Thomas Woodcock probably died before the 1841 census was taken (his son John's wedding certificate of 1 Jun 1841, five days before the first census was taken, describes him as "Thomas Woodcock (deceased)". I am not certain of the year of his birth but I do know that he and his wife Margaret Rimmer were married by banns on 22 Nov 1815 with the consent of both parents so he may have been under twenty-one. It seems from comparing records that the couple had produced a child before marriage as Thomas, their eldest, was christened on the day of their wedding.
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Spouse: Margaret Rimmer Birth: 1793?, Ormskirkc.1798 Marr: 22 Nov 1815, St. Peter and St. Paul, Ormskirk Death: Nov 1831, Scarisbrick?
I have identified a possible burial at Halsall for Margaret Woodcock on 19 Nov 1831 which says that she was 33 years old, a "Papist" and from Scarisbrick.
1.1 Thomas Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 22 Oct 1815, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire Baptism: 22 Nov 1815 St Peter & St Paul, Ormskirk Death: Jun 1897, Ormskirk reg dist, Lancashire Occ: agr lab (1851), agricultural labourer (1861), Farmer of 17 Acres (1881), farmer (1891)
Spouse: Margaret Cropper Birth: 15 Dec 1825, Scarisbrick, Lancashire Death: Dec 1893, Ormskirk reg dist, Lancashire Marr: 26 Sep 1842, St. Nicholas’ Church, Liverpool
1.1.1 Margaret Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1844, Aughton, Lancashire Occ: scholar (1851), unemployed (1861), Employ’d at home (1871) Never married
1.1.4 John Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1850, Aughton, Lancashire Death: Feb 1852, Aughton, Lancashire Burial: 9 Feb 1852, Aughton, Lancashire Reli: Roman Catholic
1851 address - Prescot Road, Aughton
1.1.5 Ann Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Mar 1852, Aughton, Lancashire Death: Dec 1891, West Derby reg dist Occ: scholar (1861), Employ’d at Home (1871), Employed on Farm (1881)
1861 address - Turnpike Road, Aughton 1871 address - Turnpike Road, Aughton 1881 address - Farm House, Old Turnpike Road, Aughton If the death listed above is her, she was not living with parents at the census date.
1.1.6 John Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Mar 1855, Aughton, Lancashire (Ormskirk reg district) Death: Sep 1892, Lancaster reg district Occ: scholar (1861), employ’d at home (1871), employed on farm (1881) farm labourer (1891) Never married
1.1.8.2 Thomas James Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Sep 1889, Aughton, Lancashire
1891 address - Turnpike Road, Aughton 1901 address - Ormskirk Union Separate School, Dicconson Street, Ormskirk
1.2 John Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1819, Ormskirk or Scarisbrick Chr: 22 Jan 1819, St. Peter and St. Paul, Ormskirk Death: 2 Sep 1870, Lydiate, Lancashire Burial: Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate, Lancashire Occ: ag lab for parents in law (1841) labourer (16 Apr 1843) farmer of 18 acres employing 3 men (1861) Educ: was unable to write (crossed marriage certificate rather than signing)
He lived on Moss House Lane in 1841 with his new wife Catherine and her parents Thomas and Ann Bold. He registered birth of daughter Ann on 16 Apr 1843 (the family address at that time was Lydiate, he made a cross on the certificate rather than signing). They apparently remained in Lydiate - living on Pygon's Hill Lane in 1851 and on the Liverpool and Preston Turnpike Road in 1861. On 6 Sep 1858, he was also a godparent to his wife's nephew James Bold. The age on his tombstone suggest that he was 52 when he died.
Spouse: Catharine Bold Birth: 4 Oct 1812, Aughton, Lancashire Death: 24 Aug 1883, Lydiate, Lancashire Father: Thomas Bold (1784-1853) Mother: Ann Holland (1782-1871) Marr: 1 Jun 1841, St. Mary’s Church, Aughton
Through various records, I have been able to piece together a lot about my great-great grandmother Ann Woodcock. Her birth was registered by her father John when she was three days old, and at the age of eight (1851) she lived on Pygon's Hill Lane, Lydiate. Unlike her parents (neither of whom could write) Ann appears to have been taught to write. She lived on the Liverpool and Preston Turnpike Road, Lydiate in 1861 and a book in our family demonstrates something about Ann's existence in that decade.
