1871 Census of Canada

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image of page 39 shows "Wood, Franklin", M, 55, a gardener, in the Granby, Shefford sub-district. This supports the name and fits the claimed 1815 birth year. The family number on the image looks like 167 rather than the cited 170, which is probably an indexing or transcription difference. It is a minor discrepancy and does not undermine the name.
Matches: Page 39 shows an entry for "Wood, Franklin", male, age 55, a gardener (jardinier), born Quebec, married; The age of 55 implies a birth around 1815–1816, which fits the claimed 1815 birth year; Sub-district reads as Shefford / Granby, matching the citation's census place; Household includes Ann M (45, born England), George S (13) and Arthur A (1), a plausible family
Flags: Citation gives Family No 170, but the image shows Wood Franklin at family number 167 (the number looks like 167, with 150 as the house number); the citation's family number does not match this page; The page and roll cannot be fully checked against the image
Limits: A census records name and age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm the full 1815–1889 lifespan; The handwriting is faint, so the exact given name and ages are read with some uncertainty; The census does not show relationships, so it cannot confirm that this Franklin Wood is the person in the database; The claim concerns only the name, which the record shows but does not further verify