Researching Stuart 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 Stuart means "steward" and is of English origin.
Records of Stuart Wood on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stuart Wood and the Wood Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wood Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Wood family tree.
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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 Family History Databases
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Wood Forums
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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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Stuart Wood (cricketer)
Stuart Leslie Wood (born 27 November 1939) is a former English cricketer. Wood was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Crewe, Cheshire.
Wood made his debut for Cheshire in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI. Wood played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1965 to 1979, which included 109 Minor Counties Championship matches In 1966, he made his List A debut against Lancashire in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches for Cheshire, both of which came in 1968 against Norfolk and Northamptonshire in that seasons Gillette Cup. Several years later in 1975, Wood played his final two List A matches for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. In his five career List A matches, he scored 88 runs at a batting average of 17.60, with a high score of 49. His highest List A score came against Northamptonshire in 1968, with his innings being brought to an end by Colin Milburn.
He also played Second XI cricket for the Warwickshire Second XI in 1969.
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