Joseph Wood was born 1843 in Packington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom to Thomas Wood (1816-1895) and Margaret Craton (c1809-1882) and died 2 February 1925 Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia of cancer of prostrate. He married Eliza Ingram (c1837-1903) 26 December 1864 in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. He married Mary Donovan 1904 in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia.
Joseph immigrated to Victoria, Australia with his parents and siblings aboard the "Red Jacket". The clipper arrived in Melbourne from Liverpool on 9 February 1858. Joseph was 14, but his parents showed his age as 11 to avoid paying the adult fare.
Joseph was a brickmaker like his father and brothers William and James.
When he married in 1864 Joseph supplied the details of his age, place of birth, occupation, names of parents, mothers maiden name, and father's occupation.
Joseph moved with his bride to St Peters, Sydney in New South Wales in 1865. St Peters was a brick-making centre.
Joseph raised his family in country New South Wales.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Margaret Harriet Elizabeth Wood (1865-1947) | 12 October 1865 St Peters, New South Wales, Australia | 30 June 1947 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | Michael Gilligan (1854-1928) |
| (unknown daughter) Wood (c1867-bef1903) | |||
| Anna Eliza Wood (1870-1902) | |||
| George Wood (1872-1922) | |||
| Florence Miriam Wood (1874-1958) | |||
| Alice Amelia Wood (1876-1957) | |||
| Thomas Wood (c1880-bef1903) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Wood (1837-1901) | December 1837 Ardwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | 1901 Sale, Victoria, Australia | Margaret Ann Hyde (c1837-1912) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Unnamed daughter one Wood (c1841-c1841) | |||
| Unnamed daughter two Wood (c1841-c1841) | |||
| Unnamed son Wood (c1842-c1842) | |||
| Joseph Wood (1843-1925) | 1843 Packington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom | 2 February 1925 Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia | Eliza Ingram (c1837-1903) Mary Donovan |
| George Wood (1843-1852) | 1843 Packington, Leicestershire, England | 1852 Ardwick, Lancashire, England | |
| Mary Wood (1847-1847) | January 1847 Ardwick, Lancashire, England | March 1847 Ardwick, Lancashire, England | |
| James Wood (1848-) | 7 August 1848 Ardwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | Catherine Rosina Laura Middleton (c1861-1942) | |