Brief Life History of Alice
When Alice Woods was born in 1746, her father, James Woods, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Ashall, was 23. She married Henry Rowe on 12 December 1770, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 4 July 1786, at the age of 40, and was buried in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Alice Wood in entry for Ann Rowe, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Alice Wood, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Alice Rowe, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Spouse and Children
1742–1826 Male
1746–1786 Female
Children (7)
1771– Male
1773–1830 Male
1776–1776 Male
1777–1780 Female
1780–1857 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1720– Male
1724–1760 Female
Siblings (4)
1746–1786 Female
1748– Female
1750–1826 Male
1752– Female
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.
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