Hello Lisa, I have a Gt x3 Grandmother Elizabeth Wood born abt 1804 married William FAIR c 1831 in Bowdon - died 1853 in Warrington. I have census info for 1841 and 1851 of Elizabeth living in Warrington. Have not been able to trace either William FAIR or Elizabeth further back than their marriage in 1831. Worth a long shot to see if there could be a link !!!. Regards Maureen Qld Aus. --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.

From: "Maureen" <d_mreidau@yahoo.com> > Hello Lisa, I have a Gt x3 Grandmother Elizabeth Wood born abt > 1804 married William FAIR c 1831 in Bowdon - died 1853 in Warrington. > I have census info for 1841 and 1851 of Elizabeth living in Warrington. > Have not been able to trace either William FAIR or Elizabeth further back > than their marriage in 1831. > Worth a long shot to see if there could be a link !!!. Regards Maureen > Qld Aus. Maureen-- I, too, am stuck at the exact same time period as yourself regarding my WOOD family. My earliest known WOOD ancestor is Henry WOOD (Sr.). Per St. Elphin's memorial inscriptions, grave no. E 773 there is recorded: In Memory of Henry Wood who died 23rd Aug 1849 aged 46 years and Ann his wife (no date given) Henry WOOD married Ann SUTTON on 31 Dec. 1835 at Farnsworth Near Prescot, and per my copy of the entry of marriage, both were <of this Parish> although St. Helen's is crossed out for Henry. The witnesses were James and Elizabeth Sutton, likely Ann's brother and his wife. I have absolutely no knowledge of Henry's siblings or his parents, and at this point, I'm not sure where else to look that might make mention of anyone. The earliest local newspaper dates from April 1853 so no possibility of finding mention of his death in the papers. Directories from 1838 to 1848 show that Henry WOOD was an earthenware dealer at 10 Market Place, who also ran a day school first in his Market Gate establishment, and later in nearby King Street. This would have been one of the many small private schools which, at this time, competed with the official church run schools which date from 1833. No records survive of these schools. If you or anyone else on the list has a suggestion as to where else I can look for any mention of a family member of Henry WOOD please let me know. I did check the IGI for a possible baptism in St. Helen's, and there was this: HENRY WOODS Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: 29 NOV 1800 Christening: 01 FEB 1801 Saint Helens, Lancashire, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: JNO. WOODS Family But I have no way to know if this is or isn't "my" Henry. Sorry I can't help you with your Elizabeth WOOD, but if I run across one in my research, I'll be sure to pass along the information. Lisa Hopp Seattle, WA