Ann Woodward 1788-1883

Seamer.

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Date   Event   Source
14 Sep 1788   It is likely that, in spite of her death certificate, which records an age of 100 at death, requiring a birth in 1783, Ann Woodward was actually born in 1788. The register of the Lutterworth Independent Church contains the following Woodwards in the period ~
//Ann Woodward Daughter [of] _____and _____ his wife of Lutterworth in the county of Leicester was born on the 14th day of September 1788 and baptised on the 15th day of February 1789.
//Ruth Woodward Daughter of William Woodward and Frances his wife of Lutterworth b. 17 Feb 1790 and baptised 8 Feb 1791.
//Isaac Woodward Son of Samuel Woodward and Hephzibah his wife of Lutterworth b. 6 Nov 1790 and baptised 9 Feb 1791.
~ In the absence of any other evidence, William and Frances have been selected as Ann's parents because her third and fourth children were named Fanny and William.		   Lutterworth Independent Church register
15 Feb 1789   She was baptised by the non-conformists of Lutterworth Independent Church. (See above.)   Lutterworth Independent Church register
17 Feb 1790   Her probable sister, Ruth, was born. (See above.)   Lutterworth Independent Church register
17 Jul 1809   When she was 20, she married Thomas Angrave, a framework knitter, at Gilmorton (a village 2.6 miles NE of Lutterworth). He signed the register; she left her mark.   Gilmorton parish register
3 Nov 1811   Her first known child, Thomas, was christened.   Gilmorton parish register
1813   Her second child, Elizabeth, was born   Gilmorton burials register
1814   Her third child, Fanny, was born.   Gilmorton burials register
16 Apr 1815   A double christening of Elizabeth and Fanny took place at Gilmorton.   Gilmorton parish register
5 May 1815   Fanny was buried, aged 1.   Gilmorton parish register
Abt 1815   When she was 27, her fourth child, William born. As far as is known, she had no more children.   Assumed from census
25 Dec 1828   Her eldest son, Thomas (who was about 18), married Elizabeth Bennett, and her youngest son, William (about 12) was baptised on the same day.   Gilmorton parish register
1829   Her first grandchild, Henry, was born to Thomas and Elizabeth.   Gilmorton parish register
1831   Her second grandchild, Miles, was born.   1841 census
1834   Her third (?) grandchild, Eliza, was born.   Gilmorton parish register
21 Apr 1834   Her grandson, Henry, died aged 5. [There seem to be more young deaths than usual in Gilmorton at this time, but the parish register contains no indication of why this might have been.]   Gilmorton parish register
16 Aug 1834   Her daughter, Elizabeth, died aged 21.   Gilmorton parish register
8 Mar 1835   Her eldest son, Thomas, died aged 24.   Gilmorton parish register
15 Jan 1837   Her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, died aged 30.   Gilmorton parish register
1841   She was now 52 years of age, and was recorded on the census as 50. (For this census, adults had to round their age down to the nearest multiple of 5 below, so this is correct.) On census night, the house in Gilmorton was occupied by her husband Thomas, son William, and grandson Miles (son of the deceased Thomas).   1841 census
14 Feb 1845   Her youngest (and only surviving) child, William, married Mary Garrett in Gilmorton.   Gilmorton parish register
Oct 1845   Her fourth grandchild, Betsy Ann, first child of William and Mary, was born.   Assumed from next
14 Sep 1846   Betsy Ann was buried, aged 11 months.   Gilmorton parish register
20 Apr 1848   Her fifth grandchild, Henry Thomas, was born.   Birth certificate
1851   She was now 62 (she told the census enumerator she was 61). Her occupation was 'seamer'. Her house number was 55. A couple of doors away, at No 59, lived William and Mary with their 2-year-old son Henry Thomas.   Census
26 Mar 1854   Her sixth (?) grandchild, William James, was christened.   Gilmorton parish register
1855-1856   Her seventh and last grandchild, Mary Ann, was born.   1851 and 1861 censuses
24 Jul 1857   When she was 68, she lost the last of her 4 children when her son William died, aged about 42. She was probably the 'Ann Angrave' who was 'present at the death', according to the certificate.   Death certificate - William Angrave
7 Sep 1858   Her grandchild, William James was buried, aged 4.   Gilmorton parish register
1860   Her daughter-in-law, Mary, died, so her grandchildren Henry Thomas and Mary moved in.   Death certificate
1861   She was now 72 (she told the census enumerator she was 76, a year older than her husband - last census she was a year younger).   Census
1861   Her grandson, Miles (age about 30), was recorded as an inmate of Lutterworth workhouse.   Census
1865   Her grandson Miles died, and was buried at Gilmorton.   Gilmorton parish register
9 Nov 1866   Her husband, Thomas, died of a stroke ('apoplexy').   Death certificate
29 Apr 1867   She was occupying a cottage and gardens at Gilmorton. Est rental £2.10s. Rateable value £2.2s.6d   Property valuation list - Lutterworth district
2 Apr 1871   At the age of 82, she told the census enumerator she was 86. Her address was Bailey's Yard, Gilmorton.   Census
1881   At the age of 92, she told the census enumerator she was 97. Her address was Main Road, Gilmorton.   Census
28 Sep 1883   She died aged 95 in Gilmorton of old age ('senilis'). The age on her death certificate was recorded as 100. Informant on death certificate a 68-year-old Gilmorton labourer, William Broughton.

   Death certificate