Citation · C0230 · record
1881 Census of Canada
Year: 1881; Census Place: Granby, Shefford, Quebec; Roll: C_13201; Page: 23; Family No: 109
Weight of this evidence
- Tier
- record
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
- Review
- needs a look needs-human
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image shows family 109 headed by Franklin Wood, with wife Maria (female, born England, age about 55) and son Arthur, 19. This is consistent with the person under her married name, but the census does not state Anne or Spackman. It supports the first name only. The age implies a birth about 1–2 years later than the claimed 1824.
Matches: Page 23, family 109 (Shefford, Quebec, District 59, sub-district b) lists a Maria, female, born England, wife of Franklin Wood; The citation's page and family number match the image; First name Maria matches the claimed Maria Anne; A woman born in England, Church of England and English origin fits an English-born woman
Flags: Age appears to read 55, implying birth about 1825–26. The claim says 1824, so the gap is 1–2 years, though this is a claim about the name only
Limits: The census gives only 'Maria' with the husband's surname Wood. It shows no middle name 'Anne' and no maiden name Spackman; It cannot confirm the death year 1907; The link between this Maria Wood and Maria Anne Spackman depends on other evidence, such as a marriage record; The handwriting is faint and the age digits are hard to read
What it supports
- Person — Maria Anne Spackman