Researching Walter 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 Walter means "powerful warrior" and is of German origin.
Records of Walter Wood on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Walter Wood and the Wood Family History
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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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.
Investigate Parish Records for Walter Wood at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Walter Wood using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Walter Wood.
Research the Wood surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wood Military records.
| 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 Tree 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. |
Miscellaneous Wood Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Walter Wood. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Walter Wood
Walter Wood (Scouting)
Walter Richard Wood, (1876 – 31 March 1981) was a Canadian active in the Boy Scouts.
Born in England, the son of Richard Leonard Wood and Martha Glover, he came to Canada in 1920 and worked as a machinist with the Dominion Atlantic Railway. Wood was a lifelong member of the Boy Scouts and was still regularly attending meetings until the age of 101 and is still known as the oldest Boy Scout in the Commonwealth of Nations.
In 1978, Wood was honored by being appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada for his lifetime of community service both in the Scouts and out. Also, Walter was invited and attended dinner with Queen Elizabeth II of Canada and had met Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts.
The town of Kentville also bestowed upon Walter the Key to the Town of Kentville and named public park area after him.
He died in Kentville, Nova Scotia in 1981 of natural causes.
Source: Walter Wood (Scouting), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Wood
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