Today the Researcher’s Corner discusses using Nonconformity as a research tool. Sorting members of the Wood family into households can be challenging but religious affiliation can prove or disprove relationships, enabling the construction of family group sheets. Tradition of Nonconformity in Essex A basic knowledge of Protestantism, Catholicism, and the laws of England that governed …
Today launches a new website for anyone interested in the Wood families who resided in Essex before 1852. Wood Surname of Essex is a new gathering place for researching the lives and stories of the Wood families of Essex. Wood Surname of Essex If you are reading this, then you are interested in the Wood …
Today the Researcher’s Corner discusses the transfer of property under the feudal system. Property records can provide clues to prove relationships. In 1795 Thomas Wood took perpetual possession of the Black Horse of Pilgrim Hatch. What is a Seisin? Seizin means “to possess a property” under the medieval Manorial or Signorial system of ownership. During …
Today the Researcher’s Corner discusses the distribution of the Wood surname in England. The Wood families of Essex during the 17th and 18th centuries were somewhat autonomous from the large population of Wood families in the north of England. North and South Regions In the 19th and 18th centuries, the Wood surname was bimodal. Bimodal …
