James Wood, B.A.

The Rev. James Wood earned his B.A. From London University.

• James became 1st Mathematics Master at the Clergy Orphan School in Canterbury, Kent, England, where he introduced a new curriculum.

1869, 4 August

the reopened Market Harboeough Grammar School in Leicestershire appointed James as its new Headmaster. "Wood...was an able man and the school grew."  He stayed until 1874 (the year of his divorce?)

1873 Marriage

solemnized at St. Peter's Church in the Parish of S.Peter Bayswater in the County of Middlesex:

• Spouse: Emily Sophia McSwiney,
• Spouse Age: Full Age
• Event Date: 18 Oct 1873
• Parish: Saint Peter, Notting Hill
• Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
• [Bride's] Father Name: Daniel MacSwiney (note spelling)
• Father Name: James Woods
• Witness: Catherine Allfree (Sarah's sister?)

[Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Peter, Notting Hill, Register of marriages, P84/PET2, Item 005, Page 99, Item No. 198.]

Marriage of Mr James Wood, headmaster of Market Harborough Grammar School and Miss Emily Sophia McSwiney of Brighton; at St. Peter's, Bayswater, London

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• Miss Emily Sophia McSwiney
• Event date 18 Oct 1873
• Publication date 29 Oct 1873 Event type Marriage; [Publication title Eastbourne Gazette, Page 3, County Sussex, Country England,
• Record set Sussex, Eastbourne Gazette newspaper notices; Category Directories & Social History; Subcategory Directories & almanacs; Collections from United Kingdom; © Eastbourne Family History Society [Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Peter, Notting Hill, Register of marriages, P84/PET2, Item 005 Page 99, Item No. 198.]

The marriage lasted one year.

In 1874 Emily Petitioned for Judicial Separation

• The UK National Archives holds case files for all divorces from the Supreme Court 1858-1937
• J 77/147/3314
• Description:
• Divorce Court File: 3314.
• Appellant: Emily Sophia Wood. Respondent: James Wood.
• Type: Wife's petition for judicial separation [wjs].
• Date: 1874
• Held by: The National Archives, Kew

1875 Divorced (J.S.)