Wilkinson -Wood link
On my web page on Louisa Maria Dunn I answered some questions but I did have more. How were the Woods related to the Wilkinson
A newspaper article gave a bit of information on the Wood family The article was a obituary on Rebecca Wood and it included when her husband Joshua died ( about 18 years earlier ) and that he was buried in Foxton Cemetery and she was also going to be buried there. This article also included a list of Joshua and Rebecca Wood 8 children ( that I knew of)
1 Married daughter in England
2 Mrs George Richardson
3 Mrs Clark Dunn
4 Miss Wood and her grandchild Miss Lena Wood
5 John
6 Thomas
7 George
8 Albert
the last 6 of which resided with her at Shannon
The original newspaper article is from the Papers Past web site
www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
For more information on this and many other helpful web sites go to Helpful Web Sites
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To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=MH18910303.2.12&cl=&srpos=0&e=-------10--1----0rebecca+wood--
A newspaper article gave a bit of information on the Wood family The article was a obituary on Rebecca Wood and it included when her husband Joshua died ( about 18 years earlier ) and that he was buried in Foxton Cemetery and she was also going to be buried there. This article also included a list of Joshua and Rebecca Wood 8 children ( that I knew of)
1 Married daughter in England
2 Mrs George Richardson
3 Mrs Clark Dunn
4 Miss Wood and her grandchild Miss Lena Wood
5 John
6 Thomas
7 George
8 Albert
the last 6 of which resided with her at Shannon
The original newspaper article is from the Papers Past web site
www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
For more information on this and many other helpful web sites go to Helpful Web Sites
http://whowasmrsdunn.weebly.com/helpful-web-sites.html
To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=MH18910303.2.12&cl=&srpos=0&e=-------10--1----0rebecca+wood--
I thought I could get some information from the Immigration records but when the family came to New Zealand on the “ Surge “ on the 16 December 1855 the records said only Joshua and Mrs then just the word children .No names
I found 2 England census from 1841 and 1851 that pre dated there arrival in New Zealand
To look at the census click on Link
The children are the ones I would like to focus on and this is the information I got from the 2 census
Elizabeth aged 11 in the 1841 census would have be aged 21 but wasn’t living with parents in 1851
John aged 8 in the 1841 census would have be aged 18 but also wasn’t living with parents in 1851
Ellen aged 5 living with parents in both census but now aged 15
Thomas aged 3 living with parents in both census but now aged 13
Rebecca aged 1 not in the 1851 census , Maybe she had passed away but don’t really know
All others were born after the 1841 census
George Newman aged 9
Alice aged 6
Albert aged 3
Louisa Maria aged 1
Now from the bits of information which include Rebecca Wood’s obituary and the 2 census and if the family didn’t grow any more I think I can work out who the children were married to and I hope to be able to find the link with the Wilkinson – Woods families
I’m guessing this but I think Elizabeth was the “ Married daughter in England “.( as per Rebecca’s obituary ) I don’t know anything about Elizabeth other than she was 11 years old in 1841
John was the oldest son of Joshua and Rebecca Wood. The first information I found on him was a broken grave stone , which I could only just read and which I found by luck , I could have easily missed it, very hard to read and a lot was missing , it read
John Wood
Died June ?? 1910
It was in the Shannon cemetery Line “ A “ and it was in Plot 8 or 9 I thought. There are very few numbers in the cemetery to work out where things are
I went home and checked online
John Wood died on the 26 June 1910 aged 73 years and was buried 3 days later on the 29 June 1910 in Block “A” Plot 10 .He was from Shannon New Zealand
I then found a Marriage certificate for John Wood and Eleanor Palmer
Eleanor Palmer was age 26, John Wood was age 24 .The marriage took place on the 31 January 1857 at the Registrars Office Wellington. Unfortunately for me this is just about all the information I got from this certificate
I brought the certificate from Birth Death Marriages Historical records web site
http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home/
For more information on this and many other helpful web sites go to Helpful Web Sites
http://whowasmrsdunn.weebly.com/helpful-web-sites.html
I have a printout of the original Marriage certificate if you would to see the copy I have, contact me M Hyde at
[email protected]
Eleanor Palmer was age 26, John Wood was age 24 .The marriage took place on the 31 January 1857 at the Registrars Office Wellington. Unfortunately for me this is just about all the information I got from this certificate
I brought the certificate from Birth Death Marriages Historical records web site
http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home/
For more information on this and many other helpful web sites go to Helpful Web Sites
http://whowasmrsdunn.weebly.com/helpful-web-sites.html
I have a printout of the original Marriage certificate if you would to see the copy I have, contact me M Hyde at
[email protected]
John and Eleanor Wood had one child Eleanor Palmer Wood
Note the middle name of Eleanor ,her mothers maiden name “ Palmer “
I also purchased this certificate from Birth Death Marriages Historical records web site
http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home/
The 3rd child of Joshua and Rebecca Wood was Ellen . I think “ Miss Wood and her grandchild Miss Lena Wood “ ( as per Rebecca’s obituary ) is Ellen. The first document I found on Ellen was a “ In Memoriam” from the Paperspast web site. In this document it said she past away on 31 August 1911 ages 73 years
and it was inserted by her niece E Wilkinson YES!!! A WILKINSON -WOOD LINK
To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=HC19120903.2.6&e=-------10--1----0%22elen+wood%22--
Note the middle name of Eleanor ,her mothers maiden name “ Palmer “
I also purchased this certificate from Birth Death Marriages Historical records web site
http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home/
The 3rd child of Joshua and Rebecca Wood was Ellen . I think “ Miss Wood and her grandchild Miss Lena Wood “ ( as per Rebecca’s obituary ) is Ellen. The first document I found on Ellen was a “ In Memoriam” from the Paperspast web site. In this document it said she past away on 31 August 1911 ages 73 years
and it was inserted by her niece E Wilkinson YES!!! A WILKINSON -WOOD LINK
To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=HC19120903.2.6&e=-------10--1----0%22elen+wood%22--
From the above document I went and found a death record for a Helen
Wood not Ellen who died 31 August 1911 aged 73years Buried on 3 September 1911 in Block “A” Plot 9 next to her brother John Wood . There was no grave stone
Thomas was the 2nd son of Joshua and Rebecca. I have not been a able to find a marriage record for Thomas . The only information I found on Thomas was a death record
To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=MH19000503.2.7&srpos=30&e=-------10--21----0thomas+wood--
Wood not Ellen who died 31 August 1911 aged 73years Buried on 3 September 1911 in Block “A” Plot 9 next to her brother John Wood . There was no grave stone
Thomas was the 2nd son of Joshua and Rebecca. I have not been a able to find a marriage record for Thomas . The only information I found on Thomas was a death record
To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=MH19000503.2.7&srpos=30&e=-------10--21----0thomas+wood--
The next Wood child was Rebecca .She was aged 1 in the 1841 census but not in the 1851 census , Maybe she had passed away but I don’t really know
George Newman Wood is the one child that there is a lot of information on, George was a early resident of Shannon so there are many books, web sites ect with information on him. George never got married so he isn’t my link
The following is a document on George Newman Wood
To look at the original go to
New Zealand electronic text centre http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d126.html
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d126.html#n1145
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Wood, George Newman
Sheep-Farmer and Grazier, Otauru Station, Shannon. Mr. Wood, who ranks as one of the old settlers-of the Manawatu district, was born about four miles from Stowhouse, in Buckinghamshire, England He came out to New Zealand, per ship “Surge,” in 1834, with his parents, when very young, and received his education entirely in the Colony. At the time when the Venerable Archdeacon (afterwards Bishop) Hadfield was in charge of the Church of England Mission School, in Otaki, Mr. Wood was one of his scholars. He owes much to the care and attention-that was bestowed by the good Bishop and his coadjutors in those early days in imparting useful knowledge. After an educational course of five years at this establishment, Mr. Wood was appointed to the charge of the Mission Station farm. In performing his duties in this position, he displayed such diligence and assiduity that he retained the appointment for a period of five years. It was while occupying this position that Mr. Wood gained the knowledge of cattle and sheep which has been of such service to him.
After leaving the Mission Station at Otaki, the subject of this notice settled at Moutoa River, Foxton, and took a farm of 400 acres, which he worked successfully during many years.
In 1882 he removed from Moutoa to Shannon, and purchased the fine land which now constitutes the Otauru station. The area of the farm on which Mr. Wood resides is 900 acres, which, when selected, was all virgin forest. The task of reducing this bush land to a smiling homestead was no easy one; plenty of hard labour was called for, in addition to large experience. Mr. Wood bent all his energies to the task, and has been enabled personally to clear a considerable portion of the 800 acres, which has been brought into cultivation during his occupancy of the land. Otauru station is now in a high state of cultivation, and like a good deal of the land lying between Otaki and Longburn is excellent alike for agricultural and pastoral purposes.
Mr. Wood has been a breeder of Lincoln sheep for the past seven years. Among his flock are some really excellent sheep, which are a credit to their enterprising owner, as well as to the district in which they have been reared. Of cattle, Mr. Wood has a flock numbering 200, which includes forty pure bred Shorthorns for stud purposes. He has also a few good horses in addition to those kept for use on the station. Mr. Wood, whose portrait is given herein, has proved himself a successful colonist. He was the first to take up land and settle in the district, and may fairly be regarded as the founder of the town of Shannon.
Note the middle name of George ,his mothers maiden name “Newman” this was a clue to another question I had. Ie trying to work out why Rebecca nee Wood used Goode as her surname and not Newman her fathers surname.
