WOOLNOUGH

Links to Woolnough surname history: Distribution of surname Woolnough in 1881

Starting with my great great grandmother and working backwards:

ANN MATILDA WOOLNOUGH

b. 26/04/1854 Stonham Aspal, Coddenham, Suffolk, England

m. Daniel Arthur Trotman 25/06/1871 Parish Church, Chatham, Kent

Children with Daniel: 1

Arthur Trotman b. Oct-Dec 1871 Old Brompton, Kent, England
chr. 25/10/1871 Chatham (St Barbara's) Garrison Church, Brompton, Kent, England

	m. William Beresford as Ann Matilda Woolnough, Spinster 27/05/1878 St. Mark's Church, New Brompton, Kent, England
	m. William Beresford as Ann Trotman, Widow... 25/01/1880. Christ Church, Luton, England
	d. 10/03/1887 Age 31, West Maidstone, Kent, England

Children with William: 3 Annie Beresford Kezia Beresford Will. Beresford Annie Matilda, b. Jan-Mar 1881 Medway chr. 27/03/1881 St Paul's Church, Chatham, Kent d. Jul-Sept 1884 Medway Kezia Emma b. Apr-Jun 1883 Medway chr. 13/05/1883 St Paul's Church, Chatham, Kent m John Alfred Clark Jan-Mar 1902 Woolwich William b. 11/10/1884 Medway chr. 26/10/1884 St Paul's Church, Chatham, Kent m Caroline Garrett 25/12/1912 Plumstead

Jonas Woolnough

	chr. 01/04/1827 Coddenham, Suffolk (listed as Jonah). Also says born in Stowmarket on 1851 Census
	m. Jane Fullman 23/04/1853 St. Mary's Parish Church, Chatham, Kent
	d. between approx. Sept 1872 and October 1878 There's a death for a James Woolnough in Jul-Sep 1873 Medway, right age... name spelt wrong?

Children: 7
Ann Matilda b. 26/04/1854 Stonham Aspall
Eliza Jane b. 1858 At Sea (or Bristol) m. Oct-Dec 1879 Milton, Kent to Edwin Holman or John James T Wickens
Robert (Robert William?) b. 1860 At Sea poss married Jan-Mar 1887 Medway to Emily Mower or Elizabeth Street
Jonas was coming back from Crimean War at this time
Kizia b. Jul-Sep 1861 Westleton, Suffolk m. Jul–Sep 1880 Medway to Edwin Charles Hughes
Children: Rosina chr. 05/07/1882 St Pauls, Chatham | Edwin John chr. 08/05/1881 St Pauls, Chatham
Rose b. Jan-Mar 1865 Medway, Kent m. 25/05/1884 St Pauls, Chatham, to James Joseph McSweeney
Children: George John b. Jan-Mar 1885 | James Joseph b. Jul-Sep 1886 | Charles Jonas b. Dec 1887 Medway
Jane b. Jul_Sep 1889 | Horatio b. Apr-Jun 1891 | Violet b. 1907 Medway d. 1983 New Zealand m. Frank Leslie Morris
George John b. Oct-Dec 1867 Medway m. Jan-Mar 1889 Medway to Amy Ann Swan
Charles Jonas b. 12/03/1870 Chatham; chr. 11/08/1880 St Pauls, Chatham
m. Apr-Jun 1900 Medway to Alice Matilda Cunningham
Two of their children: Annie Matilda b. Oct-Dec 1908 Dover | Charles E. Woolnough born Jul-Sept 1914 Dover
Ephraim Alfred b. Apr-Jun 1873 Medway m. Annie Jane Rea
Enlisted in Royal Garrison Artillery at Woolwich 1891-1895 and again in 1899

Addresses:
1841: Stonham Aspal, Suffolk | 1851: Anglesea Barracks, Portsea, Trinity, Portsmouth
1853: Barracks, Chatham, Kent | 1861: Police Station, Westleton, Suffolk
1870: Days Alley (?) High Street, Chatham, Kent | 1871: 1, Crechford(?) Court, Chatham, Kent

Employment:

1851: Corporal, 95th Regiment
1853: Corporal, 95th Regiment (on marriage cert)
(note: mistranscribed as 75th regiment on GRO copy of wedding cert. but accurate on original parish record)
1853-56: Crimean War - Sergeant 95th Regiment. Fought in battles of Alma & Inkerman, made Colour Sergeant, and got severe wound in Final Push on Redan.
After Crimea, he is down as fighting in Central India - Indian Mutiny, 5th Regiment as Colour Sergeant.
Discharged from army 20/07/1860.

1861: Police Constable
1871: Engine Driver (As noted on Ann's marriage cert)
1873: Engine Driver
1878: Blacksmith (As noted on Ann's marriage cert)
1880: Engine Driver (Deceased. As noted on Ann's marriage cert)
1880: Blacksmith (dead) (Charles' Christening cert)

John Woolnough
b. 1800 Suffolk
m. Ann b. 1795 Suffolk (poss maiden name - Cornish - marriage match - 12or15/05/1826 Coddenham, Suffolk
d. poss Oct-Dec 1973 Bosmere?

Children:
Jonas (written as Jonah on familysearch.org) chr. 01/04/1827 Coddenham, Suffolk
Robert b. 1828 d. 1854, Crimea - Battle of Alma - Sergeant of 95th Regiment
Matilda chr. 24/02/1833 Barham, Suffolk

Addresses:
1841: Stonham Aspal, Suffolk

Employment:
1841: Blacksmith | 1853: Blacksmith