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In April 1855 Caroline Wood was born at New Mills, Derbyshire [Map].
On 30th December 1905 Charles Hadfield (age 19) and Caroline Wood (age 50) were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
Around 1909 [her son] George Hadfield was born to [her husband] Charles Hadfield (age 22) and Caroline Wood (age 53) at Mellor, Cheshire [Map].
Before 1911 [her husband] Charles Hadfield (age 24) and Caroline Wood (age 55) had two children who died in infancy. See 1911 Census.
1911. 1911 Census Mellor. Lower Bradshaw Farm [Map].
George Henry Moorcroft (age 54). Head. 55.
Caroline Wood (age 55). Wife. 55.
Arthur Moorcroft (age 24). Son. 24.
Caroline Moorcroft (age 21). Daughter. 21.
George Henry Moorcroft (age 19). Son. 19.
Thomas Willam Moorcroft (age 15). Son. 15.
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2nd April 1911. 1911 Census Derbyshire New Mills Back Meal Street. 2 Back Meal Street [Map]
[her husband] Charles Hadfield (age 24). Head. 24. Carter Coal Merchant.
Caroline Wood (age 56). Wife. 24.
[her son] George Hadfield (age 2). Son. 2.
In January 1920 [her husband] Charles Hadfield (age 33) and Edith Fletcher (age 23) were married.
Before 11th October 1937 Caroline Wood (age 82) was living at 139 Hayfield Road [Map].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 11th October 1937 Caroline Wood (age 82) died at 139 Hayfield Road [Map].
In January 1959 [her former husband] Charles Hadfield (age 72) died.