"Hi, I have been reading all the messages you have on the Woodheads with great interest and wonder if I may ask for help through your pages.

I am trying to trace a Jack Woodhead (a relative of mine)

I have heard from another Jack Beaumont Woodhead that the person I am looking for is now dead.

My info states that Jack was in the Army, possibly connected with an Army Band and was stationed at Claro Barracks circa 1954.

I wonder if anyone can through any further light on this please?

Thank you

Veronica

Arthur Kennedy

While there's a flurry of activity I thought I'd mention my WOODHEAD
interest.
I have a Hannah WOODHEAD who married William ROBINSON in Halifax on 10
Aug 1820; her residence was given as Brighouse. Later they moved to
Leeds, and the 1851 census shows her as aged 51 and born in Brighouse -
a widow and a dressmaker.
I've have plenty to keep me busy on other lines, so haven't done much as
yet to look for Hannah's origins. However, if anyone can spot a
connection to give me a head start when I do get round to looking for
her parents, I'd be very grateful.

Ann

Accrington/Church/Oswaldthistle, Blackburn

I haven't discovered any Woodheads from Manchester - We are about 20 miles to the north. All my Woodheads so far were born in the area of Accrington/Church/Oswaldtwistle and Blackburn, although as in previous email, I have only got back as far as my great great great grandfather Thomas Woodhead who married Ellen (Nellie) Whalley at St James, Church Kirk in 1811. Their parents do not appear on the online parish records. Where or when either of them were born, I don't know. There were, as you say, loads of them but the only Woodheads I know today are me, and Dad's 90 year old cousin Beth who lives in Luton.

I think I may have found Selina and her daughter Mary Jane. A Mary Jane Woodhead died in Fylde Sept. 1881 (Freebmd). - apparently many people from our area went there as servants. Then, a Selina Woodhead turns up on a Philadelphia passenger list in 1884. I think it describes her as a servant (the writing is difficult to decipher) and she appears to be travelling alone. Their dates fit neatly as far as age, and both disappear after the 1881 census. Do you have any tips on searching for family on the other side of The Pond?

Mary

My Woodheads are from Netherthong in the parish of Almondbury, Yorkshire . I have Thomas WOODHEAD who married Gracia (suname unknown) and had children Johannes B 1575, Georgius b 1577, Anna b 1579, Christopher b1582, Sorothea b 1584, Senava b 1586, Maria b 1593 and Gratia b 1597.

Gratia WOODHEAD married (2) Johannes BEAUMONT in 1604, two years after the death of Thomas WOODHEAD.

Maria married Johannis THEWLIS in 1621.

The only Thomas WOODHEAD I can find to suit a possible marriage to Gratia was born in 1551 at Halifax . Am I on the right track? Can anyone help?

Charles

I was interested to come across you in the Woodhead family
genealogy forum. My own line is of Quaker Woodheads whom I
have traced back to 1702, descending from a John Woodhead
who lived at The Mount, near Holmfirth. As you may know, The
Mount is very small, comprising only about half a dozen houses.
Several of these were occupied by other Quaker families, and it
may even be that all the people living there around 1700 were
Quakers.
There were quite a few Woodheads living in the Holmfirth -- Kirkburton
-- Shepley area and it may be that the lines can be sorted out only by
working on all of them together. I gave up on this over 30 years ago,
but of course we have a number of new facilities now. I should be very
glad to learn of your progress.
The names in my list are all Quakers, so don't appear in the local
parish registers. I believe John Woodhead was a Friend by Convincement,
so his birth record probably appears somewhere in the Anglican registers
(along with a number of other John Woodheads in the region). My line is
as follows:
John Woodhead of The Mount marr. Sarah Morehouse of The Mount, 1702
He died 1757, she 1754.
Son Joseph Woodhead (1710-1793) marr. Lydia Dickinson 1737
Son Godfrey Woodhead (1739-1809) marr. Dinah Knowles 1775
Son Samuel Woodhead (1777-1829) marr. Jane Firth 1802
Son Firth Woodhead (1811-1874) marr. Mary Miller 1844
Son Charles Firth Woodhead (1854-1940) was my grandfather.

