phrase=2&query=george+wood&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=01-01-1890&title=ALG%2cACNZC%2cAKEXAM%2cAS%2cAKTIM%2cBRATS%2cDSC%2cFRTIM%2cKWE%2cMANAK%2cNZH%2cNZHAG%2cNZ%2cTO%2cPWT%2cROTWKG%2cSUNAK
5. ↑ New Zealand Civil Records. Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand. Marriage Registration number 1894/2750. Accessed from the online historical records index at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search
6. ↑ New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–2010. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming and Electoral Roll Commisson, New Zealand. Microfiche publication. Accessed on ancestry.com
7. ↑ New Zealand Civil Records. Marriage Registration number 1905/6631. Accessed from the online index at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
8. ↑ New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated. Accessed on ancestry.com

• NZ BDM Marriage: [1] # 2750 / 1894. Charlotte Elizabeth Blackwell.
• Birth: 1895 / # 743. Edgar George Wood.
• Birth: 1897 / # 17707. Albert Charles Wood.
• Birth: 1899 / # 227. Percy Archibald Wood.
• NZ BDM Marriage: [2] # 6631 / 1905. George James Wood, to, Eva Jane Grice, nee Heaps.
• Birth: 1906 / # 9361, Violet Wood.
• Birth: 1908 / # 19698. Ivy Blackford Wood.
• Birth: 1910 / # 8405. Mavis Edna Wood.
• Birth: 1912 / # 5973. Leonard Raymond Wood.
• NZ BDM Death: # 4471 / 1915. George James Wood, age 44.
• Papers Past: NZ Herald. Deaths. 16 June 1915. Page 1.
• Papers Past: NZ Herald. Fatal Accident. 16 June 1915. Page 4.
• Burial: Purewa Cemetery. 17 June 1915. Area E. Row 48. Plot 208.