Brief Life History of James
When James Woodley was born on 19 July 1848, in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, his father, Thomas Woodley, was 31 and his mother, Susan Jane Carthew, was 30. He married Maria Brooker on 3 November 1869, in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hastings, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. His occupation is listed as mason in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. He died on 12 December 1917, in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in Belleville, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- James Woodley in entry for Mary Augusta Woodley, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"
- James Woodley, "Canada Census, 1901"
- James Woodley in entry for Charlie Millar and Mary Agusta Woodley, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1848–1917 Male
1844–1939 Female
Children (6)
1866– Female
1870–1956 Female
1872–1948 Male
1876–1876 Male
1877–1946 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1817–1853 Male
1817–1885 Female
Siblings (9)
1837–1915 Female
1839–1906 Female
1841–1928 Male
1843–1921 Female
1846–1847 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1852 · The Second Empire
Age 4
1858 · The Vision of Bernadette Soubirous at Lourdes
Age 10
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English wodeleie ‘woodland glade or clearing’ (Middle English wode ‘wood’ + leie ‘glade, clearing’, Old English wudu + lēah). The surname may be habitational, from Woodleigh (Devon), Woodley (Berkshire), or from any of various minor places so named, or it may be topographic, for a person who lived at or near a woodland clearing.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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