She owned a Spirit of Benediction (printed in 1867), the first page of which is inscribed with “A. Woodcock, June 29 1869” in pen. The name “Annie” is written inside the front cover. Inside the back cover, is written “A. Woodcock June 29 1869” and below that “A Hurst Sep 12 1869”. I suspect that this was the time when she became engaged. After marriage she lived on Rosemary Lane, Downholland and appears occasionally in the parish baptism records at Our Lady's acting as godmother either to her own nephews and nieces (to William Woodcock on 13 Oct 1878, to Thomas Whalley on 24 Oct 1878, to Catherine Theresa Woodcock on 19 Oct 1879) or to her husband's various relations (to Peter Hurst on 6 May 1879 and to James Yates on 30 Nov 1879). The family lived at Haskayne and then Rosemary Lane, Downholland.
Spouse: John Hurst Birth: 31 Mar 1846, Melling, Lancashire Death: 6 Dec 1908, Downholland, Lancashire Marr: 19 Jan 1870, Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate, Lancashire
Please follow the link above for details of their descendents
1.2.2 Margaret Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1846, Lydiate, Lancashire Death: Mar 1888, Ormskirk registration district Occ: scholar (1851), assists on farm (1871)
Margaret lived firstly with her parents - in 1851 on Pygon’s Hill Lane, Lydiate and in 1861 on the Liverpool and Preston Turnpike Road, Lydiate - then remained with her mother on Shaw's Lane, Lydiate in 1871 (her father had died the September before). On 4 Feb 1872 she acted as godmother to John Hurst, the eldest son of her eldest sister Ann, and married Thomas Whalley six months later. They lived on Small Lane in Halsall in 1881, but their son William's baptism record of 16 May 1886 demonstrates that they moved to Poplar Farm, Haskayne.
Comparing the quarter of Margaret's death and the dates of her youngest child's baptism leads me to suspect that she could possibly have died giving birth.
Spouse: Thomas Whalley Birth: 1847, Halsall, Lancashire Father: Thomas Whalley (1826-) Mother: Margaret Butchard or Culshaw (1821-) Marr: 27 Aug 1872, Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate, Lancashire
1.2.2.1 Margaret Whalley ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 16 Sep 1872, Halsall or Lydiate, Lancashire Death: Jun 1894, Ormskirk registration district Occ: scholar (1881) Never married
chr 18 Sep 1872 at Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate 1881 address - Small Lane, Halsall, Lancashire (Lydiate given as birthplace) 1891 - Haskayne, Lancashire
1.2.2.2 Catherine Mary Whalley ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 20 Nov 1874, Halsall, Lancashire Occ: scholar (1881)
chr 22 Nov 1874 at Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate (as Catherine Maria, register is in Latin) godparents - John Woodcock, Elizabeth Whalley 1881 address - Small Lane, Halsall, Lancashire 1901 address - 35 Pleasant Street, Liscard, Cheshire
Spouse: William Furlong Birth: 1876, Southport, Lancashire Marr: Sep 1899, Ormskirk reg. district
1.2.2.2.1 Mary Theresa Furlong ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1900, New Brighton, Cheshire
1901 address - 35 Pleasant Street, Liscard, Cheshire
1.2.2.3 John Whalley ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 8 Sep 1876, Halsall, Lancashire
chr 10 Sep 1876 at Our Lady’s, Lydiate godparents - George (?) Aindow, Margaret Charnock 1881 address - Small Lane, Halsall, Lancashire 1891 - Haskayne, Lancashire
1.2.2.4 Thomas Whalley ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 22 Nov 1878, Halsall, Lancashire Chr: 24 Nov 1878 at Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate Occ: scholar (1891)
godparents - William Whalley, Ann Hurst
1891 - Haskayne, Lancashire 1901 - possibly living with uncle and aunt John b. 1864 and Ellen b. 1866 Whalley at Plex Lane, Halsall
1.2.2.5 Teresa Whalley ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 28 Nov 1881, Halsall, Lancashire Chr: 4 Dec 1881, Our Lady's RC Church, Lydiate Death: 1955, New Brighton, Cheshire Occ: General Servant Domestic (1901)
godparents - James Edward Woodcock, Margaret Whalley
1891 - Haskayne, Lancashire 1901 - Long Lane, Aughton (employed by Margaret Tunstall)
Spouse: Francis William Apperley Birth: 1885, Hanley, Staffordshire Marr: Dec 1906, Birkenhead registration district
1.2.2.6 William Whalley ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 9 May 1886, Haskayne, Lancashire Bapt:16 May 1886 Our Lady's RC Church, Lydiate Occ: scholar (1891)
