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William Henry Woods 1893–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1893

Birth Location: Bruce, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1979

Death Location: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Charles Woods

Mother: Annie Minard

Spouse(s): Margaret Clark

Children(s): Nellie Woods, Lillian Woods, Howard Woods, Kenneth Woods

In 1893, William Henry Woods entered the world in Bruce, Ontario, Canada, born to Charles Henry Woods And Annie Minard. William Henry Woods married Margaret Ellen Nellie Clark, and had children including Howard Woods, Kenneth Earl Woods, Lillian Merle Woods, Nellie Gladys Woods. William Henry Woods passed away in 1979 in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1893, William Henry Woods entered the world in Bruce, Ontario, Canada, born to Charles Henry Woods And Annie Minard.
  • William Henry Woods married Margaret Ellen Nellie Clark, and had children including Howard Woods, Kenneth Earl Woods, Lillian Merle Woods, Nellie Gladys Woods.
  • William Henry Woods passed away in 1979 in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Woods's Ancestors

Self
William Woods
1893–1979
Birth Place: Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Charles Henry Woods
1872–1960
Downham, England, United Kingdom
Annie Minard
1872–1920
Grey County, Ontario
Grandparents
William (James) Woods
1853–1896
Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Fountain
1855–1937
New Frodlingham, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Timothy Minard
1831–1910
Ontario
Mary (Ann) Sutton
1835–1901
Canada West
Great-Grandparents
James Woods
1822–1876
Hannah Howlett
1827–1909
John Fountain
1827–1899
Sarah Tompkins
1830–1910
John Minard
1807–1882
Patience Smith
1811–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Woods
1788–1840
Mary Whiteman
1776–1851
John Howlett
1786–1861
Elizabeth Poll
1796–1871
William Fountain
1794–1868
Sarah Newens
1786–1838
Thomas Tompkins
1802–1837
Sarah Cutler
1802–1842

William Woods's Descendants

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William (Henry) Woods (23 June 1893–1979) m. Margaret (Ellen Nellie) Clark (12 Aug 1897–July 18 1973)
  1. 1. Nellie (Gladys) Woods 1913–
  2. 2. Lillian (Merle) Woods 1919–2006 m. Gilbert McClelland 1917–2006 m. Thomas (Roy) Fulcher 1922–1977
  3. 3. Howard Woods 1917–
  4. 4. Kenneth (Earl) Woods 1930–1993 m. Amy (Elizabeth) Fisk 1932–2000

William Woods's Timeline

2 Records

1893
23 June 1893
Birth of William Henry Woods in Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Bruce, Ontario, Canada
1979
1979
Age 86
Death of William Henry Woods in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1893
    Event Place: Bruce, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario Canada
    Record Source: Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 27376

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

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