Mrs Ellen Woof

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Munitions Worker

Birthplace Cumberland Keswick EnglandPlace of Residence at HM Factory Gretna M3 East Gretna Date of Birth: November 14, 1876

Biography

MRS ELLEN ELIZABETH WOOF

(nee ANDERSON born Beattie)

Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth:

14 November 1876 at Egremont
Date and Place of Death:

Death registered at Cockermouth 1950 aged 73 years
Nationality: British

Biography
Childhood: Ellen was fostered by the Anderson Family and as an adult she assumed the surname Anderson.

Ellen’s Foster Siblings were:

Joseph 1873 Frederick Junior 1879

John James 1881 Mary Jane 1887

Isabella 1889
Parents:

Ellen’s Birth Parents not known as she was born of a single parent.

Ellen’s foster parents were Frederick Anderson and Mary Jane Frankland who were married in Whitehaven District in 1870.
Parent’s occupations: Frederick Anderson was a Miner
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Nil known
Occupation:

In 1891 census Ellen is in Domestic service.
Place of residence at Gretna: M3 East Gretna
Job title at Gretna: Not known
Marital status:

Ellen married Rodger Woof in 1901 at Crosthwaite Church, Keswick.
Children:

John James Woof born 1901

Mary Elizabeth Woof born 1903
Travels: Nil known
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
Trivia / any other information:

Ellens foster family, the Andersons all emigrated to America in early 1900’s.

Her foster parents are buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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