Russell Charles Woodley

Male13 July 1896–3 August 1986

Brief Life History of Russell Charles

When Russell Charles Woodley was born on 13 July 1896, in Montreal, Montreal Urban Community, Quebec, Canada, his father, George Thomas Woodley, was 24 and his mother, Ada Mary Inman, was 21. He married Lillian Esther Pearce on 26 June 1922, in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada in 1901 and Hastings, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 3 August 1986, in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90, and was buried in Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Russell Charles Woodley
1896–1986
Isobel Marjorie Williamson
1907–1990
Marriage: 11 June 1930
Mary Elizabeth Woodley
1933–2017
John Arthur Woodley
1943–1999

Sources (10)

  • Russell Woodlay in household of Ada Woodlay, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Russell Charles Woodley, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Russell Charles Woodley, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 June 1930Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (6)

    1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

    Age 10

    Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

    1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

    Age 38

    Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

    1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

    Age 47

    George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

    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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