Jonadab Wood (1803 - 1886)

Born 14 Nov 1803 in Fadmoor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Warriner) Wood — married about 1824 in Kirkdale, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1886 at age 82 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Jonadab was the son of Joseph Wood and Jane Wood. He was born in 1803 in Fadmoor, a village 2 miles north of Kirkbymoorside, where he was baptized. Fadmoor means "moor of a man named Fadda." Jonadab married Ann Warriner around 1824 and the couple had nine children, all of them surviving to adulthood. His farm was located in Sleightholmedale, or more commonly spelled Sleightholm Dale valley just west of Fadmoor. In addition to their large family Jonadab and Ann Wood had Jonadab's parents Joseph and Jane Wood and brother George Wood living with them for decades. Jonadab died in 1886 at age 82. His personal estate was valued at 3,016 pounds sterling,15 shillings. The executors of his Will were sons, Joseph Wood of Gilling, George Wood of Sleightholm Dale and Jonadab of Oswaldkirk.

Sources

• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, JONADAB WOOD, birth 14 Nov 1803, Baptism 20 Nov 1803, Kirkby Moorside, York, parents Joseph and Jane Wood
• 1851 England Census, Skiplam, York, JONADAB WOOD 47, farm 230 acres, Ann Wood 48, farmer's wife, Elizabeth Wood 21, dau, George Wood 19, son, Tamar Wood 18, dau, Jonadab Wood 14, son, Maria Wood 11, dau, Joseph Wood 70, father, Jane Wood 71, mother, John Waind 23, son-in-law, Ann Waind 23, dau, Thomas Dunning 21, servant, George Warrener 22, servant
• 1861 England Census, Skiplam, York, JONADAB WOOD 57 farm 260 acres employing 9 labourers, Ann Wood 58, wife, Jonadab Wood 24, son, Mary Wood 17, dau, Tamer Smith 8, granddaughter, Mary Waind 5, granddaughter, Jane Warriner 18, servant, Robert Thompson 40, servant, George Wood 52, brother, John Dunning 17, servant, Strickland Walkington 16, servant, Tobias Nellis 16, servant
• 1871 England Census, Skiplam, Kirkby Moorside, York, JONADAB WOOD 67, farm 360 acres employing 6 labour and 2 boys, Ann Wood 68, wife, Jonadab Wood 34, son, Mary Wood 27, dau, Ann Wright 18, servant, Watson Cooper 18, servant, John Hodgson 16, farm servant, William Kest 12, farm servant
• England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, 1886 Helmsley, Yorkshire North Riding
• England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, JONADAB WOOD of Helmsley, Yoeman, who died 6 Jan 1886 at Helmsley
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