Tombstones:
"In loving Memory of ISAAC WOODS the
beloved husband of Mary Ann Woods died Aug 7th 1928 aged 74 Years, also Mary Ann
his beloved wife died 25th July 1941 aged 85 years."
Verbal History:
"In the 1970s there was a widow, Bertha
Woods who lived at Walnut Tree Farm, Prestow Green Lane, Tibenham. She
was a 'leading light' in the W.I. and also raised funds for the British Legion
during the war years. She was also one of the 3 members of the Church
congregation when we arrived, and in fact the Bible that is read every week is
dedicated to her. I remember her taking home-made butter and eggs to the
markets in nearby Diss and Wymondham by the little old car she drove. Since
her death, the thatched house has been sold and refurbished and the attached
barn has also been made into a lovely home. I have an old church
magazine with her marriage on Oct 6 1938, Walter Stanley Woods m. Bertha
Elizabeth Smith. The magazine continues:
"An interesting wedding took place in
our own church on 6th October, when Miss Bertha Smith and Mr Walter Woods
were married. The bride has been very faithful and regular in her
duties as a Sunday School Teacher for six years. She has also assisted
as organist at the Church as well as having taken in many other public
activities in the village. We wish these young people every happiness
and prosperity in the years which lie before them."
I don't believe they had any children. Walter
was 16 years older than Bertha"
Walter Stanley Woods d.28 Dec 1963 aged
70. Bertha Woods d. April 14 1982 aged 73.
Registers:
1788 Wm Woods m. Mary Blythe 28
Oct 1788
1821 Benjamin Woods m. Pheoby Purse 7
May 1821
1823 Burial Register Henry Woods aged 15 23
Oct 1823
1840 William Woods d. 6 Oct 1840 aged 77
Copies of the Rate Books, Now at Norfolk Records
Office, Gildergate House, Anglia Square, Norwich.
"Wm Woods was occupier, E W Betts owner of
cottage and garden rates collected 24 Oct 1838"
"Robert Ringer occupier, James Woods owner
of cottage and garden. The Street"