William Woodrow GRAHAM

1866 - 1945  (79 years)

• Name	William Woodrow GRAHAM
  Birth	11 Jan 1866	Low Pit, Willington, Northumberland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Rose Hill Lane, Willington, Northumberland   [3]
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Willington Stables, Willington, Northumberland   [4]
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881
  Occupation	18 Jun 1887	Tynemouth, Northumberland
  	Rivetter
  	Age: 21
  Occupation	18 Jun 1887	Tynemouth, Northumberland
  	Rivetter
  	Age: 21
  Occupation	16 Dec 1887
  	Rivetter
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Headlam Street, Wallsend, Northumberland   [2]
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [2]
  	Rivetter
  Occupation	9 Oct 1895
  	Iron Ship Rivetter
  Residence	9 Oct 1895	15 Church Street, Willington Quay, Northumberland   [5]
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Bewicke Road, Willington Quay, Northumberland   [6]
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [6]
  	Rivetter (shipyard)
  Census	1911	188 Lytton Street, South Shields
  	Ship rivetter, dry dock
  Residence	188 Lytton Street, South Shields
  	Lived here for most of married life.
  Residence	1945	47 Sutton Way, Cleadon
  	Built by the Sutton Trust, replacing the Christie's former home in 188 Lytton Street.
  Death	CIR Aug 1945	South Shields, Co. Durham   [7]
  Notes	Kept parrots. Tall and fair, with blue eyes. No Will filed 1945-1946.
  Person ID	I678	Gadd
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	William GRAHAM,   b. 1832, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland d. Dec 1883?, Tynemouth, Northumberland
  Mother	Mary Ann POTTS,   b. 1833, Deptford, Co. Durham
  Marriage	30 Jan 1854	Gateshead, Co. Durham   [1]
  Family ID	F229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine PRINGLE,   b. 30 Apr 1871, 35 Cuthbert Street, Westoe, Co. Durham d. CIR 1948 (Age 76 years)  [8]
  Marriage	18 Jun 1887	Christ Church, Tynemouth
  	The anomaly that a girl could marry at 12 but not consent to sexual intercourse outside marriage until 16 remained in place from 1885 until the Marriage Act of 1929. Technically, therefore, although Catherine was old enough to marry, William Woodrow GRAHAM had committed an offence in getting Catherine PRINGLE pregnant with their daughter Catherine - unless her birth was significantly premature. This probably accounts for Catherine claiming to be 18 when they married, and for the marriage taking place in Tynemouth rather than in Catherine's home parish. [Stephen Gadd, 2 Jan 2007]
  Children	1. Catherine Hannah GRAHAM,   b. 16 Dec 1887, 85 Henry Street, Westoe, South Shields + 2. Ann (Nancy) GRAHAM,   b. Abt 1889, South Shields, Co. Durham d. 1971 (Age 82 years)   3. Margaret GRAHAM,   b. Abt 1890, South Shields, Co. Durham d. Abt 1896 (Age 6 years) + 4. Lillian GRAHAM,   b. Abt Mar 1891, Willington Quay, Northumberland + 5. George GRAHAM,   b. Abt 1895, Willington, Northumberland + 6. Alexander Pringle GRAHAM,   b. 09 Oct 1895, 15 Church Street, Willington Quay, Northumberland d. 19 Nov 1943, North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, London (Age 48 years)   7. Emily GRAHAM   8. William GRAHAM
  Family ID	F230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2007

  
  

• Photos

  GRAHAM, William Woodrow, Alex, & William Alex wearing World War I uniform.

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] GRAHAM, William Woodrow - Birth Certificate, (20 February 1866). [S360] 1891 Census, (5th April 1891). [S354] 1871 Census, (2 April 1871). [S355] 1881 Census, (3 April 1881). [S1] Census. [S359] 1901 Census, (31 March 1901). [S67] Death Register Jul-Sep 1945. [S293] Doreen Graham says that their 1st child was an "uninvited guest at the.