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I have received the following information today from someone who very kindly went to the Archives for me:

St Paul, Quarnford:
1 June 1914 - Ernest Wood, 22, bachelor Carter of Wickenclough, father = Samuel, a Farmer and
Annie Beswick, 19, Spinster Farmer of Green Gulten Head, father = Isaac, a Farmer were married by Banns. Witnesses: Ernest Beswick and Florence Beswick.

It appears that I have been following totally the wrong family for Ernest! I have his parents as John and Ellen Wood and Ernest and his father as coal miners whereas his father was actually Samuel Wood and they were farmers!

can anyone help me find his real family?? Thankyou

any one find them pre marriage on the 1911 census ?

1901. Hollinsclough, Staffordshire.
Samuel Wood 58. Farmer. Quarnford, Staffordshire.
Mary Ann Wood 28. Wife. Quarnford, Staffordshire.
Earnest Wood 8. Son. Hollinsclough, Staffordshire.

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Thanks Jimmy
58 with a son aged 8?? and no other children? My grandmother (who is still alive) said he had a brother called Joe who emigrated to Canada She also said he had no sisters but some half brothers so maybe a remarriage somewhere??

with first wife ?

1881 Turn Edge, Quarnford, Stafford

Saml. WOOD 38 Quarnford, Stafford, Farmer Of 6 Acres & Labourer
Mary WOOD 35 Rainow, Cheshire, Farmer Wife
Samuel WOOD 13 Quarnford, Stafford, Schoolar
Charlotte WOOD 9 Quarnford, Stafford, Schoolar
Marieh WOOD 7 Quarnford, Stafford, Schoolar
Eliza WOOD 4 Quarnford, Stafford, Infant

is this isaac ?

1881 Nth Flash, Quarnford, Stafford

Mary BESTWICK Head W 75 Quarnford, Stafford, Farmer Of 41 Acres
Isaac BESTWICK Grand Son U 20 Burslem, Stafford, Farmers Grandson Employed On The Farm
James ROBERTS Boarder U 56 Quarnford, Stafford, Annuitant

poss marriage

Isaac Bestwick
Father: Thomas Bestwick

Spouse: Ann Nadin Warrington
Father: Phillip Warrington
Marriage: 06 MAY 1886 Alstonfield, Stafford


anyone find the 1901 census for isaac

see if there a annie, ernest and florence there ?

Jimmy wrote:1901. Hollinsclough, Staffordshire.
Samuel Wood 58. Farmer. Quarnford, Staffordshire.
Mary Ann Wood 28. Wife. Quarnford, Staffordshire.
Earnest Wood 8. Son. Hollinsclough, Staffordshire.

1891 The Ivys, Axedge Green, Quarnford
WOOD, Samuel Head Widower M 48 1843 Quarryman Quarnford Staffordshire
WOOD, Elizabeth E Daughter Single F 9 1882 Scholar Quarnford Staffordshire
HEAPY, Mary Ann Servant Single F 17 1874 Domestic Servant Quarnford Staffordshire

Did he marry Mary Ann??

1901: Underhill, Quarnford, Staffs
Isaac Beswick 41 Head Farmer b.Potteries, Staffs
Ann Beswick 47 Wife b.Cheshire
Thomas H Beswick 13 Son b.Quarnford, Staffs
Ernest Beswick 11 Son b.Quarnford, Staffs
Clement Beswick 10 Son b.Quarnford, Staffs
Annie Beswick 6 Dau b.Quarnford, Staffs
(all children attending school)

Samuel Wood.
Groom's Birth Date: 1842.
Groom's Age: 49.
Bride's Name: Mary Ann Heapy.
Bride's Birth Date: 1872.
Bride's Age: 19.
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1891.
Marriage Place: Allstonefield, Stafford.
Groom's Father's Name: John Wood.
Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Downs.
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed.
Bride's Marital Status: Single.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01041-3.
System Origin: England-EASy.
Source Film Number: 1278802.
Reference Number: p107 cn214.

Thankyou very much
I'm still struggling a bit with the fact that my grandmother said Ernest had a brother called Joe, no sisters but some half brothers (she thinks) She has been right about everything else so far...that they were farmers, not coalminers and that there was a remarriage etc.
Does anyone have access to the 1911 census to see if there is a Joe on there somewhere? This would complete my research for Ernest and I can move onto his parents. Thankyou

dolly wrote:Thankyou very much
I'm still struggling a bit with the fact that my grandmother said Ernest had a brother called Joe, no sisters but some half brothers (she thinks) She has been right about everything else so far...that they were farmers, not coalminers and that there was a remarriage etc.
Does anyone have access to the 1911 census to see if there is a Joe on there somewhere? This would complete my research for Ernest and I can move onto his parents. Thankyou

Given that Samuel was quite a bit older than Mary Ann it is possible that he died she remarried and then had more children -- ie half brothers to Ernest -- and trying to find a marriage for a Mary Ann Wood who goes on to have a son called Joe is I suspect going to be looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack -- having said that some of the people on here have solved bigger mysteries so ....

dolly wrote:Thanks Jimmy
58 with a son aged 8?? and no other children? My grandmother (who is still alive) said he had a brother called Joe who emigrated to Canada She also said he had no sisters but some half brothers so maybe a remarriage somewhere??

Any idea when Joseph went to Canada, and were to in Canada.

peterd wrote:with first wife ?

1881 Turn Edge, Quarnford, Stafford

Saml. WOOD 38 Quarnford, Stafford, Farmer Of 6 Acres & Labourer
Mary WOOD 35 Rainow, Cheshire, Farmer Wife
Samuel WOOD 13 Quarnford, Stafford, Schoolar
Charlotte WOOD 9 Quarnford, Stafford, Schoolar
Marieh WOOD 7 Quarnford, Stafford, Schoolar
Eliza WOOD 4 Quarnford, Stafford, Infant

mallosa wrote:1891 The Ivys, Axedge Green, Quarnford
WOOD, Samuel Head Widower M 48 1843 Quarryman Quarnford Staffordshire
WOOD, Elizabeth E Daughter Single F 9 1882 Scholar Quarnford Staffordshire
HEAPY, Mary Ann Servant Single F 17 1874 Domestic Servant Quarnford Staffordshire

Did he marry Mary Ann??

is the age correct for elizabeth eliza ? wood

Samuel Wood.
Groom's Birth Date: 1842.
Groom's Age: 49.
Bride's Name: Mary Ann Heapy.
Bride's Birth Date: 1872.
Bride's Age: 19.
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1891.
Marriage Place: Allstonefield, Stafford.
Groom's Father's Name: John Wood.
Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Downs.
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed.
Bride's Marital Status: Single.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01041-3.
System Origin: England-EASy.
Source Film Number: 1278802.
Reference Number: p107 cn214.

1901. Hollinsclough, Staffordshire.
Samuel Wood 58. Farmer. Quarnford, Staffordshire.
Mary Ann Wood 28. Wife. Quarnford, Staffordshire.
Earnest Wood 8. Son. Hollinsclough, Staffordshire.

this looks correct is there a 1871 about to check for earlier kids and the 1911 please

Possible

1871 The Pries, Quarnford
WOOD, Samuel Head M 28 1843 Staffordshire Labourer Quarries
WOOD, Mary Wife F 27 1844 Cheshire
WOOD, Mary Daughter F 7 1864 Cheshire
WOOD, Sarah A Daughter F 5 1866 Cheshire
WOOD, Samuel Son M 3 1868 Cheshire