See also
| Husband: | Thomas WOOD (1759-1809) | |
| Wife: | Frances (Françoise) THORELL (1763-1829) | |
| Children: | Mary Frances WOOD (1786-1787) | |
| Thomas Henry WOOD (1789-1842) | ||
| Charles John WOOD (1791-1833) | ||
| Edwin William WOOD (1793-1820) | ||
| George Parsons WOOD (1795-1796) | ||
| Frances Elizabeth WOOD (1796- ) | ||
| Henry Samuel WOOD (1800-1860) | ||
| George Frederick WOOD (1806-1859) | ||
| Marriage | 2 Sep 1784 | St Alphege Church, Canterbury |
Thomas WOOD, 1782, age 23
| Name: | Thomas WOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Simon WOOD (1717-1788) | |
| Mother: | Margaret SHRUBSOLE (1722-1803) | |
| Birth | 16 Sep 1759 | Chartham, Kent |
| Occupation | Cordwainer | |
| Apprenticeship | 15 Jun 1775 (age 16) | St Alphage, Canterbury Kent |
| Entered into Apprenticeship with William Monrow in St Alphege, Canterbury as a Cordwainer for 7 years. | ||
| Death | 8 May 1809 (age 50) | St Margarets , Canterbury Kent |
| Name: | Frances (Françoise) THORELL | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Jean (John) THORELL (1733-1808) | |
| Mother: | Françoise (Frances) CHARTIER (1729-1796) | |
| Birth | 14 Feb 1763 | St Alphage, Canterbury Kent |
| Baptism | 27 Feb 1763 (age 0) | Walloon Church, Canterbury |
| Death | 1 Apr 1829 (age 66) | St Margarets , Canterbury Kent |
| Name: | Mary Frances WOOD | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 20 Aug 1786 | St Alphage, Canterbury Kent |
| Baptism | 20 Aug 1786 (age 0) | St Alphage, Canterbury Kent |
| Death | 31 May 1787 (age 0) | St Alphage, Canterbury Kent |
Thomas Henry WOOD, 1826, age 37
| Name: | Thomas Henry WOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth MAXFIELD (c. 1798-1842) | |
| Birth | 15 Mar 1789 | St Alphage, Canterbury Kent |
| Baptism | 15 Mar 1789 (age 0) | St Alphage, Canterbury Kent |
| Occupation | Cordwainer | |
| Residence | 1824 (age 35) | St Margarets , Canterbury Kent |
| 19 St Margarets Street Pigots Directory of Kent shows Thomas Henry as a Boot and Shoemaker at this address |
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| Census | 1841 (age 50) | 19 St Margarets Street |
| Canterbury, kent | ||
| Death | 3 Apr 1842 (age 53) | St Margarets , Canterbury Kent |
| Cause: Dropsy Address: 19 St Margarets Street |
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| Will | 7 Jun 1842 (age 53) | St Margarets , Canterbury Kent |
| 19 St Margarets Street Thomas Henry's will was proved the 7th jun 1842. his executors were his daughter Eliza, George Cooper, Stonemason and William Paine, Chemist and Druggist. He left his tools etc to his eldest living son George Frederick to carry on the business and the remainder of his estate to his surviving children in trust til they achieved the age of 18. Notable in his will was the amount of property he owned. this included the two cottages in Chartham Hatch mentioned in the Will of John Wood and eight cottages in St Peters Place, Parish of St Peters the Apostle and Holy Cross, Westgate. This allowed Eliza and Fanny to live out their lives as annuitants as they did not marry |
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| Name: | Charles John WOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Sarah Lushington MINTER (1800-1823) | |
| Birth | 12 Jun 1791 | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Baptism | 12 Jun 1791 (age 0) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Occupation | Coachmaker | |
| Death | 20 Sep 1833 (age 41) | St Pancras, Middlesex |
| Wellesley Street | ||
| Burial | 24 Sep 1833 (age 41) | Camden Middlesex |
| Name: | Edwin William WOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Emma MINTER (1798-1876) | |
| Birth | 31 Mar 1793 | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Baptism | 31 Mar 1793 (age 0) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Occupation | Civil Servant, Foreign Office | |
| Death | 20 Feb 1820 (age 26) | St Margarets, Canterbury Kent |
| Name: | George Parsons WOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 11 May 1795 | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Baptism | 11 May 1795 (age 0) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Death | 17 Mar 1796 (age 0) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Name: | Frances Elizabeth WOOD | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | James LINTON (1799- ) | |
