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William Character WOODBURN

William Character WOODBURN

Male 1893 - 1962  (69 years)    Has 13 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William Character WOODBURN 
    Birth 26 Feb 1893  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Mother's maiden name given as Steele
      Middle name given as Character
    Baptism 9 Apr 1893  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 0y 
    • Middle name transcribed as Charueter
    Gender Male 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 8y 
    Address: 21 Millom Road 
    • Middle name transcribed as Coriler
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Waberthwaite, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 18y 
    Address: Broad Oak 
    • Single
      Farm Servant
      On Frank Mason's farm
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 28y 4m 
    Address: 17 Millom Road 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Stoking, Gas Department - Gas & Water Works

      Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (2) <1, 2


      Middle name transcribed as Characlair
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 46y 
    Address: 54 Albert Street 
    • Born: 26/02/1893
      Gas Works Labourer
      Also has a Mary E Woodburn (b. 27/01/1913) with them
    Occupation 29 Sep 1939  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gas Works Labourer 
    Age: 46y 
    Reference Number B 2009a 
    Death Between Apr 1962 and Jun 1962  Ulverston, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 69y 
    Person ID I7411  Simpson
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2023 

    Father Joseph WOODBURN,   b. Between Apr 1857 and Jun 1857, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1926, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann STEEL,   b. Between Oct 1861 and Dec 1861, Corney, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1881  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • There is another transcript that gives the date as 3rd Jul 1881
    Family ID F2385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Alice KNIGHT,   b. 10 Nov 1893, Blundestone, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1972 and Mar 1972, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Between Jan 1918 and Mar 1918  Bootle, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Ambrose Victor WOODBURN,   b. 24 Jul 1918, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1997 and Sep 1997, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Ronald William WOODBURN,   b. 10 Feb 1929   d. Between Apr 2003 and Jun 2003, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F2387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Feb 1893 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - Age: 0y - 9 Apr 1893 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 8y,Address: 21 Millom Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 18y,Address: Broad Oak - 2 Apr 1911 - Waberthwaite, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Between Jan 1918 and Mar 1918 - Bootle, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 28y 4m,Address: 17 Millom Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 46y,Address: 54 Albert Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gas Works Labourer,Age: 46y - 29 Sep 1939 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 69y - Between Apr 1962 and Jun 1962 - Ulverston, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 10 Feb 2022, 1893 AMJ Bootle 10B 712.

    2. [S1409] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-3087-3087D-004, 24 Feb 2022.

    3. [S4212] Baptism Entry - Woodburn, William C (1893), 10 Feb 2022.

    4. [S4205] 1901 Census RG 13 - 4900 F06 P03 - Woodburn, Joseph, 10 Feb 2022.

    5. [S4439] 1911 Census RG14-31535_0097 - Woodburn, William Character, 24 Feb 2022.

    6. [S4213] 1921 Census RG15-25950-0643 - Woodburn, William C, 30 Oct 2022.

    7. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 24 Feb 2022, 1962 AMJ Ulverston 10f 599.

    8. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 10 Feb 2022, JAS 1881 Bootle 10B 837.

    9. [S4204] Marriage Entry - Woodburn, Joseph - Steel, Sarah Ann, 10 Feb 2022.

    10. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 10 Feb 2022, 1918 JFM Bootle 10B 1261.