William Woodland

William was born on March 28th, 1759 in Ware, HERTS, England.

William's father was John Woodland and his mother was Ruth Harden. His paternal grandparents were John Woodland and Elizabeth Unknown. He had two brothers and three sisters, named John, James, Elizabeth, Ruth and Ruth. He was the youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 80 on June 1st, 1839 in St. Albans, Herts, England. The funeral took place in St. Peters, St. Albans, Herts, England. He was buried on June 5th, 1839 in St. Peters, St. Albans, Herts, England.¹¹

Death Notes
- Died at Catherine Lane, St.Peters. (DCert.)
  Informant was Sarah Woodland, probably youngest daughter

General Notes
- Derek Baker: The connection between this William and the first 3 generations is as yet unproved, they represent a 'best fit' as to the ancestry of William Woodland b. 1759. Geoff Woodland and I are both agreed that this may well be correct but are at a loss as to how to prove it. I have enquired at the Hertfordshire Record Office regarding Settlement Records relating to William and unfortunately none survive. So proving the connection between William and his ancestors will be difficult unless someone comes across an old document somewhere.
  The researcher at the Herts records office thought that in the time we are dealing with travel between East and West Herts was very difficult. I have looked at a map from about 1800 and there are definitely roads marked between Ware and Hertford (the county town) then on to Hatfield and St Albans. It seems to me that a young lad could have made the journey even if it took him a long time, stopping to work along the way. I have a documented case (by settlement record) of Richard Baker leaving home in Cutcombe, Somerset in 1784 at age 16 and 4 years later after stopping to work in a number of locations along the way ends up in Bishopsteignton, Devon where he gained settlement, married and raised a family. A distance of 60 miles, Ware to St Albans is 20 miles.
  This need a lot of time spending in the Hertford record office researching local history.