Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
"Mixornis Woodi" continuation
Here's some more Wood work
... (simply as I had a few hours to kill last night) ...
One thing that might add some last missing pieces (alt. could resolve some still linguering doubts, on his true full name) is that his alleged Father William B. [Burke] Wood (1779–1861) wrote a book by the Title; Personal recollections of the Stage : embracing notices of Actors, Authors, and Suditors, during a period of forty years (here, bottom left; "full view"), published in 1855.
In this book he himself mentioned; "Juliana Westray ... afterwards known as .. Mrs. Wood" (on p.70), "Miss Westray" again (on p.73), + a brief comment of their marriage (on p.101), and her Death (on p.402); "12th of November, 1836" [sic], contrary to the Death year of "1838", as we've seen in earlier links. One would think that even the most self-absorbed Actor/husband ought to remember the Death of his own Wife!. Or is this an unfortuate typo (alt. Printers error), but I don't think so. Note that the very next page (p.403) is the start of "Chapter XXI. 1836—1838."
If his alleged Son (presumably "our guy") was/is mentioned in this book, I do not know (though I've only scrolled/searched trough it, fairly quickly, I haven't read it in full, not page by page), but I don't think so. In this book W. B. Wood seems to have been focused merely on his Stage Life. However, there is s a short phrase (in "Chapter VII, 1811—1812", on p.166), where "Mrs. Wood begged leave to retire, urging the necessity of her presence in the nursery, from whence the voice of a young person was very distinctly heard" ... caused by "her infant", but that's a bit later than any assumed/suggested Birth years suggested this far for "our" Wood (either; 1800, 1804, 1805 or 1808 ...?), at that point it could be a/any/another kid screaming. But of course, even boy born in 1808, can certainly be "urging" and "heard", also a few years later?
I guess it depends on; at what point does one (in English) stop calling the room of a Child (or Children), a nursery? Alt./Or at what age do you stop calling a young Child an infant?
Paul, maybe you should/could check the Death of his Mother as well (simply to be sure it's truly her). Did she pass away in "1836" as told above, or in "1838", as claimed in earlier texts/links?
Either way; his alleged actress Mother is not to confuse with his equally ditto Grandmother (at some point, a Namesake, or very, very close to), mentioned here.
And that's just about all I can find on this Mr. Wood, and "his" Tit-Babbler subspecies.
Good luck finding/verifying the last pieces of this tricky puzzle.
Björn
PS. The only texts that I have found where a "William Watkins Wood" is mentioned with/in a Philippine context; was/is; here, on p.2, and here, p.124 (of course there can be other texts), if relevant (and if its him, of course)? Suddenly, if so, he's with a Partner, buying land (100 acres), on New Zealand, in early June 1842?!? This could, of course, be a different guy all together. Or not? Though note that this doesn't match the claims that "our" guy was establishing himself (as a photographer) in Manila "in the 1840s or even the 1830s". Maybe he was a silent (far away) partner in this purchase of land, who knows? The latter guy could of course, simply be a namesake, a Dead end (the wrong path all together).
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Here's some more Wood work
... (simply as I had a few hours to kill last night) ... Apparently it wasn't correct (that is, regarding his alleged age, in 1825).
Let's hope "our guy" William W. [Watkins/Wightman] Wood wasn't as unreliable, as unwary with, or disrespectful to, the truth, as he clearly seems to have been concerning his age, that he didn't simply made up his "famous parents" from Philadelphia as well (though I don't think so) ...A few Chinese whispers here
William Watkins Wood was born in Philadelphia on 18 April 1808 ...
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Not sure how the name Wightman got attached to his legacy but there is no doubt that W.W. Wood the Orientalist, Naturalist and Collector was christened William Watkins Wood.
If he arrived in China in 1825 it was at the age of 17. So one of the reasons William was less of a marriage prospect to Harriett Low would have been his youth...
One thing that might add some last missing pieces (alt. could resolve some still linguering doubts, on his true full name) is that his alleged Father William B. [Burke] Wood (1779–1861) wrote a book by the Title; Personal recollections of the Stage : embracing notices of Actors, Authors, and Suditors, during a period of forty years (here, bottom left; "full view"), published in 1855.
In this book he himself mentioned; "Juliana Westray ... afterwards known as .. Mrs. Wood" (on p.70), "Miss Westray" again (on p.73), + a brief comment of their marriage (on p.101), and her Death (on p.402); "12th of November, 1836" [sic], contrary to the Death year of "1838", as we've seen in earlier links. One would think that even the most self-absorbed Actor/husband ought to remember the Death of his own Wife!. Or is this an unfortuate typo (alt. Printers error), but I don't think so. Note that the very next page (p.403) is the start of "Chapter XXI. 1836—1838."
If his alleged Son (presumably "our guy") was/is mentioned in this book, I do not know (though I've only scrolled/searched trough it, fairly quickly, I haven't read it in full, not page by page), but I don't think so. In this book W. B. Wood seems to have been focused merely on his Stage Life. However, there is s a short phrase (in "Chapter VII, 1811—1812", on p.166), where "Mrs. Wood begged leave to retire, urging the necessity of her presence in the nursery, from whence the voice of a young person was very distinctly heard" ... caused by "her infant", but that's a bit later than any assumed/suggested Birth years suggested this far for "our" Wood (either; 1800, 1804, 1805 or 1808 ...?), at that point it could be a/any/another kid screaming. But of course, even boy born in 1808, can certainly be "urging" and "heard", also a few years later?
I guess it depends on; at what point does one (in English) stop calling the room of a Child (or Children), a nursery? Alt./Or at what age do you stop calling a young Child an infant?
Paul, maybe you should/could check the Death of his Mother as well (simply to be sure it's truly her). Did she pass away in "1836" as told above, or in "1838", as claimed in earlier texts/links?
Either way; his alleged actress Mother is not to confuse with his equally ditto Grandmother (at some point, a Namesake, or very, very close to), mentioned here.
And that's just about all I can find on this Mr. Wood, and "his" Tit-Babbler subspecies.
Good luck finding/verifying the last pieces of this tricky puzzle.
Björn
PS. The only texts that I have found where a "William Watkins Wood" is mentioned with/in a Philippine context; was/is; here, on p.2, and here, p.124 (of course there can be other texts), if relevant (and if its him, of course)? Suddenly, if so, he's with a Partner, buying land (100 acres), on New Zealand, in early June 1842?!? This could, of course, be a different guy all together. Or not? Though note that this doesn't match the claims that "our" guy was establishing himself (as a photographer) in Manila "in the 1840s or even the 1830s". Maybe he was a silent (far away) partner in this purchase of land, who knows? The latter guy could of course, simply be a namesake, a Dead end (the wrong path all together).
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