For more information on Rebecca see my web page
http://whowasmrsdunn.weebly.com/rebecca-wood.html
Alice was “Mrs George Richardson “( as per Rebecca’s obituary )as per George Richardsons obituary which I found at Paperspast
To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=MS19100616.2.43&e=-------10--1----0%22+george+J+Richardson%22--
George Newman Wood is the one child that there is a lot of information on, George was a early resident of Shannon so there are many books, web sites ect with information on him. George never got married so he isn’t my link
The following is a document on George Newman Wood
To look at the original go to
New Zealand electronic text centre http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d126.html
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d126.html#n1145
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Wood, George Newman
Sheep-Farmer and Grazier, Otauru Station, Shannon. Mr. Wood, who ranks as one of the old settlers-of the Manawatu district, was born about four miles from Stowhouse, in Buckinghamshire, England He came out to New Zealand, per ship “Surge,” in 1834, with his parents, when very young, and received his education entirely in the Colony. At the time when the Venerable Archdeacon (afterwards Bishop) Hadfield was in charge of the Church of England Mission School, in Otaki, Mr. Wood was one of his scholars. He owes much to the care and attention-that was bestowed by the good Bishop and his coadjutors in those early days in imparting useful knowledge. After an educational course of five years at this establishment, Mr. Wood was appointed to the charge of the Mission Station farm. In performing his duties in this position, he displayed such diligence and assiduity that he retained the appointment for a period of five years. It was while occupying this position that Mr. Wood gained the knowledge of cattle and sheep which has been of such service to him.
After leaving the Mission Station at Otaki, the subject of this notice settled at Moutoa River, Foxton, and took a farm of 400 acres, which he worked successfully during many years.
In 1882 he removed from Moutoa to Shannon, and purchased the fine land which now constitutes the Otauru station. The area of the farm on which Mr. Wood resides is 900 acres, which, when selected, was all virgin forest. The task of reducing this bush land to a smiling homestead was no easy one; plenty of hard labour was called for, in addition to large experience. Mr. Wood bent all his energies to the task, and has been enabled personally to clear a considerable portion of the 800 acres, which has been brought into cultivation during his occupancy of the land. Otauru station is now in a high state of cultivation, and like a good deal of the land lying between Otaki and Longburn is excellent alike for agricultural and pastoral purposes.
Mr. Wood has been a breeder of Lincoln sheep for the past seven years. Among his flock are some really excellent sheep, which are a credit to their enterprising owner, as well as to the district in which they have been reared. Of cattle, Mr. Wood has a flock numbering 200, which includes forty pure bred Shorthorns for stud purposes. He has also a few good horses in addition to those kept for use on the station. Mr. Wood, whose portrait is given herein, has proved himself a successful colonist. He was the first to take up land and settle in the district, and may fairly be regarded as the founder of the town of Shannon.
Note the middle name of George ,his mothers maiden name “Newman” this was a clue to another question I had. Ie trying to work out why Rebecca nee Wood used Goode as her surname and not Newman her fathers surname.
For more information on Rebecca see my web page
http://whowasmrsdunn.weebly.com/rebecca-wood.html
Alice was “Mrs George Richardson “( as per Rebecca’s obituary )as per George Richardsons obituary which I found at Paperspast
To look at the original newspaper report go to the following link at Papers Past
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=MS19100616.2.43&e=-------10--1----0%22+george+J+Richardson%22--
Albert was the youngest son of Joshua and Rebecca. I have very little on him other than his death record. Albert died on 1 May 1933 and was buried 2 days later in the Shannon cemetery in Block “B” Plot 61. he was aged 83. I have not been able to find who he was married too
Louisa Maria Wood was the youngest Wood family child ,she was “Mrs Clark Dunn”( as per Rebecca’s obituary ) for more information on her see my web page
http://whowasmrsdunn.weebly.com/index.html
The final pieces in this jigsaw was a gravestone for my great grandparents. It read
In Loving Memory of
“Eleanor Palmer”
Beloved wife of
John Stuart Wilkinson
Died May 10 1935 aged 78 years
At Rest
Also John Stuart Wilkinson
Died May 10 1941 aged 86 years
Louisa Maria Wood was the youngest Wood family child ,she was “Mrs Clark Dunn”( as per Rebecca’s obituary ) for more information on her see my web page
http://whowasmrsdunn.weebly.com/index.html
The final pieces in this jigsaw was a gravestone for my great grandparents. It read
In Loving Memory of
“Eleanor Palmer”
Beloved wife of
John Stuart Wilkinson
Died May 10 1935 aged 78 years
At Rest
Also John Stuart Wilkinson
Died May 10 1941 aged 86 years
I thought for many years that my grandmothers name was Eleanor Palmer (as per her gravestone inscription ) not Eleanor Palmer Wood who married John Stuart Wilkinson so for such a long time I was looking for a a marriage between a Palmer and a Wilkinson ,not a Wood and a Wilkinson
With all this information on the Wood children I have come to the conclusion that Eleanor Palmer Wood the child of John Wood and Eleanor Palmer is my Wilkinson -Wood link...
With all this information on the Wood children I have come to the conclusion that Eleanor Palmer Wood the child of John Wood and Eleanor Palmer is my Wilkinson -Wood link...