WWI death certificates

[Denise Ford]

Now that's a strong possibility... I'll go back to the birth records and see if I can find a Samuel born 1885...

[possum_pie]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you on this one!!

Possum_pie

[casalguidi]

Hi Denise

Have you checked the 1891 census to see if he was listed any differently?

Casalguidi

[Denise Ford]

Hiya casalguidi

No, I admit I haven't...  I committed the cardinal sin of knowing the family called him Jim, finding him in 1901 and assuming that because he was James, that that was his name...

I'll have to creep for someone to look up 1891 for me

[Sueh2]

Hi Denise,

How about this in 1891

15 Porter St, Southwark
James Woodall  6   his parents atr John and marion Southall

If this is of any use I can let you have details of the rest of the family

Sue

[Denise Ford]

 

Nope... James' mother was Harriet Woodall.

He seems to have appeared...and disappeared..

Have also just heard from a lovely chap at Southwark Cathedral who tells me that James' name does not appear on their memorial - but that there are others in Southwark.  Anyone have any idea where?

[Denise Ford]

Doh!  Sue I'm really stupid.

James mother wasn't Harriet, sorry trying to remember too many bits of my family at once without checking.

His father was John Woodall.... and his mother MARY ANN woodall... also known as Polly.

MARY ANN = MARION?

[Denise Ford]

Right... thanks to Sue I've confirmed this John and Marion are in fact my family... John and Mary Ann (she was known as Polly so I doubt the misspelling was even noticed)...

However, it has confirmed James was still a James in 1891 census...

I've called my nan (who is James' niece) and asked if she knew if he had any other name, and she said he was always called Jim - her mother would say "if our Jim was here..." and her father John would throw his arms in the air in dispair....    A quaint story but it still doesn't help me put any history to that pic of James I have which has been carefully cherished since 1915... 

[manmack]

hello denise,i cant find james woodall anywhere,there were 12 j woodalls killed in the war and non fit him,ive listed them below if it helps.
1 name john
2 from stockport
3 from stoke
4 manchester
5 to old he was in his 40s
6 rochdale
7 officer name john
8 staffs
9 west brom
10 staffs
11 australian
12 castleford yorks
is there a church in southwark called st georges the martyr,if there is,he may be on their memorial.
is this his family.
parents john fish curer,mother mary
brothers,george,william and charles
sister mary
you say his mum was called harriett,could she be using her real first name in the census,all were born and lived in southwark,james,chas and george all had the same occupation as their dad,william was a builders clerk.unless he enlisted under another name,then i dont think he was killed.sorry i couldnt be more helpful,mack