Margaret (Jeffers) Woods (1874 - 1964)

Born 19 Aug 1874 in Brooklyn, City of New York, New York, America

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Woods — married 27 Jul 1896 in Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1964 at age 89 in Alphington, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Maggie (Jeffers) Woods has Irish ancestors.

Maggie (Jeffers) Woods was a New Yorker.

Maggie (Jeffers) Woods was born in New York, USA to parents of Ireland citizenship.

Maggie (Jeffers) Woods migrated from United States to Ireland.

Maggie (Jeffers) Woods migrated from Ireland to Australia in 1926.

Margaret Jeffers was born on 19 August 1874 in Brooklyn, City of New York, New York, America.

On 1 June 1875 the Jeffers family lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. ^[1] William Jeffers (24) Grocer & Margaret Jeffers (24) with daughter, Margaret Jeffers (0) and boarder, Robert Whiteside (25).

Emigration: Emigrated to Ireland with her dad after her mother died, about 1876.

Her father William died in 1879 ^[2] and Margaret was taken in by her grandparents Esther and John Jeffers, and grew up with her aunt Margaret McClure (nee Jeffers) who was a few years older. ^[3]

Margaret Jeffers married Joseph Woods on 27th July 1896 in County Armagh. ^[4]

Children

Elizabeth Woods.

Esther Sophia Woods.

William Joseph Woods.

Margaret Flora Woods.

John Andrew Woods.

On 31 March 1901 the Woods family lived Cornascrieb, Mullahead, Co Armagh. Joseph Woods (28) General Labourer & Margaret Woods (26) with daughters, Elizabeth Woods (4) & Esther Sophia Woods (1).^[5]

On 2 April 1911 the Woods family lived in Cornascreeb, Mullahead, Co. Armagh, Ireland. ^[6] Joseph Woods (38) Loft Man Factory & Margaret Woods (36) married 14 years with 5 children born & living. With Lilly Woods (14) Milliner, Esther Sophia Woods (11), William Joseph Woods (8), Maggie Flora Woods (6) & John Andrew Woods (3). All Presbyterian.

Emigration: Mr Joseph Woods & Mrs Margt Woods with children, Miss Maggie F Woods & Mr John A Woods departed Liverpool on 31st December 1926 bound for Melbourne Australia. ^[7]

Residence

1937 - Footscray North, Victoria.

1949 - Footscray North, Victoria.

1963 - Footscray North, Victoria

Margaret passed away on 3 July 1964 at Alphington, Victoria, Australia.

Sources

1. ↑ New York, State Census, 1875
2. ↑ NI Direct death registration #D/1879/14/1002/5/1
3. ↑ Account told by Margaret Jeffers to her grandchildren in the 1940/50s
4. ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index
5. ↑ 1901 Ireland Census
6. ↑ 1911 Ireland Census
7. ↑ UK, Outward Passenger Lists

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