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James John Woolley 1838–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

Death Date: 25 Sep 1906

Death Location: Brighton, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England

Father: James Woolley

Mother: Susannah Spence

Spouse(s): Jenny Acland, Hannah Cohen

Children(s): Jenny Woolley, James Woolley, Francis Woolley

In 1838, James John Woolley entered the world in Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, born to James Gardner Woolley And Susannah Spence. In 1881, James John Woolley resided in St Leondards, London, England. James John Woolley married Hannah Cohen, Jenny Jane Acland, and had children including Francis Joseph Woolley, James A Woolley, Jenny Hc Woolley. James John Woolley passed away in 1906 in Brighton, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1838, James John Woolley entered the world in Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, born to James Gardner Woolley And Susannah Spence.
  • In 1881, James John Woolley resided in St Leondards, London, England.
  • James John Woolley married Hannah Cohen, Jenny Jane Acland, and had children including Francis Joseph Woolley, James A Woolley, Jenny Hc Woolley.
  • James John Woolley passed away in 1906 in Brighton, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Woolley's Ancestors

Self
James Woolley
1838–1906
Birth Place: Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Parents
James Gardner Woolley
1815–1870
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Susannah Spence
1818–1852
Grandparents
John Woolley
1783–1852
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Sarah Gale
1787–1853
Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Woolley
1762–1831
Mary Woolley
1755–
Thomas Gale
1757–1841
Ann Gale
1758–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Bishop
1735–
John ASHBY
1733–1806
Ann Ashby
1733–1818

James Woolley's Descendants

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James (John) Woolley (1838–25 Sep 1906) m. Jenny (Jane) Acland (1849–1876 J-F-M) m. Hannah Cohen (1 Mar 1857–29 Dec 1916)
  1. 1. Jenny (HC) Woolley 1870–1925 m. Louis (Lewis) Cohen 1871–1955
    1. 1. Doris (Cohen) Foux 1905–1973
    2. 2. Joseph Cohen 1901–
    3. 3. Catherine Cohen 1891–1973
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cohen 1898–
    5. 5. Sarah (Sadie) Cohen 1904–
    6. 6. Lillian Rosenblatt 1900–1966 m. John Rosenblatt 1899–1960
      1. 1. Janet (Avril) Rosenblatt 1931–2018
    7. 7. Lilian (Hannah Cohen) Goldberg 1893–1957
    8. 8. Nancy (Cohen) Isaacs 1909–1953
    9. 9. James Cohen 1891–
  2. 2. James (A.) Woolley 1873–
  3. 3. Francis (Joseph) Woolley 1875–

James Woolley's Timeline

3 Records

1838
1838
Birth of James John Woolley in Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
1881
1881
Age 43
James John Woolley resided here in St Leondards, London, England
St Leondards, London, England
1906
25 Sep 1906
Age 68
Death of James John Woolley in Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 408; Folio: 41; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341088
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Leondards, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 408; Folio: 41; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341088

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brighton, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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