When William Hood was born on 17 November 1867, in Ontario, Canada, his father, William Hood, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Cochrane, was 24. He married Jane Ross on 3 January 1894, in Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1891 and Huron, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 14 April 1945, at the age of 77, and was buried in Clifford Cemetery, Clifford, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
Do you know William? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+9 More Children
""
In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English hod, hood, hodde ‘hood’, either for someone who wore a hood (like the medieval folk hero Robin Hood) or who made and sold hoods. In Kent and Sussex the name may sometimes have been confused with Hoad .
English: from the Middle English personal name Hod(e), a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-; see Ott and Oates and compare Hodson 2.
English and Scottish: variant of Hudd, from the Middle English personal name Hudde, Hutte, which could represent Old English Hud(d)a or its ancient Germanic equivalent Hud(d)o, but is more likely from Anglo-Norman French Hud(de), a pet form of Hugh.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.