Jane (Henning) Woods (1872)

Born 6 Aug 1872 in Crunaght, County Armagh, Ireland

Wife of Arthur Woods — married 1901 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died [date unknown] in United States

Biography

Jane (Henning) Woods was born in Ireland.

Jane (Henning) Woods migrated from Ireland to United States.

Jane was born in 1872, parents John Henning (farmer) and Sarah McElroy. ^[1]

Archibald Woods married Jane Henning in 1901 in Glasgow, Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[2]

Children:

Sarah McElroy Woods Waugh (1901- )

William Woods (1904-1907)

George Woods (1905-1907)

John Archibald Woods (1908- )

Joseph Woods (1912- )

In 1911, Archibald Woods (37), a General Labourer in Linen Factory, lived in Crunagh, Glenanne, County Armagh with his wife, Jane (37) and children Sarah (9) & John (2). Church of Ireland. Married 10 years with 4 children born/2 living. ^[3]

County Armagh, Northern Irish born Archibald Woods, married Hammerman aged 52, (described as 6 Feet, brown hair, brown eyes and fair complexion), wife Jane Woods, Housewife aged 52 (described as 5' 1" grey hair, brown eyes and fair complexion) with sons John Woods, Joiner aged 18 (described as 5' 2" , brown hair, brown eyes and fair complexion) and Joseph Woods, Messenger aged 15 (described as brown hair, blue eyes and fair complexion), emigrated from Northern Ireland, departing Glasgow, Scotland on board SS Transylvania on 9 April 1927 and arrived in New York, New York, USA on 19 April 1927. Contact in the USA was daughter Mrs Sarah Waugh, 5 Burnette Place, Jamaica, Long Island. Contact in Scotland was listed as brother-in-law Joseph Hennan at 98 Cedar St, Glasgow. They settled in Brooklyn, USA. ^[4]

On 25 April 1930 English born Alexander R Waugh (29) Immigration Year: 1925; Married 4 years; Chauffer, Northern Irish born wife Sarah M Waugh (28) Immigration Year: 1925; Naturalization: First Papers, New York born son George Waugh (2), Northern Irish born Father-In-Law Archie Woods (56) Watchman (Warehouse) Immigration Year: 1927; Naturalization: First Papers, Mother-In-Law Jane Woods (57), Brothers-In-Law John Woods (21) Carpenter and Joseph Woods (18) Goldsmith lived in 191st St, Queens, Queens, New York, USA. ^[5]

In 1933 Archibald (Blacksmith) and Jane Woods lived in 6004 4th Ave, Brooklyn, New York, USA. ^[6]

On 16 June 1934 Sarah Woods, housewife aged 61 born in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, departed the USA and returned from Glasgow, Scotland on board SS Caledonia, arriving in New York, New York, USA on 2 October 1934. Last Known Residence was listed as Brooklyn, USA and had lived in the USA since 1927. Uncle Joseph Hennan from 46 Ormiston Ave, Scotstoun, Glasgow is listed as her contact in Scotland. Her husband Archibald Woods as her USA contact at 818 3rd Ave, Brooklyn. Sarah is described as Height: 5 Feet, 1 Inches; Hair Colour: Gray; Eye Colour: Gray; Complexion: Fair ^[7]

Husband Archibald passed away in 1939.

Sources

1. ↑ Civil Records at irishgenealogy.ie - Births (Armagh)
2. ↑ National Records of Scotland Statutory registers Reference 644/9 299
3. ↑ 1911 Ireland Census
4. ↑ New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; Date 1927 Apr 19; Transylvania
5. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1231; FHL microfilm: 2341335
6. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Publication Title: Brooklyn, New York, City Directory, 1933
7. ↑ New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; Date: 1934 Oct 02; Caledonia