1841 census: Benham Lane Collis Gravel Field, Croydon, Surrey[2]
William Woodhams Male 35 1806 -, cowkeeper
Elizabeth Woodhams Female 37 1804 -
William Woodhams Male 12 1829 Surrey, England
Josiah Woodhams Male 10 1831 Surrey, England
Elizabeth Woodhams Female 9 1832 Surrey, England
Mary Woodhams Female 6 1835 Surrey, England
Joseph Woodhams Male 4 1837 Surrey, England
Frederick Woodhams Male 1 1840 Surrey, England
Mary Fox Female 16 1825 -
The family emigrated to Michigan, United States, sometime after 1845, when his youngest brothern Obed Frederick was born. Several of William's uncles and their families also emigrated, and his grandmother Elizabeth also joined them.
1850 census: Pine Plains, Allegan, Michigan, United States[3]
William H Woodhams M 48 England, farmer
Elizabeth Woodhams F 46 England
William H Woodhams M 21 England
Josiah Woodhams M 19 England
Elizabeth Woodhams F 10 England
Mary Woodhams F 15 England
Joseph Woodhams M 12 England
Henry Woodhams M 10 England
Walter Woodhams M 7 England
Fredc Woodhams M 4 England
Edgar Woodhams M 19 England
William married Anna Eliza Hopkins sometime before 1860.
Emma F Woodham Daughter F 17 Michigan, United States
Martha E Woodham Daughter F 15 Michigan, United States
Edward H Woodham Son M 12 Michigan, United States
Joseph Woodham Son M 9 England
Sarah Hopkins Aunt F 49 England
William passed away in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 31 December 1891, and was buried in the Riverside cemetery there. [6]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWXC-SJD : 11 December 2014), William Woodhams, 06 Feb 1829, Birth; citing p. 60, Hylett Place, Croydon, Surrey, record group RG5, Public Record Office, London.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKQ-W29 : 4 September 2017), William Woodhams, Croydon, Surrey, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8C-DCW : 12 April 2016), William H Woodhams, Pine Plains, Allegan, Michigan, United States; citing family 121, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSN-QJM : 26 August 2017), Wm H Woodham, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 132, sheet 118C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0586; FHL microfilm 1,254,586.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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