Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWilliam James GLASSPOOL
Birth1864, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Baptism31 Aug 1866
Death13 Nov 1927, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Spouses
1Alice WOOD, Half GG Aunt
Birth6 Jun 1862, Thayetmyo, Bengal, India
Baptism6 Jul 1862, India
DeathJul 1903
FatherNathaniel WOOD (1829-1914)
MotherAnn LONGBOTTOM (1826-<1870)
Marriage1900
ChildrenDorothy Alice (1903-1976)
Notes for William James GLASSPOOL
In the April to June 1864 birth Index William James Glasspool, Winchester, Hampshire, volume 2c, page 84.

Parish Records, Holy Trinity, Southampton
Baptism August 31 1866 William James Glasspool (Age 2 years 7 months), parents Frederick and Emily Glasspool, abode Holy Trinity, father is a shoe maker

In the 1881 census 5 Cossak Lane, Winchester, Hampshire
Head Frederick Glasspool, married, age 38, bricklayers labourer, born Winchester, Hampshire
Son William James Glasspool, age 16, shop lad, born Winchester
Daughter Evelyn Jane, Glasspool age 13, scholar, born Winchester
Son Henry Glasspool, age 11, scholar, born Winchester
Daughter Rose Glasspool, age 5, scholar, born Winchester
Housekeeper Alice Glasspool, widow, age 70, housekeeper, born Oulsbury, Hampshire

In the 1911 census 76 Wales Street, Winchester, Hampshire.
William James Glasspool, age 45, widower, general labourer, worker, born Winchester, Hampshire.
Daughter Dorothy Alice Glasspool, age 8, school, born Winchester, Hampshire.

National Probate Calendar
William James Glasspool of 76 Wales-Street Winchester, died 13 November 1927 Administration London 14 December 1927 to Dorothy Alice Glasspool spinter [daughter]. Effects 277 pounds
Notes for Alice (Spouse 1)
India Select Births and Baptisms
Alice Wood, born June 6, 1862, Thayetmyo, Bengal, India baptism July 6, 1862, India, father Nathaniel Wood, mother Ann [Thaetmyo is in Myanmar (Burma)
[In 1862 the 3rd Battalion 60th Rifles were stationed at Jackatalaa, Thayet-Myo and Tonghoo]

In the 1871 census 68 Sussex Street, St. Thomas, Winchester, Hampshire.
Step-Daughter Annie K. Ostridge, age 13, servant, born Redhill Sussex.
Daughter Alice Wood, age 8, scholar, born Burmah, India.
Head Timothy Crowley, age 32, Corporal 46 [or 41] Regiment, born Cork, Ireland.
Wife Elizabeth Crowley, age 25, needlewoman, born Southsea, Hampshire.
[Alice’s mother had died and her father was in the army in barracks in Essex and recorded as a widower. However it seems he has remarried to a Betsy Otsridge in 1870. Perhaps Elizabeth Crowley’s maiden name was Ostridge, was Betsey’s daughter while Annie was Elizabeth’s younger sister and Alice was their step sister. In this scenario Betsy would have deceased within a year of marriage.]

In the 1881 census Chernock House, St. Thomas Street, Winchester
Head Henry J. Wickham, widower, Clergyman of Church of England without care of Souls [this scratched out and replaced with school master], born Winchester.
followed by his children
followed by 30 plus scholars
then the servants including
Alice Wood, servant, unmarried, age 18, housemaid servant, born Burmah - British Subject.

In the April to June 1900 marriage index William James Glasspool and Alice Wood are on the same page, Winchester, Hampshire, volume 2c, page 289.

In the 1901 census 76 Wales Street, St. John, Winchester, Southampton, Hampshire.
Head William Glasspool, age 36, bricklayers labourer, worker, born Winchester, Hampshire.
Wife Alice Glasspool, age 38, born Burmah [as spelled]
Brother in law Joseph N. Wood, age 46, stevedore docks, worker, born Paniswick, Gloucestershire.
[Joseph would be a half brother to Alice from her father’s first marriage.]

In the July to September 1903 death index Alice Glasspool, age 40, died Winchester, Hampshire, volume 2c, page 68.
[Alice died a few months after her daughter Dorothy Alice Glasspool was born.]
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