Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William John Woods

Male 1838 - 1925  (86 years)


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  • Name William John Woods 
    Born 12 Apr 1838  Edgefield, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Anglican 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-244953 
    Died 5 Apr 1925  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Crispin Cemetery, Brant Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I244953  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father John Woods,   b. CALC 21 Jul 1816, , Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1899  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Eleanor "Ellen" Hardy,   b. CALC 5 Mar 1816, Edgefield, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1836  Edgefield, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F191431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 12.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, William John Woods, S., Cemetery, C., America, N., County, G., & Cemetery, C. (1838). William John Woods, Sr (1838-1925) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 19 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82779806/william-john-woods.

    3. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 9.

    4. [S2944] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935.
      Name:John Woods of this parish
      Gender:Male
      Record Type:Marriage
      Marriage Date:16 Nov 1836
      Marriage Place:Edgefield, Norfolk, England
      Spouse:Eleanor Hardy of the parish of Briston
      Parish as it Appears:Edgefield

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Apr 1838 - Edgefield, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Apr 1925 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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