Jane Woods

21 February 1721–4 October 1776
Blunham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Jane

When Jane Woods was christened on 21 February 1721, in Blunham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Luke Wood, was 41 and her mother, Ann Barber, was 37. She married Robert Butcher on 4 April 1743. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She was buried in Blunham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Robert Butcher
1714–1782
Jane Woods
1721–1776
Marriage: 4 April 1743
John Butcher
1743–1792
Luke Butcher
1752–1781
Thomas Butcher
1756–
Charles Butcher
1761–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 April 1743
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Wood with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.Irish: adopted as a translation of Ó Cuill ‘descendant of Coll’ (see Quill ), or in Ulster of Mac Con Coille ‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’, which has also been mistranslated Cox , as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Wood
    Quill

    Sources (5)

    • Jane in entry for John Butcher, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Jane, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"

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