Henry Wood/Woodd of Acton

[annebagby]

I found Henry Woodd listed in the 1891 Acton, Middlesex census as a minister. I then checked the 1881 census where he is listed as a student of theology.

How would I find out what church he ministered at?

He died about 1894 and his family also disappears from later census records.

[Rod Neep]

A long shot, but it is always worth checking the Alumni Oxonienses for this sort of thing.



and in case it is a WOOD... here are the Henrys



Regards
Rod

[Rod Neep]

Another snippet

He shows up in the Middlesex 1890 County Directory
"Woodd Hy. Snineton, Allison Rd. Actom (W)"
But he does *not* appear as the vicar of any of the churches in Acton in 1890.

Rod

[Rod Neep]

Hmmm... it gets stranger, ....because he should show up in the Crockford's Directories.
I have a Crockford's Directory here for 1885, and he is conspicuous by his absence! That means that he was not a practising vicar.

The Crockfords are really good resources for tracing where vicars went to as they moved around all over the place. A typical entry looks like this:



For Crockford's Directories for other years (on CD), see here.

Regards
Rod

[annebagby]

Thank you, Rod...one can never tell about this family.

The Woodds listed descend from the Woodd family who lived in Yorkshire.

We have wondered if the Wood family from Brentford changed the spelling to Woodd as they rose to better circumstances.

[ziksby]

Is this your man?

FILE - St. Paul Plumstead, Woolwich: erection of mural tablet in memory of Rev. Francis Henry Wood. - ref. DS/FO/1906/42/1-4 - date: 1906

I found this ref. in A2A archives .....
https://www.a2a.org.uk/default.asp

[Lindad]

I think the Crockford's Directory only covers the Church of England.

If your man was CoE, I think he would have described himself as 'Vicar', 'Curate' or 'Clergyman'. As he referred to himself as a 'Minister' I think it is probably more likely that he was connected to one of the non-conformist chuches ie. Baptist, Methodist, Congregational etc.

[annebagby]

I am wondering if he belonged to the Catholic Apostolic church. His brother went to Canada and that family was Apostolic Catholic. another relative of Henry's was also Apostolic Catholic.

[Lindad]

I am wondering if he belonged to the Catholic Apostolic church. His brother went to Canada and that family was Apostolic Catholic. another relative of Henry's was also Apostolic Catholic.

Possibly... but I would have thought he would then have described himself as 'Priest'. 'Minister' and 'Pastor' are much more likely to relate to non-conformist churches.

[PaulWoodd]

I am wondering if he belonged to the Catholic Apostolic church. His brother went to Canada and that family was Apostolic Catholic. another relative of Henry's was also Apostolic Catholic.

Henry Woodd born 1821.
Henry Woodd of Acton,eldest son.born1848.Chemist.my great grandfather.
I think all of his issue emigrated.Canada.Australia and New Zealand.
William Keene Woodd,my grandfather.John Keene Woodd,my father.
I have a comprehensive ancestry of the Woodd family BC