George Wood & Sophia Eliza Otway David (W Ham) 
George and Sophia were married in a religious ceremony on January 6th, 1811 in Preston E Sussex by Curate Edw Brodie and witnessed by Francis David Harriet Crouch Jo Lindfield.1 They had seven sons and four daughters, named George, Frederic, Frederic, Francis, William, Harry, Edwin, Sophia, Emma, Clara and Fanny.
Family Notes
Parish Register Preston St Peter 1754-1812
George Wood of the Parish of Brighton
Bachelor and Eliza Sophia Otway David of the
Parish Spinster were
Married in this (Church ) by (Licence )
this 6th Day of Jany in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred
and 11 by me Edw. Brodie (Curate)
This Marriage was } George Wood
solemnized between Us } Elizth Sophia Otway David
In the } Francis David
presence of } Mark of Harriet Crouch Jo Lindfield
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Personal Details
Birth Notes
GEORGE WOOD
Christening:
03 OCT 1787 Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England
Father: HENRY WOOD
Mother: SARAH
age given as 50 in 1841 census
age 63 in 1851 census born Hurstpierpoint, Sussex
SFHG
Entry from Hurstpierpoint Holy Trinity 1701 - 1812
First names George
Surname WOOD
Sex s
Baptism Date 03-Oct
Baptism Year 1787
Father first names Henry
Father surname WOOD
Mother first names Sarah
Mother surname WOOD
Town Hurstpierpoint
County East Sussex
West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
October 3d. Wood, George, Son of Henry & SarahDeath Notes
WOOD, GEORGE 75
GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 145Birth Notes
Age given as 60 @death in 1852
Record set Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920
First name(s) Eliza Sophia Otway
Last name David
Baptism year 1793
County Essex
Country England
Place West Ham, All Saints
Mother's first name(s) Sally
Father's first name(s) Frans
Father's last name David
Baptism date 02 Jun 1793
Archive
Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 256/1/3
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great BritainDeath Notes
Page 74
BURIALS in the Parish of S. Leonard Shoreditch
in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1853
See Source for details
Name: Age at Death (in years): :
WOOD, SOPHIA 60
GRO Reference: 1852 J Quarter in THE SHOREDITCH DISTRICT Volume 01C Page 132
George Wood
George was born in 1787 in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex and his baptism took place there on October 3rd, 1787.2 3
Sophia Eliza Otway David (W Ham)
Sophia was born in 1793 in West Ham, Essex and her baptism took place on June 2nd, 1793 in West Ham, All Saints.2
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Children
Birth Notes
First names George
Surname WOOD
Sex s
Baptism Date 08-Feb
Year baptised 1812
Father first names George
Father surname WOOD
Mother first names Eliz: Sophia
Mother surname WOOD
Parish Brighton
County East Sussex
Baptisms 1812
February
Wood..George Son of George & Elisa Sophia.........8Death Notes
WOOD, GEORGE 43
GRO Reference: 1851 M Quarter in ST JAMES CLERKENWELL Volume 03 Page 90Birth Notes
in the City of London Lying in Hospital
BAPTISMS solemnized ^ in the Parish of Saint Luke
in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1815
| | George | |
10 | | and | | Croft St | Cabinet |
May. | Frederick | Eliza | Wood | Carnaby | | Revd Wm Lucas
| | Sophia | | Market | Maker |
No.96| | Otway | |Birth Notes
FREDERIC HENRY <WOOD>+Christening:
06 OCT 1816 Saint James, Westminster, London, England
Father: GEORGE WOOD
Mother: ELIZA SOPHIA
6 Frederick George Sept
& Wood Lyson Green Cabinet Maker
Henry Eliza
No. 957 SophiaBirth Notes
SOPHIA KEAN SPEARING WOOD
England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936
Piece 0065: Holborn, British Lying-In Hospital, Endell Street: Register of Baptisms, Vol 10, 181
BAPTISMS solemnized in the (Deleted Parish of) British Lying in Hospital
in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1819
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1819 | | George | 39 |
April | Sophia | and | |Clipstone | Cabinet | William
22:d | Daughter| Eliza | Wood | Street | maker | Heydon
No.1553 | of | Sophia | |Fitzroy | | Chaplain
| Otway | | Square
Holborn, British Lying-In Hospital
Birth:
22 APR 1819
Christening:
25 JUL 1819 Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone, Father: GEORGE WOOD
Mother: ELIZA SOPHIA OTWAY
| Sophia | George | | | |
| Kean | & | | | |
|Spearing |Eliza Sophia| Wood |St Mary | Trade |22 April
119 | D of |Otway | | lebone | |
age 20 1841Birth Notes
EMMA CHARLOTTE WOOD
Birth: 29 JUN 1821
Christening:
12 AUG 1821 Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
Father: GEORGE WOOD
Mother: ELIZA SOPHIA OSWAY
| Emma I George | | Bath | Cabinet
| | & | Wood | |
12 |Charlotte| Eliza | | Street | Maker
| | Sophia | | | |
No.1268 | | Otway | | | | 29 June 1821Birth Notes
FRANCIS CHARLES WOOD
Birth: 08 AUG 1823
Christening:
29 SEP 1823 Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
Father: GEORGE WOOD
Mother: ELIZA SOPHIA OTWAY
St Leonard Shoreditch 1823
| | George | |Ashe | |
29 |Francis | & | Wood | | |
No.88 |Charles | Eliza | | | Cabinet |
| | Sophia | | | Maker |
Otway | | Street | |8 Aug 1823Birth Notes
WILLIAM SAMUEL TOTHILL WOOD
Birth: 08 SEP 1828
Christening:
09 NOV 1828 Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
Father: GEORGE WOOD
Mother: ELIZA SOPHIA
Repeat baptism in 1831
Saint Mary Islington 1831
__ 8__| William| George| | | |
Born | Samuel| & | Wood| Shepperton| Cabinet| Revd T. U.
