Helen Bridget Woodford

Brief Life History of Helen Bridget

When Helen Bridget Woodford was born on 23 July 1872, in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles John Woodford, was 26 and her mother, Emily Jane Moores, was 24. She married Laurence Nicholson on 18 April 1900, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Poole St James, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Milford, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. She died before 1909.

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Family Time Line

Laurence Nicholson
1869–1936
Helen Bridget Woodford
1872–1909
Vernon Frederick Nicholson
1901–1967
Eric Woodford Nicholson
1903–1909

Sources (5)

  • Helen C Woodford, "England and Wales, Census, 1881"
  • Helen Bridget Woodford, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Helen Woodford, Eldest Daughter in entry for Mr L Nicholson, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"

World Events (4)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wudu ‘wood’ + ford ‘ford’, such as Woodford in Cheshire, Cornwall, Essex, Northamptonshire, and Wiltshire. In Scotland, the name is derived from Woodford in Saint Boswells (Roxburghshire).

History: Thomas Woodford emigrated from Lincolnshire, England, to NY in 1690.

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

Story Highlight

History of Lawrence Nicholson (1869-1938)

Footnotes indicated in parentheses ( ) listed at end of document. The youngest child of Charles Nicholson and Deborah Garty was LAWRENCE, OR LAWRIE NICHOLSON born 20 Dec 1869 (1) in St. Helen's, Isl …

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