Woodman family of Wiltshire, Yorkshire and London

[Nimrod58]

Hi
I would appreciate help to solve a family puzzle.

Frank Edwin Woodman was born on 18 December 1882 in Even Swindon to Israel Woodman and Mary, formerly Morgan. 

Census and BMD checks show no relevant Israel Morgan.  However, BMD checks reveal:
The birth of an Ezra Woodman on 08/11/1848 in Somerford, Wiltshire to Jesse and Louisa, formerly Knapp.
The marriage of Ezra Woodman to Mary Morgan on 06/04/1872 in The Parish Church in Oxenhope, Keighley, Yorkshire.

It is possible that Ezra was misheard for Israel if spoken in a broad Wiltshire accent and Jesse's brother Isaac was living in Haworth with his family at the time.

Census details for the family show:
1861
Jesse b 1821 (Head), Louisa (wife), Frederick, Dorcas, Ezra, John Sealy, Charles, Naomi Ann, and Henry Augustin living at the post office in Somerford Parva, Wiltshire.

1871
a/a + David and Edward.

1881
Ezra and Mary living at The Old Inn Public House in Minety, Wiltshire with Albert H (b 1873 Keighley), Jesse (b 1876 Swindon), Violetta E (b 1877 Minety), Florence E (b 1880 Minety).

I891
Jesse & Louisa are still at the PO, Little Somerford.

However, Ezra, Mary (Morgan) Albert H (18), Jesse (15), Violetta (14), Florence (11) and Frank Edwin (9) cannot be found.

1901
Still no Frank Edwin.

There is a death record for Ezra in Kensington Workhouse Infirmary, Chelsea in 1890.  He had been living at 18 Blythe Place, Chelsea. There is also a record for a Mary Woodman's death in Kensington in 1886.

Jesse Woodman (1821) did have brothers and some of these went to London to work (all were builders/masons) but I cannot find Ezra's children with them. The question is, where did children, including a 9 year old go after their parents died and why aren't they on any census? Can anyone help?

Many thanks
H

[Trwoodman]

Hello,

Maybe we can help each other. My family Edward Woodman came to America in 1635 from Corsham, Wiltshire. I have connected with a branch that went to Australia. I was looking for the Woodmans of Wiltshire that may possibly be of relation.

[suzanne2812]

Hi.

I am a descent of Jesse Woodman. Yes, Ezra went to Yorkshire with his family & then to London. They were masons by trade & many of the siblings moved to make money from the the housing boom that was happening. Haworth for instance, had huge issues with cholera & it's water system around the time of The Austin's living there. Reservoirs were built to help & lots of houses built. His children worked in the cotton mills. However, his brothers went to London & he followed them down. At least one of the children were in a special school in London after their parents died.The West London District School. Two ended up in Bristol. Sadly, I lost decades of research when my laptop failed & I dread to think what was lost.

 My line stayed in Wiltshire where the Woodman name was well known. I have a picture of them working on site.

Suzanne 

[emeltom]

Frank Edwin can be found in the 1911 Census in Bristol and he is still in Bristol in 1939. He married Ellen Elizabeth Bateman at Holt Trinity St Philip  in Bristol on 1st April 1907. His father is named as Ezra. GRO ref for the marriage is Jun 1907 Bristol 6a 147.

[suzanne2812]

 Hi,

Yes, I have his wife & children, alongside his marriage details. Knowing Edwin's sister was in a boarding school probably explains where the younger two were. They were probably put there as orphans. I imagine, the records have been destroyed or are not online.

There were quite a few of us Woodman descendants in touch back years ago, having met on Gene Reunited.

My line is from Henry Augustine Woodman via his son, Albert Jesse. This was my great grandad. They lived in Marlborough before relocating to Portsmouth. He bucked the building trend & became a business man & shoe shop owner.

Many years ago, when I first left home my future husband & I lived in Christian Malford in Wiltshire. My daily bus journey took me through villages I fell in love with. It was year later I started my tree research & realised I have family connections to them all 

Suzanne.