Leanne

Meltham

Yet another Woodhead of Meltham:
Looking for connections to Joseph Woodhead who married Martha Dawson on 16.8.1830 at Almondbury Parish. Children Hannah b. 1830, Richard b. 1832 at Meltham, Jonas b. 1834-1898, Rachel b.1835 and Joseph b.1849. My connection is to Richard who married Ann Shaw on 19.3.1855 at Sheffield parish church. They in turn had three children Sarah Ann b. 1856, Thomas b. 15.5.1858 and William b.1860. All help greatly appreciated. update Benjamin Woodhead (spelt Wodehead) is believed to be the father of Joshua Woodhead born abt 1727 in Almondbury. I will have to do a bit more research on this one but wondered if you have the names of the children and dates for Benjamin's children?

Judith

Brighouse, Halifax

Joshua WOODHEAD bn abt 1780/90 married Mary.

Family -

Betty bn 28 Apr 1812 chr Brighouse marr. John CHADWICK

Rose bn 21 mar 1814 marr. Richard DURRANS

Ellin 5 May 1816 Brighouse

Elizabeth chr 28 Dec 1817 Brighouse

Leah 25 Jun 1819 Brighouse - died 1900 Halifax - marr. Thomas CRABTREE- 7 Sep 1840 - my ancestor.

Hariat chr 7 May 1820 Brighouse, Wesleyan

James chr 1 Dec 1822 Brighouse, Wesleyan

Margaret

What is the origin of the surname Woodhead?

from website owner:

Parris Woodhead of Woodhead.org is researching the origin of the Woodhead name. Please contact me if you are aware of any other possible origins and I will post them on this site. I was always told that the family was from the head of the woods, describing the location they were living.

David Woodhead

Australia

My name is David Samuel Woodhead, dob 28-01-1963 Sale Victoria Australia Parents Peter Giford Woodhead - Sale Vict Australia Mother Dora Margret Finlayson from Tasmania My fathers name was George Woodhead , initials GCW. His wife was Elsie May Mortimor, they were married in Victoria in the Omeo Goldfields. Any relations?

Dene

East Retford

My earliest Woodheads are East Retford latter quarter of the 18th century. I have been unable to get further back as I live too far away to search appropriate Records Offices. Edmund George Woodhead married Susannah Kelly. No dates origins for either. Susannah died and Edmund married a Mary Tattershall from Worsborough.

Sandy

Birstall

I have been trying to trace my fathers family with out a lot of luck so far. seem to have hit a brick wall. I have an Annie Elizabeth Woodhead Marrying a Harry Storey 19 Nov 1898 in the Parish of Looks like Birstal? in york. Her father is Wellington Woodhead who was a slater. His father was a John Storey who was already deceased at the time of the marriage. Strangely enough I cant find a cenus record for Annie or Wellington. You'd think with a name like that he would stick out.

Hope some one out there can help.

Anne

Nikki

London, Bethnal Green

Hello, I am trying to trace the Woodhead family tree, but from Bethnal Green in London. I have a Joshua 1813 who married Mary 1805. They had Joseph 1844, John 1847, Ruth 1842 and William 1840. Joseph married a Caroline Sarah Edwards 1847. They went on to have 6 children: Sarah, James, George, Joshua ,Walter and William. James married Rosina Savage 1885 and by then they were living in Hackney London. They had Grace, 1913, my grandmother and Ada 1920. Do any of these tie into your tree?

Margaret

Shelf, England

I think I found my Ellen WOODHEAD and her family in the 1871 census at ancestry.com. Head of house hold is Peter WOODHEAD age 35, spouse is Elizabeth age 33. Peter was born in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. Children listed are Henry WOODHEAD age 9, Ellen Woodhead, age 8 and Riley, age 5. Is any of this familiar to anyone else? Thank you, Margaret Lynn

Sheffield, Ontario

I am trying to find ancestors and descendants of Samuel Woodhead (brn abt 1837) who married Elizabeth Bradshaw (brn abt 1839) in abt 1859. Both were born at Grimesthrope Sheffield Yorkshire England.  They moved to Brightside Bierlow Sheffield England in 1871.

