Name |
William John Henry Wooster |
Born |
1884 |
Wealdstone, Middlesex, England [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England [1] |
Age: 16y |
Address: 1+2 Hodson Cottages, Station Road |
Occupation |
31 Mar 1901 |
Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England [1] |
Pony Boy |
Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
Wealdstone, Middlesex, England [2] |
Age: 27y |
Address: 3, Canning Place, Canning Road |
Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 |
Wealdstone, Middlesex, England [2] |
General Carman |
Military Service |
Abt 1916 [3] |
- William served in the 9th Middlesex, Duke of Cambridges Own during WW1, having enlisted before 1916, probably in August 1914 in Willesden Green (Part of the Middlesex Brigade, Home Counties Division). On mobilisation he moved to Sheerness, Kent, and then to Sittingbourne, Kent.
On 30th October 1914, the regiment sailed from Southampton for India, arriving in Bombay on 2nd December 1914. On arrival, the Division was broken up. The Battalion eventually moved to Mesopotamia, arriving in Basra on 24th November 1917, joining the 53rd Brigade of the 18th Indian Division. It remained in that theatre until the end of the war.
Ref: The Middlesex Regiment.
This pre-war Division was used to supply garrison troops, filling the places left as Regular units were brought back to England. On or around 30 October 1914, most of the units of the Division were moved to India, whereupon some were sent further on to Burma and Aden. From the time of disembarkation, the Division ceased to function as such.
Source: Paraphrased from an article written by Jill Parker, a descendant
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Died |
1962 |
Uxbridge, Middlesex, England |
Siblings |
12 siblings |
+ | 1. Arthur Charles W Wooster b. 1886, Harrow, Middlesex, England d. 2 Nov 1918, Wandsworth, London, England (Age 32 years)
| | 2. Hannah Louise Wooster b. 1888, Harrow, Middlesex, England | | 3. Jane Caroline Wooster b. 1890, Harrow, Middlesex, England | | 4. Minnie May Wooster b. 1892, Harrow, Middlesex, England | | 5. Aaron Wooster b. 1894, Harrow, Middlesex, England d. Sep 1953, Luton, Bedfordshire, England (Age 59 years) | | 6. Moses Harry Wooster b. 1896, Harrow, Middlesex, England | | 7. Frederick Wooster b. 1899, Harrow, Middlesex, England
| | 8. Jeanie Daisy Wooster b. 12 Nov 1901, Perrivale, Middlesex, England d. 1970, Ealing, Middlesex, England (Age 68 years) | | 9. Alice Maud Wooster b. 28 Dec 1903, Perrivale, Middlesex, England d. Mar 1985, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England (Age 81 years) | | 10. Winifred Dorothy Maggie Wooster b. 1905, Perrivale, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown | | 11. Earnest Leonard Wooster b. 1906, Perrivale, Middlesex, England d. 1917, Brentford, Middlesex, England (Age 11 years) | | 12. Queenie Olive Ivy Wooster b. 1910, Perrivale, Middlesex, England d. 1987, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Age 77 years) | |
Person ID |
I3491 |
Mitchell Families |
Last Modified |
30 Mar 2013 |
Family 1 |
Ethel Benn (ID:I3638) b. 22 Sep 1889, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England d. 1981, Brent, London, England (Age 91 years) |
Married |
2 Dec 1906 |
Hendon, Middlesex, England |
Age at Marriage |
He was 22 years and 12 months - She was 17 years and 3 months |
Children |
+ | 1. Dorothy Minnie May Wooster (ID:I3639) b. 18 Mar 1907, Wealdstone, Middlesex, England d. 23 Dec 1974, Harrow, Middlesex, England (Age 67 years) |
| 2. Arthur James Wooster (ID:I23112) b. Abt 1909, Wealdstone, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 3. Leonard Albert Wooster (ID:I8216) b. 19 Apr 1911, Hendon, Middlesex, England d. 18 Sep 1958, Kensington, London, England (Age 47 years) |
| 4. George Wooster (ID:I8211) b. 1917, Paddington, London, England d. 1917, Paddington, London, England (Age 0 years) |
| 5. Rene Hilda Wooster (ID:I8212) b. 26 May 1918, Paddington, London, England d. Jan 1997, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England (Age 78 years) |
| 6. Living (ID:I8213) |
| 7. George S Wooster (ID:I8214) b. 1925, Paddington, London, England d. 1925, Paddington, London, England (Age 0 years) |
+ | 8. Living (ID:I8215) |
| 9. Kathleen Wooster (ID:I8210) b. 1929, Paddington, London, England d. 2010, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 81 years) |
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Last Modified |
29 Jan 2014 |
Family ID |
F963 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |