alfred james woodward

[Warwickshire Bear]

Hi
I am trying to find a date and place of death for the above. He was born in 1888 in Birmingham England. He lived in Norfolk Massachusetts for many years I know the death took place between 1950-72
Hope someone can help.

[iluleah]

Births Sep quarter 1888  WOODWARD    Alfred James King's Norton 6c   436

That is all you need to purchase his birth certificate. Cheapest way is via the GRO which will then tell you his parents, actual date of birth, etc etc https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
Then you can look for them all on the 1891, 1901 and 1911 census.

Passenger ship list to the USA then the US census 1940, 1930, 1920 etc

Looks like this might be his US draft registration WW2 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SN3-88F?i=2473&cc=1861144 which give his date of birth as 20 Jul 1888 and residence as Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Maybe him 1940 census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-3KHP?i=19&cc=2000219

[shellyesq]

In the 1953 Boston city directory, there is this:

Woodward, Alf. J., marine spec. agt.  Aetna Ins. Co., home Needham

That matches his employer in the WWII draft registration card.

[SLStephens]

Social Security Death Index has an Alfred Woodward, born 24 Nov 1888, died 1 Aug 1974 in Middleton, MA.  This is in Essex Co.  You could contact the County Clerk's for a death certificate.

[shellyesq]

Social Security Death Index has an Alfred Woodward, born 24 Nov 1888, died 1 Aug 1974 in Middleton, MA.  This is in Essex Co.  You could contact the County Clerk's for a death certificate.

That one has a different birth date from the WWII draft registration card, and the Massachusetts death index gives his middle initial as C.  He appears to be this man, who is apparently not the right Alfred  - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107942302

[SLStephens]

Yep, you're right, Shelly.  Wrong guy.  I did see an Alfred who died 1955 in Florida.  Maybe he was a snowbird?

[shellyesq]

Since no likely candidates seem to be showing up in the Massachusetts death index, it seems like a possibility that he died in another state.  The Florida one fits his middle name, so that is a good find.  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVS2-67N 

Also, the time frame seems to make sense, since he showed up in the 1953 directory and not thereafter, so maybe he retired to Florida then.  If he died from 1962 forward, I would have expected him to show up on the Social Security death index.  Since he doesn't seem to be in there, an earlier death is logical too.

[RJ137]

Yep, you're right, Shelly.  Wrong guy.  I did see an Alfred who died 1955 in Florida.  Maybe he was a snowbird?

It appears he was a snowbird who did eventually retire to Florida.


childen's names
1940 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4NZ-HJF


Alfred J. Woodward, 67
Retired Insurance Man

ALFRED J. WOODWARD CLEARWATER, Oct. 3
Alfred James Woodward, 67, of Belcher Rd., retired insurance executive who came here last month from Needham, Mass., died last night in a hospital in Dunedin.

He was a retired superintendent of the Marine Department for  Aetna Fire Insurance Co., and came here 10 years ago  Needham, Mass. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

 Survivors include his widow, Mrs Alice E. Woodward,  Clearwater: a son, R*** B. Woodward, Clayton, Mass; three daughters, Mrs. Robert L. Buckley, Medfield, Mass; Mrs. C.E. Hynes Cambridge, Mass and Mrs. R. A. Newcomb, Lexington, Mass; one brother Alan Woodward, Denver, Co.; a sister Mrs. Raymond  Derwent, England and 7 grandchildren.

Services and burial will be held in  Hartford, Conn. The Moss Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.

[shellyesq]

It looks like his wife Alice remarried a George Grizey in Pinellas Co. in 1967 and died 9 Feb 1991 in Volusia, Florida. 

SSDI - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKX6-3Z7
Florida death index - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDH-X2C

Her Social Security application says she was born 3 Mar 1898 in Hartford, Connecticut to Robert Wight & Martha E Richardson, and one of the names on her entry was Alice Edna Woodward Grizey.