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John James Woolley 1855–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1855

Birth Location: California Bay, Cradoc, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 15 Jul 1937

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John Woolley

Mother: Mary Davies

Spouse(s): Louisa Smith

Children(s): Ethel Woolley, Mary Woolley, Esau 1891, Tasman 1895, Amy 1881, Charlotte Woolley, Herbert 1885, John 1903, John 1909

In 1855, John James Woolley entered the world in California Bay, Cradoc, Tasmania, Australia, born to John Woolley And Mary Ann Davies. John James Woolley married Louisa Smith, and had children including Ada Woolley, Amy Elizabeth Woolley 1881, Charlotte Louisa Woolley, Esau Samuel Aka Sam Woolley 1891, Ethel Isobel Woolley, Herbert Earnest John Woolley 1885, John James 1St Woolley 1903, John James 2Nd Woolley 1909, Mary Woolley, Tasman Oliver Woolley 1895. John James Woolley passed away in 1937 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1855, John James Woolley entered the world in California Bay, Cradoc, Tasmania, Australia, born to John Woolley And Mary Ann Davies.
  • John James Woolley married Louisa Smith, and had children including Ada Woolley, Amy Elizabeth Woolley 1881, Charlotte Louisa Woolley, Esau Samuel Aka Sam Woolley 1891, Ethel Isobel Woolley, Herbert Earnest John Woolley 1885, John James 1St Woolley 1903, John James 2Nd Woolley 1909, Mary Woolley, Tasman Oliver Woolley 1895.
  • John James Woolley passed away in 1937 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Woolley
1828–1910
Birth Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
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Mary Davies
1833–1920
Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Smith
1862–1937
Birth Location: Glen Huon, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
LS

Children(s)

Ethel Woolley
1889–1920
Birth Location: Glen Huon, Franklin, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
EW
Mary Woolley
1887–1969
Birth Location: Ranelagh, Tasmania, Australia
MW
Esau 1891
1891–1942
Birth Location: Glen Huon, Franklin, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
E1
Tasman 1895
1895–1972
Birth Location: Richmond River, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
T1
Amy 1881
1881–1960
Birth Location: Glen Huon, Franklin, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
A1
Charlotte Woolley
1883–1972
Birth Location: Glen Huon, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
CW
Herbert 1885
1885–1963
Birth Location: Ranelagh, Glen Huon, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
H1
John 1903
1903–1903
Birth Location: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
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John 1909
1909–1979
Birth Location: Kawhia, Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand
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John Woolley's Ancestors

Self
John Woolley
1855–1937
Birth Place: California Bay, Cradoc, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
John Woolley
1828–1910
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Mary (Ann) Davies
1833–1920
Islington, Middlesex, London, England
Grandparents
William Woolley
1801–1863
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Melinda Bryant
1804–1858
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
James Davies
1807–1876
St Sepulchre, London, England
Isabella Lawrence
1803–1882
Clerkenwell, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Woolley
1771–1836
Elizabeth Darby
1779–1825
James BRYANT
1777–1848
Tabitha Fox
1782–1855
Edward Davies
1770–1841
Elizabeth Hendley
1772–1861
John Lawrence
1774–1828
Sarah Rutland
1769–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Woolley
1725–1781
Jane Milton
1746–1827
Thomas Darby
1755–
John Bryant
1740–
Ann Bell
1747–1810
James Fox
1743–
Tabitha Ward
1745–
Samuel Davies
1729–1793
Elizabeth Hiffe
1732–1795

