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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 10 June 2009
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1. Peter Wood. Born Approx 1796 in Scotland. Died Before 1851 in Scotland. Occupation Mason.

    Peter died in Scotland before his family came to New Brunswick.  His son Peter was born in Scotland in 1829, and from IGI records, Peter (the father) married Jessie Cleghorn in July 1833.
      

   He married Janet "Jessie" Cleghorn, daughter of George Cleghorn & Jane Dickson, 28 Jul 1833 in Eckford, Roxburgh, Scotland. Born 19 Apr 1805 in Roxburghshire, 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 are not listed in the 1851 Census, so it is assumed that they entered NB between 1851 and 1861.

    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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