1901 census Elizabeth Bradshaw Woodhead a widow living at 4 Jenkin Road  Brightside Bierlow Wincobank Sheffield.
1891 census the family at 4 Jenkins St also. Samuel is living in 1891. Their son Thomas brn abt 1878 is my grandfather.  1881 Census they are also at 4 Jenkin Road. Thomas emigrated to Canada in 1919 (via NY) on the SS Lapland with his wife and children and we know nothing about any relations they left behind.
Samuel and Elizabeth had the following children as well as my grandfather -- any other descendants of Samuel Woodhead and Elizabeth Bradshaw please be in touch.
William brn abt 1860
Mary Jane brn abt 1862
John Henry brn 1860
Bertha brn abt 1871
Louisa 1874
Clara 1876
Thomas brn 1878 (my grandfather) He died at Welland Ontario Canada in 1950.  His son Donald my father.
Hannah brn abt 1879
All the kids up to Bertha born at a place called Grimesthorpe after that all children born at Brightside Bierlow.  Are these places far apart geographically?  How are they in relation to one another and Winkcobank also features in family anecdotes.  If anyone can help with info on the place names it would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance for any information you might offer to help us research our Woodhead family history in Sheffield.
Thomas Woodhead

Reg Harvey

Derby

Does anyone have contact with Martin Whitehead, whose email was given
as martinw@netcomuk.co.uk and he lived in London. He was or is a
WOODHEAD researcher for the name in Sutton cum Duckmanton, Derbyshire. I too
had family in this village, also in Blackwell, Derbyshire and perhaps
in Clowne, Derbyshire.

Margaret

Halifax

I am looking for info on her parents. ELLEN ELIZABETH WOODHEAD born 7 March 1963, Halifax England, her parents were PETER and ELIZABETH. ELLEN married MARK MAWSON and lived in Ontario, Canada. Thank you.

M ike Woodhead

Leeds and Huddersfield

I have been looking through your website with great interest, and would love for you to include a section about my own branch of the Woodheads from Leeds/Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.

We have been able to trace our family tree back to 1700s, and I have the tree as a PDF document which I have attached.

Mike Woodhead, Leeds.txt

Fay Herbert

Leeds, Cumberworth

Jonathan WOODHEAD, he was born in 1834 and on his marriage certificate, he lists his father as Jonathan WOODHEAD. His marriage address is Trafalgar Street, Leeds in 1864. The marriage took place in the Parish Church, Leeds, Yorkshire. The witnesses were George ALLEN and Sarah EXLEY (she is a relative of the bride).

Jonathan WOODHEAD b. 1834 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire (married to Mary) who had three chiildren;

De(u)nnell WOODHEAD b. 1866 Yorkshire

Jenny WOODHEAD b. 1868 Yorkshire

Fanny WODHEAD b. 1873 Yorkshire

Faith Smith

Almondbury,Rochdale, Mottram

BOTTOML[e]Y Ellen b. ? m: 1834 Almondbury George Noble[s] b abt 1816. Daughters Emma and Martha were both born Honley abt 1835 & 1837. Martha m: William VAUTREY abt 1858 and had at least one son, Job Nobles VAUTREY buried at Honley St. Mary's. I need to sort this family out... BOTTOMLEY Samuel b. 1825 Greenfield m: 1847 St. Chad Rochdale Lancs to Sarah VAUTREY b. abt 1825 Honley. 5 children b. Greenfield and Saddleworth dist. BOTTOMLEY Thomas b 1829 Saddleworth m: 1823 Mottram in Longdendale to Ann VAUTREY [sister of above Sarah] b. 1828 Honley. 6 children, 1st b. Cheshire, others all reg at Saddleworth. A whole slew more Bottoml[e]ys around Saddleworth DYSON Joe b abt 1859 Berry Brow m: 1880 Alice HILL b. 1858 Honley DYSON Alice b. abt 1873 m: 1898 George VAUTREY b 1876. Living in Honley in 1901 with niece Ethel Dyson b. 1873. DYSON Frank [dates ?] m: aft 1901 to Sarah Hannah GREEN b 1876 Honley d. 1934. Child Raymond Dyson b. ? Second marriage for Sarah. first marriage to Tom GREEN b. 1873 Honley, d. 1906 TAYLOR Elizabeth b. abt 1808, m: 1828 Huddersfield John LINDLEY. John and Elizabeth are brick walls for me. Elizabeth died bet 1837 & 1841 poss at or shortly after birth of last child Henry 1837 at Golcar Edge. I don't know where either were born, but John and family are found in the 1851 census at Scarr Almondbury, with a farm hand named James TAYLOR. BEAUMONT Sarah bef 1774 m: bef 1792 to Jonathan CAMPINOT b. bef 1774. Three children all christened at Almondbury. I am particularly interested in Almondbury/Honley VAUTREY/BAWTRY.

