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From east to west, localities discussed on this page: Stanley, Newton, Wakefield, Alverthorpe, Hipperholme, and Sowerby. records of Robert Hoods in the medieval court rolls of the manor of Wakefield: ⁃ 1307 - Robert Hod of Alverthorpe member of a grand jury ⁃ 1308 - Robert Hod of Alverthorpe made a haystack that obstructed the common way ⁃ 1308 - Robert Hode of Newton (Alverthorpe) fined for dry wood ⁃ 1308 - Robert Hodde of Alverthorpe (acidentally?) drew blood from two women ⁃ 1309 - Robert Hode of Alverthorpe (1) acts as a pledge ⁃ 1309 - Robert Hode of Alverthorpe (2) called 'the Grave', broke the earl's fold ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (1) sued for debt ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (2) sued and amerced for deceit ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (3) fined for escape of animals ⁃ 1316 - Robert Hood of Alverthorpe (4) pays fine for dry wood ⁃ 1317 - Robert Hood of …

From east to west, localities discussed on this page: Stanley, Newton, Wakefield, Alverthorpe, Hipperholme, and Sowerby. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-07-11. Revised by … The Manor of Wakefield was a vast estate covering two large areas of the West Riding of Yorkshire. In addition to Wakefield, townships within the manor included … Hartshead, Dewsbury, Ossett, Sandal, Walton, Holme, Shepley, etc. (see map of the estate). An almost unbroken series of records of the manorial court exists from 1274 to 1925, when the manor was dissolved. See Yorkshire Archaeological Society: Wakefield Court Rolls. During the first half of the 14th century, families surnamed Hood with at least one member carrying the first name Robert were found in Wakefield, Alverthorpe, Stanley, Sowerby, and perhaps Sandal (see interactive map below). Joseph Hunter famously suggested that one of these Robert Hoods, a Wakefield tenant who …