Peerage Record – 52379

     William Killigrew was born in 1560.¹ He married Margaret Saunders.¹ He died in 1622.¹

     Margaret Saunders was born in 1560.¹ She married William Killigrew.¹ She died in 1625.¹
     Her married name became Killigrew.¹

     Sir John Wood, 1st Bt. was born on 8 September 1857 at Whitfield, Derbyshire, England^G.^2,1 He was the son of John Hill Wood and Emma Sidebottom.¹ He married, firstly, Estelle Benham, daughter of Henry Benham, on 30 April 1883.¹ He and Estelle Benham were divorced in 1889.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Gertrude Emily Bateman-Hanbury, daughter of William Bateman-Hanbury, 2nd Baron Bateman of Shobdon and Agnes Burrell Kerrison, on 11 February 1892 at Hoxne, Norfolk, England^G.^2,1 He died on 28 January 1951 at age 93.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1880 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1883 entitled to practise as a barrister-at-law.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1883 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a practising barrister.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Herefordshire between 1888 and 1938.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1900.¹ He lived in 1901 at Hengrave Hall, Hengrave, Suffolk, England^G.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stalybridge between January 1910 and November 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel in the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Wood, of Hengrave-in-Hengrave, co. Suffolk [U.K.] on 14 February 1918.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cheshire, Stalybridge and Hythe Division between November 1918 and October 1922.¹ He was Commandant of the 5th Volunteer Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.¹ He was awarded the Royal Officers’ Decoration (V.D.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Herefordshire.¹

     Marjorie Haigh Wood was born in 1884 at Kensington, London, England^G.² She was the daughter of Sir John Wood, 1st Bt. and Estelle Benham.^2,1 She married Lt.-Col. Craufuird George Graham Hutchison, son of Graham Hutchison and Florence Inger Maria Graham, on 19 June 1905 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.^1,2 She died on 16 March 1966.¹
     From 19 June 1905, her married name became Hutchison.¹

     Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood was born in 1899 at Chelsea, London, England^G.² He was the son of Sir John Wood, 1st Bt. and Hon. Gertrude Emily Bateman-Hanbury.² He married Margaret Walton, daughter of Geoerge Coles Walton, on 17 January 1920.¹ He died in 1947 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the The Life Guards.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for London.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cheshire, Stalybridge and Hyde Division between 1924 and May 1929.¹ He held the office of Member of the London County Council between 1932 and 1947.¹ He was with the British Military Mission between 1941 and 1945 at Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G.¹

     Estelle Benham was the daughter of Henry Benham.¹ She married Sir John Wood, 1st Bt., son of John Hill Wood and Emma Sidebottom, on 30 April 1883.¹ She and Sir John Wood, 1st Bt. were divorced in 1889.¹ She died on 30 August 1947.¹
     From 30 April 1883, her married name became Wood.¹

     Henry Benham lived at Roland Gardens, London, England^G.¹

     Marcia Caroline Wood was born on 4 March 1921.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Arthur Haigh Wood, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Evelyn Saumarez.¹ She died on 4 January 1923 at age 1.¹

     Shirley Cartaret Wood was born on 27 October 1922.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Arthur Haigh Wood, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Evelyn Saumarez.¹ She married S/Ldr. Ivon Arthur Frederic Donnelly, son of Ivon Donnelly, on 27 March 1946.¹ She and S/Ldr. Ivon Arthur Frederic Donnelly were divorced in 1964.¹ She died in 2002 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.²
     From 27 March 1946, her married name became Donnelly.¹

     S/Ldr. Ivon Arthur Frederic Donnelly was born on 2 February 1918 at Shanghai, China.² He was the son of Ivon Donnelly.¹ He married Shirley Cartaret Wood, daughter of Sir John Arthur Haigh Wood, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Evelyn Saumarez, on 27 March 1946.¹ He and Shirley Cartaret Wood were divorced in 1964.¹ He died on 5 December 1988 at age 70 at Charlton, Andover, Hampshire, England.²