Orphan Willie Woods – Help Please.

[Gadget]

Genie

Did Willie tell his son anything about any memories in Wales - or the trip to the boat or anything like that at all?

I have a good memory - I can remember significant things that happened to me from about 18 months old. This journey must have been traumatic for him.

Just wondering 

[geniecolgan]

J.J.   I'm fairly sure that Barrow in Furnace was in the Ulvetston Reg. Dist.

Back to my memory for UK geography  

[Gadget]

A couple of Charles Wood in Ulverston 1868 (Charles James Wood)  and 1869 ( Alfred Charles Wood*) but none earlier. Nothing in Barrow.

Gadget

* Alfred Charles= Charles Alfred = Charles A  - just thinking allowed 

Added - Ulverston and Barrow were separate I think - I did check on Genuki 

Updated - Barrow was in Ulverston until 1876

[geniecolgan]

Genie

Did Willie tell his son anything about any memories in Wales - or the trip to the boat or anything like that at all?

I have a good memory - I can remember significant things that happened to me from about 18 months old. This journey must have been traumatic for him.

Just wondering 

I know no more than is on here already. I asked Roger and that's all he could get out of the old man.

[Gadget]

Just checked - Barrow was  in Ulverston until 1876

[geniecolgan]

J.J. did I thank you for the recap? Lovely job 

[geniecolgan]

Genie

Did Willie tell his son anything about any memories in Wales - or the trip to the boat or anything like that at all?

I have a good memory - I can remember significant things that happened to me from about 18 months old. This journey must have been traumatic for him.

Just wondering 

Gadget,

I have early memories back to about 18 months old too but mine were probably because the adults were uptight about bombs and it transferred to me.

However, apparently, Willie was very old by the time Roger was able to ask him questions and would get very upset so you can imagine, the questioning was not comprehensive.

One thing he was very sure about was that he came from Wales and he was bitter to the end about his father.

[Gadget]

I'm not surprised - poor lad, being put in an orphanage and left to be chosen from a line. It's horrifying to think of 

[geniecolgan]

I'm not surprised - poor lad, being put in an orphanage and left to be chosen from a line. It's horrifying to think of 

That's why I thought RC would like a shot at laying a few ghosts and I was right