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Thanks to you all for your efforts.

Yes, that does seem very strange AustinQ !!

Unless.......... perhaps he had been a 'sickly' child and had been baptised straight after his birth??

Can't find anything to prove that though so the mystery remains.

Dea x

Thanks Dea- that may have been where the Wilkins name came from. However, it is odd that Thomas was not Christened with his brothers in 1883.

Just one possibility?

This is Thirza as a child - note she is a few years older than she claimed:


Births Dec 1845 (>99%)
Blaby Thirza Bicester 16 40


BLABY, THIRZA -
GRO Reference: 1845 D Quarter in BICESTER UNION Volume 16 Page 40


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Fritwell, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Emma Blaby's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Mahala Blaby Granddaughter - Female 7 1844 Scholar Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England
Thirza Blaby Granddaughter - Female 5 1846 Scholar Oxfordshire, England
Alexander Blaby Grandson Unmarried Male 12 1839 Farm Labr Oxfordshire, England
Richard Blaby Grandson Unmarried Male 14 1837 Farm Labr Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England
Emma Blaby Daughter Unmarried Female 28 1823 Lace Maker Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England
Ann Blaby Daughter Unmarried Female 35 1816 Lace Maker Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Blaby Head Widow Female 62 1789 Pauper Rec'G Relief Gloucestershire, England


As Thirza's mother was not married she was most probably either Emma or Ann from the above household....

If her mother was Emma then this could be her marriage?

Marriages Sep 1856 (>99%)
Blaby Emma Bicester 3a 825 Scan available - click to view
Wilkins William Bicester 3a 825 Scan available - click to view



1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Newton Purcell, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Emma Wilkins's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Wilkins Head - Male 65 1806 - Oxfordshire, England
Emma Wilkins Wife - Female 46 1825 - Oxfordshire, England
Hannah Wilkins Daughter - Female 12 1859 - Oxfordshire, England
Kate Wilkins Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Oxfordshire, England

Could account for Wilkins as a mm name on Thomas's birth reg. If Thirza had lived with them for a while she might have used their name as well ?

Dea x

Odd that Thomas was born with mother's maiden name Wilkins- James, Alfred and Wilfred were all christened in Taunton on 11th Jan 1883. Thomas Frederick was not with them:

Birth:
WOOD, THOMAS FREDERICK WILKINS
GRO Reference: 1881 M Quarter in TAUNTON Volume 05C Page 347

Birth:
WOOD, JAMES (mother's maiden name: BLABEY)
GRO Reference: 1877 M Quarter in CHIPPINGNORTON Volume 03A Page 764

Baptism:
First name(s) James
Last name Wood
Birth year 1876
Birth date 26 Dec 1876
Baptism year 1883
Baptism date 11 Jan 1883
Residence High Street
Denomination Anglican
Church St Mary Magdalene
Place Taunton
County Somerset
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Father's last name Wood
Mother's first name(s) Thirza
Father's occupation Inn Keeper
Event type Baptisms
Somerset Archives
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Marriage:
Name: James Wood
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1875
Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1903
Marriage Place: Folkstone, Kent, England
Father: Thomas Wood (brewer)
Spouse: Evelyn Beatrice Pilcher
FHL Film Number: 1850122
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1911 Census For England & Wales

72 Northfield Avenue, Ealing, Middlesex, England
James Wood Head Married Male 34 1877 Carpenter - Joiner Oxfordshire Chippen; Norton
Evelyns Beatrice Wood Wife Married Female 28 1883 - Kent Folkestone
Reginald William Alfred Wood Son - Male 4 1907 - London Willesden
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This is the marriage of James Wood's son, Reginald:

Name: Reginald William Alfred Wood
Marriage Age: 23
Address: 31 Una House
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1907
Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1930
Marriage Place: St Barnabas, Kentish Town, Camden, England
Father: James Wood (carpenter, deceased)
Spouse: Ivy Rose Cornelius
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James was listed with Reginald and Evelyn at 31 Una House until 1928. Possible death:
name(s) JAMES WOOD
Gender Male
Birth year 1877
Age 52
Death quarter 1
Death year 1929
District Pancras
County London
Volume 1B Page 225
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However, looking at the birth date on his Christening, although a year out, this could also be James (an Ethel Wood b1880 also living there)

Shirley Merchant Tailors Institution Pampisford Road , Croydon C.B., Surrey, England
James Wood 26 Dec 1875 Male Caretaker Married Servant