address on 16 May 1886 - Poplar Farm, Haskayne godparents - William Whalley, Margaret Whalley
1891 - Haskayne, Lancashire 1901 - possibly working as gardener and house help at 11 Station Road, Ainsdale, Lancashire
1.2.2.7 Peter Whalley ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 19 Jan 1888 Bapt: 22 Jan 1888 Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate, Lancashire
godparent - Margaret Whalley address on 22 Jan 1888 - Poplar Farm, Haskayne
1.2.4 Thomas Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1849, Lydiate, Lancashire Occ: assists on farm (1871), general labourer unemployed (1891)
address in 1851 - Pygon’s Hill Lane, Lydiate name given as Tho Woodcock (1851) address in 1861 - Liverpool and Preston Turnpike Road, Lydiate address in 1871 - Shaw’s Lane, Lydiate 4 Feb 1872 - godparent to John Hurst 18 Sep 1872 - godparent to Margaret Whalley address in 1881 - Halsall Road, Lydiate address in 1891 - 62 Dane Street, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire
Spouse: Ann Whalley Birth: 1852, Lydiate, Lancashire Marr: 26 Nov 1872, Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate, Lancashire
address in 1881 - Halsall Road, Lydiate address in 1891 - 62 Dane Street, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire
1.2.4.2 Mary or Margaret Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 10 Jan 1875, Lydiate, Lancashire Chr: 17 Jan 1875, Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate (as Margaret Woodcock)
godparents - William Whalley, Elizabeth Whalley address in 1881 - Halsall Road, Lydiate
1.2.4.3 Thomas Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 7 Oct 1876, Lydiate, Lancashire
Chr: 8 Oct 1876 at Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate
godparents - Robert Howard, Ann Howard
address in 1881 - Halsall Road, Lydiate address in 1891 - 62 Dane Street, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire
1.2.4.4 Catherine Theresa Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 19 Oct 1879, Lydiate, Lancashire Chr: 19 Oct 1879 at Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate Occ: scholar (1891)
godparents - Ann Hurst, Edward Aindow
address in 1881 - Halsall Road, Lydiate 1891 address - Industrial School, Formby, Lancashire (with a Margaret Woodcock aged 15 b. Lydiate)
1.2.4.5 William Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 10 Aug 1881, Lydiate, Lancashire
possible christening 14 Aug 1881 at Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate (mother’s name down as Ann Bold, possibly an error) godparent - William Whalley
address in 1891 - 62 Dane Street, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire
1.2.4.6 Peter Celestine Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Sep 1883, Liverpool (West Derby reg district)
address in 1891 - 62 Dane Street, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire
1.2.5 John Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1852, Lydiate, Lancashire Occ: assistant on farm (1861), assists on farm (1871) farm labourer (1881) ag lab (1891)
address in 1861 - Liverpool and Preston Turnpike Road, Lydiate address in 1871 - Shaw’s Lane, Lydiate address in 1881 - Lydiate Hall, Southport Road, Lydiate, Lancashire
1891 note - age suggests 1857 birth, also says he’s single address in 1891 - 9 School Lane, Seaforth, Litherland, Lancashire
address 1901 - 25 Islington, Great Crosby, Lancashire
Spouse: Elizabeth Davies Birth: 1861, Great Crosby, Lancashire Marr: Sep 1890, West Derby reg dist
1.2.5.1 John Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1875, Halsall, Lancashire Occ: Coal carter (1901)
address 1901 - 25 Islington, Great Crosby
Spouse: Mary Brennan Birth: 1882, Great Crosby, Lancashire Marr: Mar 1900, Liverpool reg dist
1.2.5.1.1 Elizabeth Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Jul 1900
1.2.5.2 Martha Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Mar 1881, Crosby or Great Crosby, Lancashire (West Derby)
1.3 William Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1822, Scarisbrick or Halsall, Lancashire Chr: 11 Jan 1822 Latham Chapel, Ormskirk Death: Jun 1884, Ormskirk registration district Occ: ag lab (1861) farmer (1871) ag lab (1881)
1861 address - Chapel Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire 1871 address - Brookfield Cottages, Turnpike Road, Aughton, Lancashire 1881 address - Prescot Road, Town End (Brookfield Cottages), Aughton, Lancashire 1881 - William T Woodcock is living with them (b. 1872) is he the son of their daughter Mary? Yes.
