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Descendants of Peter Wood (unknown)
and Janet "Jessie" Cleghorn (19th Apr 1805 - after 1880)

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Entry last updated: 11 Feb 2008.

 

1. Peter Wood . Born in Scotland. Occupation Mason.

    Peter died in Roxburghshire, Scotland before his family came to New Brunswick as his wife Jessie was listed as a widow in the 1851 Roxburghshire census.   His son Peter was born in Scotland in 1829, and from IGI records, Peter (the father) married Jessie Cleghorn in July 1833.

 

    From the 1841 Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland census Peter was born ca 1796 and died before the 1851 census.

 

   He married Janet "Jessie" Cleghorn, daughter of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson, 28 Jul 1833 in Eckford, Roxburgh, Scotland. Born 19 Apr 1805 in Scotland. Christen 19 May 1805 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Died After 1880.

 

    From parochial registers of Eckford in Roxburghshire:   "1805 George Cleghorn Labourer in Waterfoot & Jane Dickson his wife their Child born the 19th April 1805 & Baptized the 19th May 1805 named Janet."

 

1841 Census
Piece: SCT1841/787	Place: Eckford-Roxburghshire	Parish Number : 787
Civil Parish: Eckford, Roxburghshire	Folio: 1	Page: 1 2
Address: Ormiston

 

Surname	First name(s)	Sex	Age	Occupation	Where Born	Remarks
Wood	Peter	M	45	Mason	Outside Census County (1841)
Wood	Jess	F	35		Roxburghshire
Wood	Peter	M	11		Roxburghshire
Wood	Alexander	M	5		Roxburghshire
Wood	George	M	2		Roxburghshire

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1851 Census
Piece: SCT1851/787	Place: Eckford-Roxburghshire	Enumeration District : 1
Civil Parish: Eckford	Ecclesiastical Parish : Eckford	Page: 21
Address: Old Ormiston	Folio: 0	Schedule: 84

 

Surname	First name(s)	Rel	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Where Born	Remarks
Wood	Jess	Head	W	F	45	Annuitant	Roxburghshire Roxburgh
Wood	Alexander	Son	-	M	15	Draper (Apprentice)	Roxburghshire Eckford
Wood	George	Son	-	M	12	Scholar	Roxburghshire Eckford
Cleghorn	Jane	Mother	W	F	70	Pauper (Hse Servnt)	Roxburghshire Kelso

    Jessie and her son George are listed in the 1861 Census for Manners Sutton, York Co., NB.   Jessie was widowed, head of family, 55 years of age, Scotch, farmer, Presbyterian; and George, son, 22, Scotch.  

 

    Jessie and her son George emigrated to New Brunswick some time after the 1851 Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland census. As her brother George Cleghorn came to Harvey Settlement in 1853 it is most likely that she followed some time after that based his report of opportunities in the area.

 

    Jessie, age 75 years,   was living with her son Alexander H. Wood in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in the 1880 United States Census.   (Family History Library Film 1254561, NA Film # T9-0561, Page #38D.)  

    Jessie possibly died in Boston.

 

    They had the following children:

 

  2   i.   Peter Wood

  3   ii.   Alexander H. Wood Sr.

  4   iii.   George Wood

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