Individual Details

John came to this country in 1828 and left Ann and eight children in England. The children ranged in ages at the time from 2 to 17. The family lived near and worked in the pottery works of Longton. They were miners by trade. John came to this country to find a new life. Ann and the children followed in 1830. Peter wrote that his father, a stern non-affectionate man was the first person up the gang plank when the ship arrived in America with his family on board.
Ann was a gentle sweet angel of a soul. In personality nearly the opposite of her husband John. The family spent a time in the coal mine fields of Pennsylvania. While there, three more children were born. The Pennsylvania mine fields were much safer than those in England. In England the mines were 1000 or more feet beneath the surface...beneath water level. In PA, the mines were above water level, nearer the surface and many more saftey measures were in place, not to mention the pay was much better.

Birth	1792	Staffordshire, England, UK
Marriage		Ann NEWTON
Immigration	1828	Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., PA
Death	23 MAR 1859	Bloomington, Grant Co., WI
Burial		Providence Cem., near Bloomimgton, Grant Co., WI

Spouse	Ann NEWTON (1791 - 1868)
Child	Maria WOODHOUSE (1811 - )
Child	Levison WOODHOUSE (1813 - 1867)
Child	Rev. John C. WOODHOUSE (1815 - 1877)
Child	Jane WOODHOUSE (1817 - 1905)
Child	Samuel WOODHOUSE (1819 - 1892)
Child	Simon WOODHOUSE (1822 - 1886)
Child	Peter WOODHOUSE (1824 - 1913)
Child	Hannah WOODHOUSE (1827 - 1865)
Child	Mary Ann WOODHOUSE (1832 - )
Child	James WOODHOUSE (1834 - 1915)

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