Ellen Woodman aged Eleven. She was 4ft 3 inches tall, with red hair and dark blue eyes, was sentenced to seven days' with hard labour, for stealing iron.
Ellen Woodman 1862-1916:
Ellen Woodman was born in 1862, at Houghton-le-Spring, in Durham, she was baptised on the 17th May 1862, the daughter of Thomas Henry Woodman a comedian and Catherine Costello a singer.
Thomas and Catherine were married in 1857 at Scarborough in Yorkshire. They would travel the North of England, looking for work. A son Thomas was born on the 10th July 1859, at Worcester.
The 1861 census shows them lodging at Post Office Yard, Huddersfield, in the County of Yorkshire.
Mary Fisher Head Widow 70 Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Rebecca Brookes Lodger 73 Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Thomas Woodman Lodger 35 Comedian, Birmingham.
Cathrine Woodman Lodger 22 Singer, Scarborough.
Thomas Woodman Lodger 2 Worcester.
Bernard McKenan Lodger 32 Cabinet Maker, Ireland.
Thomas and Catherine were married in 1857 at Scarborough in Yorkshire. They would travel the North of England, looking for work. A son Thomas was born on the 10th July 1859, at Worcester.
The 1861 census shows them lodging at Post Office Yard, Huddersfield, in the County of Yorkshire.
Mary Fisher Head Widow 70 Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Rebecca Brookes Lodger 73 Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Thomas Woodman Lodger 35 Comedian, Birmingham.
Cathrine Woodman Lodger 22 Singer, Scarborough.
Thomas Woodman Lodger 2 Worcester.
Bernard McKenan Lodger 32 Cabinet Maker, Ireland.
1861 Census for Thomas and Catherine Woodman.
Towards the end of 1866, the family were lodging at Whippery Lane, Carlisle in the County of Cumberland, with fellow lodger Robert Bonner or Bald, (name reported at the time was Bonner, afterwards he used the name Bald.)
Bonner, a blacksmith/iron-moulder, had seduced the beautiful Mrs. Woodman, and an affair Started, between the both of them. Once Woodman found out about the affair, he moved the family to Wigton in Cumberland and took lodging with Mrs. McWhinney.
Many mouths' and many arguments later. The Four Days' from Hell:
Thomas Woodman four days' from Hell started on Monday the 17th June 1867, when during an argument Catherine moved out taking her daughter, Ellen with her, going straight to Robert Bonner at Whippery Lane in Carlisle.
To say he was devastated would be an understatement, he could not sit still nor eat anything, and tried to hang himself with a scarf.
Tuesday the 18th, Thomas was seen walking around in a daze, and had twice attempted to cut his throat, and once with a rope over the bannisters of the stairs. In the evening Bonner had turned up at Mrs. McWhinney lodging house, looking for Woodman and a bed for the night. Mrs. McWhinney refused to take him in, but Woodman said he could share his bed for the night. During the night, many quarrels were heard between the two men, Bonner was overheard to accuse Woodman of picking his pocket. At one point Bonner struck Woodman over an ear-ring belonging to Woodman's wife, which Bonner put in his pocket.
Wednesday the 19th, Bonner was heard frequently to threaten what he would do to Woodman, and at different times in the day would run into the yard to escape the violence of Bonner.
Thursday the 20th, in the morning Bonner was heard to say that before the day was over, it would be Woodman's end. The police were called during one of Bonner's violent outbursts, the two being separated, and Woodman went for a walk into the country.
Thomas Woodman's body was found hanging from a tree, by Mary Brown, a servant girl, just outside of town. She ran and told James Wilson, a gardener, who lost no time in cutting him down.
The inquest was held on Saturday the 22nd June 1867, at the Railway Hotel, Wigton, before Coroner W. Carrick. The jury returned a verdict. “That he had destroyed himself, while in an unsound state of mind.”
Catherine Woodman and Robert (now using the surname Bald) moved to Durham, where in 1868, Catherine gave birth to a son, Robert in 1868 at Durham, who was baptised on the 3rd October 1869, at St. Cuthbert's in Durham.
In 1871 they resided at Wallers Yard, St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Robert Bald, Head, 31, Blacksmith, Scotland..
Catherine Bald, Wife, 31,Yorkshire.
Ellen Woodman Bald, Daughter, 8, Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham.
Robert Bald, Son, 2, Durham.
Bonner, a blacksmith/iron-moulder, had seduced the beautiful Mrs. Woodman, and an affair Started, between the both of them. Once Woodman found out about the affair, he moved the family to Wigton in Cumberland and took lodging with Mrs. McWhinney.
Many mouths' and many arguments later. The Four Days' from Hell:
Thomas Woodman four days' from Hell started on Monday the 17th June 1867, when during an argument Catherine moved out taking her daughter, Ellen with her, going straight to Robert Bonner at Whippery Lane in Carlisle.
To say he was devastated would be an understatement, he could not sit still nor eat anything, and tried to hang himself with a scarf.
Tuesday the 18th, Thomas was seen walking around in a daze, and had twice attempted to cut his throat, and once with a rope over the bannisters of the stairs. In the evening Bonner had turned up at Mrs. McWhinney lodging house, looking for Woodman and a bed for the night. Mrs. McWhinney refused to take him in, but Woodman said he could share his bed for the night. During the night, many quarrels were heard between the two men, Bonner was overheard to accuse Woodman of picking his pocket. At one point Bonner struck Woodman over an ear-ring belonging to Woodman's wife, which Bonner put in his pocket.
Wednesday the 19th, Bonner was heard frequently to threaten what he would do to Woodman, and at different times in the day would run into the yard to escape the violence of Bonner.
