Individual Details
Reverend Alexander John WOODFORDE
(Abt Jul 1839 - 29 Dec 1909)
Woodforde Alexander John, B.A. Durh.; d 1865, p 1866 (G & B); cur. of Dymock, Gloucs. 1865-6; N. and So. Barrow, Som. 1866-71; Dalesford, Worcs. 1871-2l Coln Rogers, Gloucs. 1872; vic. of Shepton Montaque, Som. 1872 - 8; cur of Ansford, Som. 1878-84l assist. chaplin of Lausanne, Switzerland 1884-5; cur. of Hutton, Som. 1886-7; cur. in ch. of Locking, Som. 1893-4; vic. from 1894: The Vicarage, Locking, Weston-super-mare, Som.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. UK, Clergy List, 1897 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: The Clergy List, with which is Incorporated the Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory, 1897. Digitized book. London, England: Kelly and Co., Limited, 1897.
Events
| Birth | Abt Jul 1839 | Castle Cary, Somerset, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 22 Nov 1839 | Castle Cary, Somerset, England | | ||
| Census | 1851 | Scholar - Chantry House, Ilminster, Somerset, England | | ||
| Census | 1861 | 9 Duke Street, Bath, Somerset, England | | ||
| Occupation | From 1865 to 1866 | Curate, Dymock, Gloucestershire, England | | ||
| Education | From 1865 to 1866 | B.A. - Durham, Durham, England | | ||
| Occupation | From 1866 to 1871 | Curate - North Barrow, Somerset, England | |||
| Occupation | From 1866 to 1871 | Curate - South Barrow, Somerset, England | | ||
| Marriage | 11 Jan 1870 | Castle Cary, Somerset, England - Elizabeth LAISHLEY | | ||
| Occupation | From 1871 to 1872 | Curate - Daylesford, Worcestershire, England | | ||
| Census | 1871 | Curate of Addington, Glos. - The Villa, Castle Cary, Somerset, England |  | | |
| Occupation | 1872 | Curate - Coln Rogers, Gloucstershire, England | | ||
| Occupation | From 1872 to 1878 | Vicar - Shepton Montague, Somerset, England | | ||
| Occupation | From 1878 to 1884 | Curate - Ansford, Somerset, England | | ||
| Census | 1881 | Curate of Cingford, Somerset - 5 Norfolk Terrace, Brighton, Sussex, England | | | |
| Occupation | From 1884 to 1885 | Assistant Chaplin - Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland | | ||
| Occupation | From 1886 to 1887 | Curate - Hutton, Somerset, England | | ||
| Marriage | Abt Jul 1886 | Ansford, Somerset, England - Agnes Marie COLLETT | | ||
| Census | 1891 | Clerk in Holy Orders - Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England | | | |
| Occupation | From 1893 to 1894 | Curate in Charge - Locking, Somerset, England | | ||
| Occupation | 1894 - 1897 | Vicar - Locking, Somerset, England | | ||
| Residence | 1897 | The Vicarage, Locking, Somerset, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Clergyman (Church of England) - The Rectory, Locking Street, Locking, Somerset, England | | | |
| Death | 29 Dec 1909 | Locking, Somerset, England | | ||
| Probate | 14 May 1910 | London, Middlesex, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes Marie COLLETT (1855 - ) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth LAISHLEY (1850 - 1885) |
| Child | Georgina Maud WOODFORDE (1870 - ) |
| Child | Harriet Ethel B WOODFORDE (1872 - ) |
| Child | Alexander G L WOODFORDE (1874 - ) |
| Child | Robert Edmund H WOODFORDE (1875 - 1957) |
| Child | Margaret C W WOODFORDE (1877 - ) |
| Child | Catherine C WOODFORDE (1879 - ) |
| Child | Reginald J WOODFORDE (1880 - ) |
| Father | George Augustus WOODFORDE (1802 - 1877) |
| Mother | Harriett Mary (WOODFORDE) (1807 - ) |
| Sibling | Helen WOODFORDE (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert R A WOODFORDE (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Neville WOODFORDE Esq (1836 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Georgina WOODFORDE (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Alice B WOODFORDE (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | George William "William" WOODFORDE (1845 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Randolph WOODFORDE (1849 - 1929) |
Notes
Census
Listed with Elizabeth & Georgina as visitors in the following household:William S Simkins 47 - Head - Incumbent of Dunston, Curate of Castle Cary - born: Abingdon, Berks
Martha R Simkins 50 - Wife - wife - born: Chilton Polden, Somerset
Agnes M Simkins 13 - Daughter - Scholar - born: Hampstead, Middlesex
Emily G Simkins 9 - Daughter - Scholar - born: Weston super mare, Somerset
Jane Garland 24 - Servant - House & Parlour maid - born: North Cadbury, Somerset
Lucy G Berresford 32 - Gov. - Governess - born: Pimlico, Middlesex
Mary A Hardnett 18 - Servant - Cook - born: Kingston, Somerset
Selina Dyke 19 - Visitor - House & Parlour maid - born: Bristol, Somerset (sic)
Martha Drake 22 - Visitor - Cook - born: Chiselbourne, Somerset
Census
Him and his family are listed as visitors in the following household:Emma C. Laishley 46 - Head (unmarried) - Independent means - born: Southampton, Hants
Ellen L. Laishley 43 - Sister - Independent means - born: Southampton, Hants
Mary D. Laishley 35 - Sister - Independent means - born: Shirley, Hants
Fanny Cobby 25 - Servant - Housemaid - born: Felpham, Sussex
Lucy Allen 25 - Servant - Parlour maid - born: Brighton, Sussex
Annie Botting 22 - Servant - Cook - born: Brighton, Sussex
Bella Meads 14 - Servant - Housemaid - born: Preston, Sussex
Anne M. Hill 18 - Servant - Nurse - born: Blenheim, Somerset
Emma, Ellen & Mary may be Elizabeth's sisters ?
Census
At the same address:Thyeles Wheatham 17 - Boarder - Scholar - born: Bridport, Dorset
Phecilla Hill 26 - Servant - - born: Weston super mare, Somerset
Elizabeth Payne 20 - Servant - - born: Berkley, Glos.
Census
At the same address:Alice Dean 32 - Servant - Cook - born: Wedmore, Somerset
John Banwell 20 - Servant - Gardener - born: Wedmore, Somerset
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1910Woodforde the reverend Alexander John of Locking Somerset clerk died 29 December 1909 Probate London 14 May to Agnes Marie Woodforde widow. Effects: £1909 0s 4d.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1839 Jul/Sep - Wincanton - Vol: 10 Page: 480A.
2. England - Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL Film Number: 1526462.
3. 1851 Census of England and Wales, Class: HO107; Piece: 1927; Folio: 187; Page: 16.
4. 1861 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1686; Folio: 80; Page: 29.
5. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
6. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
7. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
8. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, FHL Film Number: 1526462.
9. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1870 Jan/Mar - Wincanton - Vol: 5c Page: 711.
10. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
11. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 2422; Folio: 46; Page: 21.
12. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
13. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
14. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
15. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1094; Folio: 81; Page: 16.
16. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
17. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
18. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1886 Jul/Sep - Axbridge - Vol: 5c Page: 799.
19. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 1914; Folio: 109; Page: 13.
20. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
21. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
22. UK, Clergy List, 1897, Woodforde, Alexander John .
23. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 2323; Folio: 44; Page: 13..
24. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1910 - Woodforde, Reverend Alexander John.
25. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1909 Oct/Dec - Axbridge - Vol: 5c Page: 311.
26. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1910 - Woodforde, Reverend Alexander John.