Spouse: Alice Crompton Birth: 1830, Ormskirk, Lancashire Death: Jun 1896, Ormskirk registration district Marr: Mar 1852, Ormskirk reg dist, Lancashire
1.3.1 Mary Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Jun 1852, Ormskirk, Lancashire Occ: scholar (1861) dressmaker (1871, 1881, 1891, 1901)
1.4 Henry Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 27 Oct 1824, Scarisbrick, Lancashire Chr: 24 Nov 1824 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk Death: Jun 1843, Ormskirk registration district Occ: miller appr (1841) Never married
1841 address - Scarth Hill, Ormskirk, Lancashire
1.5 James Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1 Jan 1827, Scarisbrick, Lancashire Chr: 14 Feb 1827, Latham Chapel, Ormskirk Death: 25 Nov 1898, Ormskirk registration district Burial: Christ Church, Aughton Occ: farmer of 4.5 acres (1851, “emp 1 lab” 1861), farmer of 24 acres emp 4 labs (1871) retired farmer (1881/1891)
Spouse: Hannah Walker Birth: 1822, Ormskirk, Lancashire Death: 22 Dec 1899, Ormskirk registration district Marr: 23 Sep 1849, Aughton by Ormskirk, Lancashire
1.5.1 Thomas Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Jun 1850, Aughton, Lancashire Chr: 16 Jun 1850 Aughton by Ormskirk Death: 21 Nov 1933, Ormskirk registration district Burial: St. Michael’s, Aughton, Lancashire Occ: scholar (1861) farmers son (1871) farmer 50 acres emp 4 men 1 boy (1881) farmer (1891)
1851 address - Prescot Road, Aughton 1861/1871/1881/1891/1901 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton
Spouse: Catherine Haskayne Birth: 1852, Aughton by Ormskirk, Lancashire Death: 30 Aug 1910, Ormskirk registration district Marr: 29 Nov 1871, Aughton by Ormskirk, Lancashire
1.5.1.1 William Longworth Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Dec 1872, Aughton, Lancashire Chr: 5 Jan 1873 Aughton by Ormskirk Death: 29 Nov 1902, Ormskirk registration district Burial: St. Michael’s, Aughton, Lancashire Occ: scholar (1881) farmers son (1891) Never married
1881/1891/1901 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton
1.5.1.2 Henry Haskayne Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Oct 1874, Aughton, Lancashire Chr: 25 Oct 1874 Aughton by Ormskirk Death: Jun 1948, Ormskirk Occ: scholar (1881, 1891)
1881 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton 1891 address - Long Lane (Moss End Farm), Aughton 1901 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton
1.5.1.3 James Walker Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Aug 1876, Aughton by Ormskirk, Lancashire Chr: 6 Aug 1876 Aughton by Ormskirk Death: Dec 1876, Ormskirk registration district
1.5.1.4 Hannah Walker Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1877, Aughton, Lancashire Chr: 14 Oct 1877 Aughton by Ormskirk Occ: scholar (1891)
1881/1891 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton 1901 address - 47 Pilkington Road, Southport, Lancashire
Spouse: Thomas Robert Bolton Birth: 1877, Blackburn, Lancashire Marr: Sep 1900, Ormskirk registration district
1.5.1.5 Alice Louisa Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Dec 1879, Aughton, Lancashire Death: 27 May 1906, Ormskirk registration district Burial: St. Michael’s, Aughton, Lancashire Occ: scholar (1891) Never married
1881/1891/1901 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton 1901 - as “A L Woodcock” on census
1.5.1.6 Catharine Mary Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Mar 1883, Aughton, Lancashire Occ: scholar (1891)
1891/1901 address - Long Lane (Moss End Farm), Aughton
1.5.1.7 James Edward Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Mar 1888, Ormskirk reg dist, Lancashire Death: 30 Sep 1971 Burial: Christ Church, Ormskirk
1891/1901 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton
Spouse: Margaret Beatrice Forshaw Birth: Sep 1889, Wigan reg district Death: 30 Dec 1964 Marr: Jun 1918, Ormskirk registration district
1.5.1.8 Elizabeth Maud Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Dec 1891, Aughton by Ormskirk, Lancashire
1901 address - Moss End Farm, Long Lane, Aughton
1.5.2 William Longworth Woodcock ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: Jun 1852, Aughton by Ormskirk, Lancashire Bapt: 1 Aug 1852 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England Death: Mar 1872, Ormskirk registration district Occ: scholar (1861) farmers son (1871)
1861 address - Moss End Farm, Aughton 1871 address - Moss End Farm, Aughton