Thursday the 20th, in the morning Bonner was heard to say that before the day was over, it would be Woodman's end. The police were called during one of Bonner's violent outbursts, the two being separated, and Woodman went for a walk into the country.
Thomas Woodman's body was found hanging from a tree, by Mary Brown, a servant girl, just outside of town. She ran and told James Wilson, a gardener, who lost no time in cutting him down.
The inquest was held on Saturday the 22nd June 1867, at the Railway Hotel, Wigton, before Coroner W. Carrick. The jury returned a verdict. “That he had destroyed himself, while in an unsound state of mind.”
Catherine Woodman and Robert (now using the surname Bald) moved to Durham, where in 1868, Catherine gave birth to a son, Robert in 1868 at Durham, who was baptised on the 3rd October 1869, at St. Cuthbert's in Durham.
In 1871 they resided at Wallers Yard, St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Robert Bald, Head, 31, Blacksmith, Scotland..
Catherine Bald, Wife, 31,Yorkshire.
Ellen Woodman Bald, Daughter, 8, Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham.
Robert Bald, Son, 2, Durham.
1871 Census Ellen Woodman
Another son James Bald was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland in 1871, and baptised on the 19th July 1871. (James Bald married Emily Jane Sharp on the 24th September 1893 at St. Jude's South Shields in Durham) and had ten children. James died in 1919.
1873, Ellen Woodman, aged 11 years' was 4 ft 3 inches tall, with red hair and dark blue eyes. She was sentenced to seven days' hard labour, for stealing iron.
A daughter Jane Ann Bald was born in 1874 at Carlisle in Cumberland. She was baptised on the 28th October 1874, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northumberland. She married Charles Rawling at Hull in 1895, Jane Ann died in 1901 at Hull in Yorkshire.
1881 at 72, Thames Street, Westoe, South Shields, Durham.
Robert Bold, Head, 39, Moulder Iron, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Catherine Bold, Wife, 40, Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Ellen Woodman, Daughter, 18, Housekeeper, Durham.
James Bold, Son, 9, Scholar, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland.
Jane Ann Bold, Daughter, 6, Scholar, Carlisle, Cumberland.
1873, Ellen Woodman, aged 11 years' was 4 ft 3 inches tall, with red hair and dark blue eyes. She was sentenced to seven days' hard labour, for stealing iron.
A daughter Jane Ann Bald was born in 1874 at Carlisle in Cumberland. She was baptised on the 28th October 1874, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northumberland. She married Charles Rawling at Hull in 1895, Jane Ann died in 1901 at Hull in Yorkshire.
1881 at 72, Thames Street, Westoe, South Shields, Durham.
Robert Bold, Head, 39, Moulder Iron, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Catherine Bold, Wife, 40, Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Ellen Woodman, Daughter, 18, Housekeeper, Durham.
James Bold, Son, 9, Scholar, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland.
Jane Ann Bold, Daughter, 6, Scholar, Carlisle, Cumberland.
1881 Census Ellen Woodman.
Robert Bald died aged 45 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland in 1885. After his death, Charlotte went back to using the surname Woodman.
1891 census: 8 Studley Stains, Westoe, South Shields, Durham.
Catherine Woodman, Head, Widow, 50, Dressmaker, Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Jane Ann Woodman, Daughter, 16, Servant, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Miller, Boarder, 16 Servant, South Shields, Durham.
1891, Potts Court, Westoe, South Shields, Durham
David Whole, Head, 28 Fireman On Steam Engine, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Whole, Wife, 27 South Shields, Durham.
James Woodman, Brother In Law, 19 Tailor, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Woodman, Niece, 2, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.
1901, 8 Studley Stains, Westoe, South Shields, Durham
Catherine Woodman, Head, Widow, 59, Seamstress, Yorkshire.
Catherine died in 1905 at South Shields in Durham.
1901, 38, Thames Street, South Shields, Durham.
David Whale , Head, 37, General Labourer, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Whale, Wife, 34, South Shields, Durham.
Nellie Whale, Daughter, 12, South Shields, Durham.
1911, 36 Thames Street So Shields, South Shields, Durham
David Whale, Head, 48, Lumper, South Shields Co Durham.
Ellen Whales ,Wife, 40, Houghton Le Spring Co Durham.
Nellie Woodman, Niece, 22, Domestic Servant, Middlesbrough Durham.
Ellen Whales nee Woodman died in 1916.
1891 census: 8 Studley Stains, Westoe, South Shields, Durham.
Catherine Woodman, Head, Widow, 50, Dressmaker, Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Jane Ann Woodman, Daughter, 16, Servant, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Miller, Boarder, 16 Servant, South Shields, Durham.
1891, Potts Court, Westoe, South Shields, Durham
David Whole, Head, 28 Fireman On Steam Engine, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Whole, Wife, 27 South Shields, Durham.
James Woodman, Brother In Law, 19 Tailor, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Woodman, Niece, 2, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.
1901, 8 Studley Stains, Westoe, South Shields, Durham
Catherine Woodman, Head, Widow, 59, Seamstress, Yorkshire.
Catherine died in 1905 at South Shields in Durham.
1901, 38, Thames Street, South Shields, Durham.
David Whale , Head, 37, General Labourer, South Shields, Durham.
Ellen Whale, Wife, 34, South Shields, Durham.
Nellie Whale, Daughter, 12, South Shields, Durham.
1911, 36 Thames Street So Shields, South Shields, Durham
David Whale, Head, 48, Lumper, South Shields Co Durham.
Ellen Whales ,Wife, 40, Houghton Le Spring Co Durham.
Nellie Woodman, Niece, 22, Domestic Servant, Middlesbrough Durham.
Ellen Whales nee Woodman died in 1916.