William Woodham, *Martin

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1855 - GRO(birth)

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WOODHAM, WILLIAM mmn = WILKINS 1855 Oct-Dec BATH [] Bath is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Somerset. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bristol. []

Was five years old at migration

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[ NZ ]

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1883 Sept 4

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Declared bankrupt. He is a blacksmith living in Linwood. (Paperspast) [] He would have been 28 yo.

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1888 Sept 26 - Death of son

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William Arthur Died sept 26 1888 (Paperspast) Lived in opawa rd [] He would have been 33

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1890

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(Paperspast) Harold Woodham, born 1879 (consistent with George Harold Woodham), in trouble with the police for housebreaking. His mother described him as unruly, wouldn't go to school. Father had abandoned family and mother had to work. [] I wonder if our William abandoned his debts & family and assumed a different name for the rest of his life? []