Individual Details
William James WOODWARDS
(3 Dec 1892 - Abt Mar 1979)
Events
| Birth | 3 Dec 1892 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England |  |  | |
| Baptism | 7 Dec 1892 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1901 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Farm Labourer - Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Military | 10 Dec 1915 | Light Infantry, Royal Marines | | ||
| Military | From 29 Dec 1915 to 11 Nov 1916 | Army Service Corps (Forage Depot), British Army | | | |
| Marriage Bann | 21 Jan 1917 | Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, England - Dora Laura Caroline EELES | | ||
| Marriage Bann | 28 Jan 1917 | Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, England - Dora Laura Caroline EELES | | | |
| Marriage Bann | 4 Feb 1917 | Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, England - Dora Laura Caroline EELES | | ||
| Marriage | 10 Feb 1917 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England - Dora Laura Caroline EELES | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Feb 1917 | Private R.M.L.I. | | ||
| 1939 Registration (England & Wales) | 1939 | Telephone Operator - Cheeney Cottage, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| ARP | 13 Dec 1941 | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Death | Abt Mar 1979 | (Registration District), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Dora Laura Caroline EELES (1894 - 1948) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James WOODWARDS (1856 - 1917) |
| Mother | Mary Sophia FRUIN (1862 - ) |
| Sibling | Ernest WOODWARDS (1894 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Hilda WOODWARDS (1896 - ) |
| Sibling | Elsie Evelyn WOODWARDS (1899 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Frederick Thomas WOODWARDS (1901 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Bertie Reginald WOODWARDS (1903 - 2001) |
Notes
Birth
GRO Death gives year of birth as 18931939 Registration gives year of birth as 1892
Baptism
Extract from parish register: Baptisms solemnized in the parish of Chalgrove in the county of Oxford in the year 1892-3No: 719
Date: 7 December 1892 (Privately) - Received 5 March (1893)
Name: William James
Parents: James and Mary Sophia
Surname: Woodwards
Address: Chalgrove
Father's occupation: Labourer
By: G Bolamine? Brown, Vicar
Military
Extract from service record:Proceedings on Discharge:
No: 24353
Army Rank: Private
Name: William James Woodwards
Corps: ASC Forage Department
Battalion, Battery, Company, Depot, etc: L
Date of discharge: 11 November 1916
Place of discharge: Reading
Description at time of discharge: Age: 23 years 11 months - Height: 5 feet 4 inches - Chest: ? - Complexion: Fresh - Eyes: Blue - Hair: Brown
Trade: Thrashing Machinist.
Intended place of residence: Chalgrove, Wallingford, Berks
The above named man is discharged in consequence of his having enlisted in the Regular Army ? R.M.L.I. Para 392 (xv) ...
Military character: Good
Character awarded in accordance with King's Regulation: Sober & Hardworking
Campaigns: Home: 29 December 1915 to 11 November 1916
Service towards engagement to 11 Nov 1916 - 319 days
Attestation papers (dated: 29 Dec 1915)
No: F24353
Corps: ASC Forage Dept.
Age: 22
British subject: Yes
Served before: No
Statement of service:
Service towards engagement reckons from: 29 Dec 1915
Joined at Reading on: 29 Dec 1915
Attested: Private - 29 Dec 1915
Discharged: Private - 11 Nov 1916 - Having enlisted in the Regular Army Para 392 (xv) KRs
Authority: ASC Records / CR/ 29484/R/65/d/28/7/16
Marriage Bann
Extract from parish register: Marriage Banns - Stadhampton Year 1916 - Page: 35No: 138 - Banns of Marriage between William James Woodwards bachelor of Chalgrove and Dora Laura Caroline Eeles Spinster of this parish (Stadhampton) were published on the threes Sundays underwritten:
That is to say, on Sunday, the 21st January 1917 AADH
on Sunday, the 28th January 1917 AADH
on Sunday, the 4th February 1917 AADH
Marriage
Extract from parish register: 1917 Marriage solemnized after banns in the parish of Chalgrove in the county of Oxford.No: 251
Date: 10 Feb 1917
Name: William James Woodwards - Dora Laura Caroline Eeles
Age: 24 - 22
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Private R.M.L.I.
Address: Chalgrove - Warpsgrove
Father: James Woodwards - Leonard George Eeles
Father's occupation: Deceased - Labourer
Married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England by: ? Owen Floyd, Vicar
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Leonard George Eeles & Elsie Evelyn Woodwards.
1939 Registration (England & Wales)
In right hand column says "R.A.F. Civil Home Defence (Northolt & Ruislip)" - appears to be one closed record at the same address.Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1979 Mar - Oxford - Vol: 20 Page: 2948.
2. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1915, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R2/2.
3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1373; Folio: 7; Page: 5.
4. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 8076; Schedule Number: 41.
5. Web: UK, Royal Marines Registers of Service Index, 1842-1925 , Reference: ADM 159/178/1699 .
6. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 4845.
7. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR247/1/R4/1.
8. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR247/1/R4/1.
9. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR247/1/R4/1.
10. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1917 Jan/Mar - Thame - Vol: 3a Page: 1550.
11. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R3/3 .
12. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR57/1/R3/3 .
13. 1939 Register - England & Wales, RG101/2205B/007/6 Letter Code: DZDS.
14. ARP Membership List.
15. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1979 Mar - Oxford - Vol: 20 Page: 2948.