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Walter Joseph Wood 1871–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1871

Birth Location: Sydenham, Kent, England

Death Date: 28 Aug 1937

Death Location: Lewisham Hospital, Kent, England

Father: William Wood

Mother: Sarah Woodward

Spouse(s): Ellen Fear, Mary McGrath

Children(s): Hilda Wood, Edwin Wood, Raymond Wood, Annie Wood, Albert Wood, William Wood, Elsie Wood, Doris Wood

Walter Joseph Wood was born in 1871 in Sydenham, Kent, England, the child of William Wood And Sarah Ann Woodward. In 1921, Walter Joseph Wood resided in Lewisham, London, Kent, England. Walter Joseph Wood married Ellen Charlotte Fear, Mary Ann Mcgrath, and had children including Albert Walter Wood, Annie Wood, Doris Wood, Edwin Walter John Wood, Elsie Elizabeth Wood, Hilda Maude Marjorie Wood, Raymond A Wood, William Sylvester Wood. Walter Joseph Wood passed away in 1937 in Lewisham Hospital, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Joseph Wood was born in 1871 in Sydenham, Kent, England, the child of William Wood And Sarah Ann Woodward.
  • In 1921, Walter Joseph Wood resided in Lewisham, London, Kent, England.
  • Walter Joseph Wood married Ellen Charlotte Fear, Mary Ann Mcgrath, and had children including Albert Walter Wood, Annie Wood, Doris Wood, Edwin Walter John Wood, Elsie Elizabeth Wood, Hilda Maude Marjorie Wood, Raymond A Wood, William Sylvester Wood.
  • Walter Joseph Wood passed away in 1937 in Lewisham Hospital, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Walter Wood's Ancestors

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Walter Wood
1871–1937
Birth Place: Sydenham, Kent, England
Parents
William Wood
1843–1929
Lee, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Woodward
1835–1923
Bermondsey, London, England
Grandparents
Joseph Wood
1820–1902
Lee, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah Brown
1822–1865
Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Wood's Descendants

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Walter (Joseph) Wood (20 May 1871–28 Aug 1937) m. Ellen (Charlotte) Fear (Jun 1889–Mar 1970) m. Mary (Ann) McGrath (abt 1866–26 Nov 1906)
  1. 1. Hilda (Maude Marjorie) Wood 1910–1977 m. Bernard (Ivan) James 1898–1958
    1. 1. Ralph (Norman) James 1932–2001
  2. 2. Edwin (Walter John) Wood 1912–2000
  3. 3. Raymond (A.) Wood 1923– m. Norma (K) Bromley 1924–
  4. 4. Annie Wood 1894–
  5. 5. Albert (Walter) Wood 1897–
  6. 6. William (Sylvester) Wood 1901–
  7. 7. Elsie (Elizabeth) Wood 1904–1999
  8. 8. Doris Wood 1922–

Walter Wood's Timeline

3 Records

1871
20 May 1871
Birth of Walter Joseph Wood in Sydenham, Kent, England
Sydenham, Kent, England
1921
1921
Age 50
Walter Joseph Wood resided here in Lewisham, London, Kent, England
Lewisham, London, Kent, England
1937
28 Aug 1937
Age 66
Death of Walter Joseph Wood in Lewisham Hospital, Kent, England
Lewisham Hospital, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1871
    Event Place: Sydenham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 152856, RD 29 RS 2 ED 14; Book: 02856

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Lewisham, London, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 152856, RD 29 RS 2 ED 14; Book: 02856

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1937
    Event Place: Lewisham Hospital, Kent, England

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