Flossie Wood born 16.12.1900 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, March 01, 2014, 16:01 (3921 days ago) @ Jane777

Hi Erica,
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I guess you've already been searching the database of Parish Registers ie Church records of births, marriages and deaths ? If so then you'll know that Flossie's baptism doesn't seem to be there ?

I presume this is her birth;

from FreeBMD

Births Mar 1901 (>99%)
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Wood Flossie Westbury S. 6a 275

And from GlosBMD;

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
WOOD Flossie WOOD 1900 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham (from 1893) 3 314
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/SimpleSearch.aspx

These records confirm Flossie was born in late 1900 and her birth registered early 1901 (in the first Jan/Feb/Mar quarter), so seem the correct records for your Flossie.

(I had wondered if her records would be found under the more formal version of Flossie, Florence, but it seems not in this case).

Which sadly gives NO clues whatsoever as to her father. Indeed, this suggests to me her mother perhaps wanted there to be no record, at least if this was a Church PR. However if she was born in the workhouse then maybe this is their preference/assumption rather than the mother's ??. (Sometimes a PR will give clues, but sadly not here).
I have no idea whether her official Birth Certificate will give more information, do you have it ?. Is this how you know her precise birthday and that she was born in the Workhouse - or is this from family records ?

I guess this is her Marriage, am I correct ?
From GlosBMD;

Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
TAYLOR George Laurence WOOD Flossie Forest of Dean Monmouth Register Office 1919 27 1
FreeBMD confirms it was in the July/Aug/Sept Quarter.

Being a Registry Office wedding means there's no Church PR - I cannot find her in this FoD site's PRs - which is a shame as sometimes a Marriage Certificate will include details or clues as to the father, if they are still close.

Do you have 1901 & 1911 Census Records for Flossie ?. They can sometimes give clues as to a possible father, always assuming he is still in the household which seems unlikely in this instance.

I don't have full Census access, but can see the 1881 c/o LDS/FamilySearch, I presume this is Flossie's mother Martha ?

"England and Wales Census, 1881"
Name: Martha E Wood
Age (Original): 4
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1877
Birthplace: Sewdley Valley, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Scholar
Address: Cinderford Tump
Event Place: East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
GS Film number: 1341609
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 2523 / 13
Page Number: 20
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Thomas Wood M 50 Bream, Gloucestershire, England
Wife Sarah Wood F 40 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Daughter Agnes M Wood F 12 Sewdley Valley, Gloucestershire, England
Daughter Harriet G Wood F 7 Sewdley Valley, Gloucestershire, England
Daughter Martha E Wood F 4 Sewdley Valley, Gloucestershire, England

And from GlosBMD;

Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
WOOD Thomas HEAD Sarah Forest of Dean Cinderford St John the Evangelist 1866 1 462

Confirmed by this site's PR;

Record_ID: 37480
Entry_Number: 462
Year: 1866
Month: Feb
Day: 17
Grooms_Surname: WOOD
Grooms_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Age: 36
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer
Grooms_Residence: Steple Edge Lodge
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wood
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Woodman
Brides_Surname: HEAD
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age: 25
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Cinderford
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs She marks
Witness_1: Samuel Woolford
Witness_2: Susan Woolford
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Gosselin Smythies
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 231
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex_Groom: W300
Soundex_Bride: H300

You said Martha was woking in service, do you know this from family records, or is this shown by her later Census Records. Don't they show where she was working ?

Look forward to your reply, Jeff