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Private 12661 Benjamin Wood
Died of Wounds on Tuesday, 15th February 1916, age 25.
Commemorated on Panel 35 and 37 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

8th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 51st Brigade of 17th Division.

Brother of Mr Job Wood, 97 Leabrook Road, Wednesbury, Staffs. Son of the late Richard Wood and the late Mary ??
Born: Ocker Hill, Enlisted: Wednesbury, Resident: Unknown.

More information can be found here
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/wood-benjamin

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... amin-wood/

Benjamin Wood
Birth Date: 6 Sep 1890
Baptism Date: 24 Sep 1890
Baptism Place: Tipton, St Mark, Staffordshire, England
Religion: Anglican
Father: Richard Wood
Mother: Mary Wood
Page number: 36

1891 Census
34 The Coppice, Tipton, Staffs.
Richard Wood (30, Labourer, born Wolverhampton), his wife Mary (28, born Tipton), and their 3 children: Job Edward (4, born Tipton), Sarah (3, born Tipton) and Benjamin (8 months, born Tipton).

1901 Census
Court 3 House 11, Leabrook Road, Tipton, Staffs.
Richard Wood (40, Widower, General Labourer, born Wolverhampton), Job E. (14, born Tipton) Sarah (13, born Tipton) Benjamin (11, born Tipton) and Samuel J. (7, born Tipton).


Possible parents ?
Richard Wood
Mary Thursfield

I'm unsure about 1911 Census ?
12 Lawrence Street, Sandiacre, Derbyshire.
Living in the house of Job Wood, his Uncle: Benjamin Richard Wood (22, Ballast Train, born Ocker Hill).

24th September 1890. St Mark, Tipton.
Born 6th September 1890. Benjamin, parents, Richard and Mary Wood, 35 Coppice, Labourer

I don't know where Richard comes in as middle name? I can't see any birth with that.
1901 census says Ocker Hill where they live...

Freereg
Wednesbury
St James
Parish Register
Register entry number 50
Marriage date 19 Apr 1885
Richard WOOD 27 bachelor Labourer Foster St. Benjamin WOOD Labourer
Mary THURSFIELD 24 spinster Foster St. Joseph THURSFIELD Gas Fitter
Witness 1 B WOOD
Witness 2 Jane LLOYD
Notes Groom & Bride sign X. Witness 1 may have signed his name B Wood J - which may mean he is B Wood Junior?

Mary Thursfield here https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=594268

WOOD, BENJAMIN THURSFIELD
GRO Reference: 1890 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 38

Thanks Jo & Kd

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