I’m trying to find any information on Charles Woods born around 15/08/1898 maybe Carcreevy. He joined the Army which was the Royal Ulster Rifles in 1915. Can I get some advice where to go for information on him as I’m at a loss right now. Thanks 🙏
I assume this is the family you are interested in:
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Richhill/Carcreevy/1018702/
1911:
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Armagh/Rich_Hill/Liskyborough/330376/
Charles mother possibly looks to be Mary. I think she was unmarried. Here’s Mabel’s birth in 1904:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1904/01819/1711540.pdf
Can’t find a birth for Charles though.
Noticed this sad death in 1902:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1902/05681/4600830.pdf
Joon6
Based on information provided by Elwyn, I found these records on RootsIreland (paid subscription). Maybe Charles and some of his siblings??
| Name: | Josephine Woods | Date of Birth: | 11-Jul-1902 | ||
| Registration Date: | 15-Jul-1902 | ||||
| Address: | Richhill | Parish/District: | ARMAGH | ||
| Gender: | Female | County | ARMAGH | ||
| Denomination: | Civil Parish / District | ||||
| Father: | Not Recorded | Mother: | Mary Woods | ||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | James Stuart | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | |
| Notes: | |||||
OCCUPIER [INF1]/ SERVANT [MTHR OCCUP]/ WORKHOUSE ARMAGH [PLACE OF BIRTH]/ R GRAY [REGTR]
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| Name: | Nora Woods | Date of Birth: | 01-Oct-1906 | ||
| Registration Date: | 05-Oct-1906 | ||||
| Address: | Armagh | Parish/District: | LURGAN NO1 | ||
| Gender: | Female | County | ARMAGH | ||
| Denomination: | Civil Parish / District | ||||
| Father: | Not Recorded | Mother: | Mary Woods | ||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | John Henry O'Neill | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | |
| Notes: | |||||
OCCUPIER [INF1]/ A DOMESTIC SERVANT [MTHR OCCUP]/ INFIRMARY LURGAN [PLACE OF BIRTH]/ S AGNEW [REGTR]
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| Name: | Ernestine Woods | Date of Birth: | 15-Aug-1898 | ||
| Registration Date: | 16-Aug-1898 | ||||
| Address: | Corcreevy | Parish/District: | RICHHILL | ||
| Gender: | Female | County | ARMAGH | ||
| Denomination: | Civil Parish / District | ||||
| Father: | Not Recorded | Mother: | Mary Woods | ||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | James Woods | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | |
| Notes: | |||||
PRESENT AT BIRTH [INF1]/ DAUGHTER OF JAMES WOODS. CONSTABLE R.I.CONST. [WRITTEN UNDER MTHR'S NAME]/ S TATE [REGTR]
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| Name: | Charles Woods | Date of Birth: | |||
| Date of Baptism: | 03-Sep-1899 | ||||
| Address: | Parish/District: | KILMORE | |||
| Gender: | Unknown | County | ARMAGH | ||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Father: | Joe Hare | Mother: | Mary Woods | ||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | Anne Woods | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | |
| Notes: | |||||
/ /JOE HARE IS THE PRESUMED FATHER
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| Name: | John Woods | Date of Birth: | |||
| Date of Baptism: | 24-Jul-1913 | ||||
| Address: | Parish/District: | KILMORE | |||
| Gender: | Unknown | County | ARMAGH | ||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Father: | Not Recorded | Mother: | Mary Woods | ||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | Mary Boylan | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | |
| Notes: | |||||
/ /ILLEGITIMATE - FATHER UNKNOWN
| Date of Marriage: | 04-Nov-1908 | ||||
| Parish / District: | ARMAGH RC | County: | ARMAGH | ||
| Husband | Wife | ||||
| Name: | Joseph | Mitchell | Mary | Woods | |
| Address: | Lr English St Armagh | Liskeyborough Richhill Po | |||
| Denomination: | Civil Parish / District | Civil Parish / District | |||
| Occupation: | LABOURER | ||||
| Age: | Fa | Fa | |||
| Status: | Bachelor (Previously unmarried) | Spinster (Previously unmarried) | |||
| Husband's Father | Wife's Father | ||||
| Name: | Thomas | Mitchell | James | Woods | |
| Address: | |||||
| Denomination: | |||||
| Occupation: | ARMY PENSIONER | R I C PENSIONER | |||
| Husband's Mother | Wife's Mother | ||||
| Name: | Not Recorded | Not Recorded | |||
| Address: | |||||
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| Witness 1 | Witness 2 | ||||
| Name: | Peter | Cullen | Clare | Kelly | |
| Address: | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
MARRIED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MALACHY ARMAGH ACCORDING TO THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BY ME P SHEERIN C C/ DEAD [SPSE FTHR]/ [FA=FULL AGE]
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Irishgenealogy- Mary's mother Jane's death record. Irish Genealogy - Explore your Family History
| Name: | Jane Woods |
| Date of Death: | 1910 |
| Group Registration ID: | 3569737 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Armagh |
| Deceased Age at Death: | 64 |
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Might have been Charles' father.