| Birth | Oct 1796 | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Baptism | 12 Dec 1796 (age 0) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Death | "in Canada" | |
| Name: | Henry Samuel WOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Eliza GOWLLAND (1800-1851) | |
| Birth | 15 Jun 1800 | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Baptism | 15 Jun 1800 (age 0) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| Occupation | Watchmaker | |
| Residence | 1826 (age 26) | St Mary Magdalene, Canterbury |
| 43 Burgate Street Pigots 1826 Directory shows Henry Wood, Watchmaker resident at 43 Burgate Street |
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| Census | 1841 (age 41) | St George the Martyr, Middlesex |
| New North Street Living with Wife - Eliza , Bonnet maker and sons Henry 14, Theo 6 and daughter Maria 3 |
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| Census | 1851 (age 50) | Tower Hamlets, Middlesex |
| 8 Devonshire Place, Commercial Road Widower living with Son, Edwin William aged 8 |
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| Death | 29 Apr 1860 (age 59) | Mile End Old Town, London |
| Cause: Paralysis 4 hours. 3rd Attack. Address: 3 Cleveland Street |
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| Name: | George Frederick WOOD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Maria SMALL (1804-1856) | |
| Baptism | 22 Dec 1805 (age -1) | St Margarets , Canterbury Kent |
| Birth | 6 Oct 1806 | St Margarets , Canterbury Kent |
| 19 St Margarets Street | ||
| Occupation | Cordwainer | |
| Residence | 1847 (age 42) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| 14-15 Best Lane History, Gazeteer and Directory of kent Vol II 1847 shows George Frederick in business as a Boot and Shoemaker here |
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| Census | 1851 (age 45) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| 14 - 15 Best Lane | ||
| Residence | 1851 (age 44-45) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| 14 Best Lane Noted in Kent Post Office Directory as carrying on business of Boot and Shoe Maker |
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| Death | 13 Nov 1859 (age 54) | All Saints, Canterbury |
| 16 Sun Street | ||
Apprenticed to William Monrow, in St Alphege, Canterbury Cordwainer for 7 years on 19 jun 1775. ( William Monrow died 6th June 1786 aged 68). Thomas set up in business at the end of his apprenticeship in 1782 when he was also entered as a Freeman of the City of Canterbury, by apprenticeship.It has been assumed that this was in 19 St Margarets Street . This certainly became the family home and shoemaking business until 1903 but I do not believe the business was transferred there until about 1800. My suspicions were first aroused when I confirmed the birth of Thomas and Frances's children. Thomas and Frances were married in St Alphege church in 1784. Mary Frances and Thomas Henry were baptised in St Alphege Parish in 1786 and 1789 respectively. Charles John, Edwin William, George Parsons, Francis Elizabeth and Henry Samuel were all baptised in All Saints Parish. The latter in 1800. Research carried out on my behalf by Steve Thomas indicates from the Rate books that Thomas Wood did not start paying rates in St Margarets Street until 1801/1802. Although there was a William Wood paying rates in St Margarets Street before that time but I am not sure if there is a relationship. In respect of the birth of the children it is significant that George Frederick was baptised in 1806 in St Margarets Parish. It is suggested therefore that Thomas established a shoemaking business in St Alphege in 1782, then transferred to All Saints around 1790 and finally moved into the larger premises at 19 St Margarets Street in 1801/02 where the business remained until 1903 when my Grandfather Edgar Lancefield closed it down and moved to Dover.
It is believed that our family were descended from the Huguenot refugees and this belief was reinforced when Dudley Wood came into contact with Robert Darlington - whose wife Wendy was a descendant of Albert Wood - and David Morris, great great grandson of Albert. Research by Dudley and that of several professional researchers almost certainly comes to the conclusion that the French connection comes through Frances Thorel, wife of Thomas Wood, the first Cordwainer in the family. Thorel being a well established name in the Picardy region of Northern France and noted for the Huguenots. She being the Great (x3)Grandmother of Wendy, David and Dudley.