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Lydia Woodward

Taken about 1902 and sourced from Individual - Gill Brady.

This picture was taken about 1902 and sourced from Individual - Gill Brady.

Individual Picture Notes
- Probably taken after husband Richard had died, so about 1902 (aged 67).

Lydia was born in 1835 in Little Neston and her baptism took place on July 24th, 1835 in Neston.¹²

Birth Notes
- 1851 Little Neston, Cheshire, Aged 16
  
  Name:    Lydia Woodward
  Gender:    Female
  Baptism Date:    24 Jul 1835
  Baptism Place:    Neston, Cheshire, England
  Father:     James Woodward
  Mother:     Anne Woodward
  FHL Film Number:    2105093
  
  Lydia Woodward, daughter of James a Collier and Anne

Lydia's father was James Woodward and her mother was Ann Williams. Her paternal grandparents were Joseph Woodworth (Woodward) and Elizabeth Tomkins; her maternal grandparents were Samuel Williams and Ann Millington. She had two brothers and three sisters, named Joseph, John, Elizabeth, Jane and Ann. She was the youngest of the six children. She died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Pneumonia/Cardiac Failure, at the age of 73 on May 6th, 1908 in Rock Ferry.³

Death Notes
- Death:06 MAY 1908
  68 Chatham Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead

General Notes
- Lydia Woodward is my 2x great grandmother
  In 1841 Lydia (5) was at Gorston (near Little Neston) with her parents James and Ann (35 & 40) and siblings.
  
  In 1841 Elizabeth (12), Jane (11). and Lydia (5) are with their brothers and parents James (a coal miner) and Ann at Garston, near Hinderton and Little Neston. This 1841 census is missing from Ancestry.
  
  In 1851, Lydia was "Schoolmaster's Daughter" living with her parents
  
  In 1861, Little Neston with her Mother Ann Woodward and her 3m old baby daughter (Lydia). Next door was her brother John (and Pricilla) Woodward.
  
  Lydia Timmis (married), and daughters Ellen Ann, Mary Jane and Lydia were living with Ann Woodward in 1871
  
  Living in Liverpool Road, Great Neston, Cheshire in 1881 (without daughter)

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Lydia lived at 14 Derby Road for ten years from before 1891 to before 1901.⁴
  She lived at 68 Chatham Road for seven years from before 1901 to May 6th, 1908.³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - 68 Chatham Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Lydia was a neighbour of John Woodward.
  - Relationship Notes
    - John living in Little Neston in 1861 with wife Pricilla, in same house is sister Lydia (and Richard) Timmis, and Ellen Ann Timmis (3mo)
      John was wtness to Lydia's marriage in 1859
  She lived with Ellen Ann Timmis.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Lydia was living with James and Ellen Timmis in 1891
  She lived with Mary (Jinnie) Jane Timmis.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Mary Jane Timmis was living with her mother in 1901

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
  
  Lydia Woodward
  - b.1835 in Little Neston d.06 May 1908 in Rock Ferry
  
  John Williams
  
  Samuel Williams
  - b.1759 in Broughton (Hawarden)
  
  Elizabeth Broughton
  
  Ann Williams
  - b.1802 in Hawarden d.01 Aug 1883 in Little Neston
  
  John Millington
  - b.~ 1730 in Shotton d.~ 1775
  
  Ann Millington
  - b.19 Jun 1768 in Shotton d.Jun 1810 in Hawarden
  
  Margaret Youde
  - b.Feb 1728 in Hawarden

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1861 UK Census
² Cheshire Parish Records (1538-2000)
³ Ancestry Family Trees
⁴ 1891 UK Census
Source/Citation FamilySearch.org