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Charles Woodhouse Hannah Woodhouse Adam Woodhouse William Woodhouse Millicent Woodhouse Charles Woodhouse Elizabeth Woodhouse Enoch Woodhouse Dell Woodhouse Sidney Woodhouse Elias Woodhouse Samuel Woodhouse Mini tree diagram

Elizabeth Barker 3

about 18031 - Aug 18442

Life History

about 1803

Born.1

11th Sep 1825

Married Charles Woodhouse in Matlock, Derbyshire, England.7

21st Feb 1826

Birth of daughter Hannah Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.4

7th Feb 1828

Birth of son Adam Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.4

22nd Aug 1829

Birth of son William Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.4

17th Apr 1831

Birth of daughter Millicent Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.4

4th Jan 1833

Birth of son Charles Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.4

28th Sep 1834

Birth of daughter Elizabeth Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.4

13th May 1836

Birth of son Enoch Woodhouse in Matlock, Derbyshire, England.4

Dec 1837

Birth of son Dell Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.4

28th May 1840

Birth of son Sidney Woodhouse in Bakewell, Matlock, Derbyshire, England.5

28th Jan 1842

Birth of son Elias Woodhouse in Bakewell, Matlock, Derbyshire, England.3

23rd May 1844

Birth of son Samuel Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.6

22nd Jul 1844

Death of son Samuel Woodhouse in Matlock Bank, Derbyshire, England.6

Aug 1844

Died in Matlock, Derbyshire, England.2

4th Aug 1844

Buried in Matlock Bank age 41.1

Sources

  • 1. Matlock Burials (www.wirksworth.org).
  • 2. Information provided by Liz Woolven.
  • 3. Birth certificate Elias Woodhouse b:1842 obtained from Family Records Centre.
  • 4. Information provided by Neil Wilson (from Matlock parish records).
  • 5. Birth certificate Sidney Woodhouse b:1840 obtained from Family RecorsdCentre.
  • 6. Birth certificate Samuel Woodhouse b: 1844 obtained from Family Records Centre.
  • 7. Data held at www.familysearch.org.

Supporting Evidence

Birth Certificate of Sidney Woodhouse born 1840

birth certificate of Sidney Woodhouse
No: When and where born Name Sex Name of father Name of mother Occupation of father Signature description and resident of informant When registered Signature of registrar
432 Twenty
eighth of
May 1840
at Matlock
Sidney Boy Charles
Woodhouse
Elizabeth
Woodhouse
formerly
Barker
Framework Knitter Charles
Woodhouse
his X Mark
Father at
Matlock
Eighth
of June
1840
William
Stafford
Registrar


Framework Knitting: An occupation almost unique to the counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. The first knitting frame was invented by Rev. William Lee of Calverton Notts., but the court at the time was worried that hand knitters would be put out of work and refused to grant a Royal Patent. So William and his brother developed the knitting frame in France. By 1663 the industry had spread to London, but London knitters were unhappy with controls being imposed on them and moved to the East Midlands, a major wool producing and hand knitting area. The making of long hose suited a family unit, the man did the the knitting, the woman did the sewing up and the children wound the hanks of wool onto cones. Coinciding with the enclosure of farmland and people leaving agriculture, by the end of the 1800s, 90% of the 45,000 knitting frames were in the East Midlands. As the 19th Century progressed, the fashions changed - long hose was no longer needed and gentlmen went into trousers - and factories began to replace cottage industries and machines were developed to use steam and electricity, although the industry did survive until the Second World War.

1841 census return for Charles Woodhouse born 1806 and family

Address: Matlock Bank [Matlock]   Ref: p28, Matlock, district 16, HO 107/198/6

Name Surname Rel. Mar. Age Sex Occupation Born
Charles Woodhouse - - 35 M Framework Knitter -
Elizabeth Woodhouse - - 35 F - -
Hannah Woodhouse - - 15 F - -
Adam Woodhouse - - 13 M Framework Knitter -
William Woodhouse - - 12 M Framework Knitter -
Millicent Woodhouse - - 10 F - -
Charles Woodhouse - - 9 M - -
Elizabeth Woodhouse - - 8 F - -
Enoch Woodhouse - - 6 M - -
Dell Woodhouse - - 3 M - -
Sidney Woodhouse - - 1 M - -

Birth certificate of Elias Woodhouse born 1842

birth certificate of Elias Woodhouse born 1842
No: Where and when born Name Sex Name of father Name of mother Occupation of father Signature description and residence of informant When registered Signature of registrar
490 Twenty Eighth
of
January 1842 at
Matlock
Elias Boy Charles Woodhouse Elizabeth Woodhouse
formerly
Barker
Framework Knitter The X mark of
Charles Woodhouse
Father
Matlock
Twenty Eighth
of
January
1842
Joseph
Hallows
Registrar


Framework Knitting: An occupation almost unique to the counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. The first knitting frame was invented by Rev. William Lee of Calverton Notts., but the court at the time was worried that hand knitters would be put out of work and refused to grant a Royal Patent. So William and his brother developed the knitting frame in France. By 1663 the industry had spread to London, but London knitters were unhappy with controls being imposed on them and moved to the East Midlands, a major wool producing and hand knitting area. The making of long hose suited a family unit, the man did the the knitting, the woman did the sewing up and the children wound the hanks of wool onto cones. Coinciding with the enclosure of farmland and people leaving agriculture, by the end of the 1800s, 90% of the 45,000 knitting frames were in the East Midlands. As the 19th Century progressed, the fashions changed - long hose was no longer needed and gentlmen went into trousers - and factories began to replace cottage industries and machines were developed to use steam and electricity, although the industry did survive until the Second World War.

Note that the registrar's name is the same as on the birth certificate for Elias Woodhouse in 1867. They may be the same person, or perhaps father and son.

Birth Certificate of Samuel Woodhouse born 1844

birth certificate of Samuel Woodhouse
No: Where and when born Name Sex Name of father Name of mother Occupation of father Signature description and residence of informant When registered Signature of registrar
351 Twenty Third
of May 1844 at
Matlock Bank
Samuel Boy Charles Woodhouse Elizabeth Woodhouse
formerly
Barker
Framework Knitter The X mark of
Charles Woodhouse
Father
Matlock
Twenty Fourth
of
May
1844
Joseph
Hallows
Registrar

Death Certificate of Samuel Woodhouse died 1844

death certificate of Samuel Woodhouse
No: Where and when died Name and Surname Sex Age Occupation Cause of death Signature description and residence of informant When registered Signature of registrar
264 Twenty Second
of July
1844 at
Matlock Bank
Samuel
Woodhouse
Male 2
months
Infant Son of
Charles Woodhouse
Framework
Knitter
Decline X The mark of
Charles Woodhouse
Occupier
Matlock Bank
Twenty Second
of
July
1844
Joseph
Hallows
Registrar

Death Certificate of Elizabeth Woodhouse (nee Barker) died 1844

death certificate of Elizabeth Woodhouse
No: Where and when died Name and Surname Sex Age Occupation Cause of death Signature description and residence of informant When registered Signature of registrar
281 First of August 1844 at Matlock Bank Elizabeth Woodhouse Female 41 Years Wife of Charles Woodhouse Framework Knitter Decline X The mark of Charles Woodhouse Occupier Matlock Bank Fourth of August 1844 Joseph Hallows Registrar
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