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James Woolley 1870–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Nov 1870

Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: Dec 1950

Death Location: Darwen, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Wooley

Mother: Sarah Haines)

Spouse(s): Edith Wakefield

Children(s): Edith Woolley, James Woolley, Mary Woolley, Sarah Woolley, Ronald Woolley

James Woolley was born in 1870 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Thomas Henry Wooley And Sarah Pritchard Late Haines. James Woolley married Edith Ellen Wakefield, and had children including Edith Kathleen Woolley, James Leonard Woolley, Mary Beatrice Woolley, Ronald Joseph Woolley, Sarah Alice Woolley. James Woolley passed away in 1950 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • James Woolley was born in 1870 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Thomas Henry Wooley And Sarah Pritchard Late Haines.
  • James Woolley married Edith Ellen Wakefield, and had children including Edith Kathleen Woolley, James Leonard Woolley, Mary Beatrice Woolley, Ronald Joseph Woolley, Sarah Alice Woolley.
  • James Woolley passed away in 1950 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wooley
1827–1906
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
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Sarah Haines)
1835–1912
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Edith Wakefield
1871–1940
Birth Location: Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Edith Woolley
1903–1904
Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
EW
James Woolley
1900–1986
Birth Location: Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
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Mary Woolley
1897–1970
Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire
MW
Sarah Woolley
1894–1979
Birth Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
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Ronald Woolley
1912–
Birth Location: –
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James Woolley's Ancestors

Self
James Woolley
1870–1950
Birth Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Henry Wooley
1827–1906
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Sarah (Pritchard (late) Haines)
1835–1912
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Woolley
1791–1861
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Cole
1788–1858
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Benjamin Pritchard
1799–1885
Woolaston, Montgomeryshire
Sarah Rogers
1803–
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Curzon
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Woolley's Descendants

1.
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James Woolley (09 Nov 1870–Dec 1950) m. Edith (Ellen) Wakefield (8 Feb 1871–1940)
  1. 1. Edith (Kathleen) Woolley 1903–1904
  2. 2. James (Leonard) Woolley 1900–1986
  3. 3. Mary (Beatrice) Woolley 1897–1970
  4. 4. Sarah (Alice) Woolley 1894–1979
  5. 5. Ronald (Joseph) Woolley 1912–

James Woolley's Timeline

2 Records

1870
09 Nov 1870
Birth of James Woolley in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
1950
Dec 1950
Age 80
Death of James Woolley in Darwen, Lancashire, England
Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Nov 1870
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1950
    Event Place: Darwen, Lancashire, England
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