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James Woodward 1778–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1778

Birth Location: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 9 May 1853

Death Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Woodward

Mother: SARAH RICKETT

Spouse(s): Sarah Jenkins

Children(s): James WOODWARD, William I, Thomas WOODWARD, Alfred WOODWARD, Sarah Woodward, Elizabeth WOODWARD, John WOODWARD, Thomas Woodward

James Woodward was born in 1778 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Woodward And Sarah Rickett. James Woodward married Sarah Jenkins, Sarah Woodward, and had children including Alfred Woodward, Elizabeth Mary Woodward, James Woodward, John Woodward, Sarah Woodward, Thomas Woodward, William Alfred Woodward I. James Woodward passed away in 1853 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Woodward was born in 1778 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Woodward And Sarah Rickett.
  • James Woodward married Sarah Jenkins, Sarah Woodward, and had children including Alfred Woodward, Elizabeth Mary Woodward, James Woodward, John Woodward, Sarah Woodward, Thomas Woodward, William Alfred Woodward I.
  • James Woodward passed away in 1853 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Woodward
1750–1825
Birth Location: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
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SARAH RICKETT
1749–1816
Birth Location: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Jenkins
1784–1839
Birth Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

James WOODWARD
1811–1878
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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William I
1822–1874
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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Thomas WOODWARD
1814–1876
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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Alfred WOODWARD
1816–1838
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
AW
Sarah Woodward
1809–1882
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
SW
Elizabeth WOODWARD
1812–1860
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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John WOODWARD
1818–1838
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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Thomas Woodward
1811–1865
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
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James Woodward's Ancestors

Self
James Woodward
1778–1853
Birth Place: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Woodward
1750–1825
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
SARAH RICKETT
1749–1816
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Josiah Woodward
1716–
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Ann Gill
1718–
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1674–1744
Sarah *
1679–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woodward
1652–
Anne Collopp
1650–

James Woodward's Descendants

1.
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James Woodward (15 Nov 1778–9 May 1853) m. Sarah Jenkins (1784–10 May 1839)
  1. 1. James WOODWARD 1811–1878 m. Maria Bailey 1805–1882
    1. 1. Maria Russ 1835–1851 m. William (H) Russ 1831–1908
      1. 1. Alfred Russ 1873–
      2. 2. Wm (Jas Edwd) Russ 1861–
      3. 3. Emma Russ 1863–1877
      4. 4. Kate Russ 1865–1939
      5. 5. Florence Russ 1869–1900
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Mary) Woodward 1848–1911
    3. 3. Emma Woodward 1836–1894
    4. 4. Sarah (Jenkins) Woodward 1838–1909
    5. 5. Frederick Woodward 1842–1918
    6. 6. Charles (Hilas) Woodward 1844–1922 m. Elizabeth Fairweather 1843–1901
      1. 1. Alfred (Heilas) Woodward 1867–1943
      2. 2. William (Charles) Woodward 1869–1911
      3. 3. Lousia (Elizabeth) Woodward 1870–1950
      4. 4. Charles (James) Woodward 1873–1952
      5. 5. John (Bailey) Woodward 1877–1955
      6. 6. Walter (Bailey) WOODWARD 1875–1876
    7. 7. Alfred Woodward 1840–1841
    8. 8. Maria Woodward 1833–1835
  2. 2. William (Alfred Woodward) I 1822–1874 m. Ellen Godwin 1829–1899
    1. 1. William (Alfred) Woodward 1869–1938
    2. 2. Ellen Woodward 1853–1880
    3. 3. Martha (Godwin) Woodward 1855–1941
    4. 4. Kate (Elizabeth) Woodward 1857–1875
    5. 5. William (James) Woodward 1859–1859
    6. 6. Emily (Bessie) Woodward 1860–1951
    7. 7. Edith (Mary) Woodward 1862–1948
    8. 8. Fanny (Gertrude) Woodward 1864–1875
    9. 9. Mary (Ann) Woodward 1865–1941
    10. 10. Harriet (Evaline) Woodward 1867–1923
    11. 11. Florence (Amy) Woodward 1871–1874
    12. 12. Alice (Ricketts) Woodward 1856–1886
  3. 3. Thomas WOODWARD 1814–1876
  4. 4. Alfred WOODWARD 1816–1838
  5. 5. Sarah Woodward 1809–1882
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Mary) WOODWARD 1812–1860
  7. 7. John WOODWARD 1818–1838
  8. 8. Thomas Woodward 1811–1865 m. Mary (Ann) Padgett 1814–1874
    1. 1. Frederick WOODWARD 1843–1907
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Woodward 1838–1924
    3. 3. Sophia Woodward 1841–
    4. 4. Eliza Woodward 1842–
    5. 5. Emily Woodward 1848–1943
    6. 6. Alexander Woodward 1850–
    7. 7. Sarah Woodward 1854–
    8. 8. William Woodward 1856–
    9. 9. Charles Woodward 1858–

James Woodward's Timeline

2 Records

1778
15 Nov 1778
Birth of James Woodward in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
1853
9 May 1853
Age 75
Death of James Woodward in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1778
    Event Place: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1853
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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