Henry Woods, 1846 - 1921, and Fanny Woods, Warrington, Lancashire

[Wendymichele]

I am searching for information about Henry Woods, 1846 - 1921, a Royal Academy artist, and his sister Fanny Woods, who was married to Sir Luke Fildes, also an artist. They were from Warrington in Lancashire.
They are connected to my grandmothers family,  but I can't quite fit it all together. My Great grandparents were Alice and Harry Houghton from Warrington, Lancashire. I think perhaps Alice was a Woods and may have been a sister of Henry and Fanny. Can anyone help with information?

Wendy

[SandraC]

Hi Wendy

This lot look likely options

1861 census Warrington, 17 Mersey Street
RG 9/2791 folio 92 pg 32

William Woods; head; mar; 38; Town Councillor & Pawnbroker; Lancs, Warrington
Fanny do; wife; mar; 38; shopkeeper; Cheshire, Chester
Henry do; son; 14; scholar; Lancs, Warrington
John do; son; 5; scholar; Warrington
William do; son; 3; scholar; Warrington
Alfred do; son; 2; scholar; Warrington
Alice do; dau; 11; scholar; Warrington
Fanny do; dau; 9; scholar; Warrington
Ann do; dau; 7; scholar; Warrington
+ 2 servants

Regards
SandraC

[davidpinkney]

Does this fit in?

1861

17 Mersey Street, Warrington

William Woods - head - 38 - Pawnbroker - Warrington
Fanny Woods - wife - 38 - Shopkeeper - Chester
Henry Woods - son - 14 - Warrington
John Woods - son - 5 - Warrington
William Woods - son - 3 - Warrington
Alfred Woods - son - 2 - Warrington
Alice Woods - dau - 11 - Warrington
Fanny Woods - dau - 9 - Warrington
Ann Woods - dau - 7 - Warrington

snap!

have traced Fanny and Henry through a couple of census and Henry is the artist and is living with Fanny and her husband in a couple of later census

[SandraC]

Hi Wendy

Do you know when your greatgrandparents got married roughly?

Regards
SandraC

[Wendymichele]

Hey that's fantastic. Thanks for your help. This is the first time I have been on a genealogy site and I can't believe how fast I got results. I think I could get hooked. Any more information about the Woods family and other descendants would be much appreciated.

It is the artist connection that I was trying to link to. Henry was very successful but also his sister Fanny - she was an artist too, according to Google. Now I know that they were my great grandmother's brother and sister. The thing is, I am also an artist (very successful in New Zealand) and so is my son, Theo.

I am also apparently a direct descendant, on my mothers side, of the English painter George Romney (1734 - 1802) also born in Lancashire.

[Wendymichele]

Hi Sandra,   I think our last messages crossed. I don't know for sure when they got married but I have found amongst my files a  note from a New Zealand cousin that just says Nana's parents were Alice and Harry Houghton, age 21,  married , Warrington. Not sure who was 21. It also says 'pawnbroker'. I thought this applied to Harry Houghton, but it might have referred to William Woods, Alice's father, who I see was a Pawnbroker. Harry Houghton's real name was possibly Henry.

[SandraC]

Hi Wendy

Do you know Alice was definitely a Woods then?

Regards
SandraC

[Wendymichele]

I am 99% sure Alice was a Woods. Woods has always been a family name for us. ie my father had Woods as his middle name.

I found an old original publication called 'The Art Annual' about Henry Woods RA, amongst family documents which is what has spurred my interest. There were some pages missing and its not in good condition, but it was a catalyst for me to find out how he was connected to my grandmother.

[davidpinkney]

marriage of Samuel Luke Fildes to Fanny Woods sep qtr 1874, reg distict:Hampsetad vol:1a pg:1218