Fourth Generation  

33. William Edmund WOODROFFE [2280] was born on 11 Jul 1853 in Bristol Gloucestershire England, was baptised on 17 Aug 1853 in St Augustine the Less Bristol Gloucestershire England, died on 15 Feb 1908 in Nr. Denmark Iowa USA at age 54, and was buried in Denmark Cemetery Iowa USA.

• Immigration: 1869, Henry County Iowa USA.

William married Ella Rebecca BONAR [4746] [MRIN: 2814], daughter of George H BONAR [5395] and Sarah Jane TONKINSON [5396], on 12 Jun 1879 in Iowa USA. Ella was born on 27 Dec 1859 in Des Moines Polk Co. Iowa USA, died on 24 Feb 1931 in Denmark Iowa USA at age 71, and was buried in Denmark Cemetery Iowa USA.

Children from this marriage were:

   49 F    i. Minnie Catherine WOODROFFE [4749] was born on 05 May 1880 in Henry County Iowa, U.S.A., died on 08 Aug 1949 at age 69, and was buried in Denmark Iowa USA.

General Notes: Minnie studied music at Iowa Wesleyan and Oberlin Colleges and taught music during the remainder of her life, for the last 23 Years in state schools for the blind, in Idaho and Colarado.

+ 50 F    ii. Jessie May WOODROFFE [4750] was born on 08 May 1882 in Henry County Iowa, U.S.A., died on 24 Mar 1952 in Iowa USA at age 69, and was buried in Urbandale Iowa U.S.A..

+ 51 M    iii. Charles William WOODROFFE [5202] was born on 12 Apr 1887 in Henry Co. Iowa USA.

+ 52 M    iv. Hugh Bishop WOODROFFE [5203] was born on 30 Nov 1890 in Henry Co. Iowa USA, died on 17 Oct 1968 at age 77, and was buried in Denmark Iowa USA.

+ 53 F    v. Clara Belle WOODROFFE [5204] was born on 05 Feb 1893 in Henry Co. Iowa USA, died on 10 Jul 1929 in Hot Springs South Dakota USA at age 36, and was buried in Hot Springs South Dakota USA.

   54 M    vi. Arthur Edmund WOODROFFE [5205] was born on 13 Nov 1895 in Henry Co. Iowa USA.

Arthur married Lois Mildred CARPENTER [5472] [MRIN: 3050] on 16 Aug 1921 in Denmark Iowa USA. Lois was born on 18 Sep 1897.

• Occupation: Postmaster, 1934-1947.

+ 55 F    vii. Alma Blanche WOODROFFE [5206] was born on 22 Sep 1898 in Henry Co. Iowa USA.

34. Catherine Blanche WOODROFFE [2303] was born on 10 Jan 1855 in Bristol Gloucestershire England, was baptised on 11 Feb 1855 in St Augustine the Less Bristol Gloucestershire England, and died on 17 Nov 1930 in Weston-super-Mare Somerset England at age 75.

• Residence at Death: 17 Nov 1930, Severn Road Weston-super-Mare Somerset England.

Catherine married George SMEDLEY [4745] [MRIN: 2813] on 12 Jul 1886 in St Paul's Woodford Bridge Essex England. George was born on 26 Aug 1848 in Chesterfield Derbyshire England, was baptised on 21 Sep 1848 in Chesterfield Derbyshire England, and died on 15 Sep 1902 in Tutshill Gloucestershire England at age 54.

• Birth: 26 Aug 1848, Boythorpe House Hasland Chesterfield Derbyshire England.

• Occupation: Commercial Traveller.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 56 M    i. William Walter SMEDLEY [5476] was born in 1887 in Alvington Gloucestershire England.

   57 M    ii. George Arthur SMEDLEY [5478] was born in 1888 in Chepstow Monmouthshire Wales and died in 1960 at age 72.

+ 58 F    iii. Diana Blanche SMEDLEY [5479] was born in 1890 in Weston-super-Mare Somerset England and died in 1931 at age 41.

   59 F    iv. Jessie May SMEDLEY [5481] was born in 1895 in Weston-super-Mare Somerset England.

Catherine next married Richard Franks WEBB [56580] [MRIN: 19918] after 1895.

38. Hugh Bishop WOODROFFE [3348] was born on 25 Jun 1863 in Paddington Middlesex England and died on 14 Feb 1954 at age 90.

Hugh married Janie ARMITAGE [4809] [MRIN: 2829] on 25 Jun 1889 in Dewsbury Yorkshire England. Janie was born in Nov 1871 in Leeds Yorkshire England.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 60 M    i. William Hugh A WOODROFFE [5499] was born on 29 Oct 1891 in Wanstead Essex England.

   61 M    ii. Guy WOODROFFE [5500] .

   62 M    iii. Leslie WOODROFFE [5501] .