William Ernest Henwood (1896 - 1961)

Born 29 Nov 1896 in Charlton, Kent, England

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Died 4 Jul 1961 at age 64 in Greenwich, Kent, England

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Biography

William Henwood was born in Charlton, Kent, England.

1901 living at 80 Inverine Road Charlton Greenwich

Registration district: Woolwich Sub-registration district: Charlton ED, institution, or vessel: 09 Piece: 563 Folio: 70 Page Number: 45 Household schedule number: 330

Wm E Henwood 27 Carpenter and joiner born Kent Woolwich

Rebecca E Henwood 24 born Scotland

Wm E Henwood 4 born Kent Charlton

Elizth M Henwood 2 born Kent Charlton

1896 School admission

Name: Wm Ern Henwood

Age: 9

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1896

School: Plumstead High Street School

Borough: Greenwich

Admission Date: 23 Apr 1906

Parent: Wm Ern

Notes: High Street School, Plumstead (0783) opened in 1893. Renamed Plumstead High :Street School in 1921, then Bannockburn School in 1951

Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV06/HIG2/AD/001

1911 living at 46 Benares Road, Plumstead S E

Registration district: Woolwich Registration District Number: 30 Sub-registration district: Plumstead East ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Piece: 2916

William Ernest Henwood 37 Carpenter born Woolwich London

Rebecca Elizabeth Henwood 34 born Glasgow (married 16 years, 7 children born, 5 living)

William Ernest Henwood 14 Office boy born London Charlton

Elizabeth Maud Henwood 12 born London Charlton

Florence Alice Henwood 10 born London Charlton

Ethel May Henwood 7 born London Woolwich

Winifred Mabel Henwood 4 born London Plumstead

WW1 service First Name: W E Surname: Henwood Incident Details: War Office Daily List No.5431 Incident Date: 01/12/1917 More Information: Entitled to wear a "Wound Stripe" as authorised under Army Order 204 of 6th July 1916. The terms of this award being met by being named in this list. Rank: Private Service Number: 553786 Casualty Listed As: Wounded. Next Of Kin Address: New Cross, S.E. Service: British Army Primary Unit: London Regiment Archive Reference: NLS 1917_WList18 ^[1]

Name: William Ernest Henwood Document Year: 1915 Residence Place: 438 New Cross Rd, New Cross Relationship to Soldier: Father Form Title: Descriptive Report Enlistment Other Records: Family Members: Name Relation to Soldier William Ernest Henwood Self (Head) William Ernest Henwood Father Wounded on duty 31. 10. 17 GSW upper right leg 27. 12. 17 Served in Salonika until 12. 8. 17 Sent to Egypt 13. 8. 17. ^[2]

1929 The family were living at 438 New Cross Road Deptford. William Ernest, Rebecca Elizabeth, William Ernest jnr, Florence Maud and Winifred Mabel are all recorded.

1939 Henwood Household (4 People) 8 Alpha Road , Deptford, London,

William E Henwood 29 Nov 1896 Male Engineering Lay Out And Grocers Clerk Married 238 1

Florence M Henwood 21 Dec 1900 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 238 2

plus two closed records

Probate HENWOOD William Ernest of 8 Alpha Road New Cross London died 4 July 1961 at St. Alfeges Hospital Greenwich London Probate London 2 November to Florence Maud Henwood widow. Effects £1482. 5s.

Sources

• Births HENWOOD, WILLIAM ERNEST (Mother STAPLES) GRO Reference: 1897 M Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1245

• Marriage Name: William E Henwood Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1923 Registration district: Lambeth Inferred County: Surrey Spouse: Florence M Morrin Volume Number: 1d Page Number: 438

• Death Name: William E Henwood Birth Date: abt 1897 Date of Registration: Sep 1961 Age at Death: 64 Registration district: Greenwich Volume: 5c Page: 485

• Probate Name: William Ernest Henwood Death Date: 4 Jul 1961 Death Place: London, England Probate Date: 2 Nov 1961 Registry: London, England

1. ↑ Forces War Records
2. ↑ Ancestry.co.uk