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William James Woolley 1894–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Echuca, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 7 Mar 1951

Death Location: Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Phillip Woolley

Mother: Annie Cart

Spouse(s): Dorothy Prentice

Children(s): Ruth Woolley, Allan Woolley, Elizabeth Woolley

William James Woolley was born in 1894 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia, the child of Phillip Carvis Woolley And Annie Jane Mc Cart. In 1919, William James Woolley resided in Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. In 1943, William James Woolley resided in St Kilda West, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australi. William James Woolley married Dorothy Louise Victoria Prentice, and had children including Allan Frederick Woolley, Dorothy Eunice Woolley, Edgar James Woolley, Elizabeth Woolley, Leonard Charles Woolley, Richard Woolley, Ruth Ellen Victoria Woolley. William James Woolley passed away in 1951 in Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William James Woolley was born in 1894 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia, the child of Phillip Carvis Woolley And Annie Jane Mc Cart.
  • In 1919, William James Woolley resided in Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.
  • In 1943, William James Woolley resided in St Kilda West, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australi.
  • William James Woolley married Dorothy Louise Victoria Prentice, and had children including Allan Frederick Woolley, Dorothy Eunice Woolley, Edgar James Woolley, Elizabeth Woolley, Leonard Charles Woolley, Richard Woolley, Ruth Ellen Victoria Woolley.
  • William James Woolley passed away in 1951 in Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Woolley's Ancestors

Self
William Woolley
1894–1951
Birth Place: Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Phillip Carvis Woolley
1843–1907
Bowden, South Australia, Australia
Annie (Jane MC) Cart
1877–1916
Bendigo, , Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Benjamin (Phillip) Woolley
1807–1854
Mildenhall, Cambridgeshire, England
Ann Graham
1810–1850
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
John (Charles) McCart
1817–1887
Antrim Northern Ireland
Jeanette (Edwards) Sprake
1850–1920
Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Woolley
1771–1836
Elizabeth Darby
1779–1825
William Grayham
1766–1822
Mary Boylett
1754–
Charles M'Carte
1799–1883
Mary Murphy
1798–1855
Robert Hamilton
1827–1860
Jane Baraba
1830–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Woolley
1725–1781
Jane Milton
1746–1827
Thomas Darby
1755–
Henry Boylett
1711–1795
Anne Moody
1735–1792
Brian McCart
1775–
Unknown Murphy
1775–
Unknown Woman?
1815–

William Woolley's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Woolley (18 Aug 1894–7 Mar 1951) m. Dorothy (Louise Victoria) Prentice (Apr 1897–22 Mar 1985)
  1. 1. Ruth (Ellen Victoria) Woolley 1920–2006
    1. 1. Barbara (Eunice) Hill –2021
    2. 2. Ellen (Victoria) Hill 1940–1997
    3. 3. Bernard Hill 1938–1938
  2. 2. Allan (Frederick) Woolley 1929–1984
  3. 3. Elizabeth Woolley 1928–1975

William Woolley's Timeline

6 Records

1894
18 Aug 1894
Birth of William James Woolley in Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Echuca, Victoria, Australia
1919
1919
Age 25
William James Woolley resided here in Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
1943
1943
Age 49
William James Woolley resided here in St Kilda West, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
St Kilda West, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
1949
1949
Age 55
William James Woolley resided here in Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
1951
7 Mar 1951
Age 57
Death of William James Woolley in Australia
Australia
1951
18 May 1951
Age 57
William James Woolley - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Echuca, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: St Kilda West, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1951
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 May 1951
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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