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JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY 1883–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1883

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 28 Nov 1969

Death Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Father: FREDERICK WOOLSEY

Mother: Louisa Robinson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ditcham

Children(s): Cecil Woolsey, Joseph Woolsey, JAMES WOOLSEY

JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY was born in 1883 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of Frederick Robert Woolsey And Louisa Mary Ann Robinson. In 1891, JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. In 1901, JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY married Elizabeth Rachael Ditcham, and had children including Cecil Joseph Woolsey, James Abblott Woolsey, Joseph Frederick Woolsey. JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY passed away in 1969 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY was born in 1883 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of Frederick Robert Woolsey And Louisa Mary Ann Robinson.
  • In 1891, JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1901, JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
  • JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY married Elizabeth Rachael Ditcham, and had children including Cecil Joseph Woolsey, James Abblott Woolsey, Joseph Frederick Woolsey.
  • JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY passed away in 1969 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

FREDERICK WOOLSEY
1850–1934
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
FW
Louisa Robinson
1858–1896
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ditcham
1886–1956
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
ED

Children(s)

Cecil Woolsey
1915–1976
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
CW
Joseph Woolsey
1918–1944
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk
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JAMES WOOLSEY
1907–1958
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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JAMES WOOLSEY's Ancestors

Self
JAMES WOOLSEY
1883–1969
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
FREDERICK ROBERT WOOLSEY
1850–1934
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Louisa (Mary Ann) Robinson
1858–1896
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM WOOLSEY
1824–1905
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Louisa (J) Payne
1827–1909
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
James Robinson
1813–1884
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Thirza Howe
1817–1884
Ellough, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
SAMUEL WOOLSEY
1782–1850
Margaret Quinton
1793–1878
Robert Payne
1793–1862
Mary Money
1793–1855
James Robinson
1790–1852
Ann Bond
1790–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Woolsey
1767–1817
Elizabeth (Villars)
1758–1841
Mary Millar
1764–

JAMES WOOLSEY's Descendants

1.
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JAMES (ROBERT) WOOLSEY (20 Jun 1883–28 Nov 1969) m. Elizabeth (Rachael) Ditcham (27 Mar 1886–19 Mar 1956)
  1. 1. Cecil (Joseph) Woolsey 1915–1976 m. Amelia (Maria) Hatfield 1915–1988
  2. 2. Joseph (Frederick) Woolsey 1918–1944
  3. 3. JAMES (ABBLOTT) WOOLSEY 1907–1958 m. Winifred (Violet) Smith 1907–1957 m. Florence Tomlinson 1906–1962
    1. 1. Brian (James) Woolsey 1940–1993 m. LESLEY (ANNE) WIDDICOMBE 1943–2019
    2. 2. Joyce (Winifred) Woolsey 1928–2014 m. Robert (Alan) Postle 1922–

JAMES WOOLSEY's Timeline

8 Records

1883
20 Jun 1883
Birth of JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1891
1891
Age 8
JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided here in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1901
1901
Age 18
JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided here in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 28
JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided here in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1921
1921
Age 38
JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided here in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1939
1939
Age 56
JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY resided here in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1969
Dec 1969
Age 86
Death of JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY in Mildred Stone House, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Mildred Stone House, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1969
28 Nov 1969
Age 86
Burial of JAMES ROBERT WOOLSEY in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1883
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11083; Schedule Number: 157
    [2] 1891 England Census, 1891 England Census
    [3] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [4] 1901 England Census, 1901 England Census
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers
    [7] UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Kew, Surrey, England; Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and Predecessors: Airmen's Records; Series Number: AIR 79
    [8] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 159577, ED 12, Sch 158; Book: 09577

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 11083; Schedule Number: 157

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 159577, ED 12, Sch 158; Book: 09577

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6494J

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1969
    Event Place: Mildred Stone House, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [2] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers
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