See also

Family of William Woods and Elizabeth Brown

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Husband: William Woods

  • Name:

  • William Woods1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer3 4

  • Birth:

  • 1808 (app)

  • Capel St. Mary, Suffolk, England3 4

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 32-33)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 30, agricultural labourer living with his wife and four children. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 42-43)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 43 married, labourer living with his wife and eight children. Born in Capel Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 52-53)

  •  

  •  

  • seems to be absent from this census

  • Death:

  • Dec 1869 (age 65)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England5 6

  • Burial:

  • 24 Dec 1869

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6 7

  •  

  • aged 65 of St. Mary Stoke

Wife: Elizabeth Brown

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Brown8

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Brown (1784?-1864)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Byles (1783?-1855)

  • Note:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • note, many Elizabeth Browns, marriage to William Woods fits with age etc but no family connection evidence available

  • Birth:

  • 1 Apr 1811

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England8 4 9

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Apr 1811 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, College Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter of John Brown and Mary late Byles, private baptism

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 30)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 25, living with her husband and four children. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 39)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • wife aged 39 married, living with her husband and eight children. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 50)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 49 married, living with ten children. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 59)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • widowed head of the household living with daughters Mary, Jane, Hannah, Charlotte, Maria, Alice and Esther, sons Charles and Alfred (actually a grandson). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Oct 1877 (age 66)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11 7

  • Burial:

  • 3 Nov 1877

  • Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • aged 66

Child 1: Emma Woods

  • Name:

  • Emma Woods12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 16 Dec 1833

  • Suffolk, England12 3

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Apr 1835 (age 1)

  • St. Mary at Stoke Church, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • daughter of William Woods (labourer) and Elizabeth late Brown of Ipswich, born 16th December 1833 and baptised with sister Mary Ann

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 7)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 7, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

Child 2: Mary Ann Woods

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Woods13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay maker and machinist10 9 14

  • Birth:

  • 1835 (app)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3 4 9 14

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Apr 1835 (age 0)

  • St. Mary at Stoke Church, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter of William Woods (labourer) and Elizabeth of Ipswich, baptised with sister Emma

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 5-6)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 6, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 15-16)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 16 unmarried, living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 25-26)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 26 single as Maryann, stay maker living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 31)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a machinist and living with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Jane, Hannah, Charlotte, Maria, Alice and Esther, and brothers Charles and Alfred (actually her son). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 46)

  • 64 Station Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • unmarried head of the household working as a stay machinist and living with her son Alfred. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 3: Jane Woods

  • Name:

  • Jane Woods3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay maker then a book keeper10 9

  • Birth:

  • 1839 (app)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England3 4 9

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 1-2)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 2, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 11-12)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 11, attending school and living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 21-22)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 22 unmarried, stay maker living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 29)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a book keeper and living with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Hannah, Charlotte, Maria, Alice and Esther, and brothers Charles and Alfred (actually her nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 4: Hannah Woods

  • Name:

  • Hannah Woods15

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay maker10 9

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1840

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England15 3 4 9

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 0)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • aged 6 months, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 10)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 9, attending school and living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 20)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 20 unmarried, stay maker living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 27)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a stay maker and living with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Jane, Charlotte, Maria, Alice and Esther, and brothers Charles and Alfred (actually her nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 5: James Woods

  • Name:

  • James Woods16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • labourer10

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1843

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England16 4

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 7-8)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 7, attending school and living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 18)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son aged 18 unmarried, labourer living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 6: Elizabeth Woods

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth Woods17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1844

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England17 4

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 6)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 5, attending school and living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 7: Ellen Woods

  • Name:

  • Ellen Woods4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • day servant18

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1846

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England18 4

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 4)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter as Helena aged 4, living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 14)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 14, day servant living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 8: Charles Woods

  • Name:

  • Charles Woods19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • errand boy then a labourer10 9

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1848

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England19 4 9

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 2-3)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son aged 3, living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 13)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son aged 12, errand boy living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 22)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a labourer and living with his widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Jane, Hannah, Charlotte, Maria, Alice and Esther, and brother Alfred (actually his nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 9: Charlotte Woods

  • Name:

  • Charlotte Woods20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • stay maker9

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1850

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England20 4 9

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 0-1)

  • Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter aged 1, living with parents and seven siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 11)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 11, attending school and living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 20)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a stay maker and living with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Jane, Hannah, Maria, Alice and Esther, and brothers Charles and Alfred (actually her nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 10: Maria Woods

  • Name:

  • Maria Woods21

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • machinist9

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1851

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England21 10 9

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 9)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 9, attending school and living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 18)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a machinist and living with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Jane, Hannah, Charlotte, Alice and Esther, and brothers Charles and Alfred (actually her nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Child 11: Rachel Woods

  • Name:

  • Rachel Woods22 23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1854

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jan 1855 (age 0-1)

  • St. Mary at Stoke Church, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • daughter of William Woods (labourer) and Elizabeth of Ipswich, private baptism and she died

Child 12: Alice Woods

  • Name:

  • Alice Woods24 25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1856

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England24 10 9

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 5)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 5, attending school and living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 14)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Jane, Hannah, Charlotte, Maria and Esther, and brothers Charles and Alfred (actually her nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 10 Sep 1876 (age 20)

  • St. Mary at Stoke Church, Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England25

  •  

  • daughter of William Woods (labourer) and Elizabeth of Stoke Street Ipswich, an adult

Child 13: Esther Woods

  • Name:

  • Esther Woods26

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1858

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England26 10 9

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 2-3)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter aged 3, attending school and living with mother and nine siblings. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 12)

  • 67 Stoke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her widowed mother Elizabeth, sisters Mary, Jane, Hannah, Charlotte, Maria and Alice, and brothers Charles and Alfred (actually her nephew). Born in Ipswich Suffolk

Sources

1.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. St. Mary le Tower Ipswich fiche:15 of 24. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

2.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Marriage Index 1813 - 1837, (1992 - 2005 own copy). volume:6a page:51.

3.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1043 folio:27 page:20.

4.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1799 folio:22 page:11.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1869 quarter:4 volume:4a page:396.

6.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Ipswich Journal Saturday 25 December 1869 page:3.

7.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

8.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1754-1812, (2012 SFK-BPI-06/P2 own copy).

9.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1751 folio:107 page:14 schedule:78. Cit. Date: 15 March 2026.

10.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1163 folio:19 page:34.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1877 quarter:4 volume:4a page:369.

12.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich St. Mary Stoke entry:420. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

13.

Ibid. Ipswich St. Mary Stoke entry:421. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

14.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1871 folio:86 page:19 schedule:92. Cit. Date: 15 March 2026.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1840 quarter:4 volume:12 page:319. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

16.

Ibid. Ipswich 1843 quarter:1 volume:12 page:389. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

17.

Ibid. Ipswich 1844 quarter:4 volume:12 page:359. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

18.

Ibid. Ipswich 1846 quarter:4 volume:12 page:352. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

19.

Ibid. Ipswich 1848 quarter:1 volume:12 page:380. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

20.

Ibid. Ipswich 1850 quarter:1 volume:12 page:399. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

21.

Ibid. Ipswich 1851 quarter:4 volume:12 page:381. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

22.

Ibid. Ipswich 1854 quarter:1 volume:12 page:517. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

23.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich St. Mary Stoke entry:192. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

24.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1856 quarter:1 volume:12 page:569. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

25.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich St. Mary Stoke entry:1209. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.

26.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1858 quarter:2 volume:4a page:536. Cit. Date: 20 February 2026.