William John Woods (1810 - 1895)

Born 17 Jun 1810 in Belfast, Ireland

Husband of Margaret Unknown — married 1830 in Ireland

Husband of Margaret Annie (Airey) Woods — married 27 Apr 1859 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 10 Jan 1895 at age 84 in Church Hill, Gawler, South Australia

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Biography

William was born in 1810. He was the son of Samuel Woods. He passed away in 1895. ^[1]

Arrival 1834 • Liverpool, England We don’t know what prompted William Woods to leave Belfast in 1834, but he took his young wife Margaret and their two boys, James and John, to Liverpool, where William worked as a turncock on the docks for nineteen years.

Arrival 27 Jul 1854 • Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia On the Albatross - William, having paid £50 for the passage for his family, worked his own way as a second-cabin steward, and after a trip of 87 days they settled in Gawler

After Margaret died he remarried Marriage 27 Apr 1859 • Wesleyan Chapel, Pirie Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Date: 1859, April 27 Marriage Place: Wesleyan Chapel Pirie St Adelaide Groom Age: 45 Marital Status: N Groom Father: Samuel WOODS Bride Age: 45 Marital Status: N Bride Father Name: Thomas AIREY District: Adelaide Book/Page: 38/296

Death 10 Jan 1895 • Church Hill Gawler, South Australia, Australia Given Name(s): William Last Name: WOODS Death Date: 10 Jan 1895 Gender: M Age: 84y Approx. Birth Year: 1811 Marital Status: N Residence: Gawler Death Place: Gawler District: Barossa Book/Page: 224/306

Burial Willaston Cemetery, South Australia, Australia Date of Burial 11/01/1895 Block 1 Row B Plot 25 Expiry Date 26/09/1969

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Michelle McShane, Wednesday, November 6, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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