Person: WOOLHOUSE, J.W. (1865-1945)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

James William WOOLHOUSE

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

occasional lantern operator, member of local lantern society

Main period of activity

1890s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

15 April 1865

born at

Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

1890

~24

member

Sheffield Optical Lantern Society

1891

resident

26 Mushroom Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

1891-1892

~25

member

National Society of Lanternists

5 April 1891

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/3820.16.25
– occupation “Type Founder (Caster)”

1901

resident

Summer Hill, Fakenham, Norfolk, England

31 March 1901

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/1876.27.24
– occupation “Foreman Type Founder”

17 April 1945

died at

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

15 November 1945

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1945 p.549

Reference

Help: a journal of social service (1891-1892) Vol. 1 No. 8 (1 September 1891), p. 155
– member of National Society of Lanternists

Lucerna ID 6003859

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 16 October 2014

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Person: WOOLHOUSE, J.W. (1865-1945)