boxer bruce woodcock

[avm228]

Bruce Woodcock was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on 18th January 1921.

The England & Wales Death Index has it a year earlier - 18 January 1920.

This ties in with the following birth entry (from FreeBMD):

Bruce WOODCOCK mother's maiden name LONG Mar 1920 Doncaster 9c 2135

And a likely marriage for his parents, also on FreeBMD:

Samuel WOODCOCK
Hilda LONG

Sep 1919 Doncaster 9c 1895


Anna

[liverpool annie]

Bruce Woodcock

Born in 1921 in Doncaster - Bruce was European British & British Empire Champion between 1945-50. In a 39 fight career, the former railwayman lost just four times and in the immediate post-war years was one of the pre-eminent fighters in Europe. Bruce retired from boxing and moved into the licensed trade, remembered by many old regulars from the Tumbler, in Edlington

http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/db/enews/article.asp?Archive=&CatID=31&Art=2177

Pub News Spring 2004

The Tumbler at Edlington is boarded up - but advertised for sale with 57 years of a 99 year lease remaining. It has been closed since at least June last year and was last reported to have been keg only.

http://members.aol.com/donnycamra/news/spring2004.html

The great Bruce Woodcock was from Balby about 2 miles away from Denaby - he used to train at the Plough pub - its a very small barn fixed at the side of the pub on Balby road - Kev Burton along with his manager John Rushton cleared it out and started to use it again back in the late 90s - in fact John Jo Irwin sparred there with Stefy Bull for his fight with Colin McMillan ........ it has great boxing history!!

[dennis_jones]

Hi Alison, I was given to believe that I was also related to the great man, by info passed down by elderly relatives.  However after some carefull research, it does appear, as claimed by my great grandfather, that they were cousins.
Samuel (Bruces' father) and James (my Gt. Gt. grandfather)
were brothers, their father was Charles Woodcock born at Thorpe on the Hill, Lincs. to a Sarah and Samuel Woodcock, I have not had time to do any further research but I hope this helps you.
Regards ... Dennis

[Andcarred]

Hi Ali,

I have a tree going back about 6 generations.  I will PM it to you.

Andcarred

[lorraine.99]

Hi

Just read your message regarding Bruce Woodcock and you say that you have researched the family 6 generations back....
I am researching the Woodcock tree and Bruce is on my tree. Could you please tell me if you have researched further back then William Woodcock c1748 and Jane Free....I seem to have hit a brick wall with the Woodcocks from Alvechurch....can you help?
Look for ward to hearing from you
Thank you
Regards
Lorraine

[lorraine.99]

Hi Alison

Was your great grand mother Harriet Woodcock born in 1814 in Alvechurch? If so then you are related to Bruce Woodcock as Harriets brother Thomas Woodcock 1820 who married Ann Edge were Bruce Woodcock's great Grandparents.
Thomas's son Samuel Woodcock 1851 from Wednesbury and Margaret Clark 1870 from Northumberland were Bruce's grandparents.They had a son called Samuel Woodcock 1897 who married Hilda Long 1900 both born in Balby Doncaster - were Bruce's parents. Bruce was born 18/01/1921 and died 21/12/1997 in Doncaster.He married Nora Speight and they had 2 children.
Bruce also had 2 brothers - Wiliam 1925 and Malcom 1926 who was also a boxer and he boxed under the name of Billy Carroll.
Harriet Woodcock was my 3rd great Aunt....
Lorraine

[pemslad]

Hi there, I'm fairly sure Bruce used to be the land lord of the Angel pub at Bolsver near Chesterfield where my dad used to take me to the gym upstairs.

Geoff

[slongy]

Hi ali607. I live in Doncaster and have just started to research my own family tree. I have just found out that Bruce Woodcock (the boxer) is my dads cousin. I am a long therefore on bruce's mothers side. Was just wondering if you had any information you wouldn't mind sharing : )

Thanks

[Les de B]

This site will give you the boxing history of Bruce Woodcock

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=37004&cat=boxer

Les