William Gwynne Woodman^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]}

1875 - 1960  (84 years)

• Name	William Gwynne Woodman  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12]
  Birth	31 Oct 1875	Northwood, Middlesex, England   [3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 17]
  Baptism	12 Dec 1876	Northwood, Middlesex, England   [18]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Mar 1960	Beckenham, Kent, England   [11]
  Death	8 Mar 1960	Surrey, England   [12, 19]
  Person ID	I19144	DBH Twigs
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Frederick Woodman,   b. 1816   d. 27 Oct 1878, Northwood, Middlesex, England (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Franziska Tyler,   b. 1851, Frankfurt, Germany d. 26 Jul 1893, Ruislip, Middlesex, England (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1873	Northwood, Middlesex, England   [20]
  Family ID	F4562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Anne Agnes Simmonds,   b. 9 Oct 1883, Lambeth, London, England d. 8 Feb 1955, Bromley, Kent, England (Age 71 years)  [12, 16]
  Marriage	1906	Wandsworth, London, England   [21]
  Children	1. Eva Mary Woodman,   b. 5 Dec 1906, Chelsea, London, England d. 13 Jul 1997, Worthing, Sussex, England (Age 90 years)   2. Winifred Emily Woodman,   b. 2 Aug 1908, Chelsea, London, England d. 2 Jan 2004, Bexleyheath, Kent, England (Age 95 years)   3. Lillian Franceska Woodman,   b. 15 Feb 1910, Fulford, Yorkshire, England d. Jun 2001, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 91 years)   4. Gwendoline May Woodman,   b. 29 Jun 1911, York, Yorkshire, England d. 27 Sep 2003, Rosetown, Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 92 years)   5. Albert Gwynne Woodman,   b. 23 Jun 1913, York, Yorkshire, England d. Jan 1945, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (Age 31 years)   6. Algernon William Woodman,   b. 15 Dec 1915, Falmouth, Cornwall, England d. Dec 1994, Lewisham, London, England (Age 79 years)   7. Douglas Frank Woodman,   b. 11 Jun 1918, West Hartlepool, Durham, England d. 1 May 2011, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (Age 92 years)   8. Doreen Sybil Woodman,   b. 15 Feb 1920, York, Yorkshire, England d. 20 May 1978, Bromley, Kent, England (Age 58 years)   9. Sylvia L Woodman,   b. 15 Feb 1920, York, Yorkshire, England   10. Frederick Bernard Woodman,   b. 14 Sep 1922, Barton, Lancashire, England d. 22 Jul 1944, Holland, Netherlands (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F2782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Grandad Woodman (William Gwynne) Keywords: Picture
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  		W G Woodman - coronation 2 Media Date: 2 JUN 1953 Keywords: Picture
  		W G Woodman - coronation 2 Media Date: 2 JUN 1953 Keywords: Picture
  		W G Woodman - coronation 1 William can be seen in this photo in full uniform guarding the procession. Media Date: 2 JUN 1953 Keywords: Picture
  		W G Woodman - coronation 1 Media Date: 2 JUN 1953 Keywords: Picture
  		William Gwynne Woodman - 1911 Media Date: 1911 Keywords: Picture
  		William Gwynne Woodman - 1911 Media Date: 1911 Keywords: Picture
  		W G Woodman - military record 1 Keywords: Picture
  		W G Woodman - military record 1 Keywords: Picture
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  		W G Woodman - military record 2 Keywords: Picture
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  		W G Woodman - military record 7 Keywords: Picture
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  		W G Woodman - military record 8 Keywords: Picture
  		Edward Kirby - 1891 Media Date: 1891 Keywords: Picture
  		Edward Kirby - 1891 Media Date: 1891 Keywords: Picture
  		Edward Kirby - 1881 Media Date: 1881 Keywords: Census1881
  		Edward Kirby - 1881 Media Date: 1881 Keywords: Census1881
  		William G Woodman - probate Media Date: 10 JUN 1960 Keywords: Picture
  		William G Woodman - probate Media Date: 10 JUN 1960 Keywords: Picture
  		William G Woodman - baptism Media Date: 12 DEC 1876 Keywords: Picture
  		William G Woodman - baptism Media Date: 12 DEC 1876 Keywords: Picture
  		William Gwynne Woodman - 1939 Register Media Date: 1939 Keywords: Census1939
  		William Gwynne Woodman - 1939 Register Media Date: 1939 Keywords: Census1939
  		Northwood - Holy Trinity Church Credit: https://victorianweb.org/ Keywords: Picture
  		Northwood - Holy Trinity Church Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Notes

  My great-grandfather, Messenger Sgt-maj. W. G. Woodman was at the coronation - he can be seen in this photo in full uniform guarding the procession. His obituary reads: Completed 37 years in the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard, reaching the position of Senior Messenger Sargeant Major, was invested with the Silver Medal of the Royal Victorian Order in the New Years Honour List of 1959. Has completed more than 65 years in continuous military service. Was a member of the Guard of Honour of the Queen Victoria Jubilee, was at the Relief of Mafekin, has attended every Royal wedding, funeral and coronation as well as other State occasions since 1921 until the end of 1959. He died on 8th March 1960. Military interment at Elmers End Cemetery with Pall Bearers, Piper and Drummers from the Scots Guards Regt.

  
  

• Sources

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