Thomas Woolley

5x Great-Grandparents · WOO-003

Biographical Information

Thomas Woolley was the father of James Woolley, the Wolverhampton cabinet lock maker Confirmed. He is named on James's marriage register (Wolverhampton St Peter, 17 March 1844). Nothing further about him is yet documented — he is the deepest confirmed ancestor on the Woolley/Wolverhampton line and marks a 4× great-grandparent of the subject.

Confidence of each fact: Confirmed primary record · Probable strong but unproven · Inherited family knowledge · Conflict sources disagree · Hypothesis working theory

Full Name & Name Variations

Thomas Woolley
"Thos Woolley" — as abbreviated on the 1844 marriage registerInherited

Birth & Death

Born: Unknown (a parent by the early 1800s), Staffordshire prob.
Place: Wolverhampton area, Staffordshire (prob.)

Places of Residence

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (prob.)

Occupation(s)

Not yet researched.

Education

Not yet researched.

Family

Spouse: unknown

Children:

James Woolley (b. cabinet lock maker (our line))

Siblings:

Not yet enumerated.

Parents:

Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

Information Gathered (1 entries)

Named as Thomas ("Thos") Woolley, father of the groom, on his son James Woolley's marriage to Caroline Smith — 17 March 1844, Wolverhampton St Peter — Session 69. His son's line runs James → Emma Ann Woolley → Edith Jolliffe → Vera Phillips → Philip Basile, making Thomas a 4× great-grandparent.Confirmed

Sources & Documents (1 source)

Marriage — James Woolley & Caroline Smith, 17 March 1844, Wolverhampton St Peter ↗"England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"; names the groom's father as Thomas Woolley.FamilySearch / Findmypast