THE WALTON & SCULLY FAMILY TREE HOME PAGE:Information about Jacob Wood
Jacob Wood (b. Abt. 1813, d. 19 Sep 1880)
Notes for Jacob Wood:
Former owner of the Bee Hive Draperyt, 17 Grey Street, Newcastle.
Belived to have arrived in Australia in his own ship having left England because his wife needed to live in a warmer climate, due to a rheumatic condition.
Named his farm "Shipley" after his birthplace.
The original of the scrapbook photo hangs in the foyer of the Warrnambool Library with other founders.
Source: Alan Robinson with thanks.
More About Jacob Wood and Mary Ann Henderson:
Marriage: 04 Feb 1837, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Children of Jacob Wood and Mary Ann Henderson are:
- John Gilbert Wood.
- Sarah Jane Wood, b. 1838.
- John Joseph Wood, b. 1839.
- Gilbert Wood, b. 1840.
- Jacob Frederick Wood, b. 02 May 1841, All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne..
- +Margaret Jane Wood, b. 1842, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England., d. 1936, Moonee Ponds, Victoria.
- +Jessie Maria Wood, b. 1843, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England., d. 16 Nov 1897, Warrnambool, Australia.
- Mary Ann Wood, b. 1845, NewCastle upon Tyne England, d. 1854, Australia.
- Dorothy Eliza Wood, b. 1847.