NameNathaniel WOOD, Step GG Grandfather
Birth1 May 1829, Painswick, Gloucestershire
Baptism30 Sep 1829
Death1914, Winchester, Hampshire, England
OccupationSoldier, Shoe Maker
Spouses
Birth1831
Baptism17 Apr 1871, Painswick, Gloucestershire
Death28 May 1861, Wellington, Madras, India
Burial28 May 1861, Wellington, Madras, India
Birth28 Mar 1826, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Deathbef 1870
OccupationCotton Winder
Marriage26 Sep 1861, Wellington, Madras, India
ChildrenAlice (1862-1903)
Birthabt 1840, Marylebone, London, England
Notes for Nathaniel WOOD
Independent or Congregational Registers, Painswick, Upper Chapel, Gloucestershire
Baptism Nathaniel Wood son of Cornelius Wood and Ann his wife of the Parish of Painswick
Born May 1, 1829
Baptized September 30, 1829 by me Elishu Martin DMP
In the 1841 census, Gloster Street, Painswick, Gloucestershire.
Cornelius Wood, age 40, shoemaker, born Gloucestershire.
Rachael Wood, age 70, born Gloucestershire.
Nathaniel Wood, age 12, born Gloucestershire.
In the 1851 census Kings Court, Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Head Cornelious Wood, widower, age 54, shoemaker master, born Painswick, Gloucestershire
Son Nathaniel Wood, unmarried, age 21, shoemaker employed at home, born Painswick.
Parish Records Painswick, Gloucestershire
Marriage October 24, 1852 Nathaniel Wood, of full age Bachelor, Cordswainer, residence Painswick, father Cornelius Wood, shoemaker and
Elizabeth Powell, age 20, spinster, residence Painswick, father Daniel Powell, labourer
in the presence of William Powell and Sarah Powell.
Possibly In the October to December 1870 marriage index Nathaniel Wood and Betsey Oststride are on the same page Winchester, Hampshire, volume 2c, page 214.
In the 1871 census The Camp, St. Botolph’s Parish, Colchester, Essex.
The enumerator is presumed to belong to the 4th Battalion 60th Kings Royal Rifles. No mention is made anywhere as to which regiment it represents.
. . .
Nathaniel Wood, widower, age 40, Corporal, born Painswick, Gloucestershire.
[Since he married Ann in India, I would think he would have been in the 3rd Battalion of the Kings Royal Rifles at that time. The 4th Battalion was not in India until a few years later.]
[There are 105 pages of entries or about 2600 people including officers, soldiers and families
Royal Chelsea Pensioner Admissions etc.
Nathaniel Wood, age 40, born Painswick, Gloucestershire, admission or examination date August 15, 1871, regiment 60th Foot 3rd Battalion, rank Corporal, regimental number 114, served 18 years 7 months, foreign service India 10 yers, conduct very good - 4 badges, shoe maker
In the 1881 census Wyke Gate, Weeke, Hampshire
Head Nathaniel Wood, age 51, shoemaker, born Painswick, Gloucestershire
Wife Betsy Wood, age 51, born St. Mary Bourne, Hampshire
In the October to December 1887 marriage index Nathanial Wood and Eliza Lewcock are on the same page, Winchester, Hampshire.
In the 1891 census 14 North View, Winchester, Hampshire
Head Nathanial Wood, age 61, shoemaker, neither employer or employed, born Painswick, Glouster.
Wife Eliza Wood, age 51, born Marylebone, London
Lodger John Wood, single, age 39, Army pensioner, born Winchester, Hampshire.
In the 1901 census 14 North View, Winchester, Hampshire
Head Nathaniel Wood, age 71, shoemaker - bookmaker, own account, born Painswick, Gloucestershire.
Wife Eliza Wood, age 62, born Marylebone
In the 1911 census 14 North View, Wincehster.
Head Nathaniel Wood, age 81, book repairer, own account at home, at home, born Painswick, Gloucestershire.
Wife Eliza Wood, age 71, married 23 years, no children born alive from this marriage, born London.
Grand child, Dorothy Alice Glasspool, age 8, school, born Winchester.
Visitor Charlotte Ann Harding, age 41, single, born Basingstoke, Hampshire.
In the July to September 1914 death index Nathaniel Wood, age 85, died Winchester, Hampshire, volume 2c, page 141.
Notes for Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
England Select Births and Christenings Painswick, Gloucestershire
Eliabeth Powell, baptied April 17, 1831, parents Daniel and Sarah Powell.
India Select Deaths and Burials
Elizabeth Wood, married, age 29, died and buried May 28, 1861, Wellington, Madras, India, spouse Nathaniel Wood.
Notes for Ann (Spouse 2)
In the 1841 census civil parish of Manchester, Salford hundred, registration district Manchester sub district St George at 4 Bennet Street
Mary Longbottom, age 45, cotton batter, born in Lancs.
John Longbottom age 15, cotton piecer, born Lancs.
Ann Longbottom age 14, cotton winder, born in Lancs.
Parish records St. Mary’s, Manchester, Lancashire
Marriage May 17, 1846 Thomas Ogden, age 20, bachelor, smith, of Loyd Street, father Thomas Ogden, traveller and
Ann Longbottam, age 20, spinster, of Water Street, father Thomas Longbottam, dyer, after banns in the presence of Joseph Etherington and Sarah Jones. [Thomas Ogden signed and Ann used her mark]
In the April to June 1846 marriage index Thomas Ogden and Ann Longbottam, Manchester, Lancashire volume 20 page 679.
India Select Marriages
Marriage September 26, 1861, Ann Ogden, widow, father Thomas Longbottam and
Nathaniel Wood, widower, father Nathaniel Wood, Wellington, Madras, India.
[Why did the widow Ann move to India with her children and remarry there?]
Since her second husband was again a widower by 1870, Ann would have died previous to 1870, likely in India or Burma.