Wood, William
Deal, 1853-5. S.P.G. Missionary at Penwortham, S. Australia,
1854-5. Inc. of St James's, Pitt Town, N.S.W., 1855. Inc. of Christ Church, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1855-88. Latterly of
Howitt Street, Hawksbum, Victoria. Disappears from
Crockford, 1893. [Venn, 11. 285.)
WOOD, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Jesus, July i, 185 1.
S. of John, Esq. B. [May, 1832], at York. Schools, Heath,
Halifax [and Uppingham (left 1847)]. Matric. Michs. 1851;
B.A. 1856; M.A. 1859. Ord. deacon (Chester), 1856; priest,
1857; C. of St Paul's, Warrington, 1858-63. V. of St Paul's, Derby, 1863-9. R- of Thorpe-by-Newark, Notts., 1869-95 and V. of Cotham, 1887-90. Died Feb. i, 1895. Father of
Metcalfe H. (1883). (Uppingham Sch. Roll; Crockford; The Standard, Feb. 4, 1895.)
WOOD, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at St John's, Jan. 23, 1874. S. of Benjamin, druggist (and Elizabeth). B. Jan. 3, 1848,
at Halifax, Yorks. Bapt. Feb. 22, 1848. Matric. Michs. 1874;
B.A. 1879; M.A. 1890. Ord. deacon (York), 1879; pnest,
1880; C. of Pickering, Yorks., 1879-81. C. of St James's, Wigan, 1881-3. C. of Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorks., 1883-6. C.
of Moortown, 1886-8. C. of Littleborough, Lanes., 1888-91.
C. of Tonga with Alkrington, 1892-4. C. of Kirkby-Laythorpe
with Asgarby, Lines., 1894-1900. C. of Morton with Hacconby,
1900-1. R. of Tetford, 1903-23. Disappears from Crockford, 1924.
WOOD, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Aug. 8, 1881. S. of William. B. [Dec. 4, 1859], at BoUington, Cheshire. Schools, Cartmel Grammar and Strathmore House, Southport.
Matric. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884; M.B. and B.Chir. 1892. At
Manchester University. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P. 1891. Practised
at Cartmel, Lanes. Medical Officer for Cartmel District.
Latterly of Grange-over-Sands. Died in 1914. {Peile, 11. 682; Medical Directories.)
WOOD, WILLIAM ALLISON. Adm. pens, at Queens', July 7, 1825 Of Northumberland. [One of these names was at
Kingswood School, 1815-21.] Matric. Michs. 1825; B.A.
1830. (History of Kingswood School.)
WOOD, WILLIAM CECIL. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, July 17,
1868. Matric. Michs. 1868; Scholar; B.A. 1872; M.A. 1875.
C. of Highgate and Assistant Master at Sir Roger Chohneley's
School, 1873-4. Assistant Master at Christ's Hospital, 1875. Ord. deacon (Oxford), 1873; priest, 1876. Assistant Master
(and Chaplain) at Wellington College, 1876-83; Head Master of Birkenhead Grammar School, 1884-5; Head Master of
Epsom College, 1885-9. Married Ellen Sophia, dau. of WiUiam Peter Bodkin, of Highgate. Died Feb. 3, 1889,
aged 39, at Epsom, Surrey. Father of Ravenshaw W. B. C.
(1900). (Boase, vi. 943; Scott, MSS.; Crockford; The Guardian, Feb. 6, 1889.)
WOOD, WILLIAM EDWARD RAMSDEN. Adm. pens, at Caius,
Mar. 27, 1868. S. of William, M.D., of 99, Harley Street,
London. B. 1849, in London. School, Harrow. Matric.
Michs. 1868; B.A. 1872; M.A. 1875; M.B. 1877; M.D. 1880.
At University College Hospital, Edinburgh and Paris.
