The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Henson Wood
Birth18 Aug 1849, New Zealand
Death18 Jan 1927, New Plymouth, NZ
BurialTe Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherHenry Henson Wood (1809-1878)
MotherPhillipa Inch (1830-1927)
Misc. Notes
Name, year of birth (1850 in one section and 1863 in another?) and date of death (18 January 1927) from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.

Place of death provided by Rachel Frances Oliver born 31 August 1940.

From Brian (of nzolivers.com) trip to New Plymouth February 2009, the Headstone at Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand (next to James and Ruth’s grave):
In Loving Memory of Matilda Robins
Dearly beloved wife of
William Henson Wood
Died 20th June 1921
Aged 84 Years
Loved by all who knew her

Also
William Henson Wood
1863 - 1927
At Rest

Brian (of nzolivers.com) questions the year of birth. William would have been very young when he married and had his first child. It is more likely he was born in 1836.

Result from marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1873/9106. Bride: Matilda Rubeus Oliver. Groom: William Henson Word
[Note the spelling errors in Robins and Wood]

Full date of marriage of 5 October 1873 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage. Note - William Henson Wood would of been about 10 years of age at the time of marriage if he was really born in 1863? Must of been born earlier.

Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in October 2018:
1849/1000. Wood, William Henson. Mother: Phillipa. Father: Henry Henson

Full date of birth of 18 August 1849 from further searching in October 2018 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Family photo of five generations:
Photo taken 1920. I have written age of each family member at time the photo was taken:
FRONT LEFT: Mrs Phillipa Wood (nee Inch), 13 Nov 1830 - 6 Jul 1927, age 90.
REAR LEFT: Phillipa’s son, William Henson Wood, 18 Aug 1849 - 18 Jan 1927, age 71.
REAR RIGHT: William’s daughter, Mrs Ella Matilda Kivell (nee Wood), 8 Apr 1875 - 2 Nov 1923, age 45.
FRONT RIGHT: Ella’s daughter, Mrs Ivy May Hodges (nee Kivell), 9 Sep 1893 - 17 Feb 1957, age 27.
FRONT CENTRE: baby - Phyllis Sydney Hodges, 3 Apr 1919 - 15 Oct 2006, age 1.
Spouses
Birth22 Dec 1836, England
Death20 Jun 1921, Wallace Place, New Plymouth, NZ
Burial22 Jun 1921, Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherJames Oliver (<1805-1886)
MotherRuth Grace Batten (1800-1868)
Marriage5 Oct 1873, New Zealand
Children[Not Recorded] (Stillborn) (1873-1873)
 Ella Matilda (1875-1923)
 James Henson (1877-1918)
 William Henry (1878-1932)
 Mabel Philippa (1881-1965)
 Ethel (Adopted) (ca1892-1956)
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