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Olive Wood 1887–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1887

Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: Dec 1962

Death Location: Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England

Father: Thomas Wood

Mother: Mary Bradshaw

Spouse(s): Edward Parkinson, William Elkington

Children(s): Norman Parkinson, Walter Parkinson, Kathleen Elkington, Wm Elkington, Lily Parkinson, Ivy Parkinson

Olive Wood was born in 1887 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, the child of Thomas H Wood And Mary Bradshaw. Olive Wood married Edward Parkinson, William Elkington, and had children including Ivy Parkinson, Kathleen M Elkington, Lily M Parkinson, Norman E Parkinson, Walter Stanley Parkinson, Wm Geo Elkington. Olive Wood passed away in 1962 in Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Olive Wood was born in 1887 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, the child of Thomas H Wood And Mary Bradshaw.
  • Olive Wood married Edward Parkinson, William Elkington, and had children including Ivy Parkinson, Kathleen M Elkington, Lily M Parkinson, Norman E Parkinson, Walter Stanley Parkinson, Wm Geo Elkington.
  • Olive Wood passed away in 1962 in Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wood
1854–
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
TW
Mary Bradshaw
1855–
Birth Location: Birstall [Barrow-upon-Soar reg.district], Leicestershire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Edward Parkinson
1886–1915
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
EP
William Elkington
1883–1934
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
WE

Children(s)

Norman Parkinson
1908–1984
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
NP
Walter Parkinson
1911–1974
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
WP
Kathleen Elkington
1922–2004
Birth Location: –
KE
Wm Elkington
1920–1981
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
WE
Lily Parkinson
1913–
Birth Location: Leicester , LEI, England
LP
Ivy Parkinson
1915–
Birth Location: Leicester , LEI, England
IP

Olive Wood's Ancestors

Self
Olive Wood
1887–1962
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Thomas H Wood
1854–
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Mary Bradshaw
1855–
Birstall [Barrow-upon-Soar reg.district], Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Isaac Bradshaw
1823–1880
Birstall, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Olive Wood's Descendants

1.
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Olive Wood (28 Aug 1887–Dec 1962) m. Edward Parkinson (abt Mar 1886–aft 1915) m. William Elkington (Oct 1883–6 Mar 1934)
  1. 1. Norman (E) Parkinson 1908–1984 m. Phyllis Parkinson 1906–1995
    1. 1. Graham (E) Parkinson 1937–2010
  2. 2. Walter (Stanley) Parkinson 1911–1974
  3. 3. Kathleen (M) Elkington 1922–2004
  4. 4. Wm (Geo) Elkington 1920–1981
  5. 5. Lily (M) Parkinson 1913–
  6. 6. Ivy Parkinson 1915–

Olive Wood's Timeline

10 Records

1886
28 Aug 1886
Birth of Olive Wood in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1886
27 Aug 1886
Birth of Olive Wood in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1887
28 Aug 1887
Birth of Olive Wood in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1891
1891
Age 4
Olive Wood resided here in St Leonard, St Leonard, Leicestershire, England
St Leonard, St Leonard, Leicestershire, England
1901
1901
Age 14
Olive Wood resided here in Leicester formerly St Leonard, Leicestershire, England
Leicester formerly St Leonard, Leicestershire, England
1907
October 1907
Age 20
Olive Wood was married in Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
1911
1911
Age 24
Olive Wood resided here in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1939
1939
Age 52
Olive Wood resided here in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1950
1950
Age 63
Olive Wood resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1962
Dec 1962
Age 75
Death of Olive Wood in Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 19172

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1490716PAR-PAR

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1015998c

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1907
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Leonard, St Leonard, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2541; Folio: 129; Page: 29; GSU roll: 6097651

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Leicester formerly St Leonard, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2987; Folio: 46; Page: 34

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 19172

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1015998c

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Electoral Registers, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Electoral registers, Burgess rolls and Voters Lists; Reference: Hq324.241LIV

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leicester
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1490716PAR-PAR

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1962
    Event Place: Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England
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