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William Henry Woodhams (1829 - 1891)

William Henry Woodhams
Born in Hylett Place, Croydon, Surrey, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 62 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Woodhams was born in Croydon, Surrey on 6 February 1829, he was the son of William Woodhams and Elizabeth Chart [1]

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.

1860 census: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan [4]

  • William H Woodhams M 31 England, musical instrument maker
  • Ann E Woodhams F 26 England
  • William H Woodhams M 2 months Michigan
  • Sarah F Hopkins F 27 England, school teacher

1880 census: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan [5]

  • Wm H Woodham Self M 52 England, music dealer
  • Anna E Woodham Wife F 47 England
  • Wm H Woodham Son M 20 Michigan, United States
  • 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

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.).
  4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6W-74L : 17 September 2017), William H Woodhams, 1860.
  5. "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.
  6. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25884244




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