Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJoseph WOODS
Birthabt 1849
Spouses
1Emma COSTELLO, 1C3R
Birthabt 1849, Bolton, Lancashire
Death26 Sep 1890, Manchester, Lancashire, England
FatherJohn COSTELLO (~1827-1871)
MotherFrances BLAKEBOROUGH (~1827-1892)
Marriage8 May 1871, Ribchester, Lancashire
Divorce14 Jun 1881
Notes for Joseph WOODS
formerly a Canadian farmer
Notes for Emma (Spouse 1)
In the 1851 census No. 20 Water Side, Little Bolton, Lancashire.
Head John Costello, age 22, fell monger, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife Francis Costello, age 22, born Manchester.
Son James Costello, age 3 , born Bolton, Lancashire.
Daughter Emma Costello, age 2, born Bolton.
Son John Costello, age 1, born Bolton.
In the 1861 census Well Lane, Little Bolton, Lancashire.
Head John Costello, age 33, skinner (operative added later), born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife Fanny Costello, age 30, born Bolton. [Must be an error.]
Son James Costello, age 14, timekeeper (Cotton Mill added later), born Bolton.
Daughter Emma Costello, age 12, hooker of cotton cloth, born Bolton
Son John Costello, age 10, hooker of cotton cloth, born Bolton.
Daughter Fanny Costello, age 9, born Bolton.
Son Alfred Costello, age 6, born Bolton.
Daughter Alice Costello, age 4, born Bolton
In the 1871 census [no street number given but 39 is before and 40 is after] Fishgate Hill, Preston, Lancashire.
Head Ellen Greenwood, unmarried, age 65, income from ?? Shares, born Bolton, Lancashire
Maid Emma Costello, age 21, maid (domestic), born Bolton, Lancashire.
Copy of dated June 25 1880 Parish records Ribchester, Lancashire
Marriage May 8 1871
Joseph Woods, age 21, bachelor, manufacturer, residence Hothersall, father Joseph Woods, manufacturer and
Emma Costella [as spelled], age 21, spinster, residence Preston, father John Costella, fell monger
by licence by B. T. Haslewood, Rector
in the presence of William Pinkerton and Sarah Anne Elton
In the 1881 census 88 Barton Terrace, Preston, Lancashire.
Head Jacob Walton, married, age 49, wine drawer, born Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Step daughter Emma Woods, married, age 29, born Bolton, Lancashire.
Daughter [must be Emma’s daughter] Beatrice Woods, age 4, born Sheffield, Yorkshire
Son Harry Woods, age 2, born Sheffield
Daughter Edith Woods, age 1, born Sheffield
Servant Martha Cuncliffe, age 75, nurse, born Knutsford, Yorkshire.
June 14 1881 marriage dissolved (divorce) by the petition of Joseph Woods against Emma Woods and John Warner. Emma claimed she was abandoned and she did not commit adultery. Joseph Woods claimed he was not the father of the three children and he did not abandon her. John Warner claimed he did not know Emma was a married woman.
[Note all 3 of the children were baptised with the last name Woods, but a middle name of Warner.]
National Probate Calendar
Administration of the Personal Estate of Emma Castella late of 9 Creek Street Chorlton-upon-Medlock in the City of Manchester Single Woman (Formerly Wife of Joseph Woods) who died 26 September 1890 at 9 Greek-street was granted to Frances Walton of 21 Neepsend - lane Sheffield in the County of York Widow the Mother and only Next of Kin. 3318 pounds
Head John Costello, age 22, fell monger, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife Francis Costello, age 22, born Manchester.
Son James Costello, age 3 , born Bolton, Lancashire.
Daughter Emma Costello, age 2, born Bolton.
Son John Costello, age 1, born Bolton.
In the 1861 census Well Lane, Little Bolton, Lancashire.
Head John Costello, age 33, skinner (operative added later), born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife Fanny Costello, age 30, born Bolton. [Must be an error.]
Son James Costello, age 14, timekeeper (Cotton Mill added later), born Bolton.
Daughter Emma Costello, age 12, hooker of cotton cloth, born Bolton
Son John Costello, age 10, hooker of cotton cloth, born Bolton.
Daughter Fanny Costello, age 9, born Bolton.
Son Alfred Costello, age 6, born Bolton.
Daughter Alice Costello, age 4, born Bolton
In the 1871 census [no street number given but 39 is before and 40 is after] Fishgate Hill, Preston, Lancashire.
Head Ellen Greenwood, unmarried, age 65, income from ?? Shares, born Bolton, Lancashire
Maid Emma Costello, age 21, maid (domestic), born Bolton, Lancashire.
Copy of dated June 25 1880 Parish records Ribchester, Lancashire
Marriage May 8 1871
Joseph Woods, age 21, bachelor, manufacturer, residence Hothersall, father Joseph Woods, manufacturer and
Emma Costella [as spelled], age 21, spinster, residence Preston, father John Costella, fell monger
by licence by B. T. Haslewood, Rector
in the presence of William Pinkerton and Sarah Anne Elton
In the 1881 census 88 Barton Terrace, Preston, Lancashire.
Head Jacob Walton, married, age 49, wine drawer, born Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Step daughter Emma Woods, married, age 29, born Bolton, Lancashire.
Daughter [must be Emma’s daughter] Beatrice Woods, age 4, born Sheffield, Yorkshire
Son Harry Woods, age 2, born Sheffield
Daughter Edith Woods, age 1, born Sheffield
Servant Martha Cuncliffe, age 75, nurse, born Knutsford, Yorkshire.
June 14 1881 marriage dissolved (divorce) by the petition of Joseph Woods against Emma Woods and John Warner. Emma claimed she was abandoned and she did not commit adultery. Joseph Woods claimed he was not the father of the three children and he did not abandon her. John Warner claimed he did not know Emma was a married woman.
[Note all 3 of the children were baptised with the last name Woods, but a middle name of Warner.]
National Probate Calendar
Administration of the Personal Estate of Emma Castella late of 9 Creek Street Chorlton-upon-Medlock in the City of Manchester Single Woman (Formerly Wife of Joseph Woods) who died 26 September 1890 at 9 Greek-street was granted to Frances Walton of 21 Neepsend - lane Sheffield in the County of York Widow the Mother and only Next of Kin. 3318 pounds