Researching Fred Wood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 95422 people with the Wood surname? In that year Wood was ranked number 16 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Fred means "Form of FREDERICK. Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Fred Wood on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Fred Wood and the Wood Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 105866 people with the Wood surname in the UK? Wood is now ranked number 22 for popularity in the UK. |
Wood Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 297748 people with the Wood surname in the USA? Wood is ranked number 65 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Fred Wood
Fred Wood (baseball)
Frederick Llewellyn Wood (July 21, 1865 – November 17, 1935) was a Canadian professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball in 1884–85.
Wood played in 12 games for the Detroit Wolverines of the National League in 1884, splitting his fielding time between catcher and right field. In 42 at bats, he gathered just two hits for a .048 batting average, scored four runs, and had three bases on balls. In 1885, he played one game for the Buffalo Bisons, also of the National League, and produced one hit in four at bats.
Wood's brother, Pete Wood, was also a major league player, and his teammate with the Bisons.
Source: Fred Wood (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaFred Wood (actor)
Fred Wood (born 26 October 1922, Rotherhithe, London), died January 2003, was an English actor.
Wood was best known for roles in Star Wars (1977), Elephant Man (1980) and From Russia with Love (1963). Wood has appeared in a large number of American films, due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. As a British-based actor and supporting artist, he worked extensively in British films since the late 1940s until 2001 and television since the 1950s.
He appeared in a wide range of television shows including Dangerman, Gideon's Way, The Professionals, The Baron and Gone to Seed[18/12/92] (1992) . http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c3842f5
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