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Arthur William Acland Hood Memorial panel at Butleigh, Somerset, England
	Sacred to the memory of Admiral Sir Arthur William Acland Hood Baron Hood of Avalon G. C. B. Third son of Sir Alexander Hood of Wootton House in this parish. Baronet by Amelia Anne, his wife, daughter of Sir Hugh Bateman of Hartington Hall, Co. Derby, Baronet. He served in Syria, the Crimea and China and was sometime A. D. C. to H. M. Queen Victoria, Director of Naval Ordnance, Commander of the Channel Squadron and a Lord Commissioner of the Admirality. ♦ He based and commanded the Glastonbury Volunteers in 1850. Born at Bath July 11th 1824 ♦ Died at Wooton House Nov 16th 1901. I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me write from henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord even so saith the spirit - for they rest from their labours. Erected by his widow Lady Hood of Avalon.
Wootton House, Butleigh, Somerset

Arthur William Acland Hood was married to Fanny Henrietta MacLean in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, on 02 October 1855. He died at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, on 16 November 1901 and was buried in St. Leonard's churchyard in Butleigh, Somerset, England, on 23 November 1901.

Wills and Administrations, 1902
Hood, the right honourable Arthur William Acland, baron of Avalon, of 19, Queen's Gate-place, South Kensington, Middlesex and of Wootton-house, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, retired admiral from the Royal Navy, G. M. C., died 16 November 1901 at Wootton-house.
Probate London 29 January to sir Fitzroy Donald MacLean, baronet, and the honourable Robert Marsham-Townshend.
Effects £84806 19s. 7d.
Resworn July 1902: £85321 17s 9d.
and May 1903: £85355 5s. 9d.

England Census 1861 about Arther W. A. Hood and family Residence: Wootton House, Butleigh, Somerset, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Arthur W. A. Hood Fanny H. Hood Emily Isabel Hood Fanny Sophia Hood Mary Peden Sarah Hucker Charles Hankins	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	36 26 1 5 mo. 27 19 23	abt. 1825 abt. 1835 abt. 1860 abt. 1860 abt. 1834 abt. 1842 abt. 1838	Bath, Somerset Keshby, Yorkshire Wootton, Somerset Wootton, Somerset Isles Kerkewall, Orkney, Scotland Walton, Somerset St. Andrew, Somerset

England Census 1891 about Arthur W. A. Hood and family Residence: Wootton House, Butleigh, Somerset, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Arthur W. A. Hood Fanny H. Hood Fanny S Hood Emily I. MacKinnon Aline E. H. MacKinnon Ernest Askew John Turner Selina Bencough Horace Bishop Charles Higgins Amelia Woolley Edith Hatto Kate Bidding Susan Fayter Amelia Clarke	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Granddaughter Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant Servant	Married Married Single Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	66 56 30 31 1 31 26 34 22 18 30 21 21 39 21	abt. 1825 abt. 1835 abt. 1861 abt. 1860 abt. 1890 abt. 1860 abt. 1865 abt. 1857 abt. 1869 abt. 1873 abt. 1861 abt. 1870 abt. 1870 abt. 1852 abt. 1870	Bath, Somerset Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire Butleigh, Wootton, Somerset Butleigh, Wootton, Somerset Marble Arch, London Edinburgh, Scotland Bray, Berkshire Pembridge, Herefordshire Blandford, Dorset Butleigh, Wootton, Somerset Netherbury, Dorset Banham, Norfolk Silchester, Berkshire West Hill Stanwick

The Hood grave
in St. Leonard's Churchyard, Butleigh, Somerset, England:

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Dulce et Decorum est Patria Mori.
(Sweet and honorable is to die for one's country)

In memory of Alexander Hood Esqr, Captain Royal Navy
who (whilst commanding H. M. S. Mars of 74 guns
on the night of the 21^st April 1798)
lashing his ship to the enemy
fought and conquered, after a desperate action,
the french ship L'Hercule of equal force
and in the moment of victory fell gloriously.

Grave of Alexander Hood, Alexander Hood, Bart.

Beneath this tomb
are deposited the remains of Sir Alexander Hood, Bart.
of Wootton House in this parish
Member of Parliament for the western division of the country.
He was zealous and conscientious,
a warm and faithful friend
who fully embraced his responsibilities as a man and a Christian.
Steadfastness and resilience on the merits of his saviour,
helped him to follow God's will
with steadfastness and perseverance
He died on the 7^th day of 1851.

Remark: The inscription is difficult to read. The text is reproduced in essence.

Captain Alexander Hood was born in Mosterton, Dorset, England on 23 April 1758. His parents were Samuel and Anne Hood, nee Bere. He was married to Elizabeth Periam Hook in Butleigh, Somerset, England on 11 July 1792. He died at sea off Point du Raz, France on 21 April 1798.

Sir Alexander Hood, Baronet Audries, was born in Butleigh, Somerset, England on 05 July 1793 and was baptised in Butleigh on 01 January 1794. His parents were Captain Alexander Hood (1758-1798) and Elizabeth Periam Hook (1770-1855), nee Wooton. He was married to Amelia Ann Bateman in Devon, England on 03 August 1815. He died on 07 March 1851 and was buried in Butleigh, Somerset, England on 19 March 1851.

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