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John Joseph Woolley 1840–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 AUG 1840

Birth Location: Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England

Death Date: 25 Sep 1898

Death Location: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Thomas

Mother: Ann Woolley

Spouse(s): Mary Hicks

Children(s): Kathleen Woolley-Butt, Florence Woolley, Amy Woolley, John Woolley, Albert Woolley, Helena Woolley, Elizabeth Woolley

In 1840, John Joseph Woolley entered the world in Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, born to Joseph Thomas And Ann Elizabeth Woolley. In 1861, John Joseph Woolley resided in Woolwich, Kent, England. John Joseph Woolley married Mary Elizabeth Hicks, and had children including Albert John Woolley, Amy Kingston Woolley, Elizabeth Annie Woolley, Florence Mary Woolley, Helena Charlotte Woolley, John Henry Woolley, Kathleen Martha Woolley Butt. John Joseph Woolley passed away in 1898 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1840, John Joseph Woolley entered the world in Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, born to Joseph Thomas And Ann Elizabeth Woolley.
  • In 1861, John Joseph Woolley resided in Woolwich, Kent, England.
  • John Joseph Woolley married Mary Elizabeth Hicks, and had children including Albert John Woolley, Amy Kingston Woolley, Elizabeth Annie Woolley, Florence Mary Woolley, Helena Charlotte Woolley, John Henry Woolley, Kathleen Martha Woolley Butt.
  • John Joseph Woolley passed away in 1898 in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Thomas
1796–
Birth Location: Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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Ann Woolley
1807–
Birth Location: Woolwich, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hicks
1835–1926
Birth Location: Christchurch, Hampshire, England
MH

Children(s)

Kathleen Woolley-Butt
1876–1960
Birth Location: Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
KW
Florence Woolley
1864–1883
Birth Location: Greenwich, London, England
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Amy Woolley
1867–1887
Birth Location: New Zealand
AW
John Woolley
1869–1934
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Albert Woolley
1871–1909
Birth Location: New Zealand
AW
Helena Woolley
1874–1958
Birth Location: Lyttelton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
HW
Elizabeth Woolley
1862–1944
Birth Location: 10 Parsons Hill, Woolwich, London, England
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John Woolley's Ancestors

Self
John Woolley
1840–1898
Birth Place: Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
Joseph Thomas
1796–
Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Ann (Elizabeth) Woolley
1807–
Woolwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
Tycho Thomas
1762–1803
Phoebe (Phebe) Fosbury
1764–1812
Robert Woolley
1783–
Sarah (Elizabeth) Blore
1785–1824
London
Great-Grandparents
William Blore
1760–1831
Elizabeth Colchlough
1760–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blore
1729–1789
Elizabeth Dangerfield
1734–1807

John Woolley's Descendants

1.
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John (Joseph) Woolley (18 AUG 1840–25 Sep 1898) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hicks (9 May 1835–31 August 1926)
  1. 1. Kathleen (Martha) Woolley-Butt 1876–1960 m. Alfred (Tawahinga) Butt 1880–1966
    1. 1. Wilfred (Charles) Butt 1909–1996 m. Margaret (Helen) Kennedy 1907–1999
      1. 1. Barry (Ross Neil Charles) Butt 1935–2008 m. Alida (Boudewina) Lastdrager 1930–2007
    2. 2. Arthur (William) Butt 1905–1959 m. Frances (Ann) Bowers 1913–1999
      1. 1. Sylvia (Elizabeth) Butt 1935–1935
    3. 3. Florence (Elizabeth) Butt 1922–2021 m. Herbert (Cecil) Gillette 1925–1995
    4. 4. George (Alfred) Butt 1906–1968 m. Gwendolene Miller 1908–1990
      1. 1. Douglas (Alfred (Dempsey)) BUTT 1927–2003 m. Anona (Joy) Butt 1930–1975
    5. 5. Hubert (Edgar) Butt 1913–1979 m. Edna (Agnes) Ryall 1913–1998
    6. 6. Kathleen (Cecilia) Butt 1912–1977 m. Harold (David) Jones 1915–1994 m. Paiaka Kite 1902–1978
  2. 2. Florence (Mary) Woolley 1864–1883
  3. 3. Amy (Kingston) Woolley 1867–1887
  4. 4. John (Henry) Woolley 1869–1934
  5. 5. Albert (John) Woolley 1871–1909
  6. 6. Helena (Charlotte) Woolley 1874–1958 m. John (Frederick) Hawkey 1863–1936
    1. 1. Vera (Lillian) Hawkey 1907–1955 m. John (Etienne Luke) Hogg 1904–1964
      1. 1. Leola (Gaye) Hogg 1926–2019 m. Francis (Edward) Quinn 1931–2005
    2. 2. Frederick (Kingston) Hawkey 1897–1898
    3. 3. Albert (Edward) Hawkey 1904–1990 m. Mona (Elizabeth) Frick 1908–1945 m. Lilian ((Lily)) Cornford 1905–1996
    4. 4. Rita (Florence) Ross 1901–1976 m. Donald (Boughton) Ross 1902–
    5. 5. Mavis ((Maisie)) Hawkey 1917–1999 m. Laurence Spear 1914–2005
      1. 1. Murray (John) SPEAR 1944–2022
        1. 1. Robert SPEAR –1970
    6. 6. Alma Hawkey 1912–1922
    7. 7. Phyllis (Rose) Hawkey 1909–1990 m. John Kennedy 1907–1978
      1. 1. Helen (Margaret) Kennedy –2019
      2. 2. John (Noel) Kennedy 1929–2007 m. Denise Smith 1931–2018
      3. 3. Brian Kennedy 1931–1936
    8. 8. Gladys (May) Hawkey 1899–1982 m. Herbert (Morris) Pointon\Anderson 1894–1978
      1. 1. Phyllis (Meryl) Anderson 1924–2013 m. William (Edward) Thurston 1922–1997
        1. 1. Brian (Wayne) Thurston 1948–2020
      2. 2. Herbert (Morris) Anderson 1920–1985
      3. 3. Leonard (Henry) Anderson 1927–2016 m. Brenda (Georgina Elizabeth) Anderson 1924–1997
      4. 4. NR Anderson 1931–1931
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Annie) Woolley 1862–1944

John Woolley's Timeline

6 Records

1840
18 AUG 1840
Birth of John Joseph Woolley in Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1840
7 Sep 1840
John Joseph Woolley was baptized in Saint Mary Magdalene,Woolwich,Kent,England
Saint Mary Magdalene,Woolwich,Kent,England
1861
1861
Age 21
John Joseph Woolley resided here in Woolwich, Kent, England
Woolwich, Kent, England
1898
23 September 1898
Age 58
Death of John Joseph Woolley in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
1898
25 Sep 1898
Age 58
Burial of John Joseph Woolley in Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
1901
1901
Age 61
John Joseph Woolley resided here in Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1840
    Event Place: Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1232; Folio: 91; Page: 3
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 404; Folio: 30; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542631
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1840
    Event Place: Saint Mary Magdalene,Woolwich,Kent,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Woolwich, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 404; Folio: 30; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542631

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1232; Folio: 91; Page: 3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1898
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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