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Hi all,
I have just started looking into my family history and have found a relative that appears to be my 2nd great grandmother. Her name is Clara Keetley,nee Woodward, born about 1871/72. She married Joseph Keetley in 1893, which appears to be not long after she left the York Street workhouse(??) and died in 1940. This is about all I have found,apart from 3 children.
I can't find any information on her parents or on any census or the 1939 register.
Any information would be great, many thanks
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Here's 1911 - with four children
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWS6-VP1
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Children - oh so many children, many of whom died
KEETLEY, ESTHER
Q4 1893 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 337
KEETLEY, ELLEN
Q4 1894 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 343
Died Q4 1894
KEETLEY, HARRIETT ANN
Q3 1896 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 368
Died q1 1897
KEETLEY, JOSEPH
Q3 1897 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 381
Died Q4 1898
KEETLEY, WILLIAM
Q4 1899 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 353
Died Q4 1900
KEETLEY, GEORGE
Q2 1901 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 337
Died Q3 1902
KEETLEY, CLARA
Q3 1903 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 370
KEETLEY, ROSA ANN
Q3 1905 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 368
KEETLEY, SAMUEL
Q3 1906 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 388
Died Q3 1908
KEETLEY, LUCY
Q4 1907 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 388
Died Q1 1909
KEETLEY, CHARLES
Q1 1910 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 393
KEETLEY, JOSEPH
Q3 1912 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 756
Possible death 1913
KEETLEY, ETHEL
Q1 1914 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 760
Two possible deaths in 1914
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Clara is findable on 1939 on Ancestry - can;t post details
This looks to be her birth
WOODWARD, CLARA
mother's maiden name HALLING
Q3 1871 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 246
Not finding them on 1881 yet
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The only Woodward/Halling marriage was William Henry Woodward to Ann Halling in June qtr 1853 Tewksbury
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The only Woodward/Halling marriage was William Henry Woodward to Ann Halling in June qtr 1853 Tewksbury
I think this marriage is a very strong possibility for Clara's parents Clara is findable on 1939 on Ancestry - can;t post details
This looks to be her birth
WOODWARD, CLARA
mother's maiden name HALLING
Q3 1871 NOTTINGHAM Volume 07B Page 246
Not finding them on 1881 yet
I can't find them in 1881
But this seems to add up (of course Clara's marriage cert would help with father's name
Marriage
30 May 1853 Tewksbury
William Henry Woodward 24 Bachelor labourer Barton St father Robert Woodward Stocking Maker
Ann Halling 21 Spinster Stocking Maker Gravel Walk father Charles Halling Sail? maker
Bride and Groom both made their mark
Witnesses Charles Halling & Samuel l Moore both signed
on the Banns notice Ann's surname has been entered as Hawking or hawling
1861
16 Cambridge St St Ann Nottingham
William Woodward Head M 32 Brickmaker
Ann wife 30 Seamer of Hose
Richard son10
Henry son 7
all dittoed as b Nottingham (which I believe is a mistake )
coincidence?
17 Cambridge St
Joseph Keetley Head M 24 Bricklayer
Elizawife 24 Lace Runner
RG9 2458 88 16
1871
3 Barley Court St Ann Nottingham
William Henry Woodward Head M 40 Bricklayer lab Tewksbury Gloucester
Ann wife 38
Samuel son 11
Mary Ann daughter 15 works at factory
Rose daughter 13 employed at lace works
William son 11
Elizabeth daughter 9
Ann daughter 6
Charles son 3 Nottingham
all except Charles were born Tewksbury
RG10 3514 31 9
tried to find Charles in 1881 -could only find him in 1891 -he was a boarder with Rose Mann (who I believe to be his married sister
Suz
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There is this 1881 entry for Nottingham but ages don’t match earlier censuses.
All surname Woodward - all b Tewksbury but from Charles onwards - b Notts
William 63 b Gen labourer
Ann 60 b
Elizabeth 25
Ann 20
Charles 18 b Notts
Clara ? 14 b Notts
Ellen ?? B Notts
RG11 pce 3353 folio 58 Pge 19
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There is this 1881 entry for Nottingham but ages don’t match earlier censuses.
All surname Woodward - all b Tewksbury but from Charles onwards - b Notts
William 63 b Gen labourer
Ann 60 b
Elizabeth 25
Ann 20
Charles 18 b Notts
Clara ? 14 b Notts
Ellen ?? B Notts
RG11 pce 3353 folio 58 Pge 19
Ellen's age looks like 14
There is a birth reg Jun qtr 1870 Nottingham for Ellen Woodward mother's maiden name Hallings
I cannot find this Ellen on 1871 census
there is a death reg Sept qtr Nottingham Ellen Woodward age 0
so maybe they had another Ellen - so confusing with ages etc
Suz
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Thank you guys, hopefully I will be able to find out more info.It was the not being able to find her on the 1881 census that confused me, it was like she just disappeared.
