Frances Elizabeth Wood

Female15 June 1880–1956

Brief Life History of Frances Elizabeth

When Frances Elizabeth Wood was born on 15 June 1880, in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Wood, was 24 and her mother, Sarah Green, was 24. She lived in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in 1956, in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76, and was buried in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Wood
1855–1935
Sarah Green
1856–1916
John Henry James Wood
1879–1931
Frances Elizabeth Wood
1880–1956
George Harry Wood
1883–
Nellie Wood
1884–
Elsie Annie Wood
1886–
Lillie Wood
1889–
Samuel Ewart Wood
1892–

Sources (9)

  • Frances Elizth Wood in household of Samuel Wood, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Frances Elizabeth Wood - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Frances Elizabeth Wood
  • Frances E Wood, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (7)

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World Events (7)

1884

Age 4

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1908

Age 28

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1915 · Zeppelin Raid

Age 35

During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.

Name Meaning

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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