Clara Ann Wood
Clara was born in 1826 and her baptism took place on June 30th, 1826 in
Brighton St Nicholas conducted by minister Robert Anderson.
1 2 Clara's father was
George Wood and her mother was
Sophia Eliza Otway David (W Ham). Her paternal grandparents were
Henry Wood (of Ditchling) and
Sarah Wood (of Hurst*); her maternal grandparents were
Francis David and
Sarah Baker. She had seven brothers and three sisters, named
George,
Frederic,
Frederic,
Francis,
William,
Harry,
Edwin,
Sophia,
Emma and
Fanny. She was the fifth youngest of the eleven children.