John Woolley's Descendants

1.
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John (James) Woolley (2 Oct 1855–15 Jul 1937) m. Louisa Smith (21 Dec 1862–14 Sep 1937)
  1. 1. Ethel (Isobel) Woolley 1889–1920 m. Frederick (Charles (aka Fred) Derecourt) 1871 1871–1950
    1. 1. Arnold ((aka Arnie) Edwin Derecourt) 1918 1918–1988
    2. 2. Jane (Spencer (aka Jean) Derecourt) 1913 1913–2002
    3. 3. Frederick ((aka Fred) Charles (Jnr) Derecourt) 1915 1915–2001
    4. 4. Edna (Rose Derecourt) 1917 1917–2013
    5. 5. Florence ((aka Florrie) Derecourt) 1919 1919–1919
  2. 2. Mary Woolley 1887–1969 m. George Shaw 1880–1957
    1. 1. William (Herbert (Rocky)) Shaw 1919–2001 m. Juanita (Mae) Davidson 1919–1995
    2. 2. Alfred (John) Shaw 1906–1928
    3. 3. Junita (Louisa (Netta)) Shaw 1907–1939
    4. 4. Georgina (Ruby) Shaw 1911–2000 m. Edward (William) Morgan –1981
    5. 5. Lillian (Mary) Shaw 1912–1982
    6. 6. Ethel (Eileen) Shaw 1908–1982
    7. 7. Tasman (George) Shaw 1915–2005
  3. 3. Esau (Samuel (aka Sam) Woolley) 1891 1891–1942
  4. 4. Tasman (Oliver Woolley) 1895 1895–1972 m. Dorothy (May Harris or Harrison) 1900 1900–1977
    1. 1. Loraine (Olive Woolley) 1823 1923–2001
    2. 2. Dorothy (Woolley) 1925 1925–2004
    3. 3. Leonard (Tasman (aka Charles) Woolley) 1930 1930–2005
    4. 4. Beverley (Mae Woolley) 1932 1929–2008
    5. 5. Barbara (Ann Woolley) 1934 1934–1934
    6. 6. Phyllis (Ethel Louisa) Woolley 1921–
  5. 5. Amy (Elizabeth Woolley) 1881 1881–1960 m. John (William) Wright 1876–1946
    1. 1. William (John) Wright 1901–1970
      1. 1. Allan (Frederick) Wright 1931–2002
      2. 2. John (Douglas) Wright 1927–1981
      3. 3. William (George) Wright 1925–
    2. 2. Daphne (Lavinia) Wright 1906–1962
    3. 3. Douglas (Herbert) Wright 1908–1983
    4. 4. John (Rich) Wright 1919–1984 m. Esme (Flora) Westwood 1924–2004
      1. 1. John (Richard II) Wright 1942–2015
    5. 5. Ethel (Louisa) Wright 1903–
  6. 6. Charlotte (Louisa) Woolley 1883–1972 m. William Chesworth 1873–1906 m. John (Blackwood) Wotherspoon 1875–1955
    1. 1. Ellen (Louisa) Chesworth 1904–1998 m. Donald (Arthur Johnston) Woolley 1914–2011 m. Samuel (Robert) WOOLLEY 1898–1932
      1. 1. Devon (William) Woolley 1931–1989
      2. 2. Yule (Quinton) Woolley 1930–2014
      3. 3. Owen (Zane) Woolley 1927–2007
      4. 4. Bettie (Lenore) Woolley 1925–2003
      5. 5. Owen (Zane) WOOLLEY 1927–2008
    2. 2. John (William) Chesworth 1906–1979 m. Mavis (Irene) Barnes 1916–1979
      1. 1. Leila (June) Chesworth 1931–1954
      2. 2. Beverley (Catherine) Chesworth 1933–1934
    3. 3. Bill Chesworth 1907–
    4. 4. James (Herbert) Wotherspoon 1912–1992 m. Thelma (Dorothy) Woolley 1916–2013
    5. 5. John (James) Wotherspoon 1915–1990 m. Leone (Nellie) Bester 1916–1987
    6. 6. Daphne (Louisa) Wotherspoon 1917–2010 m. Walter (Dean) Drake 1911–1985
    7. 7. Robert (Blackwood) Wotherspoon 1922–2006
    8. 8. Margaret (Ethel) Wotherspoon 1911–1984 m. Russell (Atholsten Seddon) Geard 1906–1958 m. Percy (Oscar) Charles 1917–1998
      1. 1. Donald (Peter) Geard 1934–2010
      2. 2. Merle (Iris) Geard 1931–1979
      3. 3. Mary (Daphne) Geard 1936–2010
      4. 4. John (William) Geard 1946–2010
    9. 9. Elizabeth Wotherspoon 1910–1924
  7. 7. Herbert (Earnest John Woolley) 1885 1885–1963 m. Cora (Vera) Condon 1887–1971
    1. 1. Redmond (John) Woolley 1916–2001
    2. 2. Desmond (Oliver) Woolley 1919–2013 m. Grace (Margaret Burns) 1929 1929–2009
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Dawn) Woolley 1928–2011 m. Eric (Cyril) McLiver 1922–1970
    4. 4. Vera (Joyce) Woolley 1918–
    5. 5. Cora (Isabell) Woolley 1923–
    6. 6. Rosaleen (Patricia) Woolley 1925–2004
    7. 7. Colleen (Woolley) 1922 1922–1995
  8. 8. John (James (1st) Woolley) 1903 1903–1903
  9. 9. John (James (2nd) Woolley) 1909 1909–1979 m. Nellie Wrightson 1911–1987
    1. 1. Irene (Kay) Woolley 1943–1960
    2. 2. John (James) Woolley 1848–

John Woolley's Timeline

2 Records

1855
2 Oct 1855
Birth of John James Woolley in California Bay, Cradoc, Tasmania, Australia
California Bay, Cradoc, Tasmania, Australia
1937
15 Jul 1937
Age 82
Death of John James Woolley in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1855
    Event Place: California Bay, Cradoc, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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