Reg Harvey

Derby

My paternal grandmother was Mary Ellen WOODHEAD born Newton Derbyshire November 1882. Her father was Thomas, born abt. 1856 Duckmanton Derby. His father was John born 1836 Blackwell Derby. The father of John was Timothy WOODHEAD born Blackwell about 1808. He died Hucknall Notts 20 June 1886. Buried Blackwell.

Carmel

West Yorkshire

I believe my John Woodhead m Fanny Mellor even though I have
 certificates
stating it was Fanny Hobson. 
John Woodhead m Fanny Mellor 4 Sept 1815 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire. John
 b
Almondbury and Fanny Kirkburton. 
Children were Ann b 1815 
Hannah b 1817
Benjamin (my ancestor) b 1820
Joseph b 1821 
Mary b 1822
Mary b 1828 
And John b 1831. 
My theory about Fanny Mellor comes from the fact that their son John
 was
born in Penniston Yorkshire. (as says his marriage certificate here in
Australia this also name his mother as Fanny Hobson) 
On Family Search there is a birth of a John Woodhead in Penniston which
makes it around the same time as our John. 
Also in the two John & Fanny's m at about the same time. And in the
 1851
census they have that son John was born Peniston. 
I am yet to find records of a Fanny Hobson or a John m Fanny Hobson.
Interestingly enough however Benjamin was christened by a Rev Hobson. 
I have not yet traced a birth for a Fanny Hobson or Mellor at the time
around her age although there are a few Fanny Mellor's that come close.
 (I
am going by her age on census) 
I have tried to find a marriage for a Hobson to a Mellor thinking her
 mother
may have remarried or married but no luck there either. 
Any hints or ideas would be great.

Ruth

Holmfirth

I have a Benjamin Woodhead who married Sarah unknown there children are

Samuel Woodhead 1820, Joseph Woodhead 1821 & James Woodhead 1826.

Samuel Woodhead married Sarah Ann Buckley and there children are

Wilson Woodhead 1842, Alfred Woodhead 1844, Benjamin Woodhead 1849, Arthur Woodhead 1853, Sarah H Woodhead 1854 & Mary E Woodhead 1855.

They were all from the Holmfirth area.

Arthur Woodhead married Ruth Hannah Howard and had 6 girls and 1 boy. Some of them moved to the Leeds Area. This is my fathers line.

My father told me as a boy he'd been told the Woodhead's owned Huddersfield Examiner and Dewsbury Reporter but dosen't know how he's connected.

Ian

Leeds, Shepley,Kirkburton

My Grandfather's second wife was widowed when they married. Her first husband's mother was Martha Ann Woodhead (born Leeds, Yorkshire), daughter of Charles Woodhead who I believe was born 1826 in Shepley and christened 15 Oct 1826 the son of Joshua Woodhead and Martha Hinchcliffe who were married 23 Jan 1820 at Kirkburton. Charles evidently moved from Shepley to Leeds at some point but his roots certainly seem to be in the general area we are looking at. Joshua is where the line stops at the moment, but it would be very interesting if it tied into the other Woodheads anywhere.

Chris Woodhead

Birmingham, Halifax

I am happy that my Mark Woodhead is shown in the 1891 Census as married to Mary and living at 181 Stechford Village, Yardley, Birmingham where he is shown as 40 years of age and born in Yorkshire. (approx birthdate is 1851) He is described as a wheelwright.

In the 1901 Census, living at 6 Clarence Terrace, Thurnscoe, Doncaster is 'Thomas' Woodhead, aged 40 years born Halifax, Yorkshire. He is married to Mary and is described as a wheelwright. My grandfather is Arthur Woodhead.

My grandfather, Arthur's, birth certificate shows his father as Mark Woodhead with his occupation as a wheelwright and Arthur's baptism record shows his father as Mark Woodhead, a wheelwright. Arthur

Woodhead, shown as 9 years old on this Census and born at Shustoke, Warwickshire. This is the same family as shown in the 1891 Census as the name and ages of the children correspond, also Mary's detail

Parris Woodhead

Meltham

I am researching David Woodhead of Meltham, born in 1822 and married to Margaret Dobson, born in 1816. The family lived in the village of Woodhead in Yorkshire. Please email Parris if you are interested in the Woodhead DNA project at Woodhead.Org.

