John
Edward
Woods
Born in Victoria, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and Emily (Riddoch) Porret
Brother of
Elizabeth Mary Wilson Woods, Charles Henry Porret [half], Abraham Louis Ernest Porret [half] and Annie Marie Louisa (Porret) Wood [half]
Husband of
Isabella (McLeod) Woods
— married
1884 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Isabella Jane (Woods) Benson, Elizabeth Grace (Woods) Phipps, John Edward Woods, Charles Henry Woods, Jessie Campbell (Woods) Ferguson and Donald Gordon Woods
Died
at about age 84
in Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2018
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Biography
John Woods was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
This profile is part of the Woods Name Study.
John Woods has Scottish Ancestors.
John Edward Woods was born in 1860 in Victoria, Australia. Son of John Edward Woods and Scottish born Emily Riddoch. [1]
He married Isabella McLeod in 1884 in Victoria.[2]
Their children were:
- Isabella Jane Woods (1883–1937)
- Elizabeth Grace Woods (1887?–1948)
- John Edward Woods (1889?–1938)
- Charles Henry Woods (1890–1951)
- Jessie Campbell Woods (1894?–1941)
- Donald Gordon Woods (1896–1971)
In 1913 John Edward Woods (Labourer) and Isabella Woods (Home Duties) lived in Nagambie, Victoria, as did William Woods (Grocer).[3]
John passed away on 21 May 1944. [4]
The Argus Death Notice [5]
- WOODS.—On May 11, John Edward, of Young street, Nagambie, the beloved husband of the late Isabella Woods, and loving father of Elizabeth (Mrs. J. Phipps), John (deceased), Harry, Jessie (deceased), Donald, Margaret (deceased), and Lilian (deceased), aged 86 years.
Probate was granted on 12 June 1946.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria, Australia Birth Registration Number 8756/1860
- ↑ Marriage record: 2033 / 1884. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Isabella MCLEOD and John WOODS) - ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980; Victoria, 1913, Echuca, Nagambie
- ↑ Victoria, Australia Death Reference Number 18914/1944; Father: Jno Edw Woods; Mother: Emily Reddick
- ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tue 23 May 1944 Page 2 Family Notices
- ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
- Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917 for their children
- Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 for son Charles Henry Woods
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