William Woodward

This picture, 'HEADSTONE - Samuel & Martha Woodward', sourced from FindAGrave. Picture Notes

William was born in June 1849 in Heswall.¹ 

• Birth Notes

  
  Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1849
  WOODWARD    William     Neston, Wirral    NES/4/35
  
  WOODWARD, WILLIAM        TAYLOR 
  GRO Reference: 1849  J Quarter in WIRRAL UNION 
  Volume 19  Page 419

William's father was Samuel Woodward and his mother was Martha Taylor.  His paternal grandparents were Thomas Woodworth (Woodward) and Hannah Kemp. He had two brothers named Joseph and Thomas.  He was the youngest of the three children.  He died at the age of 38 on June 10th, 1887 in Neston.¹ 

• Death Notes

  Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1887
  WOODWARD    William    38    Neston, Wirral    NES/11/47
  
  WOODWARD, WILLIAM        38 
  GRO Reference: 1887  J Quarter in WIRRAL 
  Volume 08A  Page 273