8 Sep |Tuttle |Eliza | | Street | Maker | Fallow
1828 | |Sophia | | | |
No.99 |Son of |Otway | | | |
age 22 1851 census born IslingtonBirth Notes
Saint Mary Islington, Middlesex, 1831
__8.___| Harry | George|
Born | John | & | |Shepperton|Cabinet | Revd T. U.
25 Sep |Frederick | Eliza | Wood | | |
1830 | | Sophia | Street | Maker | Fallow
| Son of | Otway | | | |
No. 100 | | | | | |
age 11 1841 census
age 20 1851 census born IslingtonBirth Notes
EDWIN WOOD
Birth: 17 JAN 1833
Christening:
13 OCT 1833 Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
Father: GEORGE WOOD
Mother: ELIZA SOPHIA OTWAY
St Leonards Shoreditch 1833
| | George| | | |
| | & | | | |
13 | | Eliza | Wood | Pool | Cabinet|
| | Sophia | | Street | Maker |
No.1202| | Otway | | | | 17 Jany 1833
age 8 1841 census
age 17 1851 censusBirth Notes
FRANCES SARAH WOOD
Birth: 16 MAR 1835
Christening:
26 APR 1835 Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
Father: GEORGE WOOD
Mother: ELIZA SOPHIA OTWAY
|Frances | George | | | |
| Sarah | & | | Pool | |
| | Eliza | Wood - | | Cabinet |
| |Sophia | | Street | Maker |
No. 1388. | |Otway | | | |16 March 1835
age 6 1841 census - recorded as Fanny
age 16 1851 census
Age 26 1861 census, born Shoreditch
Age given 46 in 1881 censusDeath Notes
1881 census: born Shoreditch, Middlesex
Plumstead Cemetery #102
Death registered W. Ham 4a p62 Mar1901, age given as 65 (FreeBmd)
George Wood
George was born about 1812 in Brighton, Sussex and his baptism took place on February 8th, 1812 in Brighton St Nicholas.2
Frederic Wood
Frederic was born before 1815 and his baptism took place on May 10th, 1815 in Lying in Hospital St Luke conducted by Reverend Wm Lucas.5
Frederic Henry Wood
Frederic was born on September 6th, 1816 and his baptism took place on October 6th, 1816 in Saint James, Westminster.6 7
Sophia Kean Spearing Wood
Sophia was born on April 22nd, 1819 and her baptism took place on July 25th, 1819 in Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone,.8
Emma Charlotte Wood
Emma was born on June 29th, 1821 and her baptism took place on August 12th, 1821 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England.9
Francis Wood
Francis was born on August 8th, 1823 in Shoreditch, Middlesex and his baptism took place on September 29th, 1823 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England.10 9
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.11 1
William Samuel Tothill Woods
William was born on September 8th, 1828 in Islington, Middlesex and his baptism took place on November 9th, 1828 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England.12 13
Harry John Frederick Wood
Harry was born on September 25th, 1830 in Islington, Middlesex and his baptism took place on May 8th, 1831 in Saint Mary Islington conducted by Reverend T.U. Fallow.5
Edwin Wood
Edwin was born on January 17th, 1833 in Shoreditch, Middlesex and his baptism took place on October 13th, 1833 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England.2 14
Frances (Fanny) Sarah Wood
Frances, known as Fanny, was born on March 16th, 1835 in Shoreditch, Middlesex and her baptism took place on April 26th, 1835 in Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England.15 14
1 East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
2 1851 census
3 IGI C070662 & SFG
4 St Leonard's Parish register #590
5 Parish register
6 Baptism St James 1816
7 IGI C723017
8 IGI C035246 and parish register
9 IGI C040804
10 St Leonard Baptism 1823 #88
11 Brighthelmston 1826
12 St Leonard Baptism #1828 78
13 IGI C040805 and Parish register
14 IGI C040806
15 IGI C040806 & parish register
Further sources/citations:
IGI M001453, IGI M001453 & Register #162
2 1851 census
3 IGI C070662 & SFG
4 St Leonard's Parish register #590
5 Parish register
6 Baptism St James 1816
7 IGI C723017
8 IGI C035246 and parish register
9 IGI C040804
10 St Leonard Baptism 1823 #88
11 Brighthelmston 1826
12 St Leonard Baptism #1828 78
13 IGI C040805 and Parish register
14 IGI C040806
15 IGI C040806 & parish register
Further sources/citations:
IGI M001453, IGI M001453 & Register #162