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James Woodward

Taken on December 11th, 1852 and sourced from Certificate - Death.

1852 James Woodward

This picture was taken on December 11th, 1852 and sourced from Certificate - Death.

Individual Picture Notes
- James Woodward, Schoolmaster died, aged 48

James was born on April 11th, 1804 in Liverpool and his baptism took place on January 1st, 1806 at St. Nicholas (L'pool).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 35 in 1841, Not from Cheshire, a Coal Miner
  Aged 47 in 1851, born Liverpool, A Schoolmaster. Writing & Arith.
  
  Name:    James Woodward
  Father:    Joseph Woodward
  Occupation:    Cooper
  Mother:    Elizabeth Tomkins
  Abode:    Dock Side
  Birth:    11 Apr 1804
  Baptism:    1 Jan 1806 in Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire
  
  James son of Joseph Woodward, Dock Side, Cooper of Elizabeth Tomkins his wife.

James' father was Joseph Woodworth (Woodward) and his mother was Elizabeth Tomkins. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Woodworth and Alice Dobb. He had two brothers named John and William. He was the oldest of the three children. He died due to a medical problem, Chronic Hepatitis , at the age of 48 on December 11th, 1852 in Little Neston. His burial was on December 15th, 1852 in Neston.³

Death Notes
- Died befoe 1861, leaving Ann a Widow.
  
  John Woodward was in attendance, 28 Cleveland Square, Liverpool
  
  Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1852
  WOODWARD James 48 Neston, Wirral NES/3/74

General Notes
- In 1836, James Woodward was a coal miner at Gorston near Neston occupying three plots of land (180 with house, 183, 184)
  
  In 1841, James (35, a coal miner) and Ann (40) were at Gorston, Little Neston. There were not from Cheshire. His neighbour was Thomas and Elizabeth Lee, a farmer. They were still there in 1851 where James is now a Schoolmaster.
  
  On another 1841 census, another (or the same) James Woodward (47) and Jane Woodward (50) were School master and mistress in Neston, together with Henry Woodward (20, Professor of Music), both from Cheshire. They were iving at Meadow Cottages, Neston, adjacent to the Liverpool Road.
  
  James and Ann were living in Little Neston in 1871 with John and Lydia (both unmarried) and grandson James (age 3).
  
  James tought the "Young Ideas" at the National School (Chester Observer Article 14-5-1887).
  
  Another James Woodward (b.1894) was a banker, charged with fraud from a bank in Neston, Wirral.

Occupation Details
- From 1825 to after 1833 James' occupation was Labourer in Neston.
  - Occupation Notes
    - James a labourer when Joseph baptised in 1825 and The Methodist Baptism records show James Woodward was a Labourer when Jane and Ann were baptised
  From 1835 to 1841 his occupation was Coal Miner in Little Neston.
  - Occupation Notes
    - James, 35, recorded as a Coal Miner living at Gorston (between Hinderton and Little Neston) when Lydia baptised and in 1841
  From 1847 his occupation was Shoemaker in Little Neston.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Shoe Maker when son Joseph married
  From before 1851 his occupation was Schoolmaster (Writing & Arithmetric) full time in education in Neston. He died in 1852 while still employed there.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1851 census records, show James is a Schoolmaster. Also his last occupation as shown on Anns death cert (wife of Schoolmaster) and Jane's marriage (in 1855)

Social & Emotional Relationships
- James lived with James Woodward.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Living (or staying) with grandparents in 1851, aged 4
  He and James Woodworth (Woodward) worked with each other.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Both James Woodwards were school masters at Neston

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Joseph Woodworth
  - b.10 Sep 1750 d.May 1830 in Little Neston
  
  Joseph Woodworth (Woodward)
  - b.May 1783 in Little Neston d.01 Jan 1810 in West Indies
  
  Alice Dobb
  - b.1747 in Neston d.Nov 1829 in Neston
  
  James Woodward
  - b.11 Apr 1804 in Liverpool d.11 Dec 1852 in Little Neston
  
  Elizabeth Tomkins
  - b.09 Aug 1782 in Liverpool

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Liverpool CoE Baptisms 1813-1919
³ Ancestry Family Trees
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