L.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P. and L.M. 1877; F.R.C.S., Edin. 1878;
M.R.C.P., Edin. 1880. 'Lived for a time in his father's house in Harley Street, and studied lunacy for a month or two at the
Roehampton asylum.' Resident Clinical Assistant, Bethlem Royal Hospital. Medical Superintendent, the Priory lunatic
asylum at Roehampton. In practice at Sydney, N.S.W., in
1890. On his return took charge of the Roehampton asylum.
Latterly of Lyme Regis, where he died Oct. 18, 1924. Brother
of Arthur R. (1882). (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Venn, 11. 382 and
MS. note; Medical Directories; F. H. Guillemard.)
WOOD, WILLIAM HENRY (1780), see WOOD, HENRY.
WOOD, WILLIAM HENRY. Adm. at Clare, Dec. 8, 1874- [2nd
s. of Thomas, Esq., of Littleton, Middlesex (and Frances,
dau. of John H. Smyth, M.P., of Heath Hall, Yorks.).
B. Jan. 27, 1857.] Matric. Michs. 1875. Ord. deacon (Salis-
bury), 1880; priest, 1882; C. of Shrewton, WUts., 1880-3.
C. of St Anne's, Hoxton, 1884-5. C. of S. Mimms, Middlesex,
1885-9; V. there, 1889-98. V. of Mildenhall, Suffolk, 1898-
1919. Resided at Bournemouth, 1920-3. Disappears from Crockford, 1924. (Burke, L.G.)
WOOD, WILLIAM LEIGHTON. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity,
June 22, 1802. S. of James, of London. School, Fulham, London. Matric. Michs. 1802.
WOOD, WILLIAM NEED. Adm. sizar (age 18) at Peterhouse,
July 5, 1763. Of Derbyshire. School, Repton. Matric. Michs.
1763; Scholar. (T.A. Walker, 324.)
WOOD, WILLIAM PAGE. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity,
June 14, 1820. [2nd] s. of [Sir] Matthew [ist Bart., Lord
Mayor of London] (and Maria, dau. of John Page, surgeon, of
Woodbridge, Suffolk). B. [Nov. 29, 1801], in London. School,
Winchester (expelled when prefect, May, 1818, for the
rebellion against the Head Master). [Spent two years at
Wood, William Watson
Geneva, attending lectures at the University. In his igth
year at his father's direction he returned to England in the suite of Queen Carohne; accompanied to Italy those who went to collect evidence on her behalf and acted as interpreter.]
Matric. Michs. 1820; Scholar, 1822; B.A. (24th Wrangler)
1824; M.A. 1827; Hon. LL.D. 1864. Fellow, 1824-9. Hon.
D.C.L., Oxford, 1851. Hon. Student of Christ Church, 1867-
81. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, 1824. Called to the Bar, Nov. 22,
1827. Q.C., 1845. M. P. for Oxford, 1847-53- Vice-chancellor
of County Palatine of Lancaster, 1849-51. Solicitor-General,
1851-2. Knighted, 1852. One of the Vice-Chancellors, 1853- 68. Lord Chancellor, 1868-72. Created Baron Hatherley,
1868. Lord Justice of Appeal, 1868. Married, Jan. 5, 1830,
Chariotte, dau. of Edward Moore, of Great Bealings, Suffolk.
Died, s.p., July 10, 1881, at Great George Street, Westminster,
when the barony became extinct. Brother of John P. (1814).
(Law Lists; Inns of Court; G.E.C.; D.N.B.; Judges of England, 759.)
WOOD, WILLIAM SPICER. Adm. sizar (age 18) at St John's, June I, 1836. S. of Joshua, of New Laithes, near Leeds.
School, Wakefield Granunar. Matric. Michs. 1836; Scholar;
ChanceUor's English medal, 1838; 2nd ChanceUor's Classical medal, 1840; Browne medal, 1839; B.A. (yth Wrangler and
3rd Classic) 1840; M.A. 1843; D.D. 1862. FeUow, 1840-6. Adm. ad eundem, at Oxford, 1844. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1844;
priest (Hereford, Litt. dim. from Ely), 1845. Head Master of
Oakham School, 1846-75. C. of Brooke, Rutland, 1853-65. V. of Higham, Kent, 1875-97. Married, July 23, 1846,
Mariaime, dau. of George Codd, of Cottingham Grange, Town
Clerk of Hull. Resided latterly at Weston, Bath, where he
died Sept. 3, 1902. Father of the next, of Charles H. (1877),
Edward J. (1870) and George F. S. (1866) ; brother of John S.
{1842). (Eagle, XXIV. 219; Crockford.)
WOOD, WILLIAM SPICER. Adm. pens, at St John's, Feb. 25, 1867. S. of the Rev. WilUam Spicer (above), D.D. (and
Marianne). B. at Oakham. Bapt. Nov. 19, 1848. [School,
Oakham.] Matric. Michs. 1867; Scholar, 1868; Browne
medal, 1870; B.A. (31s* Wrangler and 17^^ Classic) 1871;
Cams Greek Testament prize, 1872; (Theol. Exam., ist
Class, 1872); Scholefield prize, 1872; jeremie Septuagint
prize, 1873; Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholar, 1874; M.A. 1874-
FeUow, 1872-81. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1874; priest (Gloucester
and Bristol), 1876; C. of Langley-BurreU, 1876-7. C. of
Chippenham, Wilts., 1877-81. R. of Ufford with Bainton, Northants., 1881-1912. Married, June 25, 1884, Agnes, dau.
of the Rev. James Wastie Green, R. of March, Cambs.
Author, Studies in St Paul's Epistle to the Galatians; An Eastern Afterglow; Problems in the New Testament. Resided
latterly at Stamford, where he died Feb. 19, 1929; buried at
Ufford. Brother of Charles H. (1877). George F. S. (1866) and
Edward J. (1870). (The Eagle, xlv. 280; Crockford; The Times, Feb. 22, 1929; Northants. Clergy.)
WOOD, WILLIAM STUCKEY. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity,
July 3, 1844. S. of [the Rev.] William. B. in London. School,
Somerset (private). Matric. Michs. 1844. Of Charlton Mus- grove, Dorset. Brother of Vincent (1847); father of Seymour A. (1873).
WOOD, WILLIAM THOMAS DIXIE WAYTE. Adm. pens, at
Emmanuel, Sept. 14, 1868. [Eldest s. of William Thomas
Wayte, of Arthingworth Hall and Brixworth Hall, Northants.,
Capt., 20th Foot, who had served in the Crimean War (and
Rosamond Mary, eldest dau. of Sir Alexander Dixie, 9th
Bart.). B. July 31, 1848.] Matric. Michs. 1868; Scholar. Married Florinda Sarah, eldest dau. of the Very Rev. John
Fiennes Twistleton Crampton, R. of Aughrim, Co. Galway,
and had issue. Died July 2, 1916. (Burke, L.G.)
WOOD, WILLIAM VINCENT. Adm. at Clare, Oct. 7, 1893.
[Onlys. of Sir Henry Trueman Wright (1864) (and Manan,
dau. of J. Oliver). B. 1875.] Schools, Elstree and Harrow.
Matric. Michs. 1893; B.A. 1897. Athletics 'blue' (3 miles),
1897; president, C.U.A.C, 1897. At St Bartholomews Hospital; House Physician there. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1901-
House Surgeon, General Hospital, Birmingham. Practised at
Wrington, Somerset. Served in the Great War, 1914-19
(Lieut.-CoL, R.A.M.C; M.C.). Practised subsequently at
Langford-Budville, and Yatton, Somerset. Of Henley Lodge,
Yatton, in 1949. Married, Sept. 12, 1906, Meta Worsley,
eldest dau. of Frank Applegate, J. P., of Bradford-on-Avon. Died Dec. 18, 1952. (Medical Directories; The Times, Sept. 14, 1906.)
WOOD, WILLIAM WATSON. Adm. pens, at Sidney, Aug. 21,
1849. S. of George Blamire Goodland, surgeon, of Werescote, near Wellington, Somerset. B. Sept. 27, 1832, m London.
School, London (private, Mr PoweU). Matric. Michs. 1849;
B A. 1854. Ord. deacon, 1857; priest, 1858. Chaplain to the
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