NameWilliam Wootton
Birth28 Dec 1842, Wymeswold, Leicestershire37
Death27 Sep 1937, 550 Derby Rd. Nottingham SW, Nottinghamshire38,1
Baptism22 Jan 1843, St. Mary’s, Wymeswold, Leicestershire27
FatherSamuel Wootton (1808-1849)
MotherSarah Warner (1807-1895)
Spouses
Birth26 May 1842, Harby, Melton Mowbray39
Death15 Feb 1921, 13 Chantry Road, W. Bridgeford, Notts.40
FatherJohn H? Haywood (?1820-1891)
MotherMary A? Daykin (?1822-1891)
Marriage26 Jul 1864, Wymeswold, Leicestershire41
ChildrenTom (1865-1956)
 Charles (1866-1866)
 Samuel (1868-1953)
 John (1870-1870)
 Annie (1872-)
 William (1) (1874-1875)
 Caroline (1876-1877)
 William (2) (1878-1937)
 Lizzy (Lizzie) (1880-)
*New [OCCU] Notes for William Wootton
Bricklayer, builder as adult
Misc. Notes
CENSUS INFORMATION
1851 William (8) is living in Wymeswold with widowed mother Sarah and siblings Emma and Joseph. 6

1861 William (18) is living in Wymeswold with widowed mother Sarah, brother Joseph, and Eliza (Hannah’s illegitemate daughter). Occupation bricklayer. 42

1871 William (28) is living in Clay St., Wymeswold with wife Betsy (25) and children Tom (5) and Samuel (2). Occupation bricklayer. 43

1881 William (38) is living at 18 Lammas St., Nottingham St. Mary with wife Betsy (38), sons Samuel (12) and William (3) and daughters Annie (8) and Lizzie (1). Tom may have already gone out to work. Occupation bricklayer. 44

1891 William (48) is living at 18 Lammas St., Nottingham with wife Betsy (48), son William (13) and daughters Annie (18) and Lizzie (11). Occupation bricklayer. 45

1901 William (58) is living at 18 Lammas St., Nottingham with wife Betsy (58) and daughter Lizzie (21). Occupation bricklayer. 46

OTHER ADDRESSES
1880 36 Healey St., Nottingham

NOTES
William’s birth certificate doesn’t give name, merely “male” Wootton. Not uncommon if they hadn’t decided on the baby’s name yet. Sarah’s maiden name given in William’s birth certificate as “Walley” but Samuel was the informant and may not have remembered correctly. His occupation is listed correctly as “cordwainer.”
*New [OCCU] Notes for Betsy (Spouse 1)
Dressmaker;
Misc. Notes
CENSUS INFORMATION
1851 Betsy is living with parents John & Mary Haywood in Rempstone with John’s mother Mary and 4 siblings. 47

1861 Betsy is living with parents John & Mary Haywood in Rempstone with 5 siblings.
48

NOTES
Name is Betty on parish register, GRO certificates, Elizabeth in census records 1851-1861.

In the 1861 census there was another Haywood family just down the road (John widower with son George, his wife Mary, and daughter Mary Ann). Betsy’s birthplace given as Rempstone (later census records correspond to birth certificate -- Harby, Leicestershire.)

Betsy’s death of “senile decay” and bronchitis -- not surprising, given the health problems mentioned throughout the later letters from husband and children.
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