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Street plan of Torry with Wood Street and harbour. Family tradition has it that on her wedding day, Helen Wood was waiting for the horse and cart to take her to the church at her brother George's house in Baker Street, Torry, but the transport went instead to Baker Street in Aberdeen, thus making her late for her wedding. The story goes that because of the mix-up they renamed Baker Street, Torry to Wood Street. Baker Street is on the 1891 Census records, possibly the fishermen's cottages on the left side of what is now Wood Street. John and Helen brought up a family of 14 at 32 Wood Street, Torry. George, Andrew, William, John, James, Peter, Thomas, Albert, Joseph, Annie, Bella, Janet, Helen and Mary. Seven of the nine boys became fishermen. James (b. 1902 - d. 1940) and John (b. 1897 - d. 1941) were killed by enemy action
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