George Hacking Wood – Royal Engineers
Sapper George Hacking Wood – Royal Engineers Early Life George Wood and Susannah Hacking marriage certificate Parish Church of Tockholes , Lancashire Born in 1883 at Darwen, Lancashire , George Hacking Wood was the son of George Wood and Susannah Hacking , who married that same year at the Parish Church of Tockholes , Lancashire. His early life reflects the movement of skilled masonry families across northern and mid‑Wales communities during the late Victorian period. Family Life 1901 Census By the 1901 Census , the Wood family were living at 16 Ganegddlin, Llansantffraid Cwmdeuddwr, Radnorshire , where Devon‑born George Wood , aged 50 , worked as a Foreman Mason , and his Lancashire‑born wife Susannah , aged 44 , managed the household. Their children present were George H. (18) and Richard (12) , both employed as Mason Labourers , along with James (11) , Annie (9) , and John (4) . The household also included nephews George Wood (15) and Willie Howe (14) , both Mason Labourers,...