1901 census
| Hare | Jane | 60 | Female | Head of Family | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | House Keeper | Read and write | - | Widow | - |
| Hare | Martha | 30 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Farmer's Daughter | Read and write | - | Not Married | - |
| Hare | Joseph | 28 | Male | Son | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Farmers Son | Read and write | - | Not Married | - |
| Hare | William | 26 | Male | Son | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Farmers Son | Read and write | - | Not Married |
| Name: | John Mitchell Record name John Joseph. 1911 census uses Joseph |
| Date of Birth: | 23 March 1909 |
| Group Registration ID: | 76886 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Armagh |
| Sex: | Male |
| Mother's Birth Surname: | Woods |
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Death record of Mary's husband. By 1911 census she was back using her surname Woods.
| Name: | Joseph Mitchell |
| Date of Death: | 1909 |
| Group Registration ID: | 5030987 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Armagh |
| Deceased Age at Death: | 28 |
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There was a Winifred Kennedy born in 1906 to a William Kennedy and Margaret Woods, perhaps Mary's sister??
| Name: | Winifred Kennedy Perhaps Winny Woods in the 1911 census? Not sure what happened to parents. |
| Date of Birth: | 18 December 1906 |
| Group Registration ID: | 618440 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Armagh |
| Sex: | Female |
| Mother's Birth Surname: | Woods |
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| Party 1 Name: | William Kennedy |
| Party 2 Name: | Maggie Woods |
| Date of Event: | 27/12/1900 |
| Group Registration ID: | 2454491 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Armagh |
| Image path: | marriage_returns\marriages_1900\10359\5771140.tif |
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1911 Census. This is probably the correct Winifred Kennedy. I think Margaret might have converted to C of I. Siblings shown living with their father James also born in Cavan.
| Kennedy | William | 36 | Male | Head of Family | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Labourer | Read write | Irish | Married | - | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Kennedy | Margaret | 32 | Female | Wife | Church of Ireland | Co Cavan | - | Read write | Irish | Married | - | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Kennedy | Elizabeth | 9 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Read write | Irish | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy | Edith | 8 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Read write | Irish | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy | Louisa | 7 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Read | Irish | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy | William | 5 | Male | Son | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Cannot read | Irish | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy | Winfred | 4 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Cannot read | Irish | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy | Myrtle | 3 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | - | Cannot read | Irish | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy | Eva | 1 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | - | Cannot read | Irish | Single |
| Woods | James | 72 | Male | Head of Family | Roman Catholic | Co Armagh | R I C Pensioner | Read and write | - | Widower | - | 42 | 10 | 7 |
| Woods | Patrick | 26 | Male | Son | Roman Catholic | Co Cavan | Labourer | Read write | - | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Woods | Marey | 28 | Female | Daughter | Roman Catholic | Co Cavan | - | Read and write | - | Widow | - | - | - | - |
| Woods | Charles | 13 | Male | Grand Son | Roman Catholic | Co Armagh | Scholar | Read and write | - | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Woods | Mabel | 7 | Female | Grand Daughter | Roman Catholic | Co Armagh | Scholar | Cannot read | - | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Woods | Winney | 4 | Female | Grand Daughter | Roman Catholic | Co Armagh | Scholar | Cannot read | - | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchel | Joseph | 2 | Male | Grand Son | Roman Catholic | Co Armagh | - | Cannot read | - | Single |
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If correct, Margaret's birth record shows he was a policeman. She, Mary, and Patrick were baptized Catholic.
| Name: | Margaret Woods |
| Year of Birth: | 1873 |
| Group Registration ID: | 11973371 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Cavan |
| Mother's Birth Surname: | Null |
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| Name: | Mary Woods |
| Year of Birth: | 1878 |
| Group Registration ID: | 10580731 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Cavan |
| Mother's Birth Surname: | Null |
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| Name: | Patrick Woods |
| Year of Birth: | 1882 |
| Group Registration ID: | 11905449 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Cavan |
| Mother's Birth Surname: | Null |
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Brother on 1901 Census also baptized Catholic. In 1901 he was an army pensioner. Per RootsIreland James Woods and Jane/ Janet/ Joan Mulholland had at least 9 children born in Cavan.
Urney, Kilmore - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI
Castletara, Kilmore - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI
| Name: | Joseph Woods |
| Year of Birth: | 1868 |
| Group Registration ID: | 7382959 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Cavan |
| Mother's Birth Surname: | Null |
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| Party 1 Name: | James Woods |
| Party 2 Name: | Jane Mulholland |
| Date of Event: | 30/06/1866 |
| Group Registration ID: | 3110134 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Magherafelt |
| Image path: | marriage_returns\marriages_1866\11533\8241702.tif |
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Thank you all so much I really appreciate your help. Today I received the marriage certificate of Charles & Annie McLoughlin. Charles has his father down as James a retirement Policeman.
Family gossip has always been said he’s illegitimate and his mother was probably Mary / Marey.
He was brought up thinking James and Jane Mulholland were his parents.
on the census of 1911 James, Mary and Charles can be see. It states Charles is the grandchild of the head of house.
I'm one sep on but 2 back every time.