Person: WOOD, E.G. (1811-1896)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Edward George WOOD

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

lantern and slide manufacturer and dealer

Main period of activity

N/A

Relationships to other people

brother of WOOD, George S. (1816-1882)

father of WOOD, A.A., F.C.S. (1846-1900)

uncle of WOOD, William (c.1848- ? )

uncle of WOOD, John (1850- after 1901)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

28 February 1811

born at

Clerkenwell, London, England

1846-1851

resident

123 Newgate Street, London EC, England

1846-1854

~34

partner

Horne, Thornthwaite & Wood [1]

30 March 1851

census record

1851 Census of England and Wales, HO107/1529.79.29
– occupation “Optician employing 15 men & 6 boys”

1854-1895

~42

owner

E.G. Wood

1861

resident

117 Cheapside, London EC, England

7 April 1861

census record

1861 Census of England and Wales, RG9/223.73.5
– occupation “Optician & Philosophical Instrument Maker”

1871

resident

9 South Road, Edmonton, London N, England

2 April 1871

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/1342.121.21
– occupation “Optician employing 7 men 2 boys”

1881-1896

resident

74 Cheapside, London EC, England

3 April 1881

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/379.18.5
– occupation “Optician Master”

1886-1893

~74

partner

Horne, Thornthwaite & Wood [2]

5 April 1891

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/239.139.18
– occupation “Optician”

11 January 1896

died at

City and Finsbury, London, England

19 February 1896

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1896 p.197

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), pp. 325-326

‘The late Mr E.G. Wood’ in OMLJ 7.81 (February 1896)
– obituary

Lucerna ID 6001629

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 July 2022

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Person: WOOD, E.G. (1811-1896)