Thomas Harewood Woodwark

Male1811–28 October 1883

Brief Life History of Thomas Harewood

Thomas Harewood Woodwark was born in 1811, in Danby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of George Woodwark. He married Sarah Smith on 23 September 1837, in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Glaisdale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Ruswarp, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died on 28 October 1883, in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 72, and was buried in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Harewood Woodwark
1811–1883
Sarah Smith
1814–1900
Marriage: 23 September 1837
Hannah Mary Ann Woodwark
1838–1901
George Smith Woodwark
1841–1898
Sarah Margaret Woodwark
1847–1874
Thomas Harwood Woodwark
1857–1935

Sources (22)

  • Thomas H Woodwark, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Thomas Harwood Woodwark, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Harwood Woodwark, "England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 September 1837York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1815

    Age 4

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built

    Age 4

    In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.

    1830

    Age 19

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    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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