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Title: Woods
Post by: sassy3670 on Tuesday 24 June 14 03:21 BST (UK)
Can find a marriage for a Joseph william henry woods to maud coops July 21 1917 Warwick..his dads name is charles henry woods....worked out that Joseph was born 1894..but on death says 1897 born....cannot find any birth records for him or census records.....any idea how to find anything ..charles henry woods was by the looks of the scribble a fishers son or fisher man?? any help wuld be appreicated ;D
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 24 June 14 06:09 BST (UK)
Is this the marriage you found?:
Marriage Sept 1917
Coops Maud
Woods Joseph WH
Aston
6D 684
Presumably you have purchased this certificate?

As you are having trouble reading his father's occupation post the occupation here we can take a look at it for you.

Ages on death certificates are often slightly out, so the age at marriage is likely to me more accurate.

Are you specifically looking for Joseph's birth? I can see quite a lot of Joseph Woods born around 1894 ....
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 24 June 14 06:43 BST (UK)
The marriage is on line - Snippet attached - His father's occupation does look like a fisherman. Edit - The occupation does make you think that he came from a coastal area

Kay
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 24 June 14 06:58 BST (UK)
Yes, Fisherman I think.  :)

I note you said you can't find Joseph on any census. Unless you know where he comes from or can find him at home with father it could be difficult to track him down. He married in Warwickshire but could have come from anywhere. His father's occupation of Fisherman makes me wonder if he came from a coastal area.  :-\

I will see if I can spot him.

(oops, sorry Kay, I didn't read your reply properly but see that we are thinking along similar lines)

Kay,to  save me from looking it up - can you tell me what was Joseph's occupation please?  :)
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 24 June 14 07:02 BST (UK)
Just as a rough guide, I checked here for the Woods surname:
http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Surnames.aspx
and the name is heavily represented in Norfolk/Suffolk and Lancashire.
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 24 June 14 07:33 BST (UK)
Sorry, I'm not having any luck, as yet, finding Joseph in 1911 or 1901 ...
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 24 June 14 07:41 BST (UK)
No help, but I have found Maud with her family in Staffordshire .... :-\
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 24 June 14 07:49 BST (UK)
If the death age is more accurate there is Joseph H Woods b 1898 in Stonehouse, Devon with father Charles H Woods. 

However in 1901 his father is listed as Charley/ Charles Woods Coal Porter rather than a fisherman. Later he listed as working in the docks.  No birth record of Joseph that I could find

Kay
Title: Re: Woods
Post by: sassy3670 on Saturday 28 June 14 01:16 BST (UK)
Hi

Thank you for your replies...seems a bit of a mystery this one