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Benjamin Wooster 1839–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1839

Birth Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Death Date: 15 Apr 1895

Death Location: Australia

Father: James Wooster

Mother: Sarah Eggleton

Spouse(s): Emma Hollier

Children(s): William 1, Walter Wooster, Frederick Wooster, Esther \Sheppard, Thomas Wooster, Emily Wooster, Ada Wooster, Ethel Wooster, Walter Wooster

Benjamin Wooster was born in 1839 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, the child of James Ives Wooster And Sarah Eggleton. In 1841, Benjamin Wooster resided in Illmire, Buckinghamshire, England. In 1851, Benjamin Wooster resided in Horsenden, Buckinghamshire, England. Benjamin Wooster married Emma Hollier, and had children including Ada Martha Mary Wooster, Emily Amy Wooster, Esther Annie Wooster Sheppard, Ethel Marion May Wooster, Frederick James Wooster, Thomas Wooster, Walter David Wooster, William Eden Wooster 1. Benjamin Wooster passed away in 1895 in Australia.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wooster was born in 1839 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, the child of James Ives Wooster And Sarah Eggleton.
  • In 1841, Benjamin Wooster resided in Illmire, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • In 1851, Benjamin Wooster resided in Horsenden, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Benjamin Wooster married Emma Hollier, and had children including Ada Martha Mary Wooster, Emily Amy Wooster, Esther Annie Wooster Sheppard, Ethel Marion May Wooster, Frederick James Wooster, Thomas Wooster, Walter David Wooster, William Eden Wooster 1.
  • Benjamin Wooster passed away in 1895 in Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wooster
1810–1863
Birth Location: Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Eggleton
1813–1876
Birth Location: Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire
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Spouses(s)

Emma Hollier
1845–1900
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

William 1
1865–1949
Birth Location: Bright, Victoria
W1
Walter Wooster
1871–1917
Birth Location: Creswick, Victoria, Australia
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Frederick Wooster
1863–1944
Birth Location: Sulky Gully, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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Esther \Sheppard
1867–1930
Birth Location: Creswick, Victoria, Australia
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Thomas Wooster
1867–1867
Birth Location: Creswick, Victoria, Australia
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Emily Wooster
1869–1909
Birth Location: Sulky Gully, Victoria, Australia
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Ada Wooster
1874–1874
Birth Location: Brighton, Victoria, Australia
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Ethel Wooster
1881–1953
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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Walter Wooster
1871–1917
Birth Location: Creswick, Victoria, Australia
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Benjamin Wooster's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wooster
1839–1895
Birth Place: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Parents
James Ives Wooster
1810–1863
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Eggleton
1813–1876
Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire
Grandparents
John Wooster
1788–1815
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Ann Ives*
1787–1849
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah East*
1782–1839
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elisabeth Senior
1763–1795
James Ives
1755–1829
Mary Wooster
1765–1829
William East
1759–1799
Mary Rogers
1753–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ives
1728–1780
Mary Ellwood
1729–1791
Moses Wooster
1731–1787
Elizabeth Kitson
1731–1792

Benjamin Wooster's Descendants

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Benjamin Wooster (29 Jul 1839–15 Apr 1895) m. Emma Hollier (9 Jan 1845–24 Feb 1900)
  1. 1. William (Eden Wooster) 1 1865–1949 m. Flora (Esther Elizabeth) HALL 1872–1919 m. Catherine Fraser 1864–1888 m. Catherine Wooster 1864–1888
    1. 1. Charles (James Thomas) Wooster 1906–1971 m. Jane (Alice) CROMBIE 1908–1987
      1. 1. Beverley (Alice May) Wooster 1938–2016 m. Eric (James 'Jim') HAMPTON 1935–1980
      2. 2. Raymond (Henry Charles) Wooster 1931–2004
      3. 3. ? (Child Of Charles) Wooster 1929–1929
      4. 4. Lorna (Alison Legge Nee) Wooster 1936–2024
    2. 2. Jessie (Ivy May) Wooster 1886–1975 m. Geo (Rese) Duncan 1884–1941
    3. 3. Hazel (Maud Evelyn) WOOSTER 1896–1912
    4. 4. Albert (Eden) Wooster 1900–1983 m. Ellen Wooster 1900–1981
      1. 1. Flora (Jean) Wooster 1933–1991
      2. 2. Heather (Ellen) Flack 1950–2012
    5. 5. Walter (Hurtle) Wooster 1908–1989 m. Fingalin (W'fred Isobel) Day 1912–1992
    6. 6. Benjamin (Roy) Wooster 1912–1977 m. Sylvia (Margt) Stephen 1908–2008
    7. 7. Ruby (Esther) Wooster 1902–1962
    8. 8. Ina (Elizabeth) Wooster 1910–1990 m. Frederick (Henry Holdsworth) WARE 1899–1963 m. Jack (Grange) Snelling 1912–1997
      1. 1. Frederick (Leslie) Ware 1937–2001
    9. 9. Jessie (Ivy May) Wooster 1886–1975 m. George (Reese) Duncan 1884–1941
    10. 10. William (Eden) Wooster 1904–1964 m. Gladys (Mary) Allen 1903–1978 m. Gladys (Mary) Allen 1903–1978 m. Gladys (Mary) Allen 1903–1978 m. Gladys (Mary) Allen 1903–1978
      1. 1. William (Ryan Allan) Wooster 1929–1972
      2. 2. Lois (Mary) McInnes 1936–2001 m. William (Lachlan) McInnes 1923–1988
      3. 3. June Wooster 1936–1936
      4. 4. Beverley (Jane (June)) Wooster 1936–1936
      5. 5. William (Ryan Allan) Wooster 1929–1972
      6. 6. Lois (Mary) Wooster 1936–2001
      7. 7. Lois (Mary) McInnes 1936–2001 m. William (Lachlan) McInnes 1923–1988
      8. 8. Walter ((Roy)) Wooster 1931–2017
      9. 9. William (Ryan Allen) Wooster 1929–1972
      10. 10. Beverley (Jane (June)) Wooster 1936–1936
      11. 11. June Wooster 1936–1936
      12. 12. William (Ryan Allan) Wooster 1929–1972
      13. 13. Lois (Mary) Wooster 1936–2001
    11. 11. Charles (James Thomas) Wooster 1906–1971
    12. 12. Hazel (Maud Evelyn) Wooster 1896–1912
    13. 13. Ruby (Esther) Wooster 1902–1962
  2. 2. Walter (David) Wooster 1871–1917
  3. 3. Frederick (James) Wooster 1863–1944
  4. 4. Esther (Annie Wooster) \Sheppard 1867–1930 m. Robert Sheppard 1861–1929
    1. 1. Ada (Florence) Sheppard 1898–1975
      1. 1. Geoffrey (Robert Stevenson) Mr 1930–2004
    2. 2. Cecil (Gordon) Sheppard 1911–
    3. 3. Robert (Rothwell) Sheppard 1889–1943
      1. 1. Stanley (Rothwell) Sheppard 1918–1986
        1. 1. Stanley (Rothwell aka Jim) Sheppard 1939–2019
    4. 4. Cecil (Gordon) Sheppard 1911–
    5. 5. Rothwell (Sheppard) Mr 1890–1943
    6. 6. Winifred (Ethel) Sheppard 1896–1925 m. Vivian (Rex) Burrows 1895–1986
      1. 1. Shirley (Winfred) Burrows 1925–1985
    7. 7. Winifred (Ethel) Sheppard 1896–1925
      1. 1. Shirley (Winfred) Burrows 1925–1985
    8. 8. Francis (Benj) Sheppard 1892–
  5. 5. Thomas Wooster 1867–1867
  6. 6. Emily (Amy) Wooster 1869–1909
    1. 1. Millicent Towers 1895–1956
      1. 1. Irene (Lilian) Warry 1925–2010
      2. 2. Emily (Millicent) Warry 1921–2011
  7. 7. Ada (Martha Mary) Wooster 1874–1874
  8. 8. Ethel (Marion May) Wooster 1881–1953
    1. 1. Pearl (Elizabeth (Phyllis)) Lightowlers 1915–2004
    2. 2. Lily Lightowlers 1901–
  9. 9. Walter (David) Wooster 1871–1917

Benjamin Wooster's Timeline

5 Records

1839
29 Jul 1839
Birth of Benjamin Wooster in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
1841
1841
Age 2
Benjamin Wooster resided here in Illmire, Buckinghamshire, England
Illmire, Buckinghamshire, England
1851
1851
Age 12
Benjamin Wooster resided here in Horsenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Horsenden, Buckinghamshire, England
1895
15 Apr 1895
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Wooster in Jumbunna (Korumburra), Victoria, Australia
Jumbunna (Korumburra), Victoria, Australia
1895
15 Apr 1895
Age 56
Burial of Benjamin Wooster in Australia
Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1839
    Event Place: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1720; Folio: 595; Page: 5; GSU roll: 193628
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 38; Book: 19; Civil Parish: Illmire; County: Buckinghamshire; Enumeration District: 8; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241210

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Illmire, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 38; Book: 19; Civil Parish: Illmire; County: Buckinghamshire; Enumeration District: 8; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241210

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Horsenden, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1720; Folio: 595; Page: 5; GSU roll: 193628

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Jumbunna (Korumburra), Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
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