Chris Widdall

Almondbury

Chris is researching the Beaumont family of Almondbury, this is her Woodhead connection beginning with;

Henry Beaumont, married Jane Woodhead at Almondbury on 22 Jul 1571.
They had 5 children, all girls:
1.     Sex     Name
            F     Anna (Anne) BEAMONNT
        Christened:     8 Sep 1577         Place:   Almondbury, Yorks, England
2.     Sex     Name
      F Dionisia (Diana) BEAMONNT
    Christened:     27 Apr 1572         Place:     Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
3.     Sex     Name
          F     Margareta (Margaret) BEAMONNT
        Christened:     26 Jun 1575         Place:     Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
4.     Sex     Name
         F     Agnes BEAMONNT
        Christened:     24 Apr 1580         Place:     Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
5.     Sex     Name
           F     Jana (Jane) BEAMONNT
        Christened:     25 Jul 1583         Place:     Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Wanda

Yorkshire

The earliest Woodhead I can find is Robert, b. about 1801 in Normanton, Yorkshire & died May 17, 1859. He married Jane & they had three girls, Jane b. about 1828, Anne b. about 1833 and Sarah b. about 1826. In 1841, they lived at Park Farm Cottage, Wakefield. Robert died May 17, 1859 and Jane died Feb. 9, 1864, both in Stanley, Wakefield.

Jane married Richard Turner, Ann married Jesse Hardwick & I don't know yet what happened to Sarah. I do know that Jane had a son out of wedlock, Robert Woodhead b. June 20, 1843. He continued to live with his grandparents. In 1871 and 1881, Robert was living with his wife, Eliza and daughter Harriet (b. about 1865).

Angela

Warmfield, Purstone Jaglin, Featherstone

John WOODHEAD who married Ruth CROSLAND 4 Aug 1794 in Warmfield their children were: Hannah WOODHEAD b 1795 Warmfield Thomas Lindley WOODHEAD b 1797 Warmfield Sarah WOODHEAD b 1799 Warmfield Eleanor WOODHEAD b 1802 Warmfield Mary WOODHEAD b 1804 Warmfield Joseph WOODHEAD b 1807 Warmfield died 22 Mar 1877 Purston William WOODHEAD b 5 Oct 1810 Warmfield d 22 Apr 1884 1806 died 24 Nov 1844 their children Mary WOODHEAD b 1833 Puston Jaglin John WOODHEAD b 1835 Purston Jaglin d 1 Feb 1902 William WOODHEAD b 1837 Purston Jaglin Emma WOODHEAD b 1842 Purston Jaglin d 10 Mar 1899 married (2) Martha PARKER b 1818 Featherstone their children Elizabeth WOODHEAD b 1847 Purston Jaglin d 25 May 1919 Purston Sarah WOODHEAD b 1848 Purston Jaglin Joseph WOODHEAD b 1850 Joseph WOODHEAD b 1807 Warmfield died 22 Mar 1877 Purston married (1) Esther ARMSTEAD bPurston Jaglin

Alma

Netherthong

Iam looking for information on Hannah Maria Woodhead, born 1844 in Netherthong. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

David

Holmfirth, Netherthong, Glossop, Saddleworth

John Woodhead, Holmfirth m Sara Woodbury (Wood),

Joshua 1791-11/22/1849, Holmfirth m Mary Woodhead 1796-? (Cousins?) of Netherthong,

Daniel 8/15/1830-1/16/1872 m Ann Crossland 1828-1885 of Saddleworth, Children:

Stephen 2/28/1859-1925 m Alice Hodson 11/30/1858-4/30/1931, Glossop, Derbyshire, Children

Mary Ann 10/31/1881-8/1956, m William Edmonds 11/13/1880-2/9/1947, Children:

Alice Woodhead Edmonds 12/18/1914- Still Living m Norman Dally, Children

Norman

Edith

David Parr Dally 12/17/1943 to present, this is me

Alison

Hi
My Grandmother`s name is Sophia Woodhead .

my Grandfather, Albert Poynter ( her husband )bought my mother to New Zealand in 1924, just after her Mother died .

ali Mackenzie

Alison

I have an ancestor Martha Woodhead who was born on 6th February, 1807 in Newsome. She was baptised at All Hallows, Almondbury and her parents are listed as John (a clothier) and Sarah.

Martha went on to marry Benjamin Gill, a stone mason, and lived in Netherthong and then Wooldale.

Do you have any information on this branch of the Woodhead family? I would be very interested!

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