Martin Edward Woodward (abt. 1902 - 1978)

Born about Aug 1902 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Dondelda (Thompson) Woodward — married 16 Dec 1925 in North Gwillimbury, York County, Ontario, Canada

Died 1978 at about age 75 in Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Martin was born about 1907.

Martin appears in the Canada Census of 1911. The information is as follows: Surname: Woodward, Given Name: Martin, Gender: Male, Age: 9, Birth Year: 1902, Birth Month: August, Marital Status: Single, Place of Birth: England, Relationship: Son, Ethnic Origin: English, Year of Immigration: 1907, Province: Ontario, District Name: York Centre, District Number: 136, Sub-District Name: Vaughan, Sub-District Number: 33, Sub-District Description: NULL, Family Number: 9, Page Number: 1, Microfilm: T-20410, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada Item Number: 7272591. Others in the household included: Frederick age 36; Elizabeth age 36; Frederick age 12; William age 10 and Lucy age 7.

Appeared in the 1921 Canada Census in North Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. The household included: Fred age 45, occupation farmer, immigrated to Canada 1907; Minnie age 44, immigrated to Canada with children in 1908; William age 20; Martin age 18; Lucy age 17; Earnest age 16; Nellie age 14; Reginald age 12; Archie age 10; Ruth age 6.

Appeared in the Newmarket Era on 24 Jul 1968, p. 22. The article is as follows:

Cards of Thanks - We wish to extend our sincere gratitude to Mrs. Pat Martin, Shirley Cole and each and everyone of our kind neighbours for their good wishes and the lovely chair for our new home. We really appreciate it. Martin and Donalda Woodward.

Buried in Queensville Cemetery, Queensville, York, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

General Register Office. iEngland and Wales Civil Registration Indexes/i. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Database Copyright © 1998-2003 Graham Hart, Ben Laurie, Camilla von Massenbach and David Mayall.

Archives Canada. “Canada Census 1911: Martin Woodward.” Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada, 15 Apr. 2016, www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=7272591. Vaughan, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Canada Census 1921. Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 100; Census Place: 100, York North, Ontario; Page Number: 32

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMR-91GG : 15 March 2018), Mary E Smith in entry for Martin Edward Woodward and Annie Donalda Thompson, 16 Dec 1925; citing registration , North Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,413,337.

“The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), 24 Jul 1968, p. 22.” Search: Ontario Community News, Newmarket Public Library, news.ourontario.ca/newmarket/2436119/page/1278471?q=text:donalda woodward.