When Samuel Wood was born in 1841, in Codnor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wood, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ann Knighton, was 32. He married Harriet Smith on 17 September 1860, in Ripley Circuit, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tupton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Shirland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 28 October 1874, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 33.
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English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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