William's TreeTimeline Context
1727 King George II; 1760 King George III; 1820 King George IV; 1830 King William IV; 1837 Queen Victoria
1756-1763 Seven Years War; 1757 Battle of Plassey; 1775-1783 American Revolutionary War; 1789-1799 French Revolution; 1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars; 1805 Battle of Trafagar; 1815 Battle of Waterloo; 1850 Taiping Rebellion
1735-1749 Hawkhurst Gang; 1817-1826 Aldington Gang; 1830 Swing Riots
Family Sheet Links & Information
| Name | Birth | Birthplace | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Wood | 1749 | Woodchurch | |||||||
| Mary Wood (Philpott) | 1757 | Great Chart | |||||||
| William Wood | 1777 | Great Chart | Smarden | ||||||
| Sarah Buss (Wood) | 1778 | Great Chart | wife of Richard Buss | ||||||
| Elizabeth Ottaway (Wood) | 1784 | Great Chart | wife of James Ottaway | ||||||
| Hannah Turk (Wood) | 1787 | Great Chart | wife of Samuel Turkdied 1819 | ||||||
| Winifred Seeley (Wood) | 1789 | Smarden | wife of George Seeleydied 1815 | ||||||
| Harriet Homewood (Wood) | 1792 | Smarden | wife of James Homewooddied 1831 | ||||||
| Charles Wood | 1796 | Smarden |
Shipping List
Gravestones - Smarden
To the memory of WILLIAM WOOD late of this Parish, Yeoman who died the 9th of November 1814 aged 64 years. Leaving issue by Mary his wife
two sons and five daughters (viz) William, Charles, Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, Winney and Harriet. Farewell my dear and faithful wife, My sons
and daughters too, Tho' never in this mortal life Again you must me view: Close in Our Saviour's footsteps tread, Of love divine possess'd with
the dead, Your souls will be at rest. Also MARY his wife who died the 25th of March 1839 aged 82 years.
Sacred to the memory of HARRIOT HOMEWOOD Wife of JAMES HOMEWOOD, Yeoman, of this Parish who died September 29th 1831 aged 39 years.
Leaving surviving 7 children viz 4 sons and 3 daughters. Also of EMMA who died an infant. My children dear: I bid you all adieu! By God's command,
I leave this world and you, And trust my friends whom I have left behind, Will give you comfort, and you be kind.
Gravestones - Bethersden
Hannah wife of Samuel TURK of this parish and daughter of William and Mary WOOD, senior, of Smarden, died 16 April 1819 aged 32. Left issue surviving
five sons: Charles, James, Edward, Alfred and John. Also William son of above 27 July 1810 aged 3 years.
Samuel TURK of this parish 7 July 1867 aged 82. Ann his wife 5 September 1865 aged 68. Left surviving five sons and two daughters:
Charles, James, Edward, Alfred, John, Eliza and Frances.
Headcorn Gravestone
132 .m WOOD of this ..eb the 18th 1808. Sarah wife of . . 1783 aged 61 years. Left issue four sons and . daughters viz Mary, (?John), Elizabeth, Sarah, William, Hannah, Daniel, Winefred, Henry and (?Ann).
Legal Documents
Parish Records
Great Chart
Baptism's
| 1756 | 8th aug | Mary Philpott | William & Mary Philpott |
| 1777 | 24th August | William Wood | William & Mary Wood |
| 1778 | 27th dec | Sarah Wood | William & Mary Wood |
| 1784 | 4th april | Elizabeth Wood | William & Mary Wood |
| 1787 | 20th mar | Hannah Wood | William & Mary Wood |
Marraiges
| 1776 | 13th Oct | William Wood = Mary Philpott |
Smarden
Baptism's
| 1784 | 1st Jan | George Seeley | George & Elizabeth Seeley |
| 1789 | Winifred Wood | William & Mary Wood | |
| 1792 | 4th may | Harriet Wood | William & Mary Wood |
| 1796 | Charles Wood | William & Mary Wood | |
| 1804 | 22nd Jan | Mary Ann Ottaway | James & Elizabeth Ottaway |
| 1805 | 20th June | James Ottaway | James & Elizabeth Ottaway |
| 1806 | 4th Dec | Eliza Seeley | George & Winifred Seeley |
| 1807 | 10th May | William Turk | Samuel & Hannah Turk |
| 1809 | 5th Feb | William Seeley | George & Winifred Seeley |
| 1809 | 9th April | Samuel Turk | Samuel & Hannah Turk |
| 1811 | 13th Oct | Charles Seeley | George & Winifred Seeley |
Marraiges
| 1817 | 12th may | James Homewood married Harriet Wood | Witnesses: James Hosmer & Thomas Hinds |
| 1799 | 8th jan | Sarah Wood married Richard Buss, | consent of father William Wood. Witness William Wood & Mary Hooker |
| 1803 | 22nd June | Elizabeth Wood (minor) married James Ottaway | Witness: Thomas Hinds & William Evenden |
| 1806 | 23rd June | George Seeley = Winney Wood | (minor, consent of father). Wit: John Seeley, John Crittenden |
Burial
| 1815 | 20th March | Charles Seeley | age 3, child of George & Winney Seeley |
| 1815 | 27th november | Winney Seeley | age 26, wife of George Seeley, left William & Eliza |
Notes
William Wood married Mary Philpott, 13th oct 1776, @ Great Chart, Kent } mid kent marriage index.
Mary Philpott, born 8th aug 1755, Great Chart, to William & Mary Philpott.} Ancestor.co.uk