Birth:
(Alfred- born Arthur Thomas)
WOOD, ARTHUR THOMAS (mother's maiden name: BLABY )
GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in TAUNTON Volume 05C Page 357
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Baptism:
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Wood
Birth year 1878
Birth date 19 Dec 1878
Baptism year 1883
Baptism date 11 Jan 1883
Residence High Street
Denomination Anglican
Church St Mary Magdalene
Place Taunton
County Somerset
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Father's last name Wood
Mother's first name(s) Thirza
Father's occupation Inn Keeper
Event type Baptisms
Archive
Somerset Archives
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Marriage:
name(s) Arthur Thomas Wood
Marriage year 1906
Birth year 1878
Spouse's name(s) Ethel FrancesParstow
Parish Taunton
Denomination Anglican
County Somerset
Document type Parish records
Page 215
Age 28
Marital status bachelor
Residence 13 Paul St
Occupation Groundsman
Marriage date 26 Dec 1906
Church St James
Spouse's age 26
Spouse's marital status spinster
Spouse's residence Brook Yard, St Augustine St
Father's name Thomas Wood
Father's occupation Brewer
Spouse's father's name Edward Parstow
Spouse's father's occupation Gardener
By licence or by banns Banns
First witness Edward Parstow
Second witness Wilfred Wood
Somerset Archives
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1911 Census For England & Wales

20 Laburnam St Taunton, Taunton St James Within, Somerset, England
Arthur Thomas Wood Head Married Male 32 1879 Athletes Groundsman Somerset Taunton
Ethel Frances Wood Wife Married Female 31 1880 - Somerset Taunton
Ethelinda Wood Daughter - Female 1 1910 - Somerset Taunton
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Death:
name(s) ARTHUR T WOOD
Gender Male
Birth year 1879
Age 55
Death quarter 2
Death year 1934
District Taunton
County Somerset
Volume 5C Page 343

Elton Wood on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Wood Household (5 People) White Hast Inn , Taunton R.D., Somerset, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Elton Wood 05 Jul 1886 Male Licensed Victualler Married 52 1
Annie Wood 03 Dec 1883 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Wife Of Above Married 52 2
John Hill 03 Jun 1852 Male Farm Carter Retired (Old Age) Widowed 52 3
Joyce W Edwards (Wood) 05 Mar 1918 Female Dressmaker Single 52 4
Harold R Wood 09 Mar 1920 Male Carpenter Single 52 5

Elton/Elsom -
in 1901 he's with his parents (already posted).



Elton Wood
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Elton Wood
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1886
Residence Year: 1939
Address: White Hart Inn Corfe
Residence Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
Occupation: Liceused Victualler
Schedule Number: 52
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: WPWV
Registration district: Taunton 305 - 1
Inferred Spouse: Annie Wood
Inferred Children: Harold R Wood
Household Members:
Name
Elton Wood
Annie Wood - wife - 03/12/1883
John Hill - retired carter - 03/06/1852 - widowed
This record is officially closed.
Harold R Wood - 09/03/1920, carpenter


Marriages Jun 1911 (>99%)
Hodge Annie M Taunton 5c 561
Wood Elton Taunton 5c 561



Births Mar 1920 (>99%)
Wood Harold R Hodge Eastry 2a 2651


Possible other children ??

Births Mar 1918 (>99%)
Wood Winifred J Hodge Bridgwater 5c 374

Births Jun 1912 (>99%)
Wood Leslie T E Hodge Eastry 2a 2073



Leslie T E Wood
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Leslie T E Wood
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1912
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 6,
Residence Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
Occupation: P S V Badge (Dr ) Owner Fitter-Heavy Vehicles
Schedule Number: 103
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: WOPG
Registration district: 305/1
Household Members:
Name
Leslie T E Wood
(and one closed record)


Marriages Jun 1939 (>99%)
Wood Leslie T E Wood Taunton 5c 657
Wood Lilian R Wood Taunton 5c 657

There are several Wood/Wood births in Taunton 1941-1950

You asked about descendants of James, Thomas and Alfred..
Are you interested in descendants of any of their siblings?

Following Wilfred (picked at random):


Wilfred Wood
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Wilfred Wood
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Taunton, Somerset
Civil Parish: Bristol
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street address: 13 Alton Rd, Horfield, Bristol
Marital status: Married
Occupation: sewing Machine Mechanic
Registration district: Bristol
Registration District Number: 319
Sub-registration district: Ashley
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Household schedule number: 78
Piece: 15091
Household Members:
Name Age
Wilfred Wood 28
Bessie Wood 28


Marriages Jun 1909 (>99%)
SPRAGUE Bessie Bristol 6a 205
WOOD Wilfred Bristol 6a 205


Births Dec 1911 (>99%)
Wood Harold T Sprague Bristol 6a 335


Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Wood Winifred M Sprague Bristol 6a 386


Wilfred Wood
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Wilfred Wood
Death Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1883
Registration Date: Mar 1918
Registration district: Bristol
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 269

His widow's remarriage:

Bessie Wood
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Bessie Wood
Registration Date: Oct-Nov-Dec 1919
Registration district: Bristol
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Spouse: William G Franklin
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 244


