Captain Richard John WOODS

1786 - 1864  (78 years)

• Name	Richard John WOODS
  Prefix	Captain
  Birth	9 Jun 1786	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	2 Dec 1806  [3, 4]
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  Military	12 May 1809  [5]
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  Military	27 Jul 1809  [6, 7]
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  Military	28 Dec 1809  [8]
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  Military	27 Sep 1810  [7]
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  Military	7 Feb 1811  [8]
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  Military	16 May 1811  [5, 6, 7]
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  Military	17 May 1812  [9]
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  Military	13 Aug 1812  [8, 10]
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  Military	25 May 1815  [11]
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  Residence	28 May 1821	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [12]
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  Residence	1824	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [13]
  Residence	1843	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [14]
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  Residence	1844	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [14]
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  Residence	1846	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [15]
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  Residence	1852	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [16]
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  Residence	1853	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [17]
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  Residence	1854	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [18, 19]
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  Military	28 Nov 1854  [20]
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  Military	1858  [10]
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  HIST	When in UK - need to look at 3rd Foot Regiment records at Kew to see if any info is there on birth and father. WO 12/2108 - 2120 at least https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-up-to-1913/#6-monthly-and-quarterly-regimental-muster-rolls-and-pay-lists-1732-1898
  _UID	760E89BE066948F59DA5DC5F9479AB641071
  Death	6 Jul 1864	Birr, Offaly, Ireland   [1, 21, 22]
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  Person ID	I9989	Diggerross2025
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonathan WOODS,   b. Abt 1756
  Mother	Anne WILKINSON,   b. Abt 1756
  _UID	3430EE3016324EBAB61FC7D4BE9CC9A0059D
  Family ID	F2188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann BOURNES,   b. Abt 1787   d. 18 Sep 1861, Birr, Offaly, Ireland (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1812  [23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29]
  _UID	29CAEA7B54704A3FA05C75C569DAE16463BF
  Children	+ 1. Anne WOODS,   b. Abt 1813, British Isles d. 7 Jul 1883, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 70 years)   2. Jonathan WOODS,   b. 1815   d. Bef 1841 (Age < 25 years)   3. Charles Bournes WOODS,   b. Oct 1816, Birr, Offaly, Ireland d. 9 Mar 1841, Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia (Age 24 years)   4. Dorcas WOODS,   b. Mar 1818, Birr, Offaly, Ireland d. Sep 1848, Birr, Offaly, Ireland (Age 30 years)   5. Ellen WOODS,   b. Abt 1820 + 6. Richard William WOODS,   b. Abt 1822   d. 1 Jan 1900, Upper Norwood, Surrey, England (Age 78 years)   7. Elizabeth WOODS,   b. Sep 1825, Birr, Offaly, Ireland d. Jul 1905, Highweek, Devon, England (Age 79 years) + 8. Mary Henrietta WOODS,   b. Abt 1831   d. 9 Jul 1874, Long Ditton, Surrey, England (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2026

  
  

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  		1821 Census Woods Birr

  
  

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• Sources

  [S2842] Deaths (CR) Ireland. [S2843] Baptisms (PR) Ireland. [S2858] Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal. [S2859] London Gazette. [S2847] National Archives (Great Britain). [S2848] National Archives (Great Britain). [S2849] National Archives (Great Britain). [S2851] Hart, Captain H.G. [S2860] English Chronicle and Whitehall Evening Post. [S2852] War Office (Great Britain). [S2861] London Gazette. [S1830] Census Records. [S2862] Directories. [S2850] Griffiths, Richard. [S2853] Directories. [S2857] Landed Estates Court Rentals 1850-1885. [S2856] Griffiths, Richard. [S2854] Directories. [S2855] Directories. [S2844] Directories. [S2845] Testamentary records. [S2846] Death Announcements. [S3238] Ministry of Justice, Ireland. [S3239] Betham, William. [S3240] Crossle, Francis. [S3241] Marriage Indexs (CR) Ireland. [S3242] Marriage Announcements. [S3243] Marriage Announcements. [S3244] Marriage Announcements.