Brief Life History of William
William Hood was born in 1832, in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England as the son of Mary Hood.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Wm Hood, "Canada Census, 1851"
- William Hood, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
– Female
Siblings (10)
1825– Male
1827– Male
1829– Female
1830– Female
1831– Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 1
1843
Age 11
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 48
Name Meaning
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.
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