1871 Census of Canada

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows a Wood household in Granby, Shefford, with a son entered as George S, male, 13, born Quebec, living with Franklin and Ann M Wood. The name matches the claim and the age fits an 1858 birth. The record cannot by itself tie this boy to the 1858–1940 individual, but nothing in it conflicts with that.
Matches: Page 39 of the 1871 census, Granby, Shefford, Quebec, matches the citation detail; Household 150/167 lists Franklin Wood (55), Ann M (45), George S (13) and Arthur A (1); The entry reads 'George S Wood', male, age 13, born Quebec, which matches the name claimed; Age 13 in 1871 implies birth around 1857–58, in line with the 1858 birth year
Limits: The record gives only the middle initial 'S', not the full middle name; The census gives an age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm 1858 exactly or the 1940 death; The claim concerns the name only; whether this George S Wood is the 1858–1940 person depends on other evidence; The handwriting is somewhat hard to read, though the name and age are legible