Richard Middleton Wood

[chesil]

Can anyone help with any info re Richard Middleton Wood. He was my 3x great grandfather. He was born 1799 in Kent and was listed as being a Preventive Officer in Kent.
Any info would be most welcome
David

[olliecat]

Hello David and welcome to the forum.

I can see a few trees with Richard Middleton WOOD on Ancestry and I am wondering what you already have on him? I know you have said 'any info welcome' but is there anything more specific you are trying to find out (i.e. coastguard records)? It's just so we don't end up posting information you already have.

[Mutley]

I can see him through the census, married to Esther and with several children.
He was born in Deal, Kent and possibly died in Southampton in 1877.

As Olliecat says, please could you tell what information you already have?

[chesil]

Hello,
Thank you for your reply. I know he married an Esther Roberts 1821 in Deal, Kent. Also from census I know he had many children but have not been able to establish what happened to most of them or where he was based (except census dates) during his carrer.
Regards
David

[olliecat]

A possibility for you on the National Archives here.

1830: Richard Wood. Entry papers for service as an Excise man

NOTE: you may need to click the above link twice for it to take you to the entry rather than the catalogue.

I see that he had at least nine children. Which children are you trying to trace?

[chesil]

Hello,
Thank you once again. That info i will follow up. I am trying to find info for his son also named Richard Middleton Wood b.1824 in Abbotsbury. Family lore states he was a master mairner employed by Sir James Lamont but have found he is not registered as a master mariner.
I wondered if there are any other records exist I could check.
Regards David

[Jan1954]

I am trying to find info for his son also named Richard Middleton Wood b.1824 in Abbotsbury. Family lore states he was a master mairner employed by Sir James Lamont but have found he is not registered as a master mariner.
I wondered if there are any other records exist I could check.

Hello David,

The publication "My Ancestor was a Merchant Seaman" is "packed full of places to search and the records that can be found in such record offices and archives, full listings of the same, their class and piece numbers, what to look for and where to find little known records."

Maybe that would point you in the right direction.

[Mutley]

Hello,
Thank you once again. That info i will follow up. I am trying to find info for his son also named Richard Middleton Wood b.1824 in Abbotsbury. Family lore states he was a master mairner employed by Sir James Lamont but have found he is not registered as a master mariner.
I wondered if there are any other records exist I could check.
Regards David

Is the Sir James Lamont?

Sir James Lamont, 1st Baronet (26 April 1828 – 29 July 1913) was a Scottish explorer, particularly known for his travels in the Arctic; he also travelled to Africa and the West Indies. He was a fellow of the Geological Society of London and the Royal Geographical Society.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

His life seems well documented on Google so maybe you could tie up where and when Sir James and your Richard may have travelled together.

[olliecat]

Family lore states he was a master mairner employed by Sir James Lamont but have found he is not registered as a master mariner.

This publication ...

Seasons with the sea-horses: or, Sporting adventures in the northern seas, by James Lamont, published in 1861

...mentions Mr. Wood (sailing-master) a few times. You may want to read it to see if you can figure out if he is your Richard Wood jnr. The yacht Ginevra is mentioned in this book and I noticed on one of the trees that Richard apparently sailed this yacht for James Lamont.

[olliecat]

I know he married an Esther Roberts 1821 in Deal, Kent.

I know this does not relate to the occupation of either the father or the son, but here is a small contribution from me. A snippet from the newspaper that you may not have.

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries

DEATHS
On the 6th instant, in Richmond-street, Southampton, Esther, wife of Mr. Richard Middleton Wood, age 65.

The Hampshire Advertiser, Southampton, Saturday, November 11, 1865