Does anyone know if there is a way to find workhouse records? Out of all the relatives we have traced Clara is the one I keep going back to, probably because I know next to nothing of her
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There is this 1881 entry for Nottingham but ages don’t match earlier censuses.
All surname Woodward - all b Tewksbury but from Charles onwards - b Notts
William 63 b Gen labourer
Ann 60 b
Elizabeth 25
Ann 20
Charles 18 b Notts
Clara ? 14 b Notts
Ellen ?? B Notts
RG11 pce 3353 folio 58 Pge 19
Ellen's age looks like 14
There is a birth reg Jun qtr 1870 Nottingham for Ellen Woodward mother's maiden name Hallings
I cannot find this Ellen on 1871 census
there is a death reg Sept qtr Nottingham Ellen Woodward age 0
so maybe they had another Ellen - so confusing with ages etc
Suz
Think we have two families - here's the 1861 family still in Cambridge St, Nottingham in 1871
William Woodward 41 - hawker
Ann Woodward 42
Richard Woodward 20
Harry Woodward 18
RG10; 3515; 9; 12;
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The other family are still in Tewkesbury in 1861
Willm Woodward 33
Ann Woodward 26
Saml Woodward 7
M A Woodward 5
Rose Woodward 2
RG 9; 1806; 32; 8;
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It looks like Clara's (likely) brother Samuel married Mary Elizabeth Cooper in 1874. There's a few newspaper items for Samuel, they are a bit of mixed bag. After Samuel's death it looks like Mary Elizabeth (1852-1932?) re-married, to George Henry Hughes (1856-1935?) in 1908.
I haven't had much luck finding other Woodward family members in the newspapers (so far) but it's a bit tricky given that Woodward is a fairly common name.
GRO BMD references:
1854 Q2 Birth: Samuel Woodward (mmn: Hawling); Tewkesbury; 6a; 399
1874 Q1 Marriage: Samuel Woodward & Mary Elizabeth Cooper; Nottingham; 7b; 310
1906 Q1 Death: Samuel Woodward; age 51 (born c1855); Nottingham; 7b; 226
1891 Census: 19 Newton Street, St Mary, Nottingham
Samuel and wife Mary
Ref RG12; Piece 2697; Folio 70A; Page 34
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4CB3-72M
1901 Census: 8 St Peters Street, Nottingham
Samuel and wife Mary E
Ref RG13; Piece 3182; Folio 147; Page 57
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSND-JJQ
Nottingham Evening Post
16 Jul 1891
Today's Police News
Guildhall, Nottingham
Pleaded Guilty - Samuel Woodward, of 19 Newton Street, pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening his wife, on the 14th July. Prisoner was bound over to keep the peace for six months.
Nottingham Evening Post
08 May 1903
Bravery Rewarded In Nottingham
- at Nottingham Guildhall this morning
- Samuel Woodward
- of 8 St Peters Street, Radford
- introduced to magistrates by the Deputy Chief Constable,
- who reported 2 little girls were at junction of New Bridge road and St Peter's street
- when one named Blanche Castle, aged 14 years, of 22 Fairfield Street,
- fell into the River Leen
- Woodward heard screams and jumped into the river,
- which was in flood and about 6ft deep at the spot.
- but for Woodward's bravery the child would undoubtedly have drowned
- the Chair commended Woodward and awarded him £1
Nottingham Evening Post
26 Feb 1906
Nottingham' Labourer's Tragic Death
Extraordinary Occurrence
Suffocated After Quarrel
- Samuel Woodford
- aged 51
- labourer
- of 8 St Peter's Street, Radford
- died under extraordinary circumstances late Saturday night
- or early yesterday morning
- about 9 o'clock Saturday night Woodward had "some words" with his wife
- Woodward allegedly turned his wife out of the house
- and she took shelter at a neighbours
- Woodward's wife was the last person to see him alive
- about an hour later neighbours heard a noise, as of a lamp explosion,
- from Woodward's house
- several neighbours went to proffer aid
- Woodward could be heard throwing buckets of water
- but he had locked the doors of the house, and refused admittance to anyone
- after a while things quietened down and apparently the flames extinguished
- nothing more seen or heard until half past 2 o'clock yesterday morning
- when William Watson, of 6 St Peters Street, was awakened by strong smell of burning
- Watson saw Woodward's house ablaze and burst open the door
- Watson and other neighbours extinguished the flames
- Police arrived and found Woodward in bedroom lying on bed,
- partially undressed and apparently dead
- medical aid sought but Woodward pronounced dead by Dr Moysey
- death apparently due to suffocation
- no one else in house and cause of lamp explosion unknown
- stated that quarrel between Woodward and his wife not the first,
- and that their life had been of unhappy character, owing to the man's habits
- it was alleged Woodward was under the influence of drink on Saturday evening
- Woodward's body was removed to the Hyson Green Mortuary