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Ellen Thomas (b. 1864, d. 17 Dec 1945)

Ellen Thomas (daughter of James Thomas and Mary Childs) was born 1864 in Notting Hill London UK, and died 17 Dec 1945 in Hythe, Kent, England. She married Robert John Woolley on 07 Oct 1894 in Saint Peters,Canterbury, Kent, England, son of Charles Samuel Woolley and Charlotte Hannah Wilkinson.

Notes for Ellen Thomas:
Ellen met Robert in London while she was in service, Robert was the milkman the milk was in churn's and she had to go out in the street with the jugs to get the milk, my Grandfather told me when they walked out together he would ask he to leave her hair down as she had chestnut brown hair, he was proude of her.( Brenda Woolley, Grand Daughter).

More About Ellen Thomas:
Census 1: 1911, Blean, Canterbury. Kent, UK.
Census 2: 1881, Turret Lodge, Cavendish Rd; Steatham,London..
Occupation: 1881, Housemaid..

More About Ellen Thomas and Robert John Woolley:
Marriage: 07 Oct 1894, Saint Peters,Canterbury, Kent, England.
Marriage contract: 07 Oct 1894, Marriage, at St Peter's parrish church, in the City of Canterbury, Kent, solemnized by the Rector Philip Wood Loosemore.

Marriage Notes for Ellen Thomas and Robert John Woolley:
Robert and Ellen lived in the Grey Friars over the river stour for the first few months of marriage, it is now a Chaple with a lot of history, my Grandfather told me about it. During World War II my Father took me to see the Grey Friars, it was in need of repair and not open to the public, a man appeared and told us it was not safe, when Dad told him who he was the man said "wait I will get a key, after that Dad took me through an alley into the street, walking across the street to a corner shop, it was painted dark green we entered, two ladies were behind the counter my Dad spoke their names, the younger looked hard put her hand to her mouth " Jack Woolley ".

Children of Ellen Thomas and Robert John Woolley are:

Walter Robert Woolley, b. 1895, Dover, Kent, England, d. 1898, Canterbury, Kent, England.
+Richard Thomas Woolley, b. 1898, Canterbury, Kent, England⁵⁰⁵.
+John Robert Woolley, b. 23 Oct 1899, Canterbury, Kent, England (vol 2a, Page 856), d. 06 Aug 1970, Hastings, Sussex, England.
Robert Charles Woolley, b. Jun 1902, Blean, Kent, England.