Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Woodcock was born from 1822 to 1826, in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Woodcock, was 30 and her mother, Susanna Vincent, was 29. She married John Neave on 21 April 1845, in Great Hautbois, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 16 February 1848, in Wroxham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Mary Ann Woodcock in household of William Kilburn, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Ann Woodcock, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Ann Woodcock Neave Death, Wroxham, England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1538-1900; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11604-44733-30
Spouse and Children
1825– Male
1822–1848 Female
Children (1)
1846– Female
Parents and Siblings
1796–1879 Male
1797–1829 Female
Siblings (6)
1817– Female
1819– Female
1824– Female
1822–1848 Female
1826–1909 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1823
Age 1
1830
Age 8
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 11
Name Meaning
English:
from Middle English wodecok ‘woodcock’ (Old English wuducocc, a compound of Old English wudu ‘wood’ + cocc ‘cock, bird’), a type of bird that is notoriously easy to catch. Therefore, the name might have been either for a person who caught or sold woodcock, or a nickname for a gullible person.
in some cases, because there can be confusion between -cock and -cot in surnames, and therefore the name may also be a variant of Woodcott, a habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wudu ‘wood’ + cot ‘cottage, shelter’, such as Woodcott in Cheshire and Hampshire or Woodcote in Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Shropshire, or from any residence at a cottage in or near a wood.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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