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Edith Lilian Wood 1902–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Death Date: Jan 1996

Death Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

Father: Edmund Wood

Mother: Elizabeth Poxon

Spouse(s): Ernest Kempson, John Wedge

Children(s): Ernest Kempson, Mary Kempson, Bernard Kempson, June Kempson

In 1902, Edith Lilian Wood entered the world in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, born to Edmund Edwin Wood And Elizabeth Poxon. In 1911, Edith Lilian Wood resided in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. In 1921, Edith Lilian Wood resided in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. Edith Lilian Wood married Ernest Frederick Kempson, John William Wedge, and had children including Bernard Samuel Kempson, Brenda C Wedge, Ernest Edmund Kempson, John R Wedge, June S Kempson, Mary Edith Beatrice Kempson, Roy D Wedge. Edith Lilian Wood passed away in 1996 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

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Biography

  • In 1902, Edith Lilian Wood entered the world in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, born to Edmund Edwin Wood And Elizabeth Poxon.
  • In 1911, Edith Lilian Wood resided in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.
  • In 1921, Edith Lilian Wood resided in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.
  • Edith Lilian Wood married Ernest Frederick Kempson, John William Wedge, and had children including Bernard Samuel Kempson, Brenda C Wedge, Ernest Edmund Kempson, John R Wedge, June S Kempson, Mary Edith Beatrice Kempson, Roy D Wedge.
  • Edith Lilian Wood passed away in 1996 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

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Children(s)

Edith Wood's Ancestors

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Edith Wood
1902–1996
Birth Place: Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Parents
Edmund Edwin Wood
1863–1949
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Poxon
1872–1951
Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Wood's Descendants

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Edith (Lilian) Wood (6 Jul 1902–Jan 1996) m. Ernest (Frederick) Kempson (January 1902–11 Mar 1961) m. John (William) Wedge (23 Nov 1910–)
  1. 1. Ernest (Edmund) Kempson 1925–2014 m. Doris (Mary) Bywater 1926–2022
    1. 1. Kathleen (Mary) Kempson 1950–2021
  2. 2. Mary (Edith Beatrice) Kempson 1922–1998 m. Horace (Basil Reay) Highfield 1906–1988
    1. 1. Eugene (Barrington) Highfield 1947–2010
  3. 3. Bernard (Samuel) Kempson 1927–2012 m. Edna (Laura) Jones 1928–2012
  4. 4. June (S) Kempson 1937–1985

Edith Wood's Timeline

5 Records

1902
6 Jul 1902
Birth of Edith Lilian Wood in Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
1911
1911
Age 9
Edith Lilian Wood resided here in Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
1921
1921
Age 19
Edith Lilian Wood resided here in Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
1939
1939
Age 37
Edith Lilian Wood resided here in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1996
Jan 1996
Age 94
Death of Edith Lilian Wood in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, West Midlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bilston, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Bilston, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1996
    Event Place: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

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