Brief Life History of Florence
When Florence Woodward was born about 1886, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Woodward, was 30 and her mother, Emma Walker, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Florrie Woodward in household of George Woodward, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Flora Woodward in household of George Woodward, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
Parents and Siblings
1858–1927 Male
1860–1911 Female
Siblings (5)
1884–1960 Female
about 1886– Female
1888–1916 Female
1890– Female
1892– Male
World Events (8)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 18
1908
Age 22
1918
Age 32
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).
History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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