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Family of Charles Alfred Woolley and Louisa Gell
| Husband: | Charles Alfred Woolley (1831-1910) | |
| Wife: | Louisa Gell (1822-1897) | |
| Children: | Ethel Mary Woolley (1860?-1862) | |
| Hilda Verena May Woolley (1862-1862) | ||
| Charles Webster Rede Gell-Woolley (1864-1943) | ||
| Gwendolen Maria Gell-Woolley (1866-1891) | ||
| Marriage | 16 Jan 1858 | Parish Church, All Saints, Lewes, Sussex |
Husband: Charles Alfred Woolley
| Name: | Charles Alfred Woolley | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | George Woolley (1783-1860) | |
| Mother: | Charlotte Gell (1786- ) | |
| Note (shared): | Charles Alfred Woolley was a leading lawyer in Geelong, Australia. After
studying at Rossall School he was admitted as a attorney in 1856 and practiced
in Lewes and Newcastle. In 1858 he moved with his family to Melbourne, Victoria,
where he entered a partnership with Thomas Harwood in Geelong. They practiced
as Woolley and Harwood, and later as Woolley, Harwood and Davies. Woolley also
became a member of the Geelong City Council.
Returning to England in 1865, Woolley was appointed Town Clerk of Hove, Sussex. He also resumed his legal practice in Brighton, where he settled, and built up a thriving business. His son Charles Webster Woolley also joined him. He died in 1910. His last address was 3 Dyke Rd, Brighton, where he was living at the time of the 1901 census. Source: http://ww w.deakin.edu.au/library/geelonglawyers/woolley/cw3.htm l | |
| Birth | 2 Feb 1831 | Brompton, Middlesex |
| Baptism | 30 May 1831 (age 0) | Saint Luke, Chelsea, London |
| Census (1) | 1841 (age 9-10) | Living with parents |
| Census (2) | 1851 (age 19-20) | Articled clerk, living with parents |
| Residence | 1858 (age 26-27) | All Saints, Lewes (on marriage cert.) |
| Census (3) | 1871 (age 39-40) | Solicitor, 3 Wallands Terrace, Lewes, Sussex |
| Census (4) | 1891 (age 59-60) | Solicitor, 3 Dyke Road, Brighton |
| Census (5) | 1901 (age 69-70) | Solicitor, 3 Dyke Rd, Brighton (widower) |
| Death fact | 1910 (age 78-79) | 1910 Jun Qtr, Brighton, 2b/150 |
| Death | 1910 (age 78-79) | Brighton, Sussex |
Wife: Louisa Gell
| Name: | Louisa Gell | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Francis Harding Gell (1785?-1864) | |
| Mother: | Mary Gill (1782-1869) | |
| Birth | 1822 | Lewes, Sussex |
| Baptism | 5 Sep 1822 (age 0) | All Saints, Lewes, Sussex (IGI) |
| Census (1) | 1841 (age 18-19) | Living with parents |
| Census (2) | 1851 (age 28-29) | Living with brother Inigo Gell |
| Death fact | 1897 (age 74-75) | 1897 Mar Qtr, Brighton, 2b/180 (aged 74) |
| Death | 1897 (age 74-75) | Brighton, Sussex |
Child 1: Ethel Mary Woolley
| Name: | Ethel Mary Woolley | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1860 (app) | Victoria, Australia |
| Death | 1862 (age 1-2) | Victoria, Australia |
Child 2: Hilda Verena May Woolley
| Name: | Hilda Verena May Woolley | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1862 | Victoria, Australia |
| Death | 1862 (age 0) | Victoria, Australia |
Child 3: Charles Webster Rede Gell-Woolley
| Name: | Charles Webster Rede Gell-Woolley | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Edith Blanche Attfield (1869-1955) | |
| Children: | Gwendolen Attfield Gell-Woolley (1895-1979) | |
| Charles Attfield Gell-Woolley (1899-1931) | ||
| Michael Attfield Gell-Woolley (1902-1972) | ||
| Note (shared): | A well-known Brighton solicitor, Charles Webster Rede Gell-Woolley was for over
half a century a member of the firm of Messrs FitzHugh, Woolley, Baines &
Co, solicitors. He formerly served in the 1st Sussex Volunteer Artillery, being
a lieutenant in June 1883, then lieutenant colonel and honorary colonel
commanding in 1906. On the formation of the Territorial Army he transferred to
the 1st Home Counties Royal Field Artillery as officer commanding. He retired in
1911 but gave further service during the 1914-18 War.
Colonel Gell-Woolley was son of the late Mr Charles Alfred Woolley, and was born at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. In 1894 he married Miss Edith Blanche Attfield, daughter of the late Mr G.C. Attfield, of Hove. The funeral took place quietly on Friday April 9th, 1943. Source: an article in an unnamed Brighton newspaper, from Edith's Birthday Book. | |
| Birth | 24 Aug 1864 | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Census (1) | 1891 (age 26-27) | Solicitor, living with parents |
| Census (2) | 1901 (age 36-37) | Solicitor, 3 Dyke Road, Brighton, Sussex (in father's household) |
| Residence (1) | 16 Jan 1925 (age 60) | 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton (on George Cooke Attfield's death cert.) |
| Residence (2) | 1943 (age 78-79) | 3 Pavilion Parade, Brighton (on will) |
| Occupation | Solicitor, of Messrs FitzHugh, Woolley, Baines & Co, Brighton | |
| Death fact | 1943 (age 78-79) | 1943 Jun Qtr, Lewes, 2b/215 (aged 78) |
| Death | 6 Apr 1943 (age 78) | Antye Farme, Burgess Hill, Sussex |
| Will | 17 Jun 1943 (age 78) | Probate Lewes (£14987) |
Child 4: Gwendolen Maria Gell-Woolley
| Name: | Gwendolen Maria Gell-Woolley | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1866 | Lewes, Sussex |
| Birth fact | 1866 (age 0) | 1866 Mar Q, Lewes, 2b/165 |
| Death fact | 1891 (age 24-25) | 1891 Jun Qtr, Brighton, 2b/186 (aged 25) |
| Death | 1891 (age 24-25) | Brighton, Sussex |