Bessie Franklin
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Bessie Franklin
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1882
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 13 Alton Rd Bristol 7
Residence Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
Schedule Number: 233
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: OATL
Registration district: 319/6
Inferred Spouse: William G Franklin
Household Members:
Name
William G Franklin
Bessie Franklin
Harold T Wood - 05/10/1911 - aircraft assembler
Winifred M Wood (later Smith) - 19/05/1916


Daughter Winifred:

Winifred M Wood
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Winifred M Wood
Registration Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1943
Registration district: Bristol
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Spouse: Reginald U Smith
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 155


Winifred Mary Smith
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Winifred Mary Smith
Death Age: 73
Birth Date: 19 May 1916
Registration Date: Dec 1989
Registration district: West Super Mare
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume: 22
Page: 1702

Her husband's death:

Reginald Upton Smith
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Reginald Upton Smith
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1912
Registration Date: May 1986
Registration district: Bristol
Inferred County: Avon
Volume: 22
Page: 423

I can't say for sure if they had children or not, with such common surnames.
Assuming they lived in Bristol, there are possible births in 1947, 1956 and 1960 - look on FreeBMD.



Going back to Winifred Mary's brother Harold T Wood:

Harold Thomas Wood
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Harold Thomas Wood
Death Age: 89
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1911
Registration Date: Apr 2001
Registration district: South Gloucester
Register Number: B16
District and Subdistrict: 3041B


??
Harold T Wood
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
Name: Harold T Wood
Registration Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1941
Registration district: Bristol
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Spouse: Gladys M Barton
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 260

Again, I can't say if this couple had children.
There's a possible birth in Cheltenham in 1944.

Record Transcription:
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Three Mariners High Street, Taunton St Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England

Thirza Wood

Record: Census Record

Location: Somerset, England

Year of census: 1891
Thirza Wood's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Wood Head Married Male 31 1850 Innkeeper & Brewer Preston, Buckinghamshire, England
Thirza Wood Wife Married Female 33 1848 - Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Wood Daughter Single Female 12 1869 Scholar Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Walter Wood Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Edith Wood Daughter Single Female 8 1873 Scholar Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Harry Wood Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England
James Wood Son Single Male 4 1877 Scholar Taunton, Somerset, England
Alfred Wood Son Single Male 2 1879 - Taunton, Somerset, England
Thomas Wood Son Single Male 0 1881 - Taunton, Somerset, England
Henry Seaman Boarder Single Male 39 1842 Mason Taunton, Somerset, England
Charles Jeffries Boarder Single Male 21 1860 Tailor Taunton, Somerset, England
Arthur Smart Boarder Single Male 23 1858 Mason Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Record Transcription:
1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census

West Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England

Theresa Wood's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Wood Head - Male 22 1849 - Buckinghamshire, England
Theresa Wood Wife - Female 24 1847 - Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth R Wood Daughter - Female 3 1868 - Oxfordshire, England
Walter W Wood Son - Male 0 1871 - Oxfordshire, England

there is a thomas in 1881 with brothers james and alfred the ages are the same as yours

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England and Wales Census, 1881





Name: James Wood
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1881
Event Place: Taunton St Mary Magdalen, Somerset, England
Registration District: Taunton
Residence Note: Three Mariners High Street
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Birthplace: Taunton, Somerset, England
Page Number: 9
Registration Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 2366/20
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James Wood Son Male 4 Taunton, Somerset, England
Alfred Wood Son Male 2 Taunton, Somerset, England
Thomas Wood Son Male 0 Taunton, Somerset, England
Henry Seaman Boarder Male 39 Taunton, Somerset, England
Charles Jeffries Boarder Male 21 Taunton, Somerset, England
Arthur Smart Boarder Male 23 Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Name: Thomas Frederick Wood
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1880
Marriage or Bann Date: 13 Jan 1908
Marriage Place: Taunton St Mary, Somerset, England
Parish as it Appears: Taunton, St Mary Magdalen
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Father: Thomas Wood ---- retired brewer
Spouse: Frances Jane Bailey

1911
Name: Thomas Wood
Age in 1911: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Taunton, Somerset
Civil Parish: Bristol
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County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street address: 11 Hamilton Road, Bedminster, Bristol
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Police Force
Registration district: Bristol
Registration District Number: 319
Sub-registration district: Bedminster
ED, institution, or vessel: 35
Household schedule number: 266
Piece: 14919
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Wood 30
Frances Wood 26

Name: Thomas Frederick Wood
Death Date: 12 Dec 1934
Death Place: Taunton, Somerset, England
Probate Date: 30 Jan 1935
Probate Registry: Bristol
admin to frances jane widow

James Wood c1877, Thomas Wood 1881 and Alfred Wood c1879.

These three brothers were born in Taunton, Somerset, Their parents were Thomas Wood and Thirza Blaby 1848.
Could anybody please help to find the three brothers descendants?

Thanks