History of a Woodward family with roots in Warwickshire, England (1700-2011)
The story begins with a John Woodward and Hannah, born in the early 1700s, and traces the history of the next twelve generations that lived in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire, England. In the 18th century the family lived at Alcester, Aston Cantlow and Wilmcote in Warwickshire, and at Inkberrow and Egiock in Worcestershire. One prominent member was born in Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds (Gloucestershire) in the 1860s, and in the 1880s the family migrated to Oldbury and Smethwick in the West Midlands. At the end of the 19th century they moved to Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and in the 1960s settled in Nottingham. Many directly related families have also been researched, and the site includes family trees relating to surnames such as: Baker, Clifford, Climer, Stephens, Guillon, Jeffrey, Outram, Johnson, Phipps, Richards, Stiler, Wheeler, Hill and Laight. Other Woodwards Even if you are not directly related to this Woodward family, the site includes a number of family trees for other Woodward families that lived in the area. These families have been researched in order to eliminate them from my own family and the records may help you with your research. To find out